TODAY

Poetry

The annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering saddles up Friday and Saturday and will feature numerous events — including spoken word, music and much more — at the Buffalo Rose Event Center, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden. Visit coloradocowboygathering.org for a complete list of events and for ticketing.

Guitar wizard

Guitar enthusiasts probably know Greg Koch from his demo vids on YouTube for Louisville’s Wildwood Guitars, and you can see the Wisconsin-based guitar wizard live when he and his band, the Koch Marshall Trio, take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at the Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder; $24; velvetelklounge.com.

Songwriter

Covenhoven — aka Joel Van Horne — brings his indie folk and his stirring vocals in concert at 8 p.m. Friday at the Chautauqua Community House, 301 Morning Glory Dr., Boulder; $27; chautauqua.com.

WEEKEND

Legend

Three Boulder arts orgs team up to offer an afternoon of music, dance and spoken word, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., when BETC, the Boulder Phil and Boulder Ballet present “The Time is Always Right” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $15-$50; thedairy.org.

Folk

Nationally touring folk and Americana duo Bettman and Halpin drop in for an evening of hypnotizing harmonies and roof-raising instrumentals when they play at 7 p.m. Saturday at Muse, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, $25-$30; museperformancespace.com.

FUTURE

Legend

Motus Theater and The ReMINDers will bring together artists in an effort to inspire action and alignment with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when “Still We Rise” takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $15-$50; thedairy.org.

Outlaw country

The next live taping for the eTown radio show features a couple of musical survivors in Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore, along with country crooner Brennen Leigh, and the show takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday at eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder; $40; etown.org.

FREE

Art

Meet the artists, enjoy food and live music by RO$$AY during the opening of two new exhibits ahead of Black History Month — Black Futures in Art’s “The Space Between Us,” and Jocelyn Roy’s “Feel The Love” — from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; free; thedairy.org.

KIDS

Inclusivity

Children in grades sixth through 12 can engage in fun competition during the All Out League with Ben, a pro-diversity, anti-gang sports league, from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.