TODAY
Classics
Award-winning pianist Aristo Sham, who hails from Hong Kong, plays pieces by J.S. Bach, Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms and Frederic Chopin in a solo concert sure to dazzle and inspire at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder; $22-$83; cupresents.org.
Barn stompers
Songs about bank robbers, Irish party tunes and more are mixed with more traditional bluegrass when Stomp Street Heist takes the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at the Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill: $15; goldhillinn.com.
Comdey
Standup comedian, actor, podcaster Mark Normand does his thing for three shows, 7 p.m. Friday, and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder; $70-$125; axs.com.
WEEKEND
Film
Former labor secretary in the Clinton Administration, Robert Reich, is a longtime impassioned educator, and the documentary “The Last Class” promises a nuanced look at his world as he prepares his final lecture. It screens at 7 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 2 p.m. Thursday, at the Boedecker in the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $11-$14; thedairy.org.
Cult classic
Cue the ominous strings and get out of the water and into your seats for the 50th anniversary of “Jaws” when the International Film Series screens the legendary scare movie at 2 p.m. Sunday at Muenzinger Auditorium, 1905 Colorado Ave., Boulder; $8-$10; internationalfilmseries.com.
Alt-rock
The harmony-driven folk rockers JackoPierce met in college in Texas in the 1980s, and with a few breaks in between, have been making music ever since. The group plays at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder; $46; eventbrite.com.
FUTURE
Icon
Colorado’s beloved Poet Laureate Andrea Gibson, who passed away from cancer in July, is paid tribute in the film “Come See Me in the Good Light,” which celebrates Gibson’s fearless voice, and it screens at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Chautauqua Auditorium, 100 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder; $7.65 (proceeds to benefit National Ovarian Cancer Coalition). Right now the screening is sold out, but Chautauqua says to check back closer to the event; chautauqua.com.
Local legend
Grammy-winning producer and musician Jim Guercio founded the famed Caribou Ranch recording studio in Nederland decades ago, which was a favorite spot for too many artists to list, and Guercio, who calls Boulder County home, will tell tales from his life during eTown’s Talk of the Town event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; $15; etown.org.
FREE
History
Learn about the area’s unique geology, flora and fauna, as well as get a peek inside the 19th-century architecture of the Coffin homestead during the open house at Sandstone Ranch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 3001 Sandstone Dr., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.
KIDS
Stage