Today
Mozart performance for Colorado Music Festival: 6:30 p.m., Chautauqua Auditorium, 198 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder. Music Director Peter Oundjian leads Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with Tony Siqi Yun. Closing this revel of Mozart’s genius is his Haffner Symphony, a staggering work of energy and invention. $33-$113, 303-440-7666, coloradomusicfestival.org.
Poetry in the Parks: noon, Eben G. Fine Park, 101 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. This adventure is for adults and children alike. Find the poet by looking for a lace umbrella to be rewarded with a personalized poem. Free, 720-323-7610, improvpoet.com.
Peter Grandbois author reading: 2 p.m., Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Join for an afternoon reading with visiting poet and author Peter Grandbois celebrating his new collection of poetry “Story of a Pilgrim.” tridentcafe.com.
“The Seventh Seal” film screening: 2 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. $7-$14, thedairy.org.
Upcoming
RTD Candidate Forum: 5 p.m. Monday, Community Cycles, 2601 Spruce St., Unit B, Boulder. Join Better Boulder and Community Cycles and hear from the two candidates for RTD District O — Audrey DeBarros and Jack Rosenthal. Hear directly from the people who could shape the future of regional transit in the community. Candidates will answer questions about making RTD more bicycle-friendly, the long-term viability and vision of the transit system and what it will take to rebuild public trust in RTD. Free, secure.communitycycles.org.
English Literacy Book Club: 5:30 p.m. Monday, NoBo Library, 4500 13th St., Boulder. Come join BoulderReads’ book club, which provides a friendly and informal group environment for learners to practice their English skills. The book club meets the last Monday of each month. Each session, talk about the readings, share thoughts and practice reading and speaking English. Snacks, reading materials and extra support are provided. Learners can join at any time. This month’s reading assignment is chapters 3-5 of “The Outsiders,” by S.E. Hinton. calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
Pops in the Parks season finale: 7 p.m. Monday, Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. It’s the last chance to hear Boulder Concert Band this summer. The group is ending the season in retro style. Get ready to hear songs of the ’80s — Queen, Eurythmics and even a little Bon Jovi. Free, BoulderConcertBand.org.
“Skymind” book signing: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Charlotte Rotterdam and Pieter Oosthuizen will speak about and sign their new book “Skymind — The Radical Path of Open Awareness.” $5, boulderbookstore.net.
Beethoven & Stravinsky concert: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Chautauqua Auditorium, 198 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder. Colorado Music Festival’s Robert Mann Chamber Music Series continues with a program featuring the festival’s own musicians. Beethoven’s only quintet for piano and wind is rife with rhapsodic dialogue between its instruments. In Stravinsky’s bitter “L’Histoire du Soldat,” a World War I soldier makes a deal with the devil in order to know the future, but after a rousing story animated by music the cunning devil keeps the upper hand. $36-$93, 303-440-7666, coloradomusicfestival.org.
Make a Paper Squishy craft: 1 p.m. Wednesday, NoBo Library, 4500 13th St., Boulder. Create a paper squishy toy made with paper, tape and stuffing that you can squeeze and watch slowly pop back into shape. Make fun designs and take home a satisfying sensory creation. calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
“Adventures in the Digital Play Room” book signing: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Brian W. Keating will speak about and sign his new book “Adventures in the Digital Play Room: The Seven Guiding Principles for Using Minecraft in Play Therapy.” $5, boulderbookstore.net.
Hikes for Seniors: 9 a.m. Thursday, Bald Mountain Scenic Area, 4241 Sunshine Canyon Drive, Boulder. Join volunteer naturalists for a slow, scenic loop at Bald Mountain to explore spring, summer and fall wildflowers of the foothills. This 1-mile trail includes some rocky, narrow sections and gentle elevation gain. Free, boco.org.
“Carry Me to My Grave” book signing: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Christopher Golden will speak about and sign his new book “Carry Me to My Grave.” He will be in conversation with Stephen Graham Jones for this event. $5, boulderbookstore.net.
Holst’s The Planets & A World Premiere: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Chautauqua Auditorium, 198 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder. Music Director Peter Oundjian helms one of music’s grandest spectacles — Holst’s “The Planets.” From the hammering “Mars, the Bringer of War” to the ethereal “Neptune, the Mystic,” this seven-planet suite lures the heavens into Chautauqua Auditorium. $31-$113, 303-440-7666, coloradomusicfestival.org.
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