Open mic at Bootstrap: Play a tune on stage and nab a free beer. Performers can sign up to play starting at 5:30 p.m. Holler at dennis.m.driscoll@comcast.net for questions; 6 p.m. Monday, Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont; bootstrapbrewing.com.

Music & Movement: Designed for children and caregivers to get up and move together, Music & Movement enhances motor skills and reinforces early literacy skills. Instruments and activities are geared toward children 3 to 5 years old; 9:30 a.m. Monday, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie; Free; mylibrary.evanced.info.

Bilingual story time: Join the library for stories and songs in Spanish and English for children of all ages and their caregiver (best for kids ages 3 years and older); 10 a.m. Monday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.

Bad Art Club, or Club de Arte Feo: First and third Mondays, sixth to 12th graders can join in an afternoon of no-judgement crafting in the Bad Art Club. Create the worst piece of art in the allotted time and earn the coveted Bad Art Trophy; 4 p.m. Monday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.

Monday night writer’s group: Kara McLaughlin of Little Sage Books leads an informal group that offers an inclusive space to gather around the craft of writing every Monday in the Unquiet Study Area on the second floor of the Longmont Library; 6 p.m. Monday, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; free; bit.ly/3dZVDVm.

Life drawing at Firehouse: Draw short poses with fellow local artists of models who are facilitated by Art of Modeling. Bring supplies from home, but newsprint and vine charcoal will be available. Bring an easel if desired; 6 p.m. Monday, Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; firehouseart.org.

Second Mondays book group: Join the Second Mondays book group to discuss their January title, “The Sentence,” by Louise Erdrich; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov.