TODAY

Dance

Two area dance companies share their work in separate concerts at the same venue when Zikr Dance Ensemble presents “Mysteries,” a multi-media event featuring dancers exploring Hindu and Jainism themes at 7:30 p.m. Friday ($34-$56); and Vitality (the company) presents the athletic and sensual fusion dance piece “V I M” at 7 p.m. Friday and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday ($17-$34). Both take place at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.

Tribute tunes

Harken back three decades to the ‘90s (yes, it’s been that long) and get nostalgic to the music of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Green Day and more when cover band The B Sides play at 6 p.m. Friday at Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont; free; downtownlongmont.com.

Cinema orchestra

The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra adds sonic excitement to pre-talkies movies, and the group performs to Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 film “The Kid” at 7 p.m. Friday, and to four short comedies, including Buster Keaton’s 1920 bit “The Scarecrow” at 7 p.m. Saturday, at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; $20-$23 (per screening); longmontcolorado.gov.

WEEKEND

Symphonic sounds

The Boulder Symphony rosins its bows and performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, along with Peter Drew’s Symphony No. 1; and soprano Anastasia Antropova sings Rossini’s “Una voce poco fa” an Puccini’s “Un bel di, vedremo” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $11-$42; thedairy.org.

Comedy

Continuing its trend of bringing in stand-up comedians, the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, hosts an evening with Gary Gulman (Hulu’s “Life with Beth”) at 7 p.m. Saturday; $48-$61; axs.com.

Songwriter

David Wilcox brings the folk, stories and lyrical songs to Boulder, and he’ll perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; $47; etown.org.

FUTURE

Scot rock

No April Fool’s joke here, Grammy-nominated Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand bring its big riffs and big ideas to town for a concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder; $54; axs.com.

FREE

Books

Read essays that explore themes of chance, religion and history, and then discuss with others during the Great Ideas Reading and Discussion Group meeting from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Longmont Library, 409 4th Ave., Boulder; free; longmontcolorado.gov.

Live review

The doors open at 6 p.m. Saturday and the movie begins soon thereafter when Gareth Edwards and the Boulder Library host a Live Movie Review — the host stops the film four or five times to discuss — featuring the epic “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) at the Boulder Library’s Canyon Theater, 1000 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; free; boulderlibrary.org.

KIDS

Game

Kids in grades sixth through 12th can get in a fun hang and test their D&D skills during the Dungeons and Dragons for Teens event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Longmont Library, 409 4th Ave., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.