ON VIEW: Artist and choreographer Iván-Daniel Espinosa presents MycoMorphosis: Dancing with Fungi in the lobby of Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA). Running through Oct. 6, this new multimedia installation — incorporating mycology, dance, sculpture and sound — kicks off with a series of live performances on Sept. 19, 21 and 26.
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Dante Ortiz: It’s in the Air. Through Sept. 21, Dairy Arts Center, Locals Only Gallery, Caruso Lounge (West Entrance), 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Free
Homelands: Reconnection. Through Nov. 3, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Free
Smoke & Mirrors. Through Jan. 12, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder. $2
Iván-Daniel Espinosa: MycoMorphosis: Dancing with Fungi. Through Oct. 6, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder. $2
Joseph Tisiga: An Elegance Unknown to Scoundrels. Through Oct. 19, East Window Gallery, 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder. Free
Erica Podwoiski: Blue Whispers. Sept. 13 through Oct 6, Firehouse Art Center – Main Gallery, 667 4th Ave., Longmont. Free
Sara Goldenberg-White: Intertwined. Through Oct. 21, The New Local Annex, 713 Pearl St. Free
ON STAGE: As state legislatures target LGBTQ+ communities across the country, Local Theater Company presents Stockade, a historical drama about the struggles of queer soldiers after World War II. This local production runs at the Dairy Arts Center, Sept. 26 through Oct. 13. Hit the QR code for a rundown on more fall theater coming to a BoCo stage near you. See listing for details.
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Fiddler on the Roof. Sept. 6 through Dec. 6, Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St. Longmont.
MAD LIBrarians. Sept. 21, BETC – Canyon Theater at the Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd, Boulder.
TRANSformative Stories. Sept. 21, Motus Theater – Arapaho Center, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette.
Wicked Wanderings. Sept. 21 through Oct. 27, Arts in the Open – Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road & 9th St., Boulder.
Kimberly Akimbo. Sept. 22 through Oct. 5, Denver Center for the Performing Arts – Buell Theatre, 1400 Curtis St. $46+
Stockade. Sept. 26 through Oct. 13, Local Theater Company – Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder.
ON THE PAGE: Heavyweight Colorado author Peter Heller comes to Denver’s Tattered Cover on Sept. 27 to read from and sign his latest novel, Burn, a dystopian political thriller set in a divided Maine on the brink of civil war. Follow the QR code for more on the book and other local titles to cozy up with this fall. See listing for details.
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Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History by William Taylor. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5
Reimagining the Revolution: Four Stories of Abolition, Autonomy, and Forging New Paths in the Modern Civil Rights Movement by Paula Lehman-Ewing. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5
A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $36 (includes signed book)
Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground by Mirabai Starr. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5
Wild, Willing, and Wise: An Interactive Guide for When to Paddle, When to Rest, and When to Jump Naked into the River of Life by HeatherAsh Amara. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5
Burn by Peter Heller. 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $34 (includes signed book)