Events calendar | Week of Sept. 2

music By All Means. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Jalbatross. 9:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Before Motown, Detroit Had Jazz

Get ready, Big City. The Detroit Jazz Fest is about to blast off. This annual Labor Day tradition is free, free, free and features top talent in a family-friendly setting. No excuses; this is a must-attend event. Today, I'm honored to host two writers and Detroit jazz historians: Lars Bjorn and James “Jim” Gallert. They [...]

Bars, concerts, comedy and misc. listings

BARSSARASOTABACALAO SPORTS GRILL BAR: Karaoke, 6:30 p.m. Thurs. / Hip-hop, 10 p.m. Thurs. /

BET’s First Original Documentry is Artistry in Motion

*A love of HIp-Hop music always rumbles just beneath my surface. I truly have love for all music of the African Diaspora, but good Hip-Hop music has had such an impact on my life that, when I hear subpar offerings on the radio, I become physically ill. For all of those like-minded connoisseurs of the [...]

Calendar: Aug. 27Sept. 3

FRIDAY, AUG. 27 Poetry Exercises with Mary Crow, writing workshop hosted by Western Colorado Writers Forum, workshop at the Central Library, Mesa County Libraries, 530 Grand Ave., noon-2 p.m., take a brown bag lunch, free, open to first 35 writers to register, 683-2437.