Today
Historic Downtown walking tour: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Learn how the agricultural boom, coming of the railroad and other factors shaped the commercial and retail economy in downtown Longmont. Hear about the Dickens Opera House, J.C. Penney’s first store and the longest continuous business in the city. Free-$12, 303-651-8374, longmontmuseum.org .
Preschool story time: 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, MOVE (Outreach Services) at TBK Bank, 141 Main St., Mead. Join for a fun time of read-alouds, song and movement for children up to 6 years old and their caregivers. Stay to check out materials on the Bookmobile from 10-10:30. 888-861-7323, mylibrary.evanced.info.
Teen Advisory Board: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Carbon Valley Regional Library, 7 Park Ave., Firestone. Join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and have a say in making the library a more awesome place. Free, highplains.libcal.com.
Upcoming
Animal Parade: 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. Enjoy a special story time about animals and the different habitats they live in, then create animal masks from paper plates and have a parade around the library. Free, highplains.libcal.com.
Sandstone Park concert: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sandstone Park, Lyons. Enjoy a Denver Municipal Band Jazz Band concert, sponsored by City of Lyons as part of its free concert series. Free, denvermunicipalband.org.
Tim Merkel at Rosalee’s Pizzeria: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont. Merkel has been performing acoustic guitarist/songwriter since the ’70s and was classically trained at the Chicago Musical College-Roosevelt University. Now living in Colorado and inspired by the mountains, he’s working to add to his performance schedule. rosaleespizzeria.com.
Page Turners Book Club: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Carbon Valley Regional Library, 7 Park Ave., Firestone. Calling all avid readers! Join every second Thursday at Carbon Valley Regional Library for the Page Turners Book Club to discuss books from a variety of genres. Free, highplains.libcal.com.
Summer Tween Club: 2 p.m. Thursday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Join every week for Tween Club, where participants will play games, make crafts and do fun challenges and activities. longmontcolorado.gov.
Happy hour concert at Piripi: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Piripi, 615 Briggs St., Erie. Jazz bassist Eddie Ness brings his combo to Piripi for an incredible afternoon concert. Free, culturalcaravan.org.
MoJazz Trio at Bricks on Main: 6 p.m. Thursday, Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. A funky jazz trio of saxophone, bass and drums. The trio plays everything from Charlie Parker to Billie Joel. Free, 720-600-2350, bricksretail.com.
LEGO Build Night: 6 p.m. Thursday, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Get ready for an evening of fun and games with Brickscape Cafe’s LEGO Games at the Longmont Museum. Discover a world of creativity and competition while playing games made entirely from LEGO elements. From board games and challenges, there’s something for everyone. $5-$8, 303-651-8374, longmontmuseum.org .
Animal Parade: 10 a.m. Friday, Carbon Valley Regional Library, 7 Park Ave., Firestone. Enjoy a special storytime about animals and the different habitats they live in, then create animal masks from paper plates and have a parade around the library. Free, highplains.libcal.com.
90s lizard keychains craft for teens: 2 p.m. Friday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Make a retro beaded lizard buddy keychain at this craft time for sixth through 12th graders. longmontcolorado.gov.
Cryptozoology for kids with Lija Fisher: 2:30 p.m. Friday, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. Learn all about cryptozoology, creatures that might exist and the exciting world of myths, legends and folktales. Free, highplains.libcal.com.
Swing Aggregate: 7 p.m. Friday, Bricks on Main / Miss Krissy’s Bistro, 471 Main St., Longmont. Swing Aggregate is a jazz band hailing from Boulder led by guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Dan Buller, who holds a master’s degree in jazz guitar performance and has ample experience playing jazz, bebop, gypsy jazz and New Orleans styles. Swing Aggregate is an amalgamation of these styles, creating a unique sounding band that takes influence from several different jazz idioms. The band usually performs as a trio (guitar, bass anddrums or violin) or as a quartet, which includes the addition of violin or accordion, dependent on the occasion. Free, 720-600-2350, bricksretail.com.
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