Today
"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.
Upcoming
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. Thursday, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie; free; mylibrary.us/events.
"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. Thursday, 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. Thursday, SKEYE Brewing, 900 S. Hover St., Suite D, Longmont; free; longmontlaughtix.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.