Denver area events for Aug. 1

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.

Thursday

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

Denver Burger Battle — 5:30 p.m. VIP, 6 p.m. early access, 6:30 p.m. general admission, Denver's top burger restaurant compete, Auraria Campus, Tivoli Quad, 1000 Larimer St., Denver, $89-$145. Tickets: denverburgerbattle.com.

Bush — With Jerry Cantrell, Candlebox, Tim Montana, 6 p.m., Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, $49.95 and up. Tickets: axs.com.

Discovery Park Summer Concerts — With Titonic, 6:30-8 p.m., Discovery Park, 20115 Mainstreet, Parker; parkerarts.org.

Steve Thomas Band — 6:15-8:15 p.m., Columbine Park at Town Hall, 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley; columbinevalley.org/concerts-in-the-park.

"School of Rock - The Musical" — 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 15, Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, go online for prices; minersalley.com.

Ken Carson — With 2hollis, 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver, go online for prices. Tickets: axs.com.

Thursday-Saturday

Shayne Smith — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $25-$35. Tickets: comedyworks.com.

Nick Thune — 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 9:45 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $18-$28. Tickets: comedyworks.com.

Thursday-Aug. 18

"Til Death Do Us Part...You First" — Presented by Playhouse Productions, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, $45 and up. Tickets: tinyurl.com/mcbyu26w.

Thursday-Oct. 19

Corey Pemberton: "Piece by Piece and Crafting the Future: Layers" — Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver; msudenver.edu/cva/exhibitions.

CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette