If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to [email protected] at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability.

Friday

Music in the Gardens — With David Burchfield, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 17th Street Gardens, 17th and Wewatta streets, Denver; cpvmd.org/17th-st-garden-events.

Art on Loan Reception — “Purple Rebarus” by Michael Mladjan, “A Ribbon” by Virginia T. Coleman, 4-5 p.m., Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; hudsongardens.org.

Summer Reading Kick off with DCPA Harry Potter Actors — 4-6 p.m., Denver Book Society, 1700 N. Humboldt St., Denver. Registration: tinyurl.com/4as4rvbu.

Pride Kick-off with Tiana Major 9 — 7 p.m., Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave., Denver, free GA – open lawn, $42.28 premium upgrade. Tickets: levittdenver.org.

Spineshank — With Hed Pe, Primer 55 & Oceans on Other Planets, 7 p.m., The Federal Theatre, 3830 N. Federal Blvd., Denver, $32.17. Tickets: thefederaltheatre.com.

Graveyard Choir — With The Milk Blossoms & White Rose Motor Oil, 7 p.m., Skylark Lounge, 140 S. Broadway, Denver, $14.47. Tickets: skylarklounge.com.

Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones, Claire Heywood — 8 p.m., The Black Buzzard at Oskar Blues, 1624 Market St., Denver, $24.50. Tickets: theblackbuzzard.com.

Burning Spear — With Jesse Royal, 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, $65.68-$67.74. Tickets: axs.com.

Toadies — With Local H, Sparta, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $55. Tickets: axs.com.

The Lonely Mts — With The dead Yetis & Phase 30, 9 p.m., Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $20.15-$25.15. Tickets: goosetowntavern.com.

Tchami — With Liam Dever, Evio, 10 p.m., The Church Nightclub, 1160 Lincoln St., Denver, $39.50. Tickets: churchnightclubco.com.

Friday-Saturday

Greeley Blues Jam 2026 — Island Grove Park, 501 N. 14th Ave., Greeley, go online for prices: jambase.com/festival/greeley-blues-jam-2026.

CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette