Theater

• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Phoenix Theatre, 1124 Santa Fe Drive. 303-300-2210

• The Taffetas Garner Galleria Theatre, DPAC, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street. 303-893-4100

Popular music

• Ryan Adams, DeVotchKa 7 p.m. today. $37. Red Rocks Amphitheatre. 303-640-2637

• Colin Hay Band 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$37.50. The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave. 303-366-0007

• Patti Smith 7 p.m. Wednesday. $25. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. 303-786-7030

Classical music

• Colorado Music Festival orchestral programs on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, chamber and world music on Tuesdays. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. 303-440-7666

• Central City Opera Saint of Bleecker Street (Menotti), 2:30 p.m. today and Sunday, 8 p.m. Thursday; Cinderella (Massenet), 8 p.m. today, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; La Traviata (Verdi), 8 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday; festival continues through Aug. 19. Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka St., Central City. 303-292-6700

• Denver Brass "From Sea to Shining Sea" family concert and picnic. 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Cherokee Ranch and Castle, 6113 Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. 303-688-4600

Dance

• Vail International Dance Festival International Evenings of Dance, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday (Ford Amphitheatre); Savion Glover, 6:30 p.m. Monday (Ford); Morphoses/Wheeldon Company, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (Vilar Center). 970-845-8497