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Upcoming Concerts & Special Events

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Samskara - July 7 at 6pm & 7:30pm

Samskara returns to Fiske Planetarium this summer! If you missed out in May (since all of the shows sold out) --- now is your chance to get tickets!
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The Bluegrastronauts – A Family Space Adventure LIVE CONCERT - July 20 at 1pm

Bring the family out to enjoy a special kids version of "Bluegrastronauts." No space suit or banjo required! ALL LUNATICS WELCOME!
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The Bluegrastronauts - A Live Concert - July 20 at 9:30pm

As featured on NPR’s Mountain Stage Radio Show, The Matchsellers’ Bluegrastronauts is the world’s first outer-space bluegrass odyssey.
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Cosmic Kirtan Connection - August 11 at 7pm

August 11, 2019 at 7-9pm Join Mira Devi & Friends, with special musical guest Kalika Fortin, for an evening of cosmic chanting. A full spectrum, live music experience, from soothing to grooving, will combine with Sanskrit mantras and stunning visuals for a multi-sensory tapestry of healing. Feel free to chant...

Past Concert & Special Events

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Bringing Back Dark Skies: A Conversation about the Boulder Dark-Sky Ordinance
June 12, 2019 at 7pm Have you seen the Milky Way lately? Most of us haven’t - 80 percent of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way from their homes. Join this discussion with the Sierra Club, the International Dark-Sky Association, and Fiske Planetarium to learn why dark skies...

Samskara at Fiske with audience and dome in view
Samskara
ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT! May 4 at 2pm, 3:30pm & 5pm AND May 5 at 2pm, 3:30pm & 5pm Samskara returns to the Fiske Planetarium this Spring! Immerse yourself in an evolving and ongoing project inspired by the amazing digital artwork of Android Jones and created in collaboration with 360ART...

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Legato Live Concert
April 27, 2019 at 10-11:30pm Members of Technicolor Tone Factory and Genetics have come together to bring a fresh, unique sound to the booming Colorado music scene. Legato, an Italian term meaning tied-together, symbolizes how the member's styles and influences mesh in a smooth, cohesive way. With their roots firmly...

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You are (not so) Special: Understanding our Big, Messy Existence
April 26, 2019 at 7:00-8:00pm How is a galaxy billions of light-years away connected to us? Is our home nothing more than a tiny speck of blue in an ocean of night? In this exciting tour of a universe far larger than we can imagine, astrophysicist Dr. Paul M. Sutter...

Exploring the Final Frontier with Dr. Ethan Siegel Alpha_cover with Star Trek graphic
Exploring the Final Frontier
April 22, 2019 at 6pm Come learn how scientific breakthroughs are transforming the sci-fi dreams of Star Trek into today's modern technology with Dr. Ethan Siegel , award-winning author of Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive and Starts With a Bang! Ethan Siegel was born...

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Cosmic Kirtan Connection
April 21, 2019 at 7:30-9:30pm Join Mira Devi & Friends, with special guest Dr. John Keller, for an evening of live music, stories, conversation, and connection. A full spectrum, live music experience, from soothing to grooving, will combine with Sanskrit mantras and cosmic visuals for a multi-sensory tapestry of healing...

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BLOrk plays Songs of Space
April 20, 2019 at 7:00-8:30pm Boldly going where no laptop orchestra has gone before, the Boulder Laptop Orchestra integrates technology with performers in an electro-acoustic ensemble, providing live interaction between the two. Join BLOrk as they journey away from earth and travel the “spaceways from planet to planet” playing their...

Pulse of Nature performing at Fiske with dome in view
Pulse of Nature IV Live Concert
April 13, 2019 at 8:00-9:30pm Pulse of Nature with Fareed Haque is back with the fourth annual live performance at Fiske Planetarium! Come join us for a live show that combines images of natural landscapes, the world, and the universe with an epic live concert. This extraordinary musical experience will...

Photo of the Milky Way
Bringing Back Dark Skies: A Conversation about the Boulder Dark-Sky Ordinance
April 9, 2019 at 7pm Have you seen the Milky Way lately? Most of us haven’t - 80 percent of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way from their homes. Join this discussion with the Sierra Club, the International Dark-Sky Association, and Fiske Planetarium to learn why dark skies...

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Astronomy Day 2019
April 6, 2019 1-10pm Appreciating our Nearest Neighbor - FREE family-friendly activities, telescope observing, and planetarium shows focused on our Moon. Join Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory for a full day of family-friendly activities including special talks, scale solar system tours, stomp rockets, comet labs, telescope observing session, and light...