Scouting out a wild night at the Denver Zoo
Saturday. Experience zoo life after dark at the Denver Zoo's Scout Night. Girl and Boy Scouts are invited to bring their families for an evening of activities, many of which can qualify toward merit badges. Food and drink will be available. 6-9:30 p.m. Saturday. Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St.; 303-376-4800. $15 per person; group discounts available. Tickets available in advance only until 3 p.m. Saturday; tickets.denverzoo.org
Boulder Bach festival has new baton at helm
Friday and Sunday. The Boulder Bach Festival opens its 2011-12 season with the debut of its exciting new music director, Rick Erickson. The cantor, organist and conductor directs the Bach Vespers series at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City. He will lead performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2015 Glenarm Place, and 4 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St., Boulder. Headlining the program are three of Johann Sebastian Bach's ever-popular "Brandenburg" concertos. $30, $10 students. 303-776-9666 or boulderbachfestival.org.
Geena Davis speaks on gender and media
Thursday, Sept. 29. Twenty years ago, Thelma and Louise famously drove off a cliff and into legend. But Thelma's portrayer, Geena Davis, has stuck it out, fighting the vital fight with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Thursday, the University of Colorado Denver closes its month-long New Feminisms: Art-Culture-Change program with a few choice words from Davis. 7:30 p.m. King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Auraria campus. $10; free to UCD students. ahec.edu/kingcenter/main/box_office or 303-556-2296.
Out of the blue, improv extravaganza is back
Wednesday through Oct. 2. The Denver Improv Festival is back after a three-year hiatus, promising performances by local and national comics and comedy teams. Headlining performers include Second City's Robert Dassie and Dina Facklis; and Chicago's Craig Cackowski and Emily Wilson. Local groups include the Dishwater Blondes, Makeshift Shakespeare and Monkey's Uncle, and local high school improv troupes. Venues include the Avenue Theater, Bovine Metropolis and Voodoo Comedy Playhouse. $5-$16. denverimprovfestival.com.
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