Community Calendar

CLASSES/LECTURES

6:00pm-8:00pm, 631 26 1/2 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81506

Acting for Film Workshop Join GJCasting for a weekly acting workshop focused on on-camera performance and practical film techniques. This class is more...0 open to actors of all levels and offers hands-on scene work in a supportive environment. Each session includes: Scene study and script work Genre-focused acting techniques On-camera skills and feedback Opportunities to build confidence and craft Guest producers and directors from the valley will join select sessions to share industry insight and specialized training. This workshop is designed to help actors grow their skills while connecting with the local film community. Registration required. More information and sign-up available at: https://www.gjcasting.com/store/p/acting-for-film

DANCE

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

GENERAL

January Event

9:30am-4:00pm, Mesa Community Room, Mesa County Public Library Central Branch, 443 N 6th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501

"Accepting Ready-To-Wear Dresses, Suits, Ties, Shoes, Purses, Jewelry, AND MORE! Would you like to volunteer your time or expertise? Have more...0 questions you would rather ask in-person? Now's your chance! Learn more and find the full wishlist at tinyurl.com/freepromweargj "

RADIO ROOM

5:30pm-7:30pm, 1310 Ute Ave Grand Junction, CO

KAFM January Board Meeting

CLASSES/LECTURES

Canines in Rock Art: Wolves, Coyotes and mostly Do

6:30pm-8:30pm, 527 Village Way, Grand Junction, Co. 81507

Dennis Devore, lifelong student of rock art, will lecture on "Canines in Rock Art: Wolves, Coyotes, and mostly Dogs." Participants will more...0 learn to identify different species in rock art panels and hear theories about early bonding patterns of dogs and humans for hunting success.

MUSIC

SPIRITUAL

STATION EVENT

VISUAL ARTS

7:00pm-10:00pm, Warehouse 2565 (2565 American Way Grand Junction, CO 81501)

Join United Way of Mesa County for the second annual Unite the Night Concert at Warehouse2565 on Friday, January 30! Start the night with the more...0 incredible sounds of MoonBeem, then rock out with the headliner Zolopht. This isn’t just a concert—it’s an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Every dollar raised will support local nonprofit programs providing essential resources and pathways to stability for our unhoused neighbors. Gather your friends, enjoy amazing music, and be part of a community united for a great cause! Doors open at 6:00, show at 7:15. Thank you to Warehouse 2565, DWC CPAs and Advisors, Groundworks and Timberline Bank for their support of this event!

MUSIC

Winter Concert of the CPCMS

4:00pm-5:30pm, Our Lady of Perpetual Motion in Fruita 503 E. Aspen Ave., Fruita, CO 81521

The Colorado Plateau Chamber Music Society presents a program of baroque music featuring the viola da gamba, baroque violin and cello, and more...0 harpsichord. Enjoy the tremendous variety of sounds and colors of this music, which spans the 1500s through 1700s and explores music from all corners of Europe of the era. Sarah Graf will play music of Hume and Abel on the viola da gamba. Kevin Kaukl, harpsichordist, will perform solo music of Couperin as well as joining with Charles Hebenstreit and Delaney Meyers on violin and Sarah on baroque cello in various combinations for music of Vivaldi, Cima and Marais. Free, no tickets required, $25 suggested donation at the door. The CPCMS is a new organization bringing chamber music performances to western Colorado, played by the world class musicians who make our region their home.

CLASSES/LECTURES

Hidden Treasures Writing Workshop

6:00pm-7:30pm, 1803 N 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Have you ever noticed the treasure trove of language swirling around you every day? How many fabulous and unexpected words and phrases are you more...0 allowing to just slip past you? Workshop presenter and poet Lisa Wence Connors will discuss strategies for finding those hidden gems, organizing them, and enhancing your writing. This is a generative workshop, not confined to poetry. At the conclusion of the workshop, each attendee will be able to produce new work based on hidden treasures taken from the materials provided in the workshop and to revise old work with an emphasis on unexpected language. Join us on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, from 6-7:30 pm at The Art Center at 7th and Orchard in Grand Junction. Speaker Bio Lisa Wence Connors is retired US Army and a published poet. She has conducted workshops for the Salt Lake City Public Library System under the auspices of the Utah Arts and Humanities Commission. She facilitates the monthly Poetry Night at the Library program for Mesa County Library. She has also conducted five iterations of the Discover Creative Writing Workshop for the Grand Junction VA, and is the editor for High Desert Cadence: A Journal of Veteran Creative Writing. Most recently, Lisa was a featured presenter at the Creative Colorado Writers Retreat.

THEATRE

7:30pm-10:00pm, Asteria Theatre • 864 Bunting Ave.

Emmy-Award® winning Actor Richard Thomas brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times) in Mark Twain more...0 Tonight!, written and originally performed by Hal Holbrook. Join the millions who have cheered for the legendary one-man show, bursting with Twain’s “uproariously funny” and “pungently wise” (Time Magazine) humor. Most recently seen on Broadway in Our Town, on tour as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, on Netflix’s Ozark, and beloved to generations as John-Boy Walton, Richard Thomas is the first and only actor authorized to perform the play since the original. Season sponsored by RE/MAX 4000

THEATRE

VISUAL ARTS

7:30pm-9:30am, 864 Bunting Ave

Emmy-Award® winning Actor Richard Thomas brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times) in Mark Twain more...0 Tonight!, written and originally performed by Hal Holbrook. Join the millions who have cheered for the legendary one-man show, bursting with Twain’s “uproariously funny” and “pungently wise” (Time Magazine) humor. Most recently seen on Broadway in Our Town, on tour as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, on Netflix’s Ozark, and beloved to generations as John-Boy Walton, Richard Thomas is the first and only actor authorized to perform the play since the original.

THEATRE

VISUAL ARTS

7:30pm-9:30pm, 1100 North Ave.

The How and the Why explores the fierce collision of science and family when two evolutionary biologists,mother and daughter, meet for the first more...0 time. From Golden Globe-winning writer of The Affair and House of Cards, Sarah Treem, this sharp, thought-provoking play dives into feminism, legacy, and the complexities of modern womanhood. Intimate and intellectually charged, this student-led production promises a powerful night of theatre. Don’t miss this bold conversation between generations.