Denver area events for July 5

If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability.

Friday

Music in the Gardens — With Rachel Taulbee, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 17th Street Gardens, 1945 17th St., Denver; cpvmd.org/17thstgarden-events.

Alley Soundscapes Live Music Series — With Emily Barnes, 5-7 p.m., Dairy Block Alley, 1800 Wazee St., Denver; dairyblock.com/events.

Art Happy Hour — Hosted by Relévant Galleries with bites and cocktails inspired by the piece "El Toro," 5:30-7:30 p.m., Toro by Chef Richard Sandoval, 170 Clayton Lane Denver, $30. Reservations: tinyurl.com/mut6zjah.

Dark Star Orchestra — 6 p.m., Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave., Denver, $36-$46. Tickets: levittdenver.org.

Summer Rooftop Party — With 90's hip hop and R&B, 7-10 p.m., MCA Denver' Rooftop Café & Bar, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, $20. Tickets: mcadenver.org.

Megatheria — With Rugburn, Plastic Mystic, 8 p.m., Skylark Lounge, 140 S. Broadway, Denver, $12.06. Tickets: skylarklounge.com.

Tensas & the Mourners — With Fables of the Fall & the Canary Initiative, 9 p.m., Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $15. Tickets: goosetowntavern.com.

Friday-Saturday

Josh Blue — 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $30. Tickets: comedyworks.com.

Troy Walker — 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $25. Tickets: comedyworks.com.

Friday-Sunday

The Avett Brothers — With Little Feat 7:30 p.m. Friday, with Melissa Etheridge 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with Dawes 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, $70 and up. Tickets: axs.com.

Cherry Creek Arts Festival — Celebration of visual, culinary and performing arts, Cherry Creek North, 2nd Avenue from Clayton to Adams Street, and between 2nd and 3rd Avenues from Detroit to Adams Street, Denver; cherryarts.org/events/cherry-creek-arts-festival.

CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette