Carrie Newcomer
SINGER-SONGWRITER|
Best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver is a big fan of singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer. Such a fan that she takes objection to calling Newcomer a musician. “She’s a poet, storyteller, snake-charmer, good neighbor, friend and lover, minister of the wide-eyed gospel of hope and grace,” Kingsolver said in a news release. Singer-songwriter Zoe Lewis co-headlines the concert.|8 tonight|Swallow Hill, 71 E. Yale Ave., $15, 303-777-1003 or
swallowhill.com.
Irish ensemble
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC|Noted Irish pianist Barry Doug-
las founded Camerata Ireland in 1998, and it stopped in Lakewood in 2001 as part of its first American tour. The 27-piece ensemble is composed of Irish orchestra musicians and freelancers who work across Europe. The group returns to the Denver area, this time under the auspices of Newman Center Presents.|7:30
tonight|University of Denver, Gates Concert Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.; $25-$55; 303-357-
2787 or ticketmaster.com.
L’Histoire du Soldat
BALLET|The Boulder Ballet and the Boulder Philharmonic team for Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale.” The piece tells the story of a soldier who forsakes a beloved instrument for a fortune-telling book. |7:30 p.m. Saturday
|Macky Auditorium, Boulder, $10-$75, 303-449-
1343, ticketswest.com.
Dia de Los Muertos
FAMILY|This community celebration in honor of the annual Mexican holiday for the deceased will feature special foods, music, storytelling, dance and crafts.|
Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday|
Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive, free, 303-571-4401.
Dazzling Debbie
POPS|It’s been quite awhile since Debbie Reynolds danced in the rain, but the venerable performer has hardly given up show business. A regular on the orchestral pops circuit, the longtime star of stage and screen looks back on her storied career in this one-night appearance with the Colorado Symphony.|7:30 p.m. Saturday|Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets; $15-$65; 303-623-7876 or
coloradosymphony.org.
Horsecapades
EQUESTRIAN EXHIBITION |The Westernaires present their 52nd annual Horsecapades, featuring precision drill riding, trick riding and roping. It also includes chariots and the re-enactment of a cavalry battle. The Westernaires say they are the world’s largest precision drill riding group in the world. More than 250 riders and horses take part in this two-hour show.|2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday|National Western Events Center, 1515 E. 47th Ave., $7,
westernaires.org.
Wits End fun
STAND-UP COMEDY|Comedian Jackie Kashian has a slew of television shows and comedy festivals on her résumé, which covers more than 10 years of working for laughs. She won’t say how many more. A critic at the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote that her “comedy is that rare, wonderful combination: smart and funny.”|8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and 5:30, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday|Wits End Comedy Club, 8861 Harlan St., Westminster, $10, 303-430-4242.
Ars Nova Singers
CHORAL MUSIC|In May 2004, the Ars Nova Singers achieved considerable success with their presentation of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vespers. As a kind of sequel, the fine Boulder-based chamber choir is offering another of the composer’s choral masterpieces – “Liturgy of St. Chrysostom.”|7:30 tonight and 7:30 p.m. Sunday|Tonight, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St., and Sunday, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St., Boulder; $20; 303-499-3165 or arsnova
singers.org.
Rock legends
PHOTO EXHIBIT|Photographer Lynn Goldsmith turned her camera on some of music’s greatest legends. The part-time Colorado resident captured memorable, historic portraits of the likes of Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Debbie Harry, Gene Simmons, Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Frank Zappa. Goldsmith will attend the opening and sign copies of her book during this gallery retrospective of her work.|Opening receptions 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday|Masters Gallery, 8000 E. Belleview Ave., 303-221-2449.
Navajo designs
RUG AUCTION|One of the best-known Navajo rug designs, the “storm” pattern, symbolizes the tribe’s homeland, with lightning emanating from the heavens to the four sacred mountains in the corners. About 15 such pieces, including one newly created by Navajo artist Anthony Tallboy, will be among 125 Navajo weavings up for sale at the 20th annual silent auction for the University of Colorado Museum.|Noon-7 p.m. Thursday, with walk-through talks at 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.|lobby of First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St. Call 303-492-3396 or 800-535-0384.
Merging talents
CONTEMPORARY DANCE|
This seven-member ensemble from Boston led by artistic director Martha Mason incorporates circus techniques, theater, martial arts, gymnastics and puppetry. Their Colorado appearance marks the beginning of the annual dance
series at Fort Collins’ Lincoln Center. |7:30 p.m. Thursday|417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, $18-
$22, 970-221-6730 or LCTIX.com.
Folk exhibit
OUTSIDER ART|Some of this country’s most widely known folk or outsider artists will be featured in this exhibition running through Nov. 26. Included are works by Mary Whitfield, who has shown at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, and Woodie Long, who is represented in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.|Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday|Indigena Gallery, 846 Santa Fe Drive; free; 720-855-8282 or
indigenagallery.com.
