Hanuman Yoga Festival and other Boulder events for today
Jul. 13—Today
Hanuman Yoga Festival: Boulder staple Hanuman Festival will return for its final year under the leadership of Yoshi Aono. Join for an intimate, retreat style gathering with renowned leaders in yoga, mindfulness, farming and climate consciousness for a weekend of transformation; 9 a.m. Thursday, Yellow Barn Farm, 9417 Foothills Highway, Boulder; $20-$489; hanumanfestival.com.
Boulder Environmental/Nature/Outdoors Film Festival: Attend opening night of the Boulder ENOFF with an opening reception at Hilton Garden Inn Boulder and a screening of "Nuclear Now" with director Oliver Stone; 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $15-$75; thedairy.org.
Boulder B-Sides at BOCO Cider: The Boulder B-sides are long-time friends and music lovers based in Boulder. With instrumentation of mandolin, acoustic guitar and electric bass, the group plays an eclectic mix of covers with some originals thrown in; 5 p.m. Thursday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder; free; bococider.com.
Drop-in knitting: Sit and knit, drop-in style, with friends at the Boulder JCC the second Thursday of each month; 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder; free; boulderjcc.org.
Upcoming
Confetti Western at Junkyard Social: Confetti Western is an immersive variety show and saloon experience, produced by the Fractal Circus and Junkyard Social Club. Expect aerial, fire and drag performances, knife throwing, flair bartending, magic, participatory games, dancing and more; 7 p.m. Friday, Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave., Unit A, Boulder; $35; junkyardsocialclub.org.
Curator's Cabinet of Curiosities series at the Museum of Boulder: Head to the Museum of Boulder for the Cabinet of Curiosities series, hosted by curator of collection and exhibits, Elizabeth Nosek. Explore Boulder's stories by learning about some of the treasures from the museum's permanent collection. The first meeting will examine teapots from the collection; noon Friday, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder; $15; museumofboulder.org.
Elements at Tune Up Tavern: Elements is a live electronic duo touring out of Madison, Wisconsin that features members Jeff Clarke and Mike Kuehl. Fusing organic and synthetic sounds with live instrumentation, looping, sampling and live vocals all wrapped up in a dynamic light show, Elements is sure to entrance audiences; 7 p.m. Friday, Tune Up Tavern and Espresso, 2355 30th St., Boulder; free; tuneupboulder.com.
Maygen & The Birdwatcher at The Velvet Elk Lounge: The folk duo turned Americana six-piece blurs the sounds of country, bluegrass, folk and blues. Lead singers Maygen Lacey and Noah Neumann have intentionally worked to draw on their vastly different musical influences and vocal styles to bring a fresh and unexpected set of original songs to fruition; 9 p.m. Friday, The Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder; $14; velvetelklounge.com.
Pearl Street Arts Fest: The 43rd festival kicks off with an afternoon event on Friday. Most artists in the show will be exhibiting that evening, with the remaining artists arriving for the weekend. The event continues on Saturday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Attendees will be able to peruse sculptures, furniture, paintings, ceramics, jewelry, photography and glass in a variety of styles; 3 p.m. Friday, Pearl Street Mall, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder; free; boulderdowntown.com.
