Today
Thankful Storytime Week at Meadows: 10:15 a.m. Monday, Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder. During this special story time week at Meadows, celebrate valuable members of the community and show thanks for all that they do. Each day of the week’s story time will feature a different community guest. Today’s All Ages Storytime special guests will be therapy dogs from R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs). calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
“Complementary Visions” exhibit: 9 a.m. Monday, Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder. “Complementary Visions” brings together a collection of artworks that explore color, harmony and tension between contrasting perspectives. This exhibition showcases the unique voices of Serge Goldberg and Jean Pless, each offering their individual interpretation of the world. By blending diverse styles and techniques, “Complementary Visions” invites viewers to experience how seemingly opposing ideas can coexist and complement one another, sparking new conversations and interpretations. This exhibition celebrates the richness that emerges when individual artistic visions weave together, creating a space for new perspectives and deeper understanding. Free-$10, 303-449-3464, museumofboulder.org.
Hawaiian hula class: 6:30 p.m. Monday, The Spark, 4847 Pearl St., B4, Boulder. Learn the basics of Hawaiian hula, some language and some culture, both ancient and modern. This class is perfect for beginners and is open to anyone over the age of 17. Instructor Miriam Paisner has been teaching in Boulder since 1993 and learned in Hawai’i from the masters. $20-$75, 720-771-9772.
Upcoming
Thankful for Firefighters Craft Storytime: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder. During this special story time week at Meadows, celebrate valuable members of the community and show thanks for all that they do. Each day of the week’s story time will feature a different community guest. Today’s Craft Storytime special guests will be City of Boulder firefighters with a real fire engine. calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
World Literature Lecture Series: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 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. November’s lecture will be about Naoki Urasawa, presented by William Kuskin. Manga, the umbrella term for Japanese comics, is both uniquely Japanese and throughout global pop culture. This talk will look at the first volume of Naoki Urasawa’s “Pluto,” a series based on the classic Astro Boy, as a way of returning to the history of Manga and realizing its complex relationship with world literature. Free, boulderbookstore.net.
“Family Reunion” screening: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. A gathering of Colorado filmmakers at the intersection of storytelling and advertising to celebrate three unique, powerful and passion driven short films. There will be a Q&A with the directors, free drinks, some great giveaways and time to mingle and connect. Free, thedairy.org.
Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Competition: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Grusin Music Hall (C112), Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder. CU Boulder’s top College of Music graduate students compete for a monetary grand prize in the Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Performance Competition, named for former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Bruce Ekstrand. Presented in-person and livestreamed online. Free, 303-492-8008, cupresents.org.
