Today
Longmont Restaurant Week — Over 40 restaurants, breweries, and distilleries are taking part in the first ever Longmont Restaurant Week. Every venue will offer a special menu at the price of $18.71, in honor of the year Longmont was founded. Go out to eat between through April 29 and ask your server about Longmont Restaurant Week; 8 a.m., Longmont, 528 Main St., Longmont; free; 720-864-2874, longmontrestaurantweek.com.
Vinyl Night / Happy Hour — Bring your vinyl records and share them with other music enthusiasts over beers. All genres welcome; 5 p.m., SKEYE Brewing, 900 S. Hover St., Suite D, Longmont; skeyebrewing.com.
Teen Library Committee — Come to the monthly meeting for 6th-12th graders interested in having their voices heard at the library. Help decide what teen programs the library should offer, what materials we should add to the collection, and how the teen space can better serve you. Registration is not required. The TLC meets the fourth Monday of every month; 6:30-8 p.m., Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/15936/1300?curm=04&cury=2018.
The Prairie Scholars — For Longmont Restaurant Week, Samples presents the Prairie Scholars, who will fill the restaurant with the sounds of West Texas Soul. Enjoy an award-winning bar and comfort food with the added pleasure of local live music; 6:30 p.m., Samples World Bistro, 370 Main St., Longmont; free; 720-684-6102.
Tuesday
Longmont Board Games & Beer — Join people in Longmont and surrounding areas who want to play a variety board games and enjoy some 300 Suns beer while doing so. Everyone welcome, from total newbies to the board game world all the way up through experienced Eurogamers, and at any given meetup we have a ton of games to choose from; 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 1st Ave., Unit C, Longmont; 300sunsbrewing.com/events.
Writers' Group — Longmont Public Library is hosting a writing group for writers 18 years and older. First and third Tuesdays are open write/sharing. Second and fourth Tuesdays are discussion and meeting. New members are always encouraged and welcome to attend. Wherever you are in your writing process, you'll fit right in; 6 p.m., Longmont Public Library , 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov.
"A Colorado Winter" with John Fielder — Flagstaff Academy presents "A Colorado Winter" with John Fielder, derived from the new book of the same title. Fielder's new book "A Colorado Winter," and all of his popular Colorado books and calendars, will be for sale and signing before and after the presentation. A portion of the proceeds benefit Flagstaff Academy; 6 p.m., Flagstaff Academy, 2040 Miller Drive, Longmont; free; 303-651-7900.
Tuesday Trivia — Craft beer, craft trivia and craft food trucks are offered on Tuesday Trivia; 7 p.m., Open Door Brewing Co., 2030 Ionosphere St., Unit G, Longmont; free; 720-593-1401, facebook.com/opendoortrivia.
Wednesday
"The Magic Sugar Beet" storytime — Join author and illustrator Emma Lilly as she debuts her picture book, "The Magic Sugar Beet: Exploring the History of the Longmont Sugar Beet Factory." Lilly is a senior at Silver Creek High School and a participant in the school's Leadership Academy. This book is part of her capstone project Stay for crafts, refreshments, and a book signing. No registration is required; 10:15 and 11 a.m., Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov.
LEAP into Science: Be An Engineer! — Have you ever found a creative way to solve a problem or thought of a new way of doing something? This is what engineers do all the time! Join a group as it reads "Rosie Revere, Engineer" by Andrea Beaty and work together to solve dilemmas through observations, predictions, and tests. Registration required; grades K-2; 4 p.m., Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie; free; mylibrary.us/events.
Game of Thrones Book Group — The Game of Thrones Book Group plans to meet; 6 p.m., Barbed Wire Books, 504 Main St., Longmont; barbedwirebooks.net.
Shanna in a Dress — Shanna in a Dress offers a single release, with special guests Bonnie and Taylor Sims from the acclaimed Bonnie & The Clydes; 6:30 p.m., Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont; free; 720-204-6064, stillcellars.com/event/shanna-in-a-dress-single-release-with-special-guests.
