FRIDAY

Wayne Wilkinson — 5-8 p.m., Hotel Polaris, 8989 North Gate Blvd.; waynewilkinson.com.

Tenderfoot Bluegrass — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Frog & Fiddle — 7:30-10 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnspub.com.

Mimic — 8 p.m., Good Company Bar, 7625 N. Union Blvd.; goodcompanybar.com.

SATURDAY

Chuck Roy’s Dirty XXXmas Comedy Show — 7 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $15-$80; looneescc.com.

Smokin’ – Tribute to Boston & More — 7:30 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive, $36.58-$48.05; phillongmusichall.com.

WireWood Station — 7:30-10:30 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnspub.com.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY

New Year’s Eve: Rhapsody in Blue — With the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $48 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.

WEDNESDAY

“Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles!” Art Guffaw’s Big Bubble Circus — 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m., The Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., $15 and up; themat.org.

Dancing into 2026 — 5:30-11 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

New Year’s Eve Comedy Show — 6:30 and 9 p.m., The Public House at The Alexander, 3104 N. Nevada Ave., $12.51 in advance, $15 at door. Tickets: tinyurl.com/27dzh4vx.

Boogie Nights Disco New Year’s Party — 7 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $31; lulusmusic.co.

New Year’s Eve — With JC Currais & Steve Hirst, 7:30 and 10 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., go online for prices; looneescc.com.

New Year’s Eve HotBox Homies — 8 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $35.57; sunshinestudioslive.com.

New Year’s Eve Party — With Aces & Eights Rock Band, 8 p.m., Good Company Bar, 7625 N. Union Blvd.; goodcompanybar.com.

New Year’s Eve Bash — Featuring Disco Revue, 8:30 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive, $168.34-$194.72; phillongmusichall.com.

JAN. 1

Silver Moon Riders — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

JAN. 2

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.

John Spengler and Frienemies — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Aethraxia — With Resile, Burn the Myth, Nvr Endver, 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $15.98; sunshinestudioslive.com.

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

XOD, Nautiloid, Dillon Hoock — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $17.84-$19.90; lulusmusic.co.

JAN. 2-3

Steve Hirst — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Jan. 2, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Jan. 3, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.

JAN. 2-FEB. 1

“Pots by the Pound” Gallery Show and Sale — 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Commonwheel Artist Co-op, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-1008, commonwheel.com.

JAN. 3

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

Boy Hits Car — With Get the Axe, Cull the Herd, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $28.05-$30.05; blacksheeprocks.com.

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

The RiP Presents: Artificial Improvisation — 7:30 p.m., The Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., $16; themat.org.

Moses T.Y.P — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $28.05; vulturesrocks.com.

JAN. 8

Beers & Beats with Deryk Cunningham — 6:30 p.m., Cerberus Brewing Co., 702 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-636-2337.

Rachel Scanlon — 7:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $27.49-$37.99; looneescc.com.

David Wimbish of The Collection — 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $20-$25; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

JAN. 9

Koko and Karma — 6-8 p.m., Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd.; bicycleresort.com/events-activities.

Rock Rage Radio Presents: Altitude Sickness, Ironica, Delta Dust, Sortastitious — 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $14.95; sunshinestudioslive.com.

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

The Mild Thornberrys — “Blue Moon” Lawrence and Boomtown Stringband will open, 7-9:30 p.m., The Black Rose Acoustic Society, 12530 Black Forest Road, $8-$15; blackroseacoustic.org.

Gateleapers Present “Fandomonium Live” — 9-10:30 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $10; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

JAN. 9-10

Adam Carolla — 7 p.m. Jan. 9, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 10, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $43.52-$59.84; looneescc.com.

JAN. 10

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

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

Black Flag — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $33.72-$35.72; blacksheeprocks.com.

Grand Kyiv Ballet’s “Swan Lake” — 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $80 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.

William Clark Green — With Jason Wulf Band, 8 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $25.64; phillongmusichall.com.

JAN. 10-11

“The Human Equation” — Presented by the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, 7 p.m. Jan. 10, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 11, Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $17.75-$40.50; entcenterforthearts.org.

JAN. 11

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony — With Top Flite Empire, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $61.01-$166.01; blacksheeprocks.com.

Jason Eady — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $28.05; vulturesrocks.com.

THROUGH FRIDAY

Audrey Gray – View from the Brink” — Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

THROUGH SATURDAY

“Push and Pull” & “The Impermanence of Memory” — Disruptor Gallery, 2217 E. Platte Ave.; shutterandstrum.org.

Works by Antony Rolland — Manitou Art Center, Gallery 515, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouartcenter.org.

THROUGH SUNDAY

“Mary Poppins” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $18-$70; fac.coloradocollege.edu.

MAC Studio Artist & Member Show — Manitou Art Center, Hagnauer Gallery, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouartcenter.org.

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” — The Butte Theater, 130 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, go online for prices; buttetheater.com.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

“Pikes Peak Marathon 70th Anniversary” — Manitou Springs Heritage Museum, 517 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouspringsheritagecenter.org.

“Mosaics and Collages” by Patti Bryant — Green Horse Gallery, 729 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; facebook.com/greenhorsegallery.

THROUGH JAN. 5

Christmas Decorated Windows — Windows in front of The Gazette, corner of East Pikes Peak Avenue and Tejon Street; jon.furda@onelaplata.com.

THROUGH JAN. 9

Annual Holiday Show and Sale — Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

THROUGH JAN. 17

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

THROUGH MARCH 7 

Nina Elder: “The Source Never Diminishes” — Ent Center for the Arts, Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; gocadigital.org/exhibitions. 

THROUGH 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.

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