The Buddhist Arts and Film Festival is on the big screen through Sunday in Boulder, and things kick off with a live vocal performance by Pannavati Bhikkuni and Dharma Voci, followed by a screening of “Dark Red Forest,” a film about spiritual inquiry, at 6:45 p.m. Friday at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St.
, Boulder; $25; thedairy.org . Denver progressive bluegrass outfit Magoo gets the jamgrass going at 8 p.
m. Friday at the Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill; $15; goldhillinn.
com . The Rolling Stones are playing Empower Field in Denver next month, but if you need to get some satisfaction before that, you can check out Stones tribute act Emotional Rescue when they play at 7:30 p.m.
Friday at Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Lafayette; $20-$35; nissis.com . The annual Boulder Creek Festival ushers in the summertime with a weekend of music, food, kids stuff, and so much more, today through Monday along the Boulder Creek at the city’s Central Park, 1236 Canyon Blvd.
Visit bouldercreekfestival.com for all the info you’ll need. Wonder Tours offers a guided walking tour of downtown Longmont eateries, and the four-hour culinary jaunt begins at 10 a.
m. Saturday at Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont; $60; wondertours.
com . Los Angeles-based cult rockers The Buttertones are known for their atmospheric live shows, and you can find out what that means when the group plays, along with openers The Hayds and Big Pinch, at 8 p.m.
Saturday at the Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St.
