Community Calendar

MUSIC

VISUAL ARTS

A Celebration of the Arts

10:00am-9:00pm, 1239 Blair Street, Silverton CO 81433

Silverton Creates! is a weekend-long celebration of the arts. Visitors can sample a range of creative happenings and experience authentic small-town more...0 mountain culture in the historic town of Silverton, Colorado (elevation 9318 feet). Silverton Creates! will kick off with a free outdoor concert on Friday, September 8, featuring the wildly popular Latin band Nosotros (salsa, jazz, cumbia, rock), hailing from New Mexico. The music will continue throughout the weekend, with American blues musician Cary Morin taking the stage on Saturday evening. Other weekend activities will include open studio tours, heritage activities, hands-on art workshops, demonstrations, performances, healing arts and more!

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

12:00pm-7:00am, Lincoln Park

Food, fun, family, entertainment, vendors! Join us for Pride in the Park with a Community Walking Parade through 12th and North! This event is free more...0 and open to all ages!

FILM

LITERARY

THEATRE

5th Annual Poetry Slam Riot

5:00pm-9:30pm, The Avalon Theater: 645 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501

The largest 2SLGBTQ+ regional poetry slam in the Four Corners Region is coming to the Avalon Theater! This year the slam is a free all-ages show more...0 (mature content, parental discretion advised)! Doors open at 5:00 PM with the show starting at 6:00 PM. Free tickets can be reserved in advance through The Avalon Theater. Slamming Bricks is an annual slam poetry competition in its fifth year produced by the Western Colorado Writer’s Forum and organized by Caleb Ferganchick during Colorado West Pride’s Pride Week in Grand Junction, Colorado. Slamming Bricks is an intersectional competition exploring resistance and liberation in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Poets from all over the American West compete in four rounds of poetry in a battle for the brick. Slamming Bricks has featured Colorado Poet Laureate, Bobby LeFebre, and star of HBO’s Emmy-nominated show We’re Here, Eureka O’Hara. A Slamming Bricks documentary by Fruita cinematographer, Rachel DeWeber, will be screened prior to the poetry slam and a special stand-up comedy performance by Joke Junction’s, Emilie Stickley, will also be featured. Live ASL interpretation is provided during the event and a live stream will be available for remote viewing. Various nonprofits will be on site to connect community members to information and resources.

LITERARY

THEATRE

VISUAL ARTS

6:00pm-9:30pm, Posting public events

Free admission, seat reservation required The largest 2SLGBTQ+ regional poetry slam in the Four Corners Region is coming to the Avalon Theater! more...0 Slamming Bricks is an annual slam poetry competition in its fifth year produced by the Western Colorado Writer’s Forum and organized by Caleb Ferganchick during Colorado West Pride’s Pride Week in Grand Junction, Colorado. Slamming Bricks is an intersectional competition exploring resistance and liberation in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Poets from all over the American West compete in four rounds of poetry in a battle for the brick. Slamming Bricks has featured Colorado Poet Laureate, Bobby LeFebre, and star of HBO’s Emmy-nominated show We’re Here, Euerka O’Hara. A Slamming Bricks documentary by Fruita cinemetographer, Rachel DeWeber, will be screened prior to the poetry slam and a special stand-up comedy performance by Joke Junction’s, Emilie Stickley, will also be featured. Live ASL interpretation is provided during the event and a livestream be available for remote viewing. Various nonprofits will be onsite to connect community members to information and resources. Slamming Bricks is a free event made possible by grants, community business sponsorships, and grassroots fundraising.

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

Live in the Grapevines Summer Concert Series

6:00pm-9:30pm, Grande River Vineyards 787 Grande River Drive, Palisade, CO 81526

Quemando Salsa Band is a high-energy 11-piece band performing traditional and contemporary sounds of Latin Music, comprised of Cuban-style drum kit, more...0 Timbales, Congas, Bass, Piano, 5 vocalists, and a 3-piece horn section. The members of the band are collectively from Colombia, México, Peru, Panama, and the USA. Quemando Live in the Grapevines Benefiting La Plaza (formerly Child & Migrant Services) Saturday September 9th at Grande River Vineyards 787 Grande River Drive, Palisade, CO 81526 Tickets are $25 Doors open at 5:30 pm Show starts at 6:00 pm

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

MUSIC

8:00pm-12:00am, Mesa Theater

Join us for our signature event party of the year: The. Rainbow Party! Tickets are $15 pre-event and $20 at the door.

MUSIC

VISUAL ARTS

A Celebration of the Arts

10:00am-7:00pm, 1239 Blair St, Silverton CO 81433

Silverton Creates! is a weekend-long celebration of the arts. Visitors can sample a range of creative happenings and experience authentic small-town more...0 mountain culture in the historic town of Silverton, Colorado (elevation 9318 feet). Silverton Creates! will kick off with a free outdoor concert on Friday, September 8, featuring the wildly popular Latin band Nosotros (salsa, jazz, cumbia, rock), hailing from New Mexico. The music will continue throughout the weekend, with American blues musician Cary Morin taking the stage on Saturday evening. Other weekend activities will include open studio tours, heritage activities, hands-on art workshops, demonstrations, performances, healing arts and more!

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

12:00pm-4:00pm, 195 W. Main Street

Tour four fabulous houses in the Cedaredge area, enjoy art, music and good food at each.

MUSIC

7:00pm-9:30pm, Posting public events

Now in its fifth decade, Three Dog Night claims some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other more...0 group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records, or sold more concert tickets than Three Dog Night. Three Dog Night hits wind through the fabric of pop culture today, whether on the radio where they are heard day in and day out, in TV commercials or in major motion pictures -- songs like “Mama Told Me (Not To Come),” “Joy to the World,” “Black and White,” “Shambala,” and “One” serve to heighten our emotions and crystallize Three Dog Night’s continuing popularity. This Grammy-nominated band is not content resting on its legacy alone. Always working to expand its audience, Three Dog Night has embraced and been embraced by 21st century music technology. New and existing fans buy Three Dog Night’s music on iTunes as well as at record stores. In fact, releases from this decade alone have sold well over a million copies. Three Dog Night maintains an aggressive, year-round touring schedule of over 70 dates a year. The hit filled concerts are performed for generation-spanning audiences by Danny Hutton (founder/lead vocalist) and Michael Allsup (guitar), Paul Kingery (bass/vocals), Pat Bautz (drums), Howard Laravea (keyboards) and David Morgan (vocals).

CLASSES/LECTURES

GENERAL

A panel discussion

7:00pm-9:00pm, 536 Ouray, Grand Junction

A panel of local environmental organizations discussing issues, initiatives, and activities