🎶 Free Music School, Foggy Skies, and Tony Furtado Shreds into May

New month, new music, same Boulder weirdness. May kicks off with foggy skies and a 50% chance you’ll need an umbrella and sunglasses. But there’s good news too: a free music school is launching, downtown is facing a little soul-searching, and Tony Furtado is picking his banjo into the weekend. Let’s dive in.

Thursday Weather

• 🌡️ High: 57º | Low: 39º

• 🌦️ Rain chance: 50% during the day, 20% at night

• 💨 Winds: ENE 5–10 mph

• 🌅 Sunrise: 6:00 AM | 🌇 Sunset: 7:56 PM

• 🔥 UV Index: 7 of 11

• 💧 Humidity: 57% → 69%

Fog clears by 9am, and scattered showers or storms could roll through later. Partly sunny in between. Welcome to May.

Local Stories

🎻 Free music school launches in Boulder
The founder of the Bluebird Music Festival is launching a completely free music school—no tuition, no barriers. The goal? Give young people access to instruments, lessons, and community. It’s a pitch-perfect way to make Boulder a little louder. Read more at Boulder Reporting Lab

🏙️ Are downtown Boulder’s best days behind it?
A Boulder Weekly columnist poses a provocative question: is Pearl Street losing its magic? Between rising rents, chain creep, and shifting vibes, it might be time for a downtown identity check. Read the opinion piece

🏠 Home values dip across the Front Range
Don’t panic—but property tax assessments in Boulder County are expected to fall slightly this year. It’s not a crash, just a wobble in the real estate rollercoaster. Colorado Sun explains

Things To Do

🎶 Tony Furtado Duo with Luke Price – eTown Hall
📍 1535 Spruce St
⏰ 7:00 PM
🎤 Award-winning banjoist and slide guitarist Tony Furtado returns with fiddler Luke Price for a night of soulful, genre-bending Americana. Expect blues, folk, and jaw-dropping string work.
🔗 Get tickets

🎸 Friday Pilots Club + Circa Waves – Fox Theatre
📍 1135 13th St
⏰ 8:00 PM
🎤 Chicago alt-rockers share the stage with UK’s Circa Waves for a double-headliner guaranteed to shake the Hill.
🔗 Tickets here

🎭 A Nice Indian Boy – The Dairy
📍 2590 Walnut St
⏰ 7:30 PM
🎤 A charming, witty romantic comedy about two men navigating love, culture, and family expectations.
🔗 More info

🎭 Romeo & Juliet – The Dairy
📍 2590 Walnut St
⏰ 7:00 PM
🎤 The Upstart Crow Theatre Company returns with Shakespeare’s most famous love story. Swords, soliloquies, and star-crossed swooning.
🔗 Show info

🎥 One to One: John & Yoko – The Dairy
📍 2590 Walnut St
⏰ 4:00 PM
🎤 A rare concert documentary from 1972—part music, part activism, all Lennon.
🔗 Get tickets

🧠 Hiking, Yoga, and Networking
📍 Wonderland Lake Trailhead
⏰ 5:30 PM
🎤 Boulder’s outdoorsy meetup trifecta: a gentle hike, a little yoga, and a lot of socializing.
🔗 RSVP here

🎭 Live & Zoom Improv Comedy
📍 Online or at 1800 30th St ste 307
⏰ 6:30 PM
🎤 Interactive improv from wherever you are. Log in or show up ready to laugh.
🔗 Join here

⛰️ Neptune Mountaineering – Speaker Series
📍 633 S Broadway
⏰ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🎤 Weekly adventure talks from explorers, climbers, and outdoor legends. Check Neptune’s site for tonight’s topic.
🔗 Event details

🧠 Trivia Night – Wild Provisions Beer Project
📍 2209 Central Ave
⏰ 6:30 PM
🎤 Geeks Who Drink hosts this lively, themed trivia night with rotating food trucks and crushable Czech-style lagers.
🔗 Trivia info

🎤 The Underground Comedy Showcase – License No. 1
📍 2115 13th St
⏰ 8:00 PM
🎤 Historic speakeasy + new comics each week = guaranteed laughs. 21+
🔗 Tickets

May’s off to a mellow start—clouds above, trivia below, and just enough rain to keep things interesting. We’ll be back tomorrow with more reasons to get out, stay in, and enjoy yourself.