RMPBS Presents: Chasing the Moon
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June 20, 6:00 pm-7:30pm |
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 This summer is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. To help celebrate, American Experience will be running a three-part episode, called “Chasing the Moon”. The three-part, six-hour series on Rocky Mountain PBS recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Please join us at the Avalon on June 20 at 5:30 pm, for Rocky Mountain PBS’s screening of American Experience: Chasing the Moon, sponsored by Chevron. Make sure to check out rmpbs.org/chasingthemoon for a full schedule of events that our wonderful partners are putting on during the week of June 14 to June 21. In July 1969, crowds flooded Cocoa Beach in anticipation of the most historic of launches. Camped out along the beach and gathered in cars, spectators endured the blistering heat in anticipation. At the same time, civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy lead a peaceful protest, criticizing the priorities of the federal government. NASA administrator Thomas Payne received them warmly, noting, “We would like to see you hitch your wagons to our rockets” in making their concerns heard by a national audience. Payne invited Abernathy to the launch site, and the protesters joined the thousands of Americans gathered to see the Saturn V launch Apollo 11 into the atmosphere. On July 20, 1969, the biggest television audience in world history tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon’s surface. The relationship between the press, Hollywood, and NASA reached its zenith as broadcasters attempted to produce the first truly global live television experience of the landing. Though these first stages of the landing couldn’t be seen live on earth, the Apollo 11crew proceeded with the difficult undocking and landing maneuvers that should place them safely on the lunar surface. Audiences watched simulations and listened to audio coverage with bated breath as Armstrong delicately maneuvered the lunar module only to discover the landing site was in fact a football-field sized crater, forcing Armstrong to hover the craft and look for a new site with a mere thirty seconds of fuel. At last, audiences heard the triumphant words, “the Eagle has landed.” Mission Control responded, “You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue –we’re breathing again.
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SUNSET TERRACE FEATURING TIM + RICHARD
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experience. Thursdays during the Farmer's Market , no cover and family friendly!
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RMPBS PRESENTS: CHASING THE MOON
6:00pm-7:30pm, 645 Main Street
This summer is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. To help celebrate, American Experience will be running a three-part episode, called
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“Chasing the Moon”. The three-part, six-hour series on Rocky Mountain PBS recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Please join us at the Avalon on June 20 at 5:30 pm, for Rocky Mountain PBS’s screening of American Experience: Chasing the Moon, sponsored by Chevron. Make sure to check out rmpbs.org/chasingthemoon for a full schedule of events that our wonderful partners are putting on during the week of June 14 to June 21. In July 1969, crowds flooded Cocoa Beach in anticipation of the most historic of launches. Camped out along the beach and gathered in cars, spectators endured the blistering heat in anticipation. At the same time, civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy lead a peaceful protest, criticizing the priorities of the federal government. NASA administrator Thomas Payne received them warmly, noting, “We would like to see you hitch your wagons to our rockets” in making their concerns heard by a national audience. Payne invited Abernathy to the launch site, and the protesters joined the thousands of Americans gathered to see the Saturn V launch Apollo 11 into the atmosphere. On July 20, 1969, the biggest television audience in world history tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon’s surface. The relationship between the press, Hollywood, and NASA reached its zenith as broadcasters attempted to produce the first truly global live television experience of the landing. Though these first stages of the landing couldn’t be seen live on earth, the Apollo 11crew proceeded with the difficult undocking and landing maneuvers that should place them safely on the lunar surface. Audiences watched simulations and listened to audio coverage with bated breath as Armstrong delicately maneuvered the lunar module only to discover the landing site was in fact a football-field sized crater, forcing Armstrong to hover the craft and look for a new site with a mere thirty seconds of fuel. At last, audiences heard the triumphant words, “the Eagle has landed.” Mission Control responded, “You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue –we’re breathing again.
