Winter Walkabout music showcase and other Longmont events for today

Daily Times-Call, Longmont, Colo.
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Feb. 4—TODAY

Winter Walkabout music showcase: The Winter Walkabout music showcase is a one-day, multivenue indoor music festival featuring over 35 live performances by local musicians across more than 12 venues within walking distance of each other in the Longmont Creative District. One all-inclusive ticket gains ticket holders access to every performance throughout the day; 2 p.m. Saturday, throughout downtown Longmont; $35; winterwalkabout.ticketsauce.com.

Chinese New Year festival: Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Silver Creek High School. This zero-waste event is free, open to the public and will feature live performances, cultural games, hands-on activity booths and Chinese food samplings; 2 p.m. Saturday, Silver Creek High School, 4901 Nelson Road, Longmont; free; apalconnect.org.

Los Cheesies at Bootstrap Brewing: Los Cheesies is a high-energy, six-piece party band that performs original world rock fusion style music compositions in English and Spanish, as well as "cheesiefied" cover songs from the '60s, '70s and '80s; 6 p.m. Saturday, Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont; bootstrapbrewing.com.

Mike Maurer Band at Oskar Blues: The Mike Maurer Band will perform electric blues rock. Enjoy drinks, food and live music all night long; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont; free; oskarbluesfooderies.com.

UPCOMING

Old Man Winter Bike Rally and Run: Bundle up and get ready for an epic winter adventure. Riders can choose from a 50K course with rolling mixed terrain or a more adventurous 100K journey through Boulder County's best gravel and canyons. Runners can choose a 5K or 10K course, both with great scenery and a mix of gravel paths and roads. There's also a run/bike combo category; 10 a.m. Sunday, Bohn Park, 199 Second Ave., Lyons; $40-$100; oldmanwinterrally.com.

Anna p.s. at Jamestown Mercantile: Anna p.s. is a national touring artist who has been entertaining audiences since 2016. She has traversed most of the states as a one-woman-symphony with guitar, foot percussion, flute and more, playing original tunes alongside a unique mix of covers across multiple genres and eras; noon Sunday, Jamestown Mercantile, 108 Main St., Jamestown; jamestownmercantile.com.

Black History Month story time: Head to the library for a story time celebrating Black authors and illustrators. Participants will also learn about Black heroes of the past, present and future; 2 p.m. Sunday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.