TODAY

Comedy

Aaron Foster, who lived in Boulder for a stint as co-founder of Skratch Labs, returns to town to perform “Mostly Jokes,” his one-man show that takes a darkly humorous look at survivor’s guilt and anxiety at 8 p.m. Friday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $10-$20; thedairy.org.

Film

The new documentary “Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision” tells the story of the famed studio’s creation and its instrumental part of Hendrix’s recordings. It screens at 6:30 p.m. Friday, 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Boedecker in the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $9-$12; thedairy.org.

Swing

Offering up blues for bohemians, ragtime for rebels and all-around good-time, old-time music, Lyons-based band Rob Pate and d’Lovelies play at 8 p.m. Friday at the Gold Hill Inn Barroom, 401 Main St., Gold Hill; $15; goldhillinn.com.

WEEKEND

Party

Longmont Museum revamped its courtyard and will unveil the transformation on Saturday at the inaugural Sunset Soirée. Guests can enjoy an open bar with signature cocktails, a three-course meal (including gluten-free and vegan options) and live music with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $100 and funds will support the museum expansion, including a new children’s exhibit and an expanded feature gallery; 6-9 p.m. Saturday; 400 Quail Road, Longmont; supportlongmontmuseum.org.

Soul

Catch Pueblo-based rock ‘n’ soul act Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds before the three-piece band takes off on tour when they play at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Helios Public Arhouse, 364 Main St., Longmont. Visit thesugarsounds.com for more details.

Hip-hop fusion

If you want to know what a big part of Los Angeles sounds like, hear it live when the City of Angels’ favorite sons Ozomatli perform, with opener (Denver’s own) Los Mocochetes, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Chautauqua Auditorium, 100 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder; $41-$52; chautauqua.com.

FUTURE

Dance

Two men with different racial and cultural backgrounds confront and celebrate their differing heritages in the immersive dance piece “The Conversation Series,” performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 13, and 2 p.m. Sept. 14, at the University Theatre Building on the CU campus, Boulder; $26; cupresents.org.

FREE

Pollinator party

Learn about bees and their magical world during the fourth-annual Niwot Honeybee Harvest Festival, with live music by Pete and Joan Wernick, kids activities, speakers, hive observation and much more, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Cottonwood Square, 2nd Avenue and Cottonwood Square, Niwot; free; niwot.com.

KIDS

Doggies

Kiddos and their caregivers can mingle with trained puppers during the one-hour Dogs Enjoy Afternoon Reading event at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Longmont Library, 409 4th Ave., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.