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Cabaret Diosa took the music scene by storm when they were born in Boulder in 1996. Together for a decade, and now broken up for almost two decades, the group is reappearing for a gig in Boulder, “Into the Mamboverse.” COURTESY PHOTO

Singer-songwriter and cellist Ben Sollee performs solo at eTown Hall Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO

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TODAY

Stage

When a radio celebrity comes for dinner and suffers a fall, he ends up staying much longer than expected in the classic Hart and Kaufman comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” performed by Viva Theater Company at 7 p.m. Fridays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Nov. 10, at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $28-$34; thedairy.org.

Vintage Boulder beats

Founded in Boulder in 1996, Cabaret Diosa flipped the music scene on its head with its blend of classic Latin dance beats and entertaining theatrics. The mambo orchestra hasn’t been seen on stage since they abandoned their end-of-days dance party nearly two decades ago, but return to Boulder for a one-night-only gig, dubbed “Into the Mamboverse,” along with openers The Maydays, at 8 p.m. Friday at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder; $52-$55; axs.com.

Stage

After they enjoy a first kiss in public, two women are assaulted in the drama “Stop Kiss,” produced by the Coal Creek Theater of Louisville at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Friday through Nov. 16, with additional performances at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, at the Louisville Arts Center, 801 Grant St., Louisville; $21-$25; cctlouisville.org.

WEEKEND

Culture party

Celebrate the Day of the Dead in the nighttime when genre-bending rockers iZCALLi, Aztec dance group Grupo Azteca Tlahuitzcalli and more perform at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; $18; longmontcolorado.gov.

Folk cello

Kentucky son Ben Sollee has a unique thing going — he’s a singer-songwriter who accompanies himself, not on guitar or piano, but on cello, and you can catch his act when he performs at 7 p.m. Saturday at eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; $34.22; etown.org.

Tribute

Nissi’s nightclub in Lafayette has established itself as the go-to venue for tribute acts, and an assemblage of local groups are banding together to offer up Rolling Harvest, the songs of Bob Dylan and Neil Young, and the band plays at 7 p.m. Sunday at Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Lafayette; $20-$25; nissis.com.

FUTURE

Music, poetry, art

Composer and vocalist Nicholas Felder, and poet Zan Johns present a sampling of their work with dialogue, in connection with the Museum of Boulder’s current exhibition titled “Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History” in “Con-nect” at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Museum, located at 2205 Broadway, Boulder; free; museumofboulder.org.

FREE

Birds

Migratory birds’ often difficult winter trek is the subject during Boulder County’s “The Treacherous Journey South Slideshow Program” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ron Stewart Parks and Open Space Building, 5201 St. Vrain Road, Longmont; free (registration required); bouldercounty.gov, 303-678-6214.

Jazz

A fixture on the Front Range jazz scene for more than 20 years, Ostevetto takes inspiration from 1960s compositions, and the trio plays at 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage, 401 Main St., Gold Hill; free; goldhillinn.com.

KIDS

Games

Kids in grades six through 12 with some experience playing the board game are invited to take part in some friendly campaigns during the Dungeons and Dragons for Teens event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Longmont Public Library, 409 4th Ave., Longmont; free; downtownlongmont.com.