Mardi Gras Casino Night for Lafayette kids’ museum
6:30-10:30 P.M. | LAFAYETTE A live auction and Mardi Gras Casino Night to benefit the WOW! World of Wonder Children’s Museum is at The Gatehouse in the Lionsgate Center, 1055 S. 112th St. Tickets are $50 a person and include food, two free drinks and starter casino money. Proceeds benefit art and science exhibits and programs, along with the museum’s scholarship fund. Call 303-604-2424.
Runaway Express stops for a folk music concert
7 P.M. | BROOMFIELD The fourth annual folk-music series, “Folk Music Favorites: Close to Your Heart and Home,” continues tonight with a concert featuring Runaway Express at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road. The band has performed its blend of bluegrass, folk and roots/Americana music in Colorado for more than 20 years. Tickets are $7-$18. Call 866-464-2626 or visit ticketswest.com.
High School Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble to perform
7 P.M. | The Denver Citywide High School Symphonic Band is teaming up with the Colorado Wind Ensemble for a free concert at the Denver School of the Arts, 7111 Montview Blvd. Call 720-424-1744 or visit coloradowindensemble.org.
