FRIDAY
Jahida Esperanza Trio — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsrestaurant.com.
Look’ee Here — 6-9 p.m., Mash Mechanix Brewing Co., 429 E. Pikes Peak Ave.; mashmechanix.com/events.
Critical Rock Theory — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Storybook Brewing, 3121A N. El Paso St.; storybookbrewing.com/community.
Kenny Feidler and the Cowboy Killers — With Kade Hoffman, 7 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $20; vulturesrocks.com.
Dueling Pianos – Wild Turkey Night — 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive, $20-$35; bootbarnhall.com.
Tim Meegan Jr. & the 105s — 7-9 p.m., Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade Ave., donations accepted to benefit the Special Forces Foundation; timmeeganjr.com.
Tadgh O Meachair and Joanna Hyde — Ava Grace, Brittany Jean will open, 7-9:30 p.m., The Black Rose Acoustic Society, 12530 Black Forest Road, $8-$15; blackroseacoustic.org.
WireWood Station — 7-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
Jonny Bratsveen — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$75; looneescc.com.
Winchester Road — 8-11 p.m., Purple Toad Social Tap & Grill, 11870 Stapleton Drive, Peyton; purpletoadsocialtap.com.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
“The Nutcracker” — Presented by the Colorado Springs Philharmonic with the Oklahoma City Ballet, Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale and student dancers from the Pikes Peak region, 2 p.m. Friday-Sunday, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $28 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
FRIDAY-DEC. 17
“The Little Prince” — Ent Center for the Arts, Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., go online for prices; entcenterforthearts.org.
FRIDAY-DEC. 31
“Angel of the Christmas Mine” — The Butte Theater, 130 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, go online for prices; buttetheater.com.
SATURDAY
“The Nutcracker” — 4 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $15-$69; entcenterforthearts.org.
Mouth for War — 6 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $15; blacksheeprocks.com.
Exit West — 6 p.m., The Whiskey Baron Dance Hall and Saloon, 5781 N. Academy Blvd., $5; thewhiskeybarondancehallandsaloon.com.
Old School Cool — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsrestaurant.com.
The Long Run — Colorado’s tribute to The Eagles, 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $25; stargazerstheatre.com.
They Still Ride — Tribute to Journey, 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive, $39-$59; bootbarnhall.com.
Open Bar Live Recording — With Jonny Bratsveen and Chelsea Bearce, 7 and 9:30 p.m., Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $15-$90; looneescc.com.
Pikes Punk Comedy Show: Ron Ferguson — 8 p.m., The Public House at The Alexander, 3104 N. Nevada Ave., $10 online, $15 at door; tinyurl.com/yck3ch2j.
SUNDAY
Artists Sunday — To spotlight local artists, creators and performers this holiday season. Go online for local participating galleries; artistssunday.com.
TUESDAY
Michael Martin Murphy’s Cowboy Christmas — 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $24 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
UCCS Jazz Ensemble — 8 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; entcenterforthearts.org.
WEDNESDAY
Fit for an Autopsy & Exodus — 6 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $32.50; blacksheeprocks.com.
Mike Hickman — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsrestaurant.com.
Austin Johnson — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., $5; frbbq.com/events.
Wheel of Fortune Live — 7 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $35 and up; pikespeakcenter.com.
The Circuit: Singer/Songwriter Night — Featuring Timone Perez, Noah Vale, JayD, Noah Daniel, 7 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave.; vulturesrocks.com.
Gorospe and Ashmore Recital — 7:30 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; entcenterforthearts.org.
NOV. 30
Plan C Duo — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsrestaurant.com.
Rene Vaca — 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $25; blacksheeprocks.com.
Lindsey Stirling — 8 p.m., The Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd., $65 and up; worldarena.com.
Jehry Robinson — 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $20; coloradosprings.oskarbluesfooderies.com.
NOV. 30-DEC. 17
“The Seafarer” — Springs Ensemble Theatre, 2409 W. Colorado Ave., $15-$25; springsensembletheatre.org.
NOV. 30-DEC. 31
“Elf: the Musical” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $26 and up; fac.coloradocollege.edu.
DEC. 1
First Friday — 5-8 p.m., art walk, entertainment, galleries open, downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City; downtowncs.com, shopoldcoloradocity.com.
Hinder — With Rock Frog, Vitamin Red, 6 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $25 and up; sunshinestudioslive.com.
Levi Maez — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsrestaurant.com.
Countywyde — 6-9 p.m., Mash Mechanix Brewing Co., 429 E. Pikes Peak Ave.; mashmechanix.com/events.
