THURSDAY

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

Creekwalk Summer Concerts — With Dotsero, 6-8 p.m., Creekwalk Amphitheater, 100 E. Cheyenne Road; creekwalkcos.com.

Metalachi — With Pendejoles, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $28; blacksheeprocks.com.

Blackthorn — 7-9:30 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnspub.com.

Sister Sadie — With Hickabee, 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $20-$25; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

The Lacs — 8 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $20; phillongmusichall.com.

Twin Archer — With Duunes, Alternative Milk, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $20.04; vulturesrocks.com.

FRIDAY

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

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

Kopesetic Band — 6-9 p.m., Purple Toad Social Tap & Grill, 11870 Stapleton Drive, Falcon; tinyurl.com/2sy923y2.

Edith Makes a Paperchain — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com/events.

Jazz in the Gardens — With Hennessy 6, 7 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St., concerts move indoors during inclement weather; gssepiscopal.org/jazz-in-the-garden.

Collective Groove — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $20; stargazerstheatre.com.

Laugher & Legends — 7-8 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $15; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

Brittany Jean — Hakken Krax Howl, d’Lovelies Trio will open, 7-9:30 p.m., The Black Rose Acoustic Society, 12530 Black Forest Road, $8-$15; blackroseacoustic.org.

Stereo Ontario, Witch Hound, Circling Over, Two if by Sea, Joe Bruno — 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15-$20; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

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

Billy Allen & the Pollies, Mike Clark and the Sugarsounds — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $21.96; lulusmusic.co.

Gavin Adcock — With Conner Smith, Lanie Gardner, 8 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $42 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

Antisaint — With Wake Me, Thrillrot, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $13.36; vulturesrocks.com.

Lonestar — 8 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $40-$99; phillongmusichall.com.

Don’t Tell Comedy — 8 p.m., Ivywild area, location revealed day of show, $25; donttellcomedy.com/cities/coloradosprings.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

Mark “KidWok” Britten — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, 9 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.

FRIDAY AND SEPT. 5

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.

SATURDAY

Music on the Mesa Summer Concert Series — With SofaKillers, 4-7 p.m., Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S. Raven Mine Drive; goldhillmesa.com.

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

Zeppelin Alive — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $20; stargazerstheatre.com.

Swollen Members — With Locksmith, Wildcard, Endr Won, BullHead*ded, Mad-Trees, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $38.30-$81.56; blacksheeprocks.com.

Cami Maree Farewell Show — With Brookelyn Rose and DJ S-Champo, 7 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $30.72; lulusmusic.co.

Another Shade of Hate, The Dub Project — With When the Hero Dies, Grindscape, Black Hearts Remain, 7 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $13.92 and up; sunshinestudioslive.com.

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

Sid Williamson and the Good Faith — With Gangstead, 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15-$20; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

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

Chicago — 8 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $50 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

Oak, Ash, & Thorn — With Nightwraith, Torn From Existence, Ob Nixlis, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $20.04; vulturesrocks.com.

SUNDAY

Blue Frog Summer Sunday Series — 6-9 p.m., Front Range Barbeque outdoor stage, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com/events.

Crystal Gayle — 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $39-$79; phillongmusichall.com.

Sunfish — With Black Pontiac, Solar Point, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $15.42; vulturesrocks.com.

TUESDAY

Music in the Park — With Tasty House and the Colorado Springs Blues Revue, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Bancroft Park, 1408 W. Colorado Ave.; shopoldcoloradocity.com/events.

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox — 8 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $41 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.

WEDNESDAY

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

Concerts in the Park Series — With Mimic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Limbach Park, 800 Eighth St., Monument; tinyurl.com/yz93za56.

George Kilby Jr. — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com/events.

Dorothy — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $41.91; blacksheeprocks.com.

Titvn — With Dark Watch, Buried in Lies, Chatterjaw, Hunter Black, 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $15.42; vulturesrocks.com.

AUG. 28

Irish Scotty — 7-9:30 p.m., Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnspub.com.

Rising Talons: 1000 Shadows, Liquid Mercury & the Futons — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave.; vulturesrocks.com.

AUG. 29

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

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

Alyssa Mongiovi — With Zoe Brush, Boys with Blue, Mayor Grey, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15.99; blacksheeprocks.com.

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

Ilanya, Kamfield, Harbingers, Matt Lynn — 7 p.m., Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $16.60-$19.90; lulusmusic.co.

