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Fall Fest: 11 a.m., Peace Lutheran Boulder, 2790 Jay Road, Boulder. Come enjoy a fun-filled community event for all ages. There will be games with a free drawing for great prizes, bounce houses for kids, pumpkin painting, corn sandbox, corn hole, pumpkin tic-tac-toe, live music and more. facebook.com.
Movie Matinee at Meadows: 1:30 p.m., Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder. Watch a matinee showing of “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” with family and friends. Snacks provided. Make a pre-movie craft at 1:30. Movie starts at 2. Runtime 94 minutes. Rated PG. Closed captions provided. calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
Upcoming
Fall leaf moto ride: 9:30 a.m. Sunday, North Boulder Park, 7th and Dellwood, Boulder. An all-level moto ride leaving from North Boulder Park. The group will head north towards Masonville and Horsetooth Reservoir with some stops along the way. Lunch at Star of India in Fort Collins. Return ride route will be determined over lunch. Helmets required. facebook.com.
Sundays on West Pearl: 10 a.m. Sunday, The New Local, 741 Pearl St., Boulder. Make paintings, cyanotypes and more. Catch a performance by BETC’s Braden Carlisle, live music from Parlando students and purchase farm-fresh bouquets at the final day of the free, seasonal community series. thenew-local.org.
Celebrate Together: noon Sunday, New Vista High School, 700 20th St., Boulder. Join for an afternoon of fun, food and community. This all-ages, inclusive event is a celebration of coming together across language, culture and experiences. Celebrate Together will feature live music, delicious food and interactive experiences for the whole family. Free, parentengagementnetwork.org.
Wild Provisions Run Club kick-off party: 6 p.m. Monday, Wild Provisions Beer Project, 2209 Central Ave., Boulder. Kick off this new weekly brewery fun run event with DJ Trevor Wright. The Wild Provisions Run Club will go every Monday at 6 p.m., and do a 5K out-and-back loop along the Boulder Creek Path. All runners will receive $2 off any beer all night. facebook.com.
World Literature Lecture Series: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Join for a series of lectures on authors from around the world, presented by faculty from CU Boulder and Boulder area literati. The September lecture will discuss Dominique Goblet, presented by Catherine Labio. Free, boulderbookstore.net.
Alkaline Trio concert: 8 p.m. Monday, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. In more than 25 years together, Alkaline Trio has created their own little universe in their songs, one that is a bit dark, a bit brooding and always just a few short steps away from Armageddon. Their music has been a reliable black mirror of reality. And now, as the band releases their monumental tenth album, “Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs,” the real world looks more like an Alkaline Trio song than ever before-midway through a global meltdown and 90 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. z2ent.com.
“The Big Beautiful Bill and Beyond” panel: 5 p.m. Tuesday, University of Colorado Boulder, Regent Drive at Broadway, Boulder. Join a panel of CU Boulder experts for a conversation exploring questions surrounding the bill and the impact of developments in Washington, D.C., on institutions and individuals in Colorado and beyond. The panelists are Heather Bené, Associate Vice President of Research and Federal Policy, Office of Government Relations; Oded Gurantz, Associate Professor and Chair of Research and Evaluation Methodology Program, School of Education; Amy Hutton, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, Division of Academic Affairs; and Massimo Ruzzene, Senior Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Institutes, Research and Innovation Office. 303-492-1411, calendar.colorado.edu.
Tribute to Andrea Gibson: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Chautauqua Picnic Shelter, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Colorado’s acclaimed poet laureate and spoken word icon Andrea Gibson, long celebrated for their fearless writing on social justice and LGBTQ+ themes, passed away on July 14, 2025. The Sundance Film Festival and Boulder International Film Festival pay tribute to Gibson and their legacy with this special screening of “Come See Me in the Good Light,” winner of the Festival Favorite Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and the Best Documentary and People’s Choice awards at the 2025 Boulder International Film Festival. facebook.com.
CU Boulder Faculty Tuesdays: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Grusin Music Hall (C112), Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder. Join Assistant Professor of Violin Andrea Segar and Professor of Piano David Korevaar. Free, 303-492-8008, cupresents.org.
Editor’s note: Availability and scheduling of events may be subject to change.
