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 Lia Davis, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 17th Street Gardens, 1945 17th St., Denver; cpvmd.org/music-in-the-gardens-2026.

2026 Music on the Patio — With Sones of Genesis, 6-9 p.m., Lone Tree Grill, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree; tinyurl.com/322tz4pd.

Soulful Sounds — Presented by Acute Inflections, a NYC-based jazz R&B duo, 7 p.m., Kirk of Highland, 3011 Vallejo St., Denver, $40-$90. Tickets: acuteinflections.com.

Wic Whitney — With Zach Lloyd, 8 p.m., Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $24.65-$29.65. Tickets: goosetowntavern.com.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio — With Typical Ghost, 8 p.m., Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, 2635 Welton St., Denver, $35. Tickets: cervantesmasterpiece.com. 

Friday-Saturday

CCO in Concert – Classics of Italy and Germany — 7:30 p.m., Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka St., Central City, $33.63-$78.47. Tickets: centralcityopera.org.

Friday-Sunday

Mess Fest — Kiddos can dive headfirst into a giant mound of mud and dance in fluffy foam. Each day will have its own featured mega mess. Friday – Glorious Goo, Saturday – Party with Paint, Sunday – Squishy Shaving Cream, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver. A Kid Wash is available for a quick rinse, included with museum admission; mychildsmuseum.org.

The Avett Brothers — With The Mountain Goats on July 10 at 7:30 p.m., with Asleep at the Wheel on July 11 and 7:30 p.m., with Graham Nash on July 12 at 6:30 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison, $70 and up. Tickets: axs.com.

Friday-July 26

Works by Gayla Lemke and Jason McKinsey — EDGE Gallery, 6501 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood; edgeart.org.

CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette