AX: axs.com CW: comedyworks.com TM: ticketmaster.com MUSIC Friday: Tech N9ne — 7 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, $64 and up; TM. Friday: The Railbenders — 8 p.m., Gothic Theatre, Englewood, $35.01-$45.01; AX. Friday: Pickin’ on the Dead with Tonewood String Band — 8 p .m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $25.99-$28.57; AX. Saturday: Lil Darkie — 5 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, $53 and up; TM. Saturday: Avery Anna — With Jenna Raine, Dylan Davidson, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $45.62; AX. Dec. 30-31: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong — 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, Denver, $50.52-$63.82; AX. Dec. 30-31: The Budos Band — 9 p.m., Gothic Theatre, Englewood, $48.92-$53.56; AX. Dec. 31: Boombassador – The Polish Ambassador Boom Box — 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $53.31-$55.88; AX. Dec. 31: Magdalena Bay — 9 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $67.41-$158.23; AX. Jan. 2: Worakls — 9 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $30.66-$39.94; AX. Jan. 3: Photon Rado — 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $30.66; AX. Jan. 3: Dead Pioneers — With The Potato Pirates, Team Nonexistent, 8 p.m., Gothic Theatre, Englewood, $36.86; AX. Jan. 3: Nora En Pure — 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $50.51-$113.07; AX. Jan. 8: Phyphr 5AM Trio — With McWavy, 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $23.41-$25.99; AX. Jan. 9: Wild Love Tigress, Graham Good the Painters — 9 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $32.50; AX. Jan. 9: Scott Nice Tone Ranger — With Milk, 9 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $30.63-$32.69; AX. Jan. 9-10: Charley Crockett — 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, NEED COST; AX. Jan. 10: Bitchflower — With Liquid Chicken, BlurredRadio, Gush, 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $20.46-$22.53; AX. Jan. 10: Bear Grillz — 9 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $25-$50; AX. Jan. 11: Ott with Android Jones — With Mindex, Drrtywulvz, Bloomurian, Living Light, Dillard, 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $86-$95; AX. Jan. 15: Braxton Keith Randall King — 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $59.79-$84; AX. Jan. 15-17: Umphrey’s McGee — 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $66.20 and up; AX. Jan. 16: King Cardinal — With Travis McNamara, Nina de Freitas, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $32.54; AX. STAGE Thursday: Sam Adams — 7:30 p.m., Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $14; CW. Thursday-Saturday: Pete Lee — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $18-$33; CW. Friday: All Gas No Brakes x Channel 5 “Carnival” — 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $39 and up; TM. Friday-Saturday: “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. Friday-Satruday: “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. Friday-Sunday: “The Nutcracker” — Presented by the Centennial State Ballet, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday, The Longmont Theatre Co., 513 Main St., Longmont, $24-$29. Tickets: centennialstateballet.ludus.com. Sunday: “Drunk Christmas” — An abbreviated, drunken version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Audacious Immersive, 2 p.m., Alamo Drafthouse, 4255 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, go online for prices: audacioustheatre.com. Dec. 27-28: Ballet Ariel Presents “Little Women and the Nutcracker Suite” — 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 27, 2 p.m. Dec. 28, Parsons Theatre at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, Northglenn, $32-$42. Tickets: balletariel.org. Jan. 2-3: Emo Philips — 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Jan. 2, 6 and 8:15 p.m. Jan. 3, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $25-$30; CW. Jan. 2-3: Eddie Ifft — 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. Jan. 2, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 3, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $25-$30; CW. Jan. 4: Georgia Comstock and Friends — 7 p.m., Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $14; CW. Jan. 8: “Kinky Boots” — 7 p.m., Pueblo Memorial Hall, Pueblo, $75-$112; PMH. Jan. 8-10: Tim Dillon — 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8, 6 p.m. Jan. 9, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 10, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $30-$50; CW. Jan. 8-10: Ian Fidance — 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Jan. 9, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Jan. 10, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $20-$35; CW. Jan. 9: Paul Chowdhry — 7:30 p.m., Newman Center for the Arts, Gates Concert Hall, 2344 E, Iliff Ave., Denver, $33 and up; newmancenterpresents.com. Jan. 11: Adam Carolla — 5 p.m., Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $35-$45; CW. Jan. 13-14: Don McMillan — 7:30 p.m., Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $35-$50; CW. Jan. 15-17: Zoltan Kaszas — 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Jan. 16, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Jan. 17, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $20-$40; CW. Jan. 15-18: John Heffron — 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 7:15 Jan. 16, 6:45 and 8:45 p.m. Jan. 17, 5 p.m. Jan. 18, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $22-$35; CW. Through Sunday: “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 Sunday: Holidays at the Hideaway Hotel” — Wonderbound, 3824 Dahlia St., Denver, to online for prices. Tickets: wonderbound.com. Through Wednesday: “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 Saturday: 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 May 3: “Brick Planet” — A magical journey made with LEGO Bricks, Denver Museum of Nature Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, included in museum admission; dmns.org. 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 July: “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