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Steamboat Springs — - Aaron Nigel Smith - Strings Music Pavilion, 11 a.m.

Children's performer Aaron Nigel Smith plays educational pop songs for the little ones. Tickets for the show are sold out. Waiting list tickets might be available starting at about 10 a.m. at the Strings box office; cost is $10 for adults and $1 for children. Call 879-5056. The Pavilion is at Pine Grove and Mount Werner roads.

- Open house at the Crawford house - Historic Crawford house, 4 to 6 p.m.

Walk through the home of Steamboat's founding family and learn the history of the house, built in 1894. Tours start every half hour, with root beer floats after. FREE. Call 879-2214. 1184 Crawford Ave.

- Gaelic Storm - Strings Music Pavilion, 7 p.m.

Former Steamboat Springs resident and star fiddle player Jessie Burns joins the Celtic rock band Gaelic Storm for a dance-ready set of Irish rock. Tickets are $38. Call 879-5056, or get tickets online at www.stringsmusicfestival.com. Listen to the band at www.myspace.com/gaelicstorm. The Strings Music Pavilion is at Pine Grove and Mount Werner roads.

- Intergalactic Funk Cowboy - The Tugboat Grill & Pub, 10 p.m.

FREE. Call 879-7070. 1860 Ski Time Square.

Wednesday

- Origami workshop - Steamboat Arts & Crafts Gym, 2 to 4 p.m.

Tina Weintraub gives a lesson on how to make decorative boxes and modules. Cost for the class is $35 and includes materials. Call 870-0384. 1280 13th St.

- Open house at the historic Hay Meadow Ranch - Hay Meadow Ranch, 2 to 4 p.m.

Learn the history of Routt County agriculture at this event sponsored by Tread of Pioneers Museum, Yampatika and the City of Steamboat Springs. FREE. Call 879-2214. White buildings with red trim on east U.S. Highway 40, just before Colorado 131.

- Asleep at the Wheel - Ghost Ranch Saloon, 9 p.m.

Western swing and country group Asleep at the Wheel comes back through Steamboat. Listen to songs from the band's recent collaboration with Willie Nelson, a CD called "Willie and the Wheel," at www.myspace.com/asleepatthewheel. Tickets are $20 in advance and are available online at www.ghostranchsaloon.com. Admission is $25 at the door on the day of the show. Call 879-9898. 56 Seventh St.

Thursday

- Open house at the Mesa School - Mesa School, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Learn about the one-room schoolhouse experience in this event sponsored by Tread of Pioneers, Historic Routt County and the City of Steamboat Springs. FREE. Call 879-2214. Red schoolhouse on east U.S. 40 before the base of Rabbit Ears Pass.

- Portrait-painting workshop - Steamboat Art Museum, 2 to 4 p.m.

Richard Galusha goes over the basics of painting a portrait, as part of the Steamboat Art Museum's weeklong celebration of plein air painting. The event also is part of the inaugural Steamboat All Arts Festival. FREE. Artists participating in the venue's plein air event will have work for sale during a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the museum. A barbecue, quick draw event, silent auction and live music are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, with tickets for $25. Call Shirley Stocks at 879-5515 for more information, or call the museum at 870-1755 for tickets.

- Seminars at Steamboat presents Alice Rivlin - Strings Music Pavilion, 5 p.m.

Alice Rivlin was the first director of the Congressional Budget Office and now is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Rivlin's seminar is titled "The Future of Capitalism." The event is part of the Steamboat All Arts Festival. FREE. Call 879-1589. Strings Music Pavilion is at Pine Grove and Mount Werner roads.

- The Avett Brothers - Base of Steamboat Ski Area, 5:30 p.m.

One of the most dynamic, powerful and flat-out best bands touring today, The Avett Brothers play their second-ever show in Steamboat as the last concert of the 2009 Steamboat Springs Free Summer Concert Series. Listen to "I and Love and You," the title track of the band's upcoming CD and major label debut, at www.myspace.com/theavettbrothers. Look for an interview with a member of The Avett Brothers in Wednesday's edition of the Steamboat Today and at www.exploresteamboat.com. The event is part of the Steamboat All Arts Festival. For more information about the concert series, call All That Jazz at 879-4422, or go to www.steamboatfreeconcerts.com.

- "Voices on the Wind" book signing and presentation - Bud Werner Memorial Library, 7 p.m.

Local artist and author Bonnie McGee hosts a presentation and signing for "Voices on the Wind," her book about sailing across the world. The event is part of the Steamboat All Arts Festival. FREE. Call 879-0880.

- Head for the Hills - Ghost Ranch Saloon, 9 p.m.

Fort Collins progressive bluegrass band Head for the Hills brings its updated version of traditional music through Steamboat Springs as part of a whirlwind summer tour that includes performances at bluegrass festivals across the country. The band is working on its second record with producer Drew Emmitt, of Leftover Salmon. Listen to Head for the Hills at www.myspace.com/headforthehillsbluegrass. Tickets are $10. Call 879-9898. 56 Seventh St.

- Karaoke - The Tap House Sports Grill, 10 p.m.

FREE. Call 879-2431. 729 Lincoln Ave.