TODAY

Ballet

The Boulder Ballet takes a fresh spin around the “Alice in Wonderland” story, focusing on an imagined back story of one of Lewis Carroll’s “other” characters during “Queen of Hearts,” performed at 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $40-$62; thedairy.org.

Dead tunes

Dave Hebert (aka Dave A’Bear) does his best Jerry Garcia impression when his band A Very Jerry Band grooves its way through Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band favorites at 5 p.m. Friday at Wibby Brewing, 422 2nd Ave., Longmont. Visit wibbybrewing.com for more details.

WEEKEND

Music series

Bring your own lawn chair and dancing shoes and enjoy some live music when the Old Oak Coffeehouse summer concert series kicks off with an outdoor performance from House Blend Band from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, along 2nd Avenue in downtown Niwot. Visit theoldoakcoffeehouse.com for more details.

Soul and folk

Settle in with the serene folk sounds and melodies of Boulder-based Sturtz when the acoustic four-piece performs alongside the Midwest soul crooner Soultru at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder; $19; velvetelklounge.com.

Symphonic sounds

Beethoven’s beloved “Ode to Joy” finds the melancholic composer in a rather uplifted mood, and the Boulder Symphony will perform Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, climaxing with “Ode to Joy,” at 4 p.m. Sunday (with the Boulder Symphony Chorus) at Grace Commons, 1820 15th St., $7.50-$30; bouldersymphony.org.

Indie tunes

Their hair is long and their jeans are tight, like their jangly pop-rock songs, and The Lemon Twigs, fronted by Long Island-based brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario, play at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder; $36; axs.com.

FUTURE

Dinner party

While it’s spring outside, inside the wooded land of Singing Bones Productions’ “Farewell to Winter Tide,” it’s a dark enchanted world filled with ethereal beauty, and the immersive dinner experience — which includes dinner from Organic Roots, wine, live music, storytelling and more — takes place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $80; thedairy.org.

FREE

Art party

Metalsmithing, 3D printmaking, photography and more are among the mediums used by Asian American artists in the new group exhibition “Go West,” which looks at cultural heritage and the its immersion into the American West. The exhibit will host its opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; free; thedairy.org.

Grass

Partners in bluegrass twang Eric Wiggs and Dylan McCarthy play a free show at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill; free; goldhillinn.com.

KIDS

Music lessons

During Studio with Ben, students can get their hands on pro-level musical instruments and create sounds and songs. The event runs from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Longmont Youth Center, 1050 Lashley St., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.