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FRUITA THURSDAY NIGHT CONCERT
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COLORADO MATTERS
LIVE IN GRAND JUNCTION
7:00pm-8:00pm, 645 Main Street
Join Colorado Public Radio for a special live taping of "Colorado Matters" and experience radio in the making. "Colorado Matters"
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host Ryan Warner will interview best-selling Colorado author Peter Heller on his new wilderness thriller: "The River." Plus, see a performance from the winner of the "Solo On The Slopes" contest, Cousin Curtiss.
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“LEY LINE :: A NIGHT OF WORLD FOLK MUSIC”
7:30pm-9:30pm, Healthy Rhythm Art Gallery, 68 S Grand Ave., Montrose, CO
Healthy Rhythm Music Services Presents "LEY LINE :: A NIGHT OF WORLD FOLK MUSIC AT HEALTHY RHYTHM" • Friday evening, June 21st, in The
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Listening Room of Healthy Rhythm Art Gallery, located at historic Sampler Square (68 S Grand Ave) in downtown Montrose, Colorado! Advance Main Gallery Reserved and Studio Gallery General Admission available. After show Meet & Greet with musicians is included. Advance purchase is recommended. This is a ticketless event. Limited seating. Admission is $2 more Day of Show (if available). Doors open at 7 p.m. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Street and rear lot parking available. LEY LINE Four voices coalesce. Rooted in rhythm. The women of Ley Line transcend language and genres to create a sound that seems to emerge from deep within the earth. Dynamic harmonies run like a current through textures of stand up bass, guitar, ukulele and percussion. Raised on the North American traditions of blues, folk and soul and inspired by their world travels, Ley Line creates a global soundscape; blending rhythms and influences from Brazil, Latin America and West Africa. Ley Line’s multilingual performances unite audiences around the world. Ley Line is the musical merging of two duos. Austinites Kate Robberson and Emilie Basez met twin sisters Madeleine and Lydia Froncek at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2013. Since reuniting in Austin, Texas in 2015, Ley Line has been weaving together their individual journeys into a collective vision. Through intimate live performances and multilingual lyrics, Ley Line’s music inspires connection across the peaks and valleys of the human experience. www.leylinesound.com
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CONCERT: DESMOND JONES
9:30pm-1:00am, 715 Horizon Drive Ste.100
Rock/Funk from Denver
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GOLF FORE! MENTORS
golf tourney
9:00am-1:00pm, Dos Rios Golf Club 501 Camino Del Rio Gunnison
The Gunnison Valley Mentors annual Golf FORE! Mentors tournament is Saturday, June 22th. Tee time is 9:00 am at Dos Rios Golf Club. The $100 per
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person entry fee includes greens fee, cart, food, awards and door prizes. The format is a modified scramble with team and individual registrations accepted. Thank you, Mountain West Insurance, the 2019 Lead Sponsor! To register, call Dos Rios Pro Shop at 641-1482 or the GV Mentors office at 641-5513.
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ST. BALDRICKS
10:00am-3:00pm, 645 Main Street
We will be shaving heads at the Avalon. Saturday, June 22 is the day! The chairs await you, our brave shavees, who will ROCK THE BALD for children
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and young adults fighting cancer! Please register to join our fundraising effort as a volunteer or as a shavee - or BOTH! Join us for a great time! Food and beverage will be available at the Avalon with a portion of proceeds donated to St. Baldrick's - so come hungry! Your help is critical to finding cures for childhood cancers. The 2019 Bald Buddy Bonus program, co-sponsored by Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Alpine Bank today. It's bigger and better than ever and it is the perfect way to supercharge your fundraising! New this year, this opportunity will extend to registered shavees AND volunteers who can qualify for additional donation dollars to be credited directly to their fundraising totals! You raise a minimum of $250 on your personal fundraising site and you qualify to receive one of eight $250 Bald Buddy Bonuses! Raise a minimum of $100 and you qualify to receive one of ten $100 Bald Buddy Bonuses! Raise a minimum of $50 and you qualify to receive one of twenty $50 Bald Buddy Bumps! The additional donation will be added directly to your fundraising account. Please help us thank Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Alpine Bank for their donations that make the Bald Buddy Bonus program possible!
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