Community Calendar

DANCE

VISUAL ARTS

10:00am-3:00pm, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501

In the last few years the Art & Design Department’s annual Open House has transformed from an event for high school students into an more...0 outdoor art extravaganza, welcoming university students, high school students, and community members alike. We invite you to join us at our sixth annual Artober Fest, on Thursday, October 21 from 10AM-3PM, on Delta Field just east of the Jac Kephart Fine Arts building on the Colorado Mesa University campus. Here are some of the activities planned for the day: Start your day at the Information station and pick up an Artober punch card. Get a punch on your card as you visit each booth. MED (Mesa Emerging Designers) will be giving away 2021 Artober Fest T-shirts to everyone who has a completed a punch card, while supplies last. Dust off your hands for the Sidewalk Chalk Contest, limited to five teams or individuals, with prizes awarded to the top three. Chalk provided. Pre-registration required: please email sgarner@coloradomesa.edu by October 15, 2021 to register. Explore your creativity with MED’s Temporary Graffiti Wall; spray paint provided. MED store will be providing schwag for purchase which will go for funding the student group’s scholarly activities. Throwing PARTY! Throw something on the wheel with Clay Club. The Ceramics Faculty and students will demonstrate wheel throwing and will teach anyone who is interested in trying. Wheels and clay are provided. There are “Blind Wheel Throwing” and “One Hand Wheel Throwing” contests with prizes! Clay Club will have an assortment of student ceramics pieces for sale. Get up and move with Dance Society! Dance Society is a student-run club at CMU that aims to support and provide opportunities for dancers as well as educate the greater CMU community about dance. Dance Society holds student directed and choreographed dance concerts every semester called Real Artistic Works. They also fundraise and offer support for dancers to attend outside training opportunities that will benefit their careers in the arts. Dance Society will be performing 10:00-11:00am. The AFP&MD Clubs and Department proudly presents portraits and caricatures by our talented illustrators, T-Shirts printed with 8x10 photograph prints of local landmarks taken by AFP&MD photographers, and a bake sale with free popcorn. It's road roller time with Printmaking Guild! The print makers will be live printing large woodcuts (up to 30" X 90"). Participants are welcome to bring their own large blocks or "grids" of smaller blocks for printing. Contact Professor Butler at jobutler@coloradomesa.edu by Sept 30, 2021 for participation details and so that we can be sure to have enough supplies. They will also be demonstrating live printing of woodcuts onto T-shirts and other apparel. These items will be for sale. Bring your own T-shirts to be printed and receive a discount. Turn up the heat with Sculpture Guild! Sculpture Guild will cast sculptures in molten iron during an Iron Pour. They will begin pouring around 10AM and won’t stop until all the molds are poured. There will be opportunities to win sculpture related prizes throughout the day! Come show your support and leave with original artwork. All proceeds from sales during Artober Fest benefit the individual student-run art clubs!

RADIO ROOM

8:00pm-10:30pm, The Radio Room 1310 Ute Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501

Nate Hancock & the Declaration rolls into The Radio Room for one night only. A Fayetteville, Arkansas native with a globe-trotting spirit that more...0 has taken him from Los Angeles to Spain and everywhere in between over the 15 years as a world-touring guitarist and vocalist. NATE HANCOCK is dropping his 3rd Album “The Comedown EP” and has upped his game again. The new record features RAMI JAFFEE of FOO FIGHTERS and original member of THE WALLFLOWERS on keys on all tracks. The album was mixed by ROBERT CARRANZA (JACK JOHNSON) and produced by longtime friend and partner JIMMY SLOAN of Modern Roots Music Company. A soulful frontman, blistering blues guitar, a fusion of rock, funk, hip-hop, electronica, and pop… NATE HANCOCK and his production company UNiTE THE ViBE are again headlining premier venues across the USA and EUROPE. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 7:30 Show starts at 8pm In The Radio Room 1310 Ute Ave Grand Junction

CLASSES/LECTURES

GENERAL

LITERARY

THEATRE

6:00pm-9:00pm, 2400 Consistory Ct.

“The 19th Amendment and All that Jazz” living history performances will focus on just that, Women’s Right to Vote and 1920s era more...0 culture. Mary Jane Bradbury will be portraying Jeanette Rankin who was the first woman to hold a federal office and notable women’s rights advocate. Becky Stone will be portraying Josephine Baker, who was an entertainment star in Europe during the jazz age; and a well known Civil Rights advocate. The final professional performance will be, Doug Mishler portraying Billy Sunday, who was considered to be one of the most influential evangelists in America for over two decades. The professional performances will be complimented by local youth Chautauqua performers, as well as, the Grand Valley History Players. Look out for ticket sales and schedules of programming beginning in September!

DANCE

VISUAL ARTS

Show One

7:00pm-8:30am, 645 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Alice’s Wonderland Ballet, presented by Absolute Dance & Performing Arts of Grand Junction, will be the family performance to attend. Take more...0 an incredible, magical journey with Alice when you tumble down the Rabbit Hole to discover Alice’s Wonderland to meet memorable characters such as the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Dum, the Mad Hatter, and more. Performances will be held at The Historic Avalon Theater of Grand Junction, CO. Friday, October 22nd, 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 23rd, 2:00 pm, and 7:00 pm, and our final showing on Sunday, October 24th at 2:00 pm. This full-length ballet is a charming interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, with additional influences from Through the Looking Glass. Absolute Dance Company in collaboration with Infinity Media Productions for animated digital background effects will give you and your family the sense of truly being a part of Alice's magical journey in this two-act ballet. A must see for all of Western Colorado.

MUSIC

9:00pm-1:00am, 715 Horizon Drive Ste.100

Local Rock and Roll

FOOD/BEVERAGES

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

MUSIC

fund raiser

4:00pm-7:00pm, Old City Park, Moab, Ut 84532

Join us Saturday October 23 from 4:00pm-7:00pm at Moab’s beautiful Old City Park, for our Barktoberfest Fundraiser for the Humane Society of more...0 Moab Valley. Relax and enjoy the tunes of Jagertown’s, signature southern rock style, while treating your taste buds to delicious food sponsored and catered by Blu Pig and served at Old City Park’s outdoor pavilion. Food choices include favorites, such as bratwurst, sauerkraut, potato salad, and more! Food is included in your ticket purchase. Also check out the Barktoberfest Beer Garden offering beers made by Wasatch Brewery. Or you may want to try our very own Tito’s Vodka Muzzle. Red or white house wines will also be available. Beer, wine and the specialty cocktails are purchased a la carte. And you won’t want to resist raffling for our many luxury gift items and baskets! Humane Society of Moab Valley celebrates 21 years rescuing and finding forever homes for Moab’s homeless pets. Programs which help our community and its pets and help us fulfill our mission are rescue and adoption; spay/neuter clinics, emergency pet food bank and education and training that helps to both educate the public in the humane treatment of companion animals and helps pets remain successful in their loving homes. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door and can be purchased at Back of Beyond Book, Moab Animal Shelter, Moab BARKery, or visit the Humane Society of Moab Valley website. Name