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.

Thursday

Music in the Gardens — With Alexa Wildish, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 17th Street Gardens, 1945 17th St., Denver; cpvmd.org/music-in-the-gardens-2026.

The Gattara Patio Series — With Zakk Wooten, 5-8 p.m., Gattara Denver, 1776 N. Grant St., Denver; gattararestaurant.com.

Taste of Arvada — With more than 50 Denver Metro and Arvada restaurants, craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and more, 6-8 p.m., with VIP access at 5 p.m., Apex Center, 13150 72nd Ave., Arvada, $20-$60. Tickets: arvadachamber.org/taste.

Will Swindler Quartet: Album Release Show — 6-10 p.m., Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club, 1330 27th St., Denver, go online for prices. Reservations: nocturnejazz.com.

Summer Concert Series — With Blessing Bled Chimanga, 7 p.m., Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, Northglenn; northglennarts.org/upcoming-events. 

Discovery Park Summer Concerts — With Jakara Band, 6:30-8 p.m., Discovery Park, 20115 Mainstreet, Parker; parkerarts.org.

Sam Barber — With Waylon Wyatt, Wild Horses, 7 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison, $96 and up. Tickets: axs.com.

Free Family FunPlex Concert Series — With Northern Colorado Wind Saxophone Sextet, 7 p.m., Family FunPlex Outdoor Amphitheater, 1501 65th Ave., Greeley; greeleyco.gov/recreation/facilities/family-funplex.

Summer Concert Series — Buena Vista Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Outdoor Amphitheatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, $45 and up. Tickets: arvadacenter.org/concerts/summer-concerts.

Thursday-Saturday

Kurt Braunohler — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $25-$37. Tickets: comedyworks.com.

Thursday-Aug. 9

Colorado Music Festival — Summer Concert Season of orchestral and chamber music, Chautauqua Auditorium, 100 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder, go online for prices. Tickets: coloradomusicfestival.org.

CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette