Fair weather
ART|During this time of the year, there is an art fair virtually every weekend somewhere in or around the Denver metro area, and this weekend is no exception. More than 140 artists will take part in the 16th annual Golden Fine Arts Festival, which also includes horse-drawn carriage rides, artist demonstrations and children’s art activities.|10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday|11th Street just west of Washington Avenue in downtown Golden; free; 2hourvacation.com.
Premiere movement
DANCE|It’s the year of Mozart, as Austria celebrates the composer’s 250th birthday and Boulder’s inventive Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet debuts “BluePrints/Mozart 250.” The world premiere of the work, by Vienna native Robert Sher-Machherndl, will feature selected Mozart compositions like “Das Kinderspiel” and ambient sounds from Pole. |8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday|Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road in Boulder; $24-$32; chautau qua.com or 303-442-3282.
Buck up
RODEO|”Family-friendly” sometimes translates into “boring,” but the Bill Picket Invitational Rodeo will keep both kids and adults on the edge of their seats. Celebrating its 22nd year, the nation’s only touring black rodeo also shows the diversity of a field commonly thought of as a white, male pursuit.|6:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday|Adams County Fairgrounds, East 124th Avenue and Henderson Road in Henderson; $12-$18; King Soopers locations, TicketsWest or TicketAnne
.com.
Long of it
THEATER|It may be the longest theatrical title of all time: “They Came from Mars and Landed Outside the Farndale Avenue Church Hall in Time for the Townswomen’s Guild’s Coffee Morning.” StageDoor Theatre’s latest is a spoof of the British “Farndale Avenue” series. |8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 26 |25797 Conifer Road in the Aspen Park Village shopping center (303-886-2819).
War music
CLASSICAL MUSIC|This is the final weekend of the Aspen Music Festival. Offerings will run throughout today, Saturday and Sunday, culminating with an Aspen Festival Orchestra performance of Benjamin Britten’s stirring “War Requiem,” Op. 66. Featured will be top soloists, soprano Jane Eaglen and tenor Anthony Griffey, and the Colorado Symphony Chorus.|4 p.m. Sunday|Benedict Music Tent, Aspen festival grounds; $66; 970-925-9042 or aspenmusicfestival.com.
Shake it
THEATER|Denver Center Theatre Company actor Kathleen McCall will perform “Shakespeare’s Women: Lovers, Mothers, Queens and Courtesans” at 5:30 p.m. at the Cherokee Ranch and Castle, 6113 Daniels Park Road in Sedalia. McCall will alternate portraying Juliet and Lady Macbeth in a performance directed by her husband, DCTC artistic director Kent Thompson. Tickets are $95 and include a wine tasting, supper buffet and castle tour. Call 303-688-4600.
Best BBQ ever!
INDIE ROCK|The Larimer Lounge BBQs are some of the best parties of the summer. And one look at this Sunday’s bill is all it takes to see how great the music is going to be. Check out the schedule, treat yourselves to some barbecue and PBR, and let the good tunes roll. 1 p.m., Ben Kronberg; 2, Nathan and Stephen; 3, Hot House; 4, Lion Sized; 5, Hot IQs; 6, The Flobots; 7, Thank God for Astronauts; 8, Everything Absent or Distorted; 9, Mannequin Makeout; 10, Mothership; 11, The Body Electric; 12 a.m., Baji; 1 a.m., Mark Darling.|1 p.m. Sunday.|Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St.; $8; larimerlounge.com, 303-291-1007
Rock the night away
’80S DANCE|Off the Wall is the hipsters’ favorite ’80s dance night – every Wednesday night at the Hi-Dive – and last week, DJs Jason Heller and Big Al said goodbye to the midweek makeout party they started years ago. But the new DJs, Wesley Wayne and Beth, are familiar faces on the scene. And starting this Wednesday, they’ll be sure to rock all the Journey, Michael Jackson and Berlin hits that get the kids all hot and sweaty. |10 p.m. Wednesdays.| Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway; $3; hi-dive.com, 720-570-4500
