SATURDAY
Piano prodigy plays DU
JAZZ|The debut of pop/jazz pianist and singer Peter Cincotti as a recording artist came in 2003 with a self-titled CD. It was released four months before his 21st birthday and made him one of the year’s hottest newcomers. His second album, “On the Moon” (2004), debuted on Billboard’s jazz chart at No. 2. The New York Times has called him “prodigiously talented.”|7:30 p.m. Saturday|Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.; $25-$55; 303-830-8497 or ticketmaster.com
Spotlight on French horn
BRASS MUSIC|The arrival this season of Fritz Foss as the Colorado Symphony’s assistant principal horn player has boosted what was already a strong section. Foss and three of his orchestral colleagues will present an unusual all- French horn program, including a piece by Paul Hindemith for that combination and Henry Mancini’s “Baby Elephant Walk.”|2 p.m. Saturday|Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway; $10 general admission and $5 for students; 303-806-0444, ext. 350.
CSU mark 20 years of Curfman Gallery
VISUAL ART|Colorado State University will mark the 20th anniversary of the Curfman Gallery with a rededication ceremony. The event includes a video with highlights from the past two decades plus a preview of the exhibit “Gifts of My Past: The Eclectic Collection of Jack Curfman.” Curfman retired from CSU’s department of design and merchandising in 2001 after a 50-year teaching career.| 1 p.m. Saturday|Lory Student Center, CSU, Fort Collins; free; 970-491-6626.
THE WEEK END
Hear famed St. Olaf choir
CHORAL MUSIC|Founded in 1912, the St. Olaf Choir from Minnesota’s St. Olaf College ranks among this country’s most respected ensembles. As part of its annual national tour, conductor Anton Armstrong and the ensemble will join organist John Ferguson for two concerts in Denver.|7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday|Saturday, Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., and Sunday, Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave.; 303-504-2674.
Summer’s not far off
BOAT SHOW|Hundreds of new boats, including ski, fishing, sail, cruisers and pontoon, are on display at the 2006 Denver Boat Show. Vendors also are showing water skis along with boat and ski accessories. Kids can take part in a boating clinic and win a life jacket.|noon-10 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday|Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St.; $4-$8; King Soopers, 970-218-5645, boatcolorado.org.
THE WEEK
Mine exhibit’s a blast
HISTORY|”Artifact Spotlight,” a new exhibit at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry, features 30 items from its collection that have not been displayed previously. The artifacts include dynamite blasters, steam engines, lithographs, bit grinders and chain-repair pliers. The exhibit runs through April 30.|9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday|Western Museum of Mining and Industry, 225 N. Gate Blvd., Colorado Springs; $3-$7; 719-488-0880 or wmmi.org
DU hosts flutist Alexa Still
CHAMBER MUSIC|With more than a dozen recordings to her credit, Alexa Still is one of the world’s best-known flutists. A member of the University of Colorado at Boulder music faculty since 1998, she is returning to her native New Zealand after this school year. For one of her final Colorado concerts, she joins two CU colleagues as part of the Faculty Tuesdays Series.|7:30 p.m. Tuesday|CU-Boulder, Imig Music Building, 18th Street and Euclid Avenue; free; 303-492-8008 or colorado .edu/music.
Group makes its debut
CHAMBER MUSIC|The latest arrival on the cultural scene in the southern part of the metro area is the Littleton Chamber Music Society. For its debut concert, the organization presents the Mercury Ensemble String Quartet, which performs regularly on the Music with a View series at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.|7:30 p.m. Thursday|First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd.; suggested donation $15; 303-683-6707.
