TODAY

Travel Show: Sunny Sardinia — Visit elegant old cities with narrow cobblestone villages and crowded plaza's remote mountain streets once famous for bandits and now known for colorful graffiti, and amazing historical and archaeological sites that are UNESCO World Heritage sites dating back to 1500 B.C and the Bronze Age; 7 p.m., Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; free; 303-786-8406, cil.com/travelshows.

Ben Hammond — Ben Hammond plans to perform; 6 p.m., Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder; free; strumsy.com/1260.

Nice Work Jazz Combo with Heidi Schmidt — The Nice Work Jazz Combo plays at the St. Julien Hotel, with featured guest Heidi Schmidt, Pete Lewis, Jerry Weiss, Jason Malmberg, and Brian Kauffman. The Nice Work Jazz Combo plays unique arrangements of jazz standards and popular tunes for dancing and listening; 6:30 p.m., St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder; free; niceworkjazz.com.

Dorje Dolma, "Yak Girl" — Dorje Dolma will speak about and sign her new book, "Yak Girl: Growing Up in the Remote Dolpo Region of Nepal"; 7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; 303-447-2074, boulderbookstore.net/event/dorje-dolma-yak-girl.

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UPCOMING

P3M5 — A collaboration between the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company and the Dairy Arts Center explores the modern relationship between privacy and technology. "The Plurality of Privacy Project in Five Minute Plays," or "P3M5," is a multi-media production that incorporates films and theatrical vignettes from an international crew of artists. The show takes place through Jan. 21 at the Boedecker Theatre at the Dairy Arts Center; 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $17.50; 303-440-7826, tickets.thedairy.org/Online/P3M5.

Michael Franklin: "Art as Contemplative Practice" — Michael Franklin will speak about and sign his new book, "Art as Contemplative Practice"; 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; 303-447-2074, boulderbookstore.net/event/michael-franklin-art-contemplative-practice.

Matt Flaherty — Local musician Matt Flaherty plans to perform at Boulder's best biker bar; 6:30 p.m., Friday, Full Cycle, 1795 Pearl St., Boulder; free; 303-440-1002.

Dog Dance — Dog Dance is an on-going performance series of improvised dance solos created and performed by Joanna Rotkin of Joanna and The Agitators with Directorial Guidance by Andrew Marcus. It is performed the third Friday of every month. This dance performance is a chance to breath together, allowing the noise to quiet a bit as the remembering of a body unfolds; 7 p.m., Friday, Floorspace, 1510 Zamia Ave., Unit 101, Boulder; $10; cm.boulderchamber.com.

Grass It Up — Steeped in American music traditions such as bluegrass, folk, ragtime, rock and country, Grass It Up has shaped a unique brand of bluegrass that expresses the feeling of life in today's American West. Grass It Up is renowned for their thought-provoking songwriting, high energy and engaging live performances; 7:30 p.m., Friday, Chautauqua Community House, 301 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder; $15-$18; 303-440-7666, chautauqua.com.

Flamingosis — The New Jersey-based artist known as Flamingosis plans to perform. Flamingosis is the moniker of Aaron Velasquez, an electronic music producer, beatboxer and DJ. The name Flamingosis is derived from a move invented by his father, a five-time free-style frisbee world champion. Flamingosis fuses together influences from beat scene pioneers like J Dilla with a deep love of vintage funk and disco to create new takes on old styles; 8:30 p.m., Friday, The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder; $18; 720-645-2467, foxtheatre.com/event/1593753-flamingosis-boulder.