Community Calendar

CLASSES/LECTURES

9:30am, 525 S 6th Street

Want to ride the bus, but you’re not sure exactly how? Grand Valley Transit (GVT) will take the guesswork out of it during a free more...0 how-to-ride-the-bus training on Saturday, February 3 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the GVT Downtown Transfer Facility, 525 S. 6th Street in Grand Junction. In an effort to help new riders feel more comfortable with the GVT service, GVT is offering a free 11-Ride fixed-route pass to any individual 12 years in age and older who successfully completes the travel training program. Since many citizens have never used public transit, the GVT training will include information on: Riding a GVT bus for the first time Learning a new route GVT’s fixed routes Planning a trip Reading schedules Transferring to other buses Paying fares and pass options Loading a bicycle Using a lift for mobility devices “This training will enable any individual interested in riding GVT to gain the confidence and knowledge necessary to utilize GVT services,” said Elizabeth Collins of Mesa County. GVT has 12 fixed routes that carry passengers throughout the Grand Valley from about 5:00am to 8:00pm Monday through Saturday. All buses are equipped with a bicycle rack, as well as a lift for mobility devices. GVT strives to make it easy to connect to other modes of transportation including aviation, rail, regional bus, walking, and bicycling. This event will include a group ride on a GVT bus. All ages are welcome to attend, but children younger than 12 years must have an adult present. Please RSVP at (970) 256-7433.

MUSIC

5:30pm-12:00am, Elks Lodge

Grand Junction's non-profit Bagpipe and Drums Band, Rocky Mountain Scots, invites you to join them for an evening of Scot/Irish Revelry. Enjoy a more...0 tribute to Scotland's poet, Robert Burns, poetry readings, bagpipe music, dancing, cultural history and food, presentation of the haggis, Scotch Toss, a bonny knees contest and more! Bring you kilt and tartan! Doors open at 5:30PM with dinner at 6PM. $20 per adult - $15 per child. RSVP call or text 970-210-6642 or email rockymountainscots@yahoo.com.

DANCE

5:30pm-9:00pm, Moose Family Center 567 25 1/2 Rd Grand Junction CO

COMMUNITY DANCE Open to the public - We welcome the Community Come out and dance winter away, for a few hours at Your local Moose Family Center, 567 more...0 25 1/2 RD 242-4754 Music will be provided by Tom Keogh. Come join us and Visit our Lodge Feb 3rd 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm. $5 Per Person Soup, Salad & Refreshments will be available for purchase. This is an alcohol free event.

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

6:00pm-9:00pm, 715 Horizon Drive

Please join us on February 3rd from 6-9 p.m. for a silent auction and raffle for the Romero family following the tragic loss of Ciara Romero. If you more...0 have any items you would like to donate for the raffle/ auction, you can bring them in anytime during business hours before February 2nd.

MUSIC

8:00pm, 538 Main st Grand Junction CO 81501

Potions and Poisons is the fourth album of original music from Head for the Hills, the Colorado based post-modern bluegrass outfit of Adam Kinghorn, more...0 Joe Lessard, Matt Loewen and Sam Parks. There’s no reinvention of the wheel here--no computer programmed banjo rolls or digitally arpeggiated fiddle lines. Instead we find Head for the Hills at the peak of their powers of musical alchemy, building little worlds of sound from the detritus of bluegrass, jazz, hip hop, folk and soul. Potions and Poisons is a look at the darker side of love, lust, and life; an examination of our affinity for and aversion to the things that make us fragile but human. Recorded at home in Colorado with the band’s go-to engineer, Aaron Youngberg (Cahalen and Eli, Martha Scanlan, Grant Gordy and Ross Martin), the record features appearances from Bonnie Paine (Elephant Revival) on vocals and washboard, Erin Youngberg (Uncle Earl, FY5) on vocals, and a lush string section. Potions and Poisons is the most Head for the Hills record yet, and in the great tradition of bluegrass (and soul and folk and old time music), it delivers some bitter pills, but the ten new original songs are more than a survey of the human condition. This is reflective but buoyant music, restorative and full of vibrancy.

MUSIC

LIVE MUSIC

9:00pm-1:00am, INTRINZIK 512 East Main

Genre: Rock / Funk / Fusion The Workshy is an eclectic five-piece rock fusion group based in Denver, CO that provides an incredibly energetic live more...0 show, pulling influences from jazz, blues, funk and more to create an infectious blend of music. An eclectic background stems from L.A, Washington, New York, Iowa and South Korea, providing a sound that is as unique as their roots. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself smiling unwittingly. The music just sounds fun. www.theworkshy.com $5 Admission at the door https://www.facebook.com/theworkshyband/ https://www.facebook.com/theworkshyband/videos/vl.134728423794386/10155476031869617/?type=1 http://www.theworkshy.com/

MUSIC

9:30pm, 715 Horizon Drive Ste.100

Rock/ Jam band from Boulder, CO. $5 cover gets you a free drink!

5:00pm, The KAFM Radio Room

Tony Furtado, the acclaimed and award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, is an acknowledged master of many different styles and more...0 sounds. Relix Magazine put it best when writing of Tony’s music, “True talent doesn’t need categories.” From bluegrass to blues, from folk to rock, from banjo to slide guitar, the music of Tony Furtado knows no boundaries. His versatility and wide-ranging imagination are on full, vivid display on Cider House Sessions – Live at Reverend Nat’s, Tony’s highly anticipated live acoustic release that draws from all phases and periods of his career. Tony is playing 2 shows at KAFM on February 4th. 5pm and 8pm.

RADIO ROOM

8:00pm, The KAFM Radio Room

Tony Furtado, the acclaimed and award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, is an acknowledged master of many different styles and more...0 sounds. Relix Magazine put it best when writing of Tony’s music, “True talent doesn’t need categories.” From bluegrass to blues, from folk to rock, from banjo to slide guitar, the music of Tony Furtado knows no boundaries. His versatility and wide-ranging imagination are on full, vivid display on Cider House Sessions – Live at Reverend Nat’s, Tony’s highly anticipated live acoustic release that draws from all phases and periods of his career. Tony is playing 2 shows at KAFM on February 4th. 5pm and 8pm.

LITERARY

Animals Get Funky! with Sarahndipity

5:00pm-12:00am, Out West Books 533 Main Street Grand Junction, CO 81501

Come join the dance party with Sarahndipity Johnsen! Her book, From A to Z: Animals Get Funky, supports children's health, confidence, inclusion more...0 and unique expression.