Thursday
Hamiltunes: A Library Revolution — Embrace Hamilton-mania and sing along with fellow fans of the Broadway musical. Compete in a trivia contest on history and the show, write like you're "running out of time," and participate in a lyric throwdown to prove you're Hamilton's biggest fan. Costumes encouraged. Registration required; grades 6-12; 4:30 p.m., Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie; free; mylibrary.us/events.
The Symbols — The Symbols plan to perform; 6 p.m., The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont.
"Man of La Mancha" — Don Quixote is an elderly knight who sets out into a bleak and unbearable world to defeat his fantasies of heathens, wizards and serpents of sin, while his friends desperately attempt to bring him back to reality in Candlelight Dinner Playhouse's "Man of La Mancha"; 6 p.m., Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown; 970-744-3747, ColoradoCandlelight.com.
Longmont Laughfest: Opening Night with Rachel Weeks — The third annual Longmont Laugh Fest is a three day comedy extravaganza. Starting at Skeye Brewing on Thursday and culminating in a beer, cider, spirits, and comedy fest at 300 Suns on Saturday. This show is free. The opening festival showcase will be hosted by Harrison Garcia, featuring Andres Becerril with headliner Rachel Weeks; 7 p.m., SKEYE Brewing, 900 S. Hover St., Suite D, Longmont; free; longmontlaughtix.com.
Friday
80s Arcade Night — Do you have what it takes to conquer Donkey Kong while Walking Like an Egyptian? Compete in classic video and board games, dance to your favorite retro hits and play "Tron Tag" as teens take over the library. '80s costumes encouraged; 6 p.m., Carbon Valley Regional Library, 7 Park Ave., Firestone; free; mylibrary.us/events.
Knobturnal Trancemissions — Sean Flynn, Nelson Walker, and Brooks Steele perform as the Knobturnal Trancemissions for an evening of soundscapes; 6:30 p.m., Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont; free; 720-204-6064, stillcellars.com/event/sean-flynn-with-brooks-steele-and-nelson-walker.
When Darkness Falls — When Darkness Falls offers heavy riffs and hard hitting drums, with Denver post-hardcore band Seven Sea Voyage and Denver deathcore band Uncultured Swine; 7 p.m., Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont; dickensoperahouse.com.
6th Annual Front Range Film Festival — Join a celebration of new and established filmmakers from all over the world including Colorado. They are part of the vision that makes Longmont such a growing vibrant, creative and artistic community, with shorts film programs, feature films, filmmaker Q&As and awards presentation parties. The 6th Annual Front Range Film Festival runs April 27-29 at three Longmont venues: Experience CoWork Space, Firehouse Art Center and The Longmont Theatre Company; coloradofests.com/festivals/front-range-film-festival.
Saturday
Geology Hike — Join volunteer naturalist Roger Myers on a moderate 2-mile hike and learn about the unusual geology of the area. The group will also watch for spring wildflowers, soaring raptors, and other wildlife. Bring water, sunscreen, closed-toed hiking shoes, and binoculars if you have them. This program is geared for adults; 9 a.m., Rabbit Mountain Open Space, 14950 N. 55th St., Lyons; free; 303-678-6214, bouldercountyopenspace.org.
East Boulder County Artists Studio Tour — East Boulder County Artists will be hosting their 19th Annual Studio Tour in east Boulder County. Thirty-seven artists in 16 studios including painters, sculptors, potters, jewelers, glass artists, metal artists and fiber artists. Self guided maps are available on the event website; 11 a.m., The Great Frame Up Artists Gallery, 430 Main St., Longmont; free; ebcacolorado.org.
Anastasia — Jesters Dinner Theatre presents a student production of "Anastasia," through May 5; 3 p.m., Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont; $10; jesterstheatre.com.
Richie Furay Band — As a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Richie Furay has been a pioneering force in rock music and country music. A founding member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and SHF, Furay was an innovator of new musical forms and contributed some of rock's best vocals; 7:30 p.m., Nissi's, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette; nissis.com.