Everything is closing out. Everything Absent or Distorted will close out a busy 2007 with fellow Denverite Ian Cooke and Thank God for Astronauts. Check out the eight-member wall of rock’s last show for the foreseeable future tonight at the Bluebird Theater. 3317 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $10.
Opie and Jake. Another local favorite, Opie Gone Bad, performs tonight at the The Soiled Dove behind lead singer Jake Schroeder, who is also a regular singing the national anthem at local sporting events. 7401 E. 1st Ave. 8 p.m. $10-$15. 303-366-0007
Thursday. The annual turkey trot is a tradition across the country, and the race in Washington Park is a local favorite. The 4-mile run or walk, and 1-mile family walk, kicks off at 10:15 a.m. $30 to register, $40 on race day. Register online at or in the parking lot at South High School from 8 to 10 a.m. 303-433-8383