Cody Qualls Holiday Show — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $20; stargazerstheatre.com.
Westrock — 7-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
Epic: Franck Cello Sonata — 7:30 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $5-$44; entcenterforthearts.org.
The Samples — 8 p.m., Lulu’s Downstairs, 107 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, $30 and up; lulusdownstairs.com.
Cousin Curtiss — With The Barlow, 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15; coloradosprings.oskarbluesfooderies.com.
DEC. 1-2
DJ Sandhu — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Dec. 1, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 2, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12-$75; looneescc.com.
Justin Martindale — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., 3E’s Comedy Club, 1 S. Nevada Ave., $20-$65; 3escomedy.com.
DEC. 2
Eric Golden — 6 p.m., The Whiskey Baron Dance Hall and Saloon, 5781 N. Academy Blvd., $5; thewhiskeybarondancehallandsaloon.com.
Rafiel and the Roomshakers — 6-9 p.m., Rico’s Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsrestaurant.com.
Collective Groove Holiday Dance Party — 7 p.m., Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $20; stargazerstheatre.com.
Crash Test Dummies — With Carleton Stone, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $35; blacksheeprocks.com.
Get Some — With Woeness, 7 p.m., Vultures, 2100 E. Platte Ave., $10; vulturesrocks.com.
The Runners Band — 7-11 p.m., Notes, 13141 Bass Pro Drive; notesbar.com.
Still the Same — Bob Seger tribute, 7 p.m., Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive, $39-$59; bootbarnhall.com.
Holiday Concert — Presented by the CS Youth Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $28-$36; pikespeakcenter.com.
A Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas — 7:30 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $34.75; entcenterforthearts.org.
Illgates — With Green Matter, Egokillerz, 8 p.m., Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, $30; sunshinestudioslive.com.
Archer Oh — With Tiny Tomboy, Stereo Ontario, 8 p.m., Oskar Blues, 118 N. Tejon St., $15; coloradosprings.oskarbluesfooderies.com.
DEC. 2-3
Local Artist Show with Woodcarver Tom Mizik — 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 3, Wild Birds Unlimited, 2450 Montebello Square Drive; coloradosprings.wbu.com.
“Christmas This Year: Holiday Spectacular” — Celebrates our friends with the gift of Down Syndrome with funds benefiting Club 21, a school in South Africa for children with Down Syndrome and Friends of Club 21, a non-profit in Colorado Springs, 2 and 6 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Shockley-Zalabak Theater, 5225 N. Nevada Ave., $14-$25.75; entcenterforthearts.org.
THROUGH FRIDAY
“The Heralds of Unwanted Wisdom” – Riley Bratzler — Surface Gallery, 2752 W. Colorado Ave.; surfacegallerycos.com.
“Remembering How to be Human” – Brett Andrus — Surface Gallery, 2752 W. Colorado Ave.; surfacegallerycos.com.
THROUGH SATURDAY
“Desert Dreams Revisited” — Works by Liz McCombs, The Bridge Gallery, 218 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-629-7055, [email protected].
Greg Johnson – “Unpredictable Order” — G44 Gallery, 121 E. Boulder St., g44gallery.com.
Rachel Espenlaub – “Whiteout” — G44 Gallery, 121 E. Boulder St., g44gallery.com.
“Transformation” — Works by Nancy Stage Robinson, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.
Works by Gary King — Manitou Art Center, Hagnauer Gallery, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouartcenter.org.
THROUGH SUNDAY
Leon Loughridge Artist in Residency — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Broadmoor Galleries, The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Circle; broadmoorgalleries.com/events.
THROUGH NOV. 30
“Peak Perfection” — Laura Reilly Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 2522A W. Colorado Ave.; laurareilly.com.
“The Beauty of Earth” — Joni Ware oils, Academy Art & Frame Co., 7560 N. Academy Blvd; academyframesco.com.
“Portraits of Manitou by Artist C. H. Rockey” — Manitou Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; manitouspringsheritagecenter.org.
THROUGH DEC. 2
Martha Russo: “Caesura” — Ent Center for the Arts, Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.; gocadigital.org/exhibitions.
THROUGH DEC. 16
“Solo(s): Krista Franklin” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., go online for prices; fac.coloradocollege.edu.
THROUGH DEC. 20
“Contested Terrains” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., $10; fac.coloradocollege.edu.
THROUGH FEB. 3
“Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest” — Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., go online for prices; fac.coloradocollege.edu.
THROUGH MARCH
“Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight” — Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Annex, 121 S. Tejon St., Suite 100; cspm.org/a-historic-project.
COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 636-0221, [email protected]