'King Lear' performance and other Boulder events for today
Jul. 8—Today
"King Lear" performance: An aging King Lear decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters. His plotting comes to catastrophe and sees him cast from his own kingdom. Shakespeare's tumultuous tragedy explores speaking truth to power, the cost of grievous mistakes and whether it's ever too late for redemption; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, Hellems Arts & Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder; $23-$90; cupresents.org.
A.J. Fullerton at Roots Music Project: A.J. Fullerton is a Memphis-based American roots rock artist originally from western Colorado. During the last decade, he has carved out a niche as a finger-style guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder; $15-$120; eventbrite.com.
Fables of the Fall at BOCO Cider: Fables of the Fall is a Denver-based alternative folk quintet. Combining elements of folk-punk, chamber music, metal and more, these troubadours of the apocalypse bring a fresh take on folk music; 6 p.m. Saturday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder; free; bococider.com.
Los Lobos and Ozomatli at Chautauqua: Los Lobos and Ozomatil will celebrate 125 years of Chautauqua with a joint performance; 6 p.m. Saturday, Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; $47-$55; z2ent.com.
Anna Cutler rooftop concert: Anna Cutler is a singer-songwriter and keyboardist based out of Boulder. She started playing the keyboard at the age of 6. By 13, she had booked her first gig, and by 18, she had performed to a crowd of 3,000 people. Inspired by other singer-songwriters such as Norah Jones and John Craigie, she loves to connect with fans through lyrics and storytelling; 6 p.m. Saturday, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder; $20; eventbrite.com.
Upcoming
Boulder Comedy Show: Laugh like a fool at Boulder's longest-running comedy show. The gig always features the funniest crop of local comedians and often brings in national stars; 7 p.m. Sunday, Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder; $20; bouldercomedyshow.com.
Montana Sand at BOCO Cider: AJ Elizabeth has a soulful sound that some describe as acoustic, indie, folk and bluesy. AJ is gender-fluid, and their music is storytelling, music therapy and musical activism all in one; 7:30 p.m. Sunday, BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder; free; bococider.com.
Long pose figure drawing: Check out this uninstructed, facilitated long pose figure painting and drawing every second and fourth Sunday of the month; 1 p.m. Sunday, NoBo Art Center, 4929 Broadway, #E, Boulder; $30; artofmodeling.org.
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 4 & Symphonic Dances: In the Colorado Music Festival's second program celebrating the music Rachmaninoff wrote while living in America, the orchestra will perform his final composition — Symphonic Dances — a three-movement suite featuring a frantic dance, a restless waltz and a final flourish of triumph. Rachmaninoff interpreter Nicolai Lugansky joins the orchestra for the composer's capricious Fourth Piano Concerto, as well as his romantic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Chautauqua Auditorium, 198 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder; $18; coloradomusicfestival.org.