Stop.Drop.Rewind — With Suitable Miss, Get the Axe, 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15-$20; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

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

Kopesetic Band — 8 p.m.-midnight, Good Company Restaurant & Bar, 7625 N. Union Blvd.; goodcompanybar.com.

It’s a 2000’s Party — 9 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $10-$30; phillongmusichall.com.

AUG. 28-SEPT. 14

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

AUG. 29-30

Tommy Ryman — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Aug. 29, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Aug. 30, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$80; looneescc.com.

AUG. 30

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

Kottonmouth Kings — With The Shaun Peace Band, Apocalypse Born, Deathride, 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $36.08; sunshinestudioslive.com.

Little Big Town — With Wynonna Judd, Shelby Lynne, 7 p.m., Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop, $62 and up; fordamphitheater.live.

Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters — 7 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $49-$99; phillongmusichall.com.

The Black Sheep Comedy Night — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $13.93; blacksheeprocks.com.

Stand-Up Comedy Student Showcase — 7-9 p.m., Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N. Carefree Circle, $5; peakimprov.squarespace.com.

Wayne Wilkinson Trio — 7-10 p.m., Tokki, 182 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.; waynewilkinson.com.

Keb’ Mo’ & Shawn Colvin — 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $63 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.

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

Nik Parr & the Selfless Lovers — 8 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $20.04; vulturesrocks.com.

Cinema Stereo — With Ozonic, 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15-$20; oskarbluesfooderies.com/colorado-springs.

Pikes Punks Comedy Show — Headlined by JJ Alexander, 8 p.m., The Public House at The Alexander, 3104 N. Nevada Ave., $12.51-$15; tinyurl.com/3jh8e2tt.

AUG. 30-SEPT. 1

Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off and Balloon Glow — Park opens at 5 a.m. with balloon lift off at 7 a.m. Aug. 30-Sept. 1; Park opens at 3:30 p.m. with balloon glow at 7 p.m. Aug. 30-31, Memorial Park, 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave.; coloradospringslabordayliftoff.com.

Labor Day Art Festival — Memorial Park, 502 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; commonwheel.com.

THROUGH AUG. 29

“All the Gods Have Horses” — By Jacqueline Moulton, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“Clay Ross: I (Have) Had a Plan” — By Darla Slee, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“Escape” — By Darla Slee, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“Girl Dinner” — By Jasmine Dillavou, Auric Gallery, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“My Friends” — By Chris Alvarez, Surface Gallery, main gallery, 2752 W. Colorado Ave.; surfacegallerycos.com.

“The Prophet” — By Allison Daniell, Surface Gallery, west wall, 2752 W. Colorado Ave.; surfacegallerycos.com.

THROUGH AUG. 30

Works by Palmer Lake Art Group — Manitou Art Center, 515 Gallery, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouartcenter.org.

“Texture & Form” — Works by Susan Bowman, Jeanne Steiner, Beverly Weaver, Dottie Weir, Manitou Art Center, Hagnauer Gallery, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouartcenter.org.

“Metal” — Cottonwood Ent Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; 719-520-1899, cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.

“Work, Work, Work” — Disruptor Gallery, 2217 E. Platte Ave.; shutterandstrum.org.

Works by Michael Cellan — The Bridge Gallery, 218 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-629-7055, thebridgegallery@gmail.com.

THROUGH AUG. 31

“To the Mountains We Go” — Laura Reilly Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 2522A W. Colorado Ave.; laurareilly.com.

“From Life”: Sparky LeBold — Cottonwood Ent Center for the Arts, Hanson Gallery, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; 719-520-1899, cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.

Art by Noli Morath — Green Horse Gallery, 729 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; facebook.com/greenhorsegallery.

Roland Reed Photography Exhibit — Miramont Castle, 9 Capitol Ave., Manitou Springs, go online for prices; miramontcastle.org.

“Beehive: The 60’s Musical” — Presented by Thin Air Theatre Co., The Butte Theater, 130 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, $12-$24, free for 5 and younger; buttetheater.com.

THROUGH SEPT. 1

“Return to Paris: 1924 | 2024” — U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, 200 S. Sierra Madre St., go online for admission prices; usopm.org.

Summer Market — Commonwheel Artist Gallery, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-1008, commonwheel.com.

THROUGH SEPT. 6

“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. 30

Music & Blooms — 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Gather Mountain Blooms, Venetucci Farms, 5210 S. Highway 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.

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