TODAY

Funky jams

Formed in a college dorm in Maryland, and forged over a love for funky psychedelic jams, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong have collected a loyal following through the years, and the band will nestle into the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, for shows at 8 p.m. Friday (Squeaky Feet opener) and Saturday (Sqwerv opener); $42; z2ent.com.

Unique mashup

The Boedecker cinema screens an innovative mash-up when it presents “Silents Synced: R.E.M and Buster Keaton,” where the physical comedian’s 1924 “Sherlock Jr.” is synced — with mesmerizing results — to R.E.M.’s albums “Monsters” and “New Adventures in Hi-Fi” at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $9-$12; thedairy.org.

Mile High ‘grass

Drawing equally on tradition and innovation, Jake Leg — the four-piece Colorado bluegrass outfit — plays at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Chautauqua Community House, 301 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder; $25; chautauqua.com.

WEEKEND

Female composers

Without the help of church or noble benefactors, Barbara Strozzi composed and published eight volumes of secular music during the Baroque Era, and the Boulder Bach Festival presents some of her work, and other female composers, during “COmpass REsonance: The Feminine Divine,” a concert that takes place at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $50-$65; thedairy.org.

Indie soul

Songs filled with pleasurable contradictions — heavy and light, pain and joy — fill the air when D.C.-based band Oh He Dead takes the stage at 7 p.m. Sunday at eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; $30; etown.org.

Oscar pic

If you haven’t already, you can see what all the critical fuss is about when the International Film Series screens the lauded pic “The Brutalist,” starring Adrien Brody, at 2 p.m. Sunday at Muenzinger Auditorium, 1905 Colorado Blvd., Boulder; $9; internationalfilmseries.com.

FUTURE

On stage

Boulder’s Ami Dayan has translated the 2012 award-winning Israeli play “Ulysses on Bottles” — about a man imprisoned for trying to smuggle books into Gaza — and a staged reading of the frighteningly prescient piece takes place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver; $12; eventbrite.com.

Art flick

The documentary “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” chronicles the personal tragedy and perseverance of one of the Western world’s most ardent art collectors, and it screens as part of the Longmont Museum’s Thursday Nights @ the Museum program at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; $8-$12; longmontcolorado.gov.

FREE

Faculty stars

CU School of Music professors Susan Cahill (double bass) and Andrea Segar (violin) are featured in a concert titled “Finding Light” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder; free (donations accepted); cupresents.org.

KIDS

Doggies

Children and new readers who want to practice reading in the presence of a trained therapy dog can participate in Dogs Enjoy Afternoon Reading (DEAR) event from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Longmont Library, 409 4th Ave., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.