Barnes & Noble Booksellers
2999 Pearl St., Boulder 303-444-0349, barnesandnoble.com
Dec. 10: Barnes & Noble Bookfair. Performances by Rocky Ridge alumni and faculty members. A portion of sales benefit Rocky Ridge Music Center. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
BookBar
4280 Tennyson St., 720-443-2227, bookbardenver.com
Dec. 6: Natasha Wing will be reading from her newest books, “Fresh Snow!,” “The Night Before My Dance Recital,” and “Go To Bed, Monster!” 4:30 p.m. Free.
Dec. 9: Join BookBar BookClub’s discussion of Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon.” 7 p.m. Free.
Dec. 10: Noir at the bar. An evening of crime fiction writers featuring Mario Acevedo, Benjamin Whitmer, Jon Bassoff, Jennifer Kincheloe, Jedidiah Ayres, C.J. Howell, Michael Lion, Mark Stevens, and J.L. Abramo. 7 p.m. Free.
Dec. 11: Matthew Taylor reads from and signs “Goat Lips: Tales of a Lapsed Englishman.” 7 p.m. Free.
Dec. 12: Local Author Happy Hour, with Julie Cameron, Jim West, and Diann Logan. 5 p.m. Half off all drinks during this hour.
Dec. 12: Jonathan Marcantoni and Nami Thompson will read and act out scenes from each other’s work. Interactive event with the authors and audience, as well as a signing for Marcantoni’s “Kings of 7th Avenue.” Free.
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074, boulderbookstore.net
Dec. 8: Carrie Visintainer will speak about and sign her new book, “Wild Mama: One Woman’s Quest to Live Her Best Life, Escape Traditional Parenthood, and Travel the World.” 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Dec. 9: Edward Hamlin will speak about and sign his new book, “Night in Erg Chebbi and Other Stories.” 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Old Firehouse Books
232 Walnut St., Fort Collins, 970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks.com
Dec. 8: Story Time Tuesday. Stories, crafts and tons of fun! All ages welcome. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
18300 W. Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, 720-865-2494,
Dec. 12: Lawrence M. Johnson will sign and discuss his new book, “Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow.” Event will be held at the Visitor Center. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-470-7050, tatteredcover.com
Dec. 8 & 12: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Dec. 8: Join Active Minds for this lecture on Islamic State. Trace the rise of this group and seek to understand the challenge it represents to the region and the world. 12:30 p.m. Free.
Dec. 9: Michael Carroll will read from and sign his novel, “On the Shores of Titan’s Farthest Sea: A Scientific Novel.” 6 p.m. Free.
Dec. 11: Local author Claudia Cangilla McAdam will read from and sign her two new books, “Kristoph and the First Christmas Tree” and “The Mermaid’s Gift.” 6 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-7727, tatteredcover.com
Dec. 8: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Dec. 8: Michel Roy will discuss and sign his new book, “Patrick Roy: Winning. Nothing Else.” 7 p.m. Free.
Dec. 9: Adam Makos will discuss and sign his new book, “Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice.” 7 p.m. Free.
Dec. 10: Malcolm Gay will discuss and sign his new book, “The Brain Electric: The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines.” 7 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, LoDo
1628 16th St., 303-436-1070, tatteredcover.com
Dec. 10: Krista Schlyer will discuss and sign “Almost Anywhere: Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense.” 7 p.m. Free.
Scum of the Earth
935 W. 11th St., 303-832-2586
Dec. 11: Church hosts Phil Goodstein, author of “How the West Side Won: The History of West Denver/Auraria.” He will talk about churches in west Denver . 7 p.m. Free.
Updated Dec. 7, 2015 at 10:31 a.m. Because of a reporter’s error, the date and time of an event listed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre was incorrect. Lawrence M. Johnson will sign and discuss “Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12.
