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Intro to Sewing: 2 p.m., Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. Learn the basics of sewing machine use while creating a small personalized pillow. Introduces foundational sewing skills such as measuring, pinning, stitching and assembling fabric pieces. Teens will also add their initials to their project. Free, highplains.libcal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Teen Chess Club: 5:15 p.m., Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. This session of Teen Chess Club meets the second Monday of each month through December. No experience necessary. Registration required. Free, highplains.libcal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Upcoming<\/p>\n Teen Advisory Board: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Carbon Valley Regional Library, 7 Park Ave., Firestone. Join the Teen Advisory Board and have a say in making the library a more awesome place. Meet new people, eat snacks, brainstorm and plan teen events, talk about books, share favorite shows or games, make suggestions for the teen room, be involved in the community and have fun. For ages 12-18.\u00a0highplains.libcal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fitness in the Park: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lanyon Park, 1900 Collyer St., Longmont. Enjoy a workout in the fresh air. Join Recreation fitness instructors for a free Pilyoga (Pilates and yoga combination) class. For ages 14 and up. Free,\u00a0longmontcolorado.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dog Swim: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Kanemoto Activity Pool, 1151 S. Pratt Parkway, Longmont. Bring socialized dogs to Kanemoto Activity Pool for end-of-summer swimming and fun. No people swimming. $5, longmontcolorado.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n Adult Couples Painting: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie. Paint your partner\u2019s portrait. This relaxed adult couples painting program is not about creating realistic, museum-quality artwork. This program is about light-hearted creativity, laughter and making memories. Participants will receive tips for creating basic facial shapes and skin tones. Free, highplains.libcal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Blues Jam: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Come enjoy some groovy blues and jam with the Bluez Catz. Bring an instrument, and sign up and get playing with the band, or just enjoy some good tunes. Free, bricksretail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tiger Wolf concert: 6 p.m. Thursday, Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Check out Tiger Wolf, a Longmont-based original Jerry Garcia\/Dead tribute band, featuring guitarist Bruce Robertson and keyboardist Brian Besbris. Free, bricksretail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Enlightened Hot Mess\u201d performance: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont. \u201cThe Enlightened Hot Mess\u201d is a sexy comedy with a storyline. It\u2019s an unfiltered, raw and unapologetic journey through midlife mayhem, chaos and self-empowerment. Helene Rose explores feminine self-expression and reclaims the dark inner goddess. She leaves behind her old life to begin again. This time, she refuses to settle, redefining who she thought she was and who the world told her to be. As she reclaims her voice and her power, this relatable and irreverent show entertains and empowers audiences to question their own lives and step into themselves as powerful creators. $20, app.arts-people.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fun On the Farm: 9:45 a.m. Friday, Agricultural Heritage Center, 8348 Ute Highway 66, Longmont. Children ages 3-6 will can visit the farm to learn about animals, plants and agricultural life. All programs include a short story time, hands-on activities and a take-home craft. Afterwards, explore the farm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free, boco.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mojomama concert: 6 p.m. Friday, Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. A night of funked up bluesy rock tunes. Jessica with her powerful voice and funky band will get listeners on the dance floor. A fun mix of cover songs and original music, so bring some dancing shoes and get ready to boogie. Free, bricksretail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n After the Fire: 6 p.m. Friday, The Garden at Left Hand Brewing, 1245 Boston Ave., Longmont. After the Fire is a northern Colorado-based nonprofit rock and pop cover band that brings the heat with hits spanning the \u201960s through today. With three vocalists, a full rhythm section and a blazing horn section, the band delivers the sounds of Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars, Chicago, Journey and more. Whether it\u2019s a funky groove or a power ballad, After the Fire turns every show into a five-alarm celebration. Free, lefthandbrewing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Aimie K. Runyan author reading: 7 p.m. Friday, Inkberry Books, 7960 Niwot Road, Niwot. Head to Inkberry Books for a reading by author Aimie K. Runyan from her book \u201cMissed Connections.\u201d Sabrina Sorensen is 37, single and just lost a fabulous job as manager of a posh Parisian restaurant. She heads home to California for her younger sister\u2019s engagement party, and it\u2019s an open door for her mother and siblings to chide Sabrina for her inability to commit to any of her previous jobs and relationships. What they don\u2019t know is that Sabrina, for 15 long years, has been building her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in hopes of becoming an inspector for the famed Michelin guides \u2014 a path that has required keeping her ambitions hidden, even from her family. Free, 720-412-1548, inkberrybooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sunrise Stampede 5K: 8 a.m. Saturday, Fall River Elementary\/Stephen Day Park, 1400 Deerwood Drive, Longmont. The Sunrise Stampede is a family-oriented 5K and 1 mile run\/walk that raises funds to support educator grants, including special education and mental health grants that empower educators and uplift students. Come join the fun with schools, students and educators to support education.\u00a0my.longmontchamber.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n