This is fall? Whooooo doggie. It’s still crazy cold in Boulder and if the weather experts are right, that’s not going to change much over the weekend. I say, all more reason to get out there and take full advantage of First Bite Boulder. This is the annual event highlighting Boulder’s dining scene. Here’s how it works: For one full week beginning Friday, November 14th, more than 50 of Boulder’s top restaurants will offer a special three course $27 prix fixe dinner menu to the community. If you happen to be in a restaurant rut and find yourself hanging out in all the same places, this is a great opportunity to try out a few new places.
In between the feasting, you can do a good deed, gain some karma points and get some holiday shopping done all at the same time by heading over to one of the many fundraisers happening this weekend. There’s the 1st Annual Boulder County Farmers’ Market Fundraiser, Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center’s 20th Anniversary Gala, Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture Annual Fundraising Gala, ARTSJAM and an Arts and Craft fair hosted by local independent artists on Friday, November 14th from 6pm to 9pm at OZO Coffee on Arapahoe. All items are handmade with love and the artists will all be donating partial proceeds to both EFAA and the Boulder Humane Society.
Bundle up, get out there and enjoy Boulder!
Friday, November 14th
First Bite Boulder – @various locations through Nov 22nd
Purple Squirrel – Live Music @Caffe Sole (7pm)
Coffee and Conversation – @The MacMillan Family Lobby (4pm)
Panel: Ending Veteran Homelessness – @The East Theatre (12pm)
Magic in the Moonlight – @The Boedecker Theater (2pm & 6:30pm)
Comedy Warriors – @ The Boedecker Theater (4:30pm & 9pm)
REASON, a new play by Ami Dayan – @The East Theatre (7:30pm)
The Zimmermans – Live Music @Conor O’Neill’s (10pm)
Friday Afternoon Club – Live Music @Centro Latin Kitchen and Refreshment Palace (3pm)
Infused Fridays – @Tahona Tequila Bistro (10pm)
Marco DiFerreira and Many Mountains – Live Music @Laughing Goat (8pm)
“The Nutcracker” Storytime Featuring Boulder Ballet – @Boulder Book Store (11am)
Augustus Band w/ Whisky Autumn – Live Music @Bohemian Biergarten (10pm)
Paint “Field of Poppies” – @PoshSplat (6:30pm)
Twiddle – @Fox Theatre (8:30pm)
Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center’s 20th Anniversary Gala – @eTown (5pm)
MFA 2014 Fall Thesis Exhibition – @CU Art Museum
Global Soul Experience – @Agora at the Riverside (8pm)
MediaLive 2014 – @BMoCA (Nov 14 – 16)
Wisdomkeepers, Paqo Andino – @Chautauqua Community House (7pm)
Warren Miller’s No Turning Back – @Boulder Theater (various showtimes)
Saturday, November 15th
First Bite Boulder – @various locations through Nov 22nd
Jason Klobnak Quartet – @Caffe Sole (7pm)
Coffee and Conversation – @The MacMillan Family Lobby (8:30am)
Panel: When Veterans Return – @The East Theatre (12pm)
Panel: A Clown in the Wind – Story from the Ruins – @The East Theatre (1pm)
Magic in the Moonlight – @The Boedecker Theater (2:30pm & 6pm)
Comedy Warriors- @The Boedecker Theater (4:30pm & 9pm)
REASON, a new play by Ami Dayan – @The East Theatre (7:30pm)
The Indulgers – @Conor O’Neill’s (10pm)
Afternoon Tea – @The St Julien (2pm)
Afternoon Tea – @Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse (3-5pm) 24-hour notice required
Afternoon Tea – @Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant (3pm)
Boulder Farmers’ Market – on 13th Street between Canyon and Arapahoe (8am-2pm)
Robinson Quintet – @The St Julien (6:30pm)
Paul Kimbiris and Steve Itterly – @Laughing Goat (8pm)
A Trifecta of Grooves: Isa and JoeAlan, Von Disco, and Special Guests: The Earth Guardians – @Shine (8pm)
RADIATE Unified Dance Party with DJ Mr. Getdowne – @Shine (8:30pm)
Rinse and Repeat Saturdays – @Tahona Tequila Bistro (10pm)
Coffee and Chocolate Tasting Tour – @Local Table Tours (10:30am)
A Taste of Boulder Food Tour – @Local Table Tours (2:30pm)
The Burroughs – Live Music @Bohemian Biergarten (9pm)
Paint “Ski Village” – @PoshSplat (6:30pm)
Banjo Billy’s History Tour – @Banjo Billy’s (2pm)
Tweak Tap Room Release Party – @Avery Brewery (11am)
Mountain Standard Time – @Fox Theatre (8:30pm)
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture Annual Fundraising Gala – @eTown (5pm)
MFA 2014 Fall Thesis Exhibition – @CU Art Museum
MediaLive 2014 – @BMoCA (Nov 14 – 16)
1st Annual Boulder County Farmers’ Market Fundraiser – @Boulder Public Library (6pm)
International Vocal Competition – @First United Presbyterian Church (7pm)
Saturday Signature Series: Featuring Cody Burgdorff – @Front Range Anglers (9:30am)
Saturday Signature Series: Featuring Steve Schweitzer – @Front Range Anglers (12pm)
Warren Miller’s No Turning Back – @Boulder Theater (various showtimes)
Steps In Stone, Walking Through Time – @CU Museum of Natural History (10am – 4pm)
CU Women’s Basketball vs. North Dakota – @Coors Event Center (6pm)
CU Drag Show – @CU Rec Center (8pm)
NCAR Community Art Program Exhibits – @NCAR Gallery (all day)
ARTSJAM – @Alchemy of Movement Studio (2pm – 6pm)
Sunday, November 16th
First Bite Boulder – @various locations through Nov 22nd
Il Trovatore – @The Boedecker Theater (1pm)
REASON, a new play by Ami Dayan – @The East Theatre (2pm)
Classics at The Boe – @The Boedecker Theater (4pm)
Film & Speaker: We Served Too with Jill Bond – @The Performance Space (7pm)
Acoustic Jam – @Conor O’Neill’s (3pm)
Traditional Irish Music Open Session – @Conor O’Neill’s (7pm)
Dana Cooper and Strangebyrds – @The Laughing Goat (8pm)
Comedy Night – @Bohemian Biergarten (7pm)
Paint “Hitting the Slopes” – @PoshSplat (2pm)
Shovels & Rope – @Fox Theatre (8:30pm)
Union of the Opposites: Hikaru H Miyakawa Opening Reception – @eTown (5pm)
MFA 2014 Fall Thesis Exhibition – @CU Art Museum
MediaLive 2014 – @BMoCA (Nov 14 – 16)
Warren Miller’s No Turning Back – @Boulder Theater (various showtimes)
California Guitar Trio – @Chautauqua Community House (7:30pm)
CU Boulder Volleyball vs Washington State – @Coors Event Event Center (12pm)
As always, if you have an event you’d like for us to include in coming weeks or you know of fun happenings this weekend, be sure to leave it in the comments or send it to us right here in a message.