AX: axs.com CW: comedyworks.com PMH: pueblomemorialhall.com TM: ticketmaster.com MUSIC Thursday: Nathaniel Rateliff the Night Sweats Holiday Show — With Mavis Staples Friends, 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $96 and up; AX. Thursday-Friday: Air Force Academy Band – Holly Ivy — 7 p.m., Pueblo Memorial Hall, Pueblo; PMH. Friday: Dealer Take Four Ridgeliners — With At the Watertower, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $32.72; AX. Friday: Fruition John Craigie Featuring The Coffis Brothers — With Jeb Bows, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, Denver, $45.56; AX. Friday: Nghtmre — With Juelz, FrostTop, StayStick, 9 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $67.41; AX. Friday-Saturday: The Academy is… — With Slowjoy, 8 p.m., Gothic Theatre, Englewood, $64.92; AX. Saturday: Ocean Bloom — With Ayla Nereo, Samuel J, Lvdy, Bloomurian, Shawn Heinrichs, Hannah Mermaid, 6:30 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $61 and up; AX. Saturday: Judah Lourde Company — With Mandala, Feverishh, 7:30 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $36.81-$38.87; AX. Saturday: Infekt — 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $42.50 and up; AX. Saturday: John Craigie Featuring The Coffis Brothers Fruition — With Anna Moss, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, Denver, $45.56; AX. Saturday: Jorma Kaukonen — 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $67 and up; TM. Sunday: Free Fallin – The Tom Petty Concert Experience — 7:30 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $43.04; AX. Sunday: Yandel — 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $184 and up; TM. Wednesday: The Pueblo Choral Society: An Old Fashioned Christmas — 7 p.m., Pueblo Memorial Hall, Pueblo; PMH. Wednesday: Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas — 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $50 and up; TM. Wednesday: Face Vocal Band Presents Rock the Halls — 7:30 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $38 and up; AX. Wednesday: Post Animal — With Chanpan, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $33.45; AX. Dec. 19: Tech N9ne — 7 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, $64 and up; TM Dec. 19: The Railbenders — 8 p.m., Gothic Theatre, Englewood, $35.01-$45.01; AX. Dec. 19: Pickin’ on the Dead with Tonewood String Band — 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $25.99-$28.57; AX. STAGE Thursday: “Joseph and the Techno-Color Dream Coat” — An LGBTQIA+ Hanukkah Dance Party, 6:30-9:30 p.m., venue in the Highlands Neighborhood, Denver. Exact address provided upon registration. Cost is on a sliding scale. Registration: jccdenver.org/event/technocolor. Thursday-Friday: Brad Williams — 7:30 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $49 and up; AX. Thursday-Sunday: “The Nutcracker” — Presented by Northglenn Arts and Colorado Conservatory of Dance, 1 and 6:30 p.m., Parsons Theatre, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, Northglenn, $35-$60. Tickets: northglennarts.org. Thursday-Sunday: Derrick Stroup — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 6:45 and 9 p.m. Friday, 6:15 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $12.50-$30; CW. Thursday-Sunday: Joe Sib — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $9-28; CW. Thursday-Tuesday: “The Nutcracker” — Presented by Parker Arts and Denver Ballet Theatre, The PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, $29-$34; parkerarts.org. Thursday-Dec. 21: “Holidays at the Hideaway Hotel” — Wonderbound, 3824 Dahlia St., Denver, go online for prices; wonderbound.com. Friday: “Making Merry” — Presented by Stories on Stage, 7:30 p.m., Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, $26. Tickets: storiesonstage.org. Friday: The Jinkx DeLa Holiday Show — 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $67 and up; TM. Friday-Sunday: Ballet Ariel Presents “Little Women and the Nutcracker Suite” — 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, $27-$47; lakewood.org/lccpresents. Friday-Sunday: “Drunk Christmas” — An abbreviated, drunken version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Audacious Immersive, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Four Noses Brewing Co., 4040 Dahlia St., Denver, go online for prices: audacioustheatre.com. Saturday: “Making Merry” — Presented by Stories on Stage, 2 p.m., Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, $26. Tickets: storiesonstage.org. Sunday: “Making Merry” — Presented by Stories on Stage, 2 p.m., King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, $26. Tickets: storiesonstage.org. Sunday: A John Waters Christmas — 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $66 and up; AX. Wednesday: “Holidays Broadway, A Castle Cabaret” — 6:45 p.m., Cherokee Ranch Castle, 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia, $72.95. Reservations: cherokeeranch.org. Wednesday: John Novosad — 7:30 p.m., Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $14; CW. Wednesday: Chris Voth — 7:30 p.m., Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $14; CW. Dec. 18: Sam Adams — 7:30 p.m., Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $14; CW. Dec. 18-20: Pete Lee — 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, 7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 19, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Dec. 20, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $18-$33; CW. Dec. 19: All Gas No Brakes x Channel 5 “Carnival” — 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $39 and up; TM. Dec. 19-20: “Drunk Christmas” — An abbreviated, drunken version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Audacious Immersive, 8 p.m., Bruz Beers, 1675 W. 67th Ave., Suite 100, Denver, go online for prices: audacioustheatre.com. Dec. 19-20: “HoliSlay” — Holiday drag performance, 8 p.m., Denver’s Meow Wolf, Convergence Station, 1338 1st St., Denver, $37.25-$47.25. Tickets: tickets.meowwolf.com/events/denver. Dec. 19-21: “The Nutcracker” — Presented by the Centennial State Ballet, 6 p.m. Dec. 19, 1 a.m. 6 p.m. Dec. 20, 1 p.m. Dec. 21, The Longmont Theatre Co., 513 Main St., Longmont, $24-$29. Tickets: centennialstateballet.ludus.com. Through Dec. 21: “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum” — Presented by Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre, 119 Park Ave. West, Denver, $35-$45. Tickets: cleoparkerdance.org/tickets. Through Dec. 24: “Santa’s Big Red Sack” ‘Tis the Final Season — People’s Building, 9995 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, $39; rattlebrainproductions.com. Through Dec. 28: “Every Brilliant Thing” — Dairy Art Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, $15-$42; betc.org/event/every-brilliant-thing. Through Dec. 28: “A Christmas Carol” — Wolf Theatre, Speer Boulevard Arapahoe Street, Denver, go online for prices; denvercenter.org/tickets-events. Through Jan. 4: Disney’s “Frozen” — Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Main Stage Theatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, go online for prices; arvadacenter.org. Through May 10: “Dracula: A Comedy of Errors” — Garner Galleria Theatre, 1400 Curtis St., Denver, go online for prices; denvercenter.org/tickets-events. ART Through Tuesday:” Softer, Louder” – A PlatteForum Resident Artist Alumni Show — Spark Gallery, 1200 Acoma St., Suite 100, Denver; sparkgallery.com. Through Dec. 20: April Werle’s “I Live With A Ghost” — Platte Forum, A.I.R. Annex Gallery, 3575 Ringsby Court, Denver; platteforum.org. Through Dec. 31: “SUSTAINED! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org. Through Jan. 11: Horizon: On the Plains with John Fielder” — History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/horizon-john-fielder. Through Feb. 8: “The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro’s Impressionism” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org. Through Feb. 15: “Roni Horn: Water, Water on the Wall, You’re the Fairest of Them All” — MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, go online for admission prices; mcadenver.org. Through Feb. 15: “Deborah Jack: The Haunting of Estuaries…an (After)Math of Confluence” — MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, go online for admission prices; mcadenver.org. Through Feb. 16: “Andrea Carlson: A Constant Sky” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org. Through March 15: “Agave: Symbol and Spirit” — Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, go online for prices; botanicgardens.org. Through March 15: “Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes” — Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, go online for prices; botanicgardens.org. Through March 22: “Xochimilco: Works by Eduardo Robledo Romero” — Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, go online for prices; botanicgardens.org. Through March 29: “Ms. Destiny” — Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/ms-destiny. Through April 17: “Dog Patch: A Pueblo Community’s Legacy” — El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N. Union Ave., Pueblo, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/dog-patch-pueblo-communitys-legacy. Through June 14: “Southwest Impressions: Prints from the Barbara J. Thompson Collection” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org. Through Jul: “Fuse Box: Sarah Sze” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org. Through Sept. 6: “38th Star: Colorado Becomes the Centennial State” — History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver, $15; historycolorado.org. Through Feb. 6, 2027: “Guest of Honor: Rembrandt” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org. Through June 15, 2027: “A Century of Art in Latin America” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org. COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 719-636-0221, [email protected] ...read more read less