TODAY

Ballet

The work of choreographers Gerald Arpino, Andrea Schermoly and Ching Ching Wong are featured in Boulder Ballet’s fall concert titled “Unlocked” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Chautauqua Auditorium, 100 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder; $41-$64; chautauqua.com.

Culture

Celebrate the culture of Brazil with music, food and dance during Colorado Brazil Fest 2024, with samba dancing at 5 p.m. Friday at the Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder (free); Choro Show and Forro dance at 8 p.m. Friday, Full Cycle Café, 2355 30th St., Boulder ($25); Carnaval show and more at 5 p.m. Saturday at Wibby Brewing, 209 Emery St., Longmont ($10-$25). Visit coloradobrazilfest.org for more details.

WEEKEND

Theater

Arts in the Open offers an original play with a mild hike when it premieres “Wicked Wanderings” at 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Saturday through Oct. 27, at the Chautauqua Picnic Shelter, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; $25 (ages 10 and older); chautauqua.com.

Stage

The new Broadway musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” about a young woman with a rare disease that ages her prematurely, launches its national tour at the Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver, Sunday through Oct. 5; $46-$143; denvercenter.org.

Benefit

Many Boulderites have a connection with Alaya Preschool, the longstanding kids’ school on Folsom Street. The preschool is at risk of shutting down after 46 years following Naropa’s decision to sell the property, so school owners are embarking on an effort to buy the school grounds. An all-ages benefit concert, “Save Alaya Preschool,” features Emma Rose and the Hunter Stone Band and is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder; free; savealaya.org.

FUTURE

Stage

A group of gay veterans of WWII gather for a reunion on Fire Island five years after the war in the Local Theater-produced play “Stockade.” The group is met by an outsider with a surprise that will cause them to question whether history is best left in the past; on stage Thursday through Oct. 13 at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $23-$48; thedairy.org.

FREE

Tunes

Five musical acts from differing genres are on tap from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday during the Rhythm at Roosevelt concert, taking place at Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont; free; longmontcolorado.gov.

Culture

Enjoy live music, food, drink, guided hikes, Latin dance and more during the fourth-annual bilingual Festival Del Sol, from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on the lawn outside Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; free; chautauqua.com.

KIDS

Drag story hour

Miss Zarah tells children’s stories during the Drag Story Hour with Miss Zarah at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Canyon Theater in the Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; free; boulderlibrary.org.