For a laugh

Pro wrestling meets stand-up comedy when the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, hosts Lucha Libre and Laughs at 8 p.m. Friday; $25; axs.com.

Howie in town

Hometown boy Grable Howie and his band tell stories and play Howie’s own brand of folk/pop at 6 p.m. Friday at Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont; bricksretail.com/events-calendar.

Art on Pearl

The annual Pearl Street Art Fest began in 1978, just the year after the mall opened, and this year’s fest boasts more than 100 artists from across the country who use a wide variety of mediums. The festival runs Friday through Sunday on the outdoor mall in Boulder. Visit boulderdowntown.com/arts-fest for more info.

‘The Charles’

Annual concert “The Charles” is named after Hot Rize guitarist Charles Sawtelle, and this year’s shindig features a cooler full of bluegrass pickers, and takes place at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden, 401 Main St., Gold Hill; $45 (proceeds benefit event sponsor KGNU Radio); goldhillinn.com.

Lucinda in the building

One of America’s greatest living songwriters, Lucinda Williams, and her band return to Boulder to play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Chautauqua Auditorium, 100 Morning Glory Dr., Boulder; $68-$79; chautauqua.com.

Festival of Colors

Longmont brings a little bit of Nepal to the foothills of the Rockies during the annual Nepali Jatra: Festival of Colors, an event filled with dance, music, arts, crafts, food and more for children and adults alike. It takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at 350 Kimbark St., Longmont. Visit longmontcolorado.gov for more details.

A jazzy group

Four dance companies — Davis Contemporary Dance, Industrial Dance Alliance, Rocky Mountain Rhythm and Rogue Co — join together to present the Boulder Jazz Dance Collective’s performance at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $33; thedairy.org.

Getting orchestral

Ryan Bancroft conducts guest pianist Yeol Eum Son, praised for her “fearless fast articulation,” who along with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra

will perform Gubaidulina’s “Fairytale Poem,” Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 6:30 p.m. July 25 at Chautauqua Auditorium, 100 Morning Glory Dr., Boulder; $23-$100; chautauqua.com.

Back in time

Experience the sights, sounds and stories of the late 1800s during Boulder County Parks and Open Space’s event, including blacksmith demos, butter churning, games and much more from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Walker Ranch Homestead, 7701 Flagstaff Road, Boulder area; free; bouldercounty.gov/events.

Play and build skills

Drama Kids of Boulder offers a free class where children can learn communication skills and build self-esteem through theater games and activities from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Theater, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; boulderlibrary.org.