THURSDAY

John Wise — 5-8 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Creekwalk Summer Concerts — With Ashlee & the Longshot Revival, 6-8 p.m., Creekwalk Amphitheater, 100 E. Cheyenne Road; creekwalkcos.com.

Vandoliers — With Volores, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $23.18; blacksheeprocks.com.

“Weird Al” Yankovic — With Puddles Pity Party, 8 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $54 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

FRIDAY

“Soul Color” by Olivia Rodgers — 4:30-7 p.m., Ohana Kava Bar, 112 E. Boulder St.; ohanakavabar.com/events.

First Friday — 5-8 p.m. Old Colorado City; 5-9 p.m. downtown Colorado Springs, art walk, entertainment, galleries open; shopoldcoloradocity.com, downtowncs.com.

Mystical Stroll — With live acoustic music, tarot readers, psychics & palmistry, artisan goods and more, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Colorado Avenue, Old Colorado City; tinyurl.com/3yaa69mj.

Palmer Lake Library Village Green Concert Series — With Ricky Sweum, 6-7 p.m., Palmer Lake Village Green, 66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake; tiny.ppld.org/concerts.

Williams and Lee — 6-9 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

The Cleveland Experiment Duo — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Moth Season — With Anaideia, My Life as a Bear, As in Heaven as in Hell, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $17.02; blacksheeprocks.com.

Laugh Luau Comedy Show — 7-8 p.m., Ohana Kava Bar, 112 E. Boulder St.; ohanakavabar.com/events.

David Vogel — 7-8:30 p.m., Inspiration Church, 1218 Prairie Road; tinyurl.com/3vutc3tk.

Stick Horses Improv Show — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

MacLaren String Quartet: Yin and Yang — 7:30 p.m., The Gallery at The Warehouse, 25 W. Cimarron St., $15; tinyurl.com/5x7upv9y.

Disco Revue — 8 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $15-$39; phillongmusichall.com.

Florissant — With Cull the Herd, Pet Traits, Monica, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $13.36; vulturesrocks.com.

Litfrank — With Ernie Wayne, DDK, Lucidelic, 14K, 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $20-$25; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

SATURDAY

Music on the Mesa Summer Concert Series — With Air Force Academy Band and Harry Mo & the Cru, 4-8 p.m., Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S. Raven Mine Drive; goldhillmesa.com.

Tiny Pockets — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Rafiel and the Roomshakers — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Ten Years Gone By – Led Zeppelin Tribute — 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $15-$39; phillongmusichall.com.

The Petty Nicks Experience — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $30; stargazerstheatre.com.

Box State Rootz — With DJ Mango and more, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $13.93; blacksheeprocks.com.

Xzibit — 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $52.44; sunshinestudioslive.com.

Saturday Night Improv with Improv Colorado — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $10; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

Train — With Edwin McCain, 7:30 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $90 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

SATURDAY-APRIL 16, 2028

“Gathering Place”: Permanent Collection Reinstallation — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., , $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

TUESDAY

Music in the Park — With Academy Jazz Ensemble, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Bancroft Park, 1408 W. Colorado Ave.; shopoldcoloradocity.com/events.

WEDNESDAY

After Hours Guided Tour — 6-8 p.m., True North Art Gallery, 31 E. Bijou St.; eventcreate.com/e/truenorthtour.

Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series — With Zeppelin Alive Band, Trevor Michael, John Wise & the Tribe, 6-8:30 p.m., Hillside Gardens, 1006 S. Institute Ave., $18, ages 16 and older only; hillsidecolorado.com.

Tomb Dweller — With Impalement, Utter Scorn, Consanguinity, Rampant Defenstration, 7:30 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $13.36; vulturesrocks.com.

SEPT. 11

Gentle Rain — 5-8 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

I Don’t Know How But They Found Me — 6:30 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., 36.29; blacksheeprocks.com.

UCCS Student Outdoor Concert Series: Chamber Ensemble — 6:30 p.m., Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, 1250 N. Campus Heights Drive; 719-255-6277, heller.uccs.edu/events.

Becky Robinson — 8 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $51 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.

Al Jackson, Ashton Wayne — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $16.80-$19.90; lulusmusic.co.

SEPT. 12

Palmer Lake Library Village Green Concert Series — With Some Sweet Day, 6-7 p.m., Palmer Lake Village Green, 66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake; tiny.ppld.org/concerts.

Front Range Highway — 6-9 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

The Mitguards — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Randy Stephens & the Groove Makers — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $12; stargazerstheatre.com.

Talia Keys, Aaron Bubeck of In the Teeth, Hivemind — 7 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $16.80-$20.93; lulusmusic.co.

LA Phil Trio: Mastery in Motion — 7 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $5-$44; entcenterforthearts.org.

That Arena Rock Show — 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $25 and up; phillongmusichall.com.

Felty & Friends Puppetprov — 7-8:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

Tiny Pockets — 7-9 p.m., The Butte Theater, 130 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, $16; buttetheater.com.

The Rifters — Mountain Harmony, Grayson Erhard will open, 7-9:30 p.m., The Black Rose Acoustic Society, 12530 Black Forest Road, $8-$15; blackroseacoustic.org.

“The Match Game” — 7:30 p.m., The Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., $16; themat.org.

The Red Clay Strays — With The Dip, 8 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $85 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

The Mssng — With The Unsolved, As in Heaven as in Hell, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $13.36; vulturesrocks.com.

SEPT. 12-13

Billy Anderson — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Sept. 12, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Sept. 13, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.

SEPT. 12-JUNE 20

“Contemporary Film, Video and Sound” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

SEPT. 13

Music on the Mesa Summer Concert Series — With WireWood Station, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S. Raven Mine Drive; goldhillmesa.com.

What’s Left Fest 2025 — Noon, The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $71.78 and up. Go online for band lineup; blacksheeprocks.com.

Illuminate: Lighting the Way for the Arts — With craft cocktails, inspired cuisine, immersive art experiences and an early look at “Gathering Place,” 5:30-8 p.m., Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $85-$120; fac.coloradocollege.edu/events/illuminate.

A Carpenter’s Daughter — 6 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Bill Snyder — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events.

Kopesetic Band — 6-10 p.m., Overtime Sports Bar and Grill, 2809 Dublin Blvd.; facebook.com/kopeseticband.

Millibo’s Garden Party & New Season Reveal — 7:30 p.m., The Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., $50; themat.org.

Sunset Social: Hamptons-style Rooftop All-White Party — 6:30 p.m.-midnight, COATI’s Rooftop, 514 S. Tejon St., $20 in advance, $30 at door; tinyurl.com/yeh683e8.

Shield616 Ride for the Red & Blue Benefit Concert — With The Long Run, 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $44 and up; phillongmusichall.com.

The Martini Shot — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $10; stargazerstheatre.com.

Oxymorons Improv Show — 7-9 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

Eric Johanson — With Hurricane Dave and the Storm Chasers, 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15-$20; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

THROUGH SATURDAY

“Alisa Banks: Unerased” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH SEPT. 13

“Martha Poggioli: Transmissions” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH SEPT. 14

“The Shark is Broken” — Springs Ensemble Theatre, 2409 W. Colorado Ave., go online for prices; springsensembletheatre.org.

THROUGH SEPT. 29

“Colorado Critters” — Commonwheel Artist Gallery, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-1008, commonwheel.com.

THROUGH SEPT. 30

Music & Blooms — 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Gather Mountain Blooms, Venetucci Farms, 5210 S. U.S. 85, $11.17, free 6 and younger. Tickets: gathermountainblooms.com/calendar.

THROUGH OCT. 4

“Justice of the Piece” — Works by Lady Pink, Sydney G. James and Grow Love, Ent Center for the Arts, Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; gocadigital.org/exhibitions.

“Farther North to Laughter … or … Buck of the Yukon” — Iron Springs Chateau Theater, 444 S. Ruxton Ave., Manitou Springs, $13 and up; ironspringschateau.com.

THROUGH DEC. 13

“Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between + CARE” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $$5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

“The Many Travels of Mary Chenoweth” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $5-$10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

THROUGH DEC. 31

“E.S. Curtis and Roland Reed: Historic and Contemporary First Nation Images” — Manitou Springs Heritage Museum, 517 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouspringsheritagecenter.org.

COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 719-636-0221, CARLOTTA.OLSON@GAZETTE.COM