THURSDAY
John Sage — 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Rico's Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsrestaurant.com.
Boys Hat — 7:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $9 to $60; looneescc.com.
FRIDAY
First Friday — 5 p.m.-8 p.m., art walk, entertainment, open galleries, downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City; centre-villecs.com, shopoldcoloradocity.com.
Critical rock theory — 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Storybook Brewing, 3121A N. El Paso St.; storybookbrewing.com/community.
Tanner Usrey — 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $20-$50; bootbarnhall.com.
Jason Wulf Group — 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
FRIDAY SATURDAY
Mike Merryfield — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12 to $75; looneescc.com.
FRIDAY-JAN. 28
“Pottery at the price” — 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Commonwheel Artists Gallery, 102 Cañon Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-1008, commonwheel.com.
SATURDAY
Theater Along the Trail: “A Living History of Bear Creek” — For ages 8 and up, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Road, $6-$8. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com.
The rebirth of the red earth — 6 p.m., The Whiskey Baron Dance Hall and Saloon, 5781 N. Academy Blvd., $5; thewhiskybarondancehallandsaloon.com.
90s country party — With Double Wide, 6 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $20 to $40; bootbarnhall.com.
Rodney Carrington — 7 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $49 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
Band of runners — 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
RiP Improvisation — 7:30 p.m., The Millibo Art Theater, 1626 S. Tejon St., check prices online; themet.org.
Ride to death — With Letters from the Sun, Voideater, Red Gremlin, 8 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $10; blacksheeprocks.com.
Steely Dead – Tribute to Steely Dan and Grateful Dead — 8 p.m., Lulu's Downstairs, 107 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, $20-25; lulusdownstairs.com.
MONDAY WEDNESDAY
“A pretty woman” — 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $54 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
WEDNESDAY
Frog and violin – 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com/events.
A Ronin's Test — With Cell23, Harbor, EverFlare, 7 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $10; vulturesrocks.com.
JAN. 12
Jeff Allen – 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $42.95 – $59.95; bootbarnhall.com.
Adam Gardino — John Spengler, Megan Mitchell will open, 7 to 9:30 p.m., The Black Rose Acoustic Society, 12530 Black Forest Road, $8-$15; blackroseacoustic.org.
Carpenter's Daughter — 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
Steve Hirst — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12 to $75; looneescc.com.
After Hours at FAC with Gray Duck Productions — With Broth and Hoopla, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St.; tinyurl.com/yc2wunnb.
Stillhouse Addicts — With Hickabee, Begley Mock and Murphy Trio, 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15; coloradosprings.oskarbluesfooderies.com.
JAN. 13
Puppet Theater: “As the Beer Creek Flows” — All About Birds, 1 to 2 p.m., Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Road, $2 per person or $5 per family, suggested donation. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com.
West exit — 6 p.m., The Whiskey Baron Dance Hall and Saloon, 5781 N. Academy Blvd., $5; thewhiskybarondancehallandsaloon.com.
Milquetoast & Co. — With Roma Ransom, Bouillon, 7 p.m., Vautours, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $12; vulturesrocks.com.
Live recording of the open bar — With Steve Hirst, Morgan Gallo and Mike Hammock, 7 and 9:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $15-$90; looneescc.com.
Dallas Alley — 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
Vegas Valley, insane vitality, Arcadian fall — 7:30 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15; coloradosprings.oskarbluesfooderies.com.
JAN. 13-14
Mozart and Haydn — Presented by the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Ent Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $35.75 to $92; entcenterforthearts.org.
JAN. 14
Louie the singer — With Paul Wall, 8 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $43 and up; sunshinestudioslive.com.
JAN. 17
Throughout the county – 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com/events.
JAN. 18
Josh Turner — 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $60 – $160; bootbarnhall.com.
JAN. 19
Marguerite Brothers — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theater, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $18; stargazerstheater.com.
Jarren Benton — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $20 and up; blacksheeprocks.com.
The omens — With Total Cult, Nautiloid, 7 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $12; vulturesrocks.com.
Cris Jacobs — 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
Hair ball — 8 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $25 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
JAN. 19-20
Amy Miller — 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Jan. 19, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 20, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $15 to $85; looneescc.com.
JAN. 19-21
“The little Mermaid” — Presented by Starz Theater Co., 6 p.m. Jan. 19, 1 and 6 p.m. Jan. 20 and 21, Ent Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $21-$25.75 ; entcenterforthearts.org.
JAN. 20
Red Mountain Highway — 6 p.m., The Whiskey Baron Dance Hall and Saloon, 5781 N. Academy Blvd., $5; thewhiskybarondancehallandsaloon.com.
Souls reminiscences — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theater, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $15; stargazerstheater.com.
Glass propeller — With Velka Kurva, Honeybunches of Death, Thrash Hard City, 7 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $10; vulturesrocks.com.
Easton Corbin – With Exit West, 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $34 to $79; bootbarnhall.com.
Sugar panties — 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
UNTIL JANUARY. 19
Fall 2023 student exhibition — With the work of Pikes Peak State College, art, photography and multimedia graphics students, Studio West, 22 N. Sierra Madre St.; 719-502-3217.
UNTIL JANUARY. 20
“Peace on Earth” exhibition — Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Colorado 105, Palmer Lake, check prices online; trilakesarts.org.
UNTIL FEB. 3
“Mi Gente: Community demonstrations in the South West” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., check prices online; fac.coloradocollege.edu.
UNTIL FEB. 14
Ceiling tile exhibition for high school students -Academy Art & Frame Co., 7560 N. Academy Blvd; academyframesco.com.
UNTIL MARCH
“Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight” — Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum Annex, 121 S. Tejon St., Suite 100; cspm.org/a-historic-project.
COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 636-0221, CARLOTTA.OLSON@GAZETTE.COM