Best bets this weekend include the first Lip Sync Battle and the San Juan Symphony Youth Orchestra concerts.
The Four Corners Child Advocacy Center will host the Lip Sync Battle at 7 p.m. Friday at the Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez. The battle will feature 10 to 12 local teams that will compete to be crowned the lip sync champion.
The event embodies the idea of giving a voice to the voiceless. Proceeds will benefit the child advocacy center. Participants can enjoy a great show while supporting a good cause.
Tickets are available at the door or online at https://bit.ly/2KnGheh.
The San Juan Symphony Youth Orchestra concerts will bring together young musicians from Durango, Bayfield, Farmington, Pagosa Springs, Cortez and surrounding areas for their spring concerts from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bayfield Performing Arts Center, 800 County Road 501, Bayfield. The symphony will also perform at 7 p.m. Monday at the Community Concert Hall in Durango.
The San Juan Symphony youth program aims to enrich the arts community in the Four Corners by providing local youths with an exceptional musical education experience under the guidance of talented regional music performers and educators. The spring concerts culminate nearly eight months of rehearsals for these young musicians.
Tickets are $5 at the door Sunday for the Bayfield performance. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students Monday for the Community Concert Hall performance and can be purchased online at www.durangoconcerts.com.
War Games: FLC Band Concert, 7 p.m., $10 adults/18 and younger/FLC students free, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, https://bit.ly/2G10Omy.
Lauren Avery Heuser and Mika Inouye, 7 p.m., $5-$20, 3rd Ave. Arts, 910 East Third Ave., https://bit.ly/2G4sKm6.
The California Guitar Trio, 7 p.m., Montezuma-Cortez High School, 418 South Sligo St., Cortez, swcoloradoconcerts.org.
Two-year anniversary, noon, $5, WildEdge Brewing Collective, 111 N. Market St., Cortez.
“Nomadic Soul,” Lara Branca Art Show and Opening, 4 p.m., Olio, 114 West Grand Ave., Mancos.
Left, Center, Right Game Night, 7 p.m., $10 buy-in or one-drink minimum, Durango Craft Spirits, 1120 Main Ave.
Montezuma Community Barn and Contra Dance, 3 p.m., $5-$10, Legacy Dance, 20 W. Main St., Cortez.
Sway Wild, featuring Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw, 6 p.m., $15-$18, Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez, https://bit.ly/2Km46D5.
