KUNC Entertainment Report

Celebrations, great music, theatre and more along Colorado's Front Range and in the mountains.

The Piknik Theatre  in Steamboat Springs presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Tartuffe (TAR toof) , the musical at Yampa River Boptanic Park tonight at 6pm. Arrive  early and bring a seat/lawn chair and a picnic basket if you'd like--

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival presentsNoises Off tonight at 7:30 at the University Theatre and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at 8pm tomorrow night at the Mary Rippon outdoor Theatre on the CU campus in Boulder 

Louisville holds their Street Faire tonight starting at 6:30 with music by the Groove Hawgs.

Tonight (7/6 )Finders & Youngberg bring their great bluegrass/folk to  Avos in Ft. Collins 8p

Friday Fest happens each Friday night on the plaza in  Historic Downtown Greeley- tonight hear Contraband  

Louisville Art Association’s 21st National Juried Photography Show runs through this Sunday at the Louisville Center for the Arts 303-547-0807

Bas Bleu Theatre’s Buffalo Gal closes this Sunday.  performances Thursday- Saturday and 2:30 Sunday Matinees..  970.498.8949

Tish Hinojosa has an 8:00 show tonight at Denver’s Swallow Hill Music Hall in Daniels Hall, and also at 8:00 tonight,  Darden Smith  has an 8:00 show in the tufts Theatre.  Tomorrow night at Swallow Hill, Chris Daniels & Friends Album Release Better Days, a new solo project that includes a line up of guest musicians from Swallow Hill Music favorites to acoustic and bluegrass legends. This is Daniels's first solo project in 30 years. 8pm In the Tuft Theatre, Justin Roth w/ special guest John McVey have an 8:00 show.

Sunday (7/8) , the Colorado Music Festival brings the genius of Mozart to Boulder’s Chautauqua Auditorium—performing The Marriage of Figaro and Mozart’s magnificent Requiem in Dm.

The  Colorado comedy community, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, is proud to announce Fight Fire With Laughter, a fundraising effort to aid in disaster relief efforts across the state. From now until July 27th, many comedy shows in Colorado will be accepting monetary donations, 100% of which will be forwarded to the Colorado chapters of the American Red Cross.

Upcoming Events-

The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience has an 8:30 show at the Boulder Theater next Friday night (7/13)

Next weekend (7/13-15) celebrate the green at the 18th Annual Colorado Irish Festival at Clement Park in Littleton. A great, friendly family event, the Colorado Irish Festival brings the great music of  Frankie Gavin & DeDannan  · The Young Dubliners* The Clancy Legacy and so uch more, as well as Irish dance, Irish sports, Pipe Band Competition, A Cultural Village & Pub ·  Storytelling ·  Kids Area · amongst the great events.   :  Friday, July 13th, 5pm - 10pm (5-6pm FREE Admission), Next Saturday, July 14th, 10am - 10pm, Sunday, July 15th, 10am - 7pm. 

Next Friday and Saturday, it’s Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews in downtown Loveland July 13, 3:00PM-10:00PM; (Runs through Saturday, July 14 from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Friday:Live entertainment – 3 p.m. – new band every hour ~ Award winning Brews and mouth watering BBQ ~ Shopping Marketplace ~ Kids Area/Amusements. Saturday: Live entertainment – noon – new band every hour ~ Headliner Saturday night – That Eighties Band ~ Award winning Brews and mouth watering BBQ ~ Shopping Marketplace ~ Car Show – 11 a.m. ~ Kids Area/Amusements

The 15th Annual Blues & BBQ for Better Housing Block Party   Noon -12-8 p.m., Sunday, July 15, 2012, in Olde Town Arvada.  -18 rock and blues bands on three stages. -70 booths with food, beer and a variety of fun vendors. -Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.

Next Saturday (7/14), it’s the 4th annual Allenspark Run Like the Wind 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk. The official race starts in the heart of Allenspark at 9:00 am - with a short (1/3 mile) 'Geezers' VS 'Kids' fun run starting at 8:30. This scenic, high altitude race is run on dirt roads, amid the pine forest and boasts views of high mountain peaks. Nice!

The Colorado Music Festival presents a Magnificent Mozart Mini-Festival at Boulder’s Chautauqua including the Horn Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 and Symphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter”. At 7:30pm next Friday night (7/13)

Keller Williams has a 6pm show at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre in Bellvue next Frday night (7/13)

Fore Furry Friends Charity Golf Tournament to benefit Ft. Collins Cat Rescue & Spay & neuter clinic tees off next Saturday (7/14) at 7am