15 things to do in Boulder County today, March 1, 2017

“Kim Dickey: Words Are Leaves” is the first major monograph on Denver-based artist Kim Dickey, published on the occasion of a survey of Dickey’s work at MCA Denver. The book presents Dickey’s sculpture and works on paper, as well as her film and performance-based works. Essays explore the conceptual, historical and aesthetic concerns that have driven Dickey’s practice for three decades. This book illustrates how Dickey’s reconsideration of craft and pattern brings the decorative to the fore, and to life, 7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5.00; 3034472074 or boulderbookstore.net/event/kim-dickey-kim-dickey-words-are-leaves

“Moonglow and Ghosts” Pointillism Art Exhibit A multi-faceted mirror reflecting artist Archie Milard’s questions and anxieties about the evolution of life. The repeating elements are symbolic of spirtualism, nature, and the physical laws of space and time, 9 a.m., Ace Self Storage, 4635 Broadway, Boulder; free; 303-444-7870 or acestorageboulder.com/ace-community-art-gallery.

“Don’t Blink – Robert Frank” A thrilling documentary on the life and work of the groundbreaking photographer and filmmaker, Robert Frank; from his seminal book of photography, “The Americans,” to his revolutionary films with The Beats and the Rolling Stones. Directed by Laura Israel, “Don’t Blink – Robert Frank” is Israel’s like-minded portrait of her friend and collaborator, a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and recollected passages and unfathomable losses and friendships that leaves us a fast and fleeting imprint of the life of the Swiss-born man who reinvented himself the American way, and is still standing on ground of his own making at the age of 90, 7 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $6-$11; 303-444-7328.

Banff Mountain Film Festival at Boulder Theater This year’s screenings feature the world’s best mountain sport, culture and environmental films, letting you experience the thrill and challenges of the mountain environments that inspire us all. The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the most prestigious mountain festival in the world. Right after the festival, held every fall in Banff, Alberta, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour starts to travel the globe with stops in about 450 communities and 40 countries. The 2016/2017 World Tour features an exhilarating and provocative collection of films that explore the mountain world, highlighting new landscapes and remote cultures, and exposes audiences to exciting adventures and adrenaline-packed sports,7 p.m., Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder; facebook.com/events/1899071040321366.

“I, Claude Monet” From award-winning director Phil Grabsky comes this fresh new look at arguably the world’s favourite artist – through his own words. Using letters and other private writings I, Claude Monet reveals new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to impressionism but who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Despite this, and perhaps because of it, Monet’s life is a gripping tale about a man who, behind his sun-dazzled canvases, suffered from feelings of depression, loneliness, even suicide. Then, as his art developed and his love of gardening led to the glories of his garden at Giverney, his humour, insight and love of life is revealed, 1 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $6-$11; 303-444-7328.

AIA Lecture Series: Pottery, Paintings, and Pinakides Presented by Kim Shelton from the University of California-Berkley. This elaborately illustrated lecture will present the results of eleven seasons of excavation by the Archaeological Society of Athens at ‘Petsas House’ in the settlement of the famous Bronze Age palatial center at Mycenae. ^^ 7 p.m., CU Boulder Natural History Museum, 15th and Broadway on the CU Boulder Campus, Boulder; Free; 303-492-1666.

Travel Show: Tales of a Wandering Bagpiper How does it feel to play the bagpipes on the summit of Mt. Fuji? Or march with the riotous skirl of 10,000 bagpipers through the streets of Edinburgh? Or to to serenade mystified onlookers with bagpipe tunes on the Great Wall of China? And who are these strange folk who don woolly kilts and funny shoes to partake of this ancient musical rite? ^^ 7 p.m., Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; Free; 303-786-8406 or cil.com/travelshows.

Connection between addictive personalities and spirituality by nationally-known speaker Rabbi Shais Taub Rabbi Shais Taub, internationally known speaker, writer and teacher on topics of Jewish spirituality is giving a talk on the connection between addictive personalities and spirituality. NPR dubbed Taub “an expert in Jewish mysticism and the 12 Steps” and The New York Times called him “a phenomenon.” ^^ 7 p.m., Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg, Boulder; Free.

Drop-In Acoustic Jam 6 p.m., 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont; 300sunsbrewing.com

Ben Hanna 6:30 p.m., Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont; stillcellars.com

Boulder In The Round 7 p.m., eTown, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; etown.org

Musk’ N Boots 7 p.m., Rosalee’s Pzzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont; rosaleespizzeria.com

Open Mic Night 7 p.m., Sanitas Brewing Company, 3550 Frontier Ave., Unit 1, Boulder; sanitasbrewing.com

Open Bluegrass Pick 8 p.m., Conor O’Neill’s Irish Pub, 1922 13th St, Boulder; conoroneills.com

Reggae Night 9 p.m., Boulder House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder; boulderhouseco.ipage.com

 

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