Today
Colorado Governor’s Art Show Gala: 5-8 p.m., Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Gov. Jared Polis will present the 250/150/35 Governor’s Legacy Art Award. The show will continue through Saturday, June 6, featuring some of Colorado’s top fine artists. Gala tickets $100, 970-670-0335, governorsartshow.org.
Loveland Choral Society — “An American Songbook”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. The show will celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States and the 150th birthday of Colorado with a musical journey. $27, 970-962-2120, rialtotheatercenter.org.
Live Music with Darian Poe: 6:30-8:30 p.m., 120 Bar and Grill, 120 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Free, the120barandgrill.com.
Live Music with The Wild Elderberries: 7-10 p.m., To the Fives Taproom & Lounge, 423 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. Tothefivestaproom.square.site.
Live Music with Eric Golden: 8 p.m.-midnight, Tom Davis Saloon, 450 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland. tomdavissaloon.com.
Live Music with Space Monkeys from the Future: 8-11 p.m., East End Ale House, 422 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Original music and a few choice covers. eastendalehouse.com.
Herons Galore — a Sunset Guided Walk: 6-7:30 p.m., Boise Bend Natural Area, 1225 S. Boise Ave., Loveland. Certified Interpretive Guide Eldon Grimm will lead the quarter-mile walks where people can view both a heronry and an osprey nest. Wear closed toe shoes and dress for the weather. offero.cityofloveland.org.
Pub Quiz Night: 6:30-9 p.m., Big Thompson Brewery, 114 E. 15th St., Loveland. Free, 970-619-8138, bigtbrewery.com.
Chess Games: 1-4:30 p.m., Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. The community is welcome to drop in to play chess with others in the Senior Center Recreation Lobby. Free, 970-962-2783.
Drop-In Table Tennis: 1:30-4 p.m., Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. 970-962-2783.
Drop-In Open Craft and Connect: 2-4 p.m., Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Bring your own crafts, games and projects to work on. 970-962-2783.
Bingo: 7-9 p.m., Bingo Planet, 281 E. 29th St., Loveland. Benefits Fort Collins Lions Club charitable activities. $10. Email info@fortcollinslions.org.
Homeward Alliance Mobile Laundry: drop off 8:30-11 a.m. at Loveland Public Library parking lot, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Pick up by 2:45 p.m. Free, 970-460-6451, email laundry@homewardalliance.org.
Free to Play Texas Hold-em Poker: 6-9 p.m., Bradford’s Grub & Grog, 335 Mountain Ave., Berthoud. 970-344-5492, rockymountainpokervenues.com.
“Chicago — The Musical”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. The tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz has been razzle-dazzling audiences on Broadway for 28 years. $35-$90, 970-221-6730, lctix.com.
FoCoMX — Fort Collins Music eXperience: Friday-Saturday, with more than 450 bands to 40-plus venues around Fort Collins. $60 in advance or $75 the weekend of the event, focoma.org/focomx.
“Complete Works of William Shakespeare”: 7:30-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 30-May 2, and 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, UCA – University Theatre, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. The fast-firing comedy does just that as it parodies all of the Shakespeare plays (plus the sonnets). As the characters run across the stage, this energetic performance will keep you guessing as to how the cast will pull off the next play. $20 adults, $15 ages 62-plus, $10 under 18, and free to Colorado State University students, csuartstickets.universitytickets.com.
“Optimistic Personality Disorder”: 7 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. Described as the lovechild between a TED Talk and a tequila shot, it is a one-woman show built from real life, questionable choices, and the kind of stories you only share with your closest friends. The show contains adult themes. $24-$40, 970-221-6730, lctix.com.
Inside Out Pop-Up Art Galleries Opening Reception: 5-8 p.m., Foothills Mall, 215 E. Foothills Parkway, Fort Collins. A rotating exhibition series that will showcase artists from across Northern Colorado and beyond. lcs-cap.com/in-out-popup-gallery.
Story in Motion: 10-11:30 a.m., Toy, Game and Puzzle Library at Foothills Mall, 215 E. Foothills Parkway, Fort Collins. A collaborative interactive event created by the toy library and the CSU College of Liberal Arts Department of Dance aimed for kids between 3 and 13, with a performance of “The Wild Little Horse,” followed by breakout groups to create a new performance. Limited space, RSVP at shopfoothills.com/events.
Michael Meyers: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., The Comedy Fort, 167 N. College Ave., Fort Collins. Ages 21-plus. $20, comedyfortcollins.com.
Wind Symphony Concert — Enigma!: 7:30-9:30 p.m., University Center for the Arts – Griffin Concert Hall, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. $15 adults, $13 ages 62-plus, $5 under 18, csuartstickets.universitytickets.com.
String Chamber Music Concert: 7:30-8:30 p.m., University Center for the Arts – Organ Recital Hall, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. Free, csuartstickets.universitytickets.com.
Comedian Lee Hardin: 7 p.m., Windsor Community Playhouse, 561 E Garden Drive, Unit A, Windsor. Hardin offers clever jokes and embarrassing stories in a clean comedy show fit for any audience. $37, windsorplayhouse.org.
Greeley Jazz Festival: Friday-Saturday, various Greeley venues.The event brings together internationally recognized artists, jazz lovers, award-winning clinicians and over 200 college, high school, and middle school big bands, combos and jazz vocal groups from across the country. arts.unco.edu/jazzfest.
Aims Community Theater — “Side Show: at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, Ed Beaty Hall Theater at the Greeley Campus, 5203 W. 20th St., Greeley. The Tony-nominated musical is based on the remarkable true story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who rose from a carnival sideshow to the heights of vaudeville stardom. $15, aims.co/side-show-tix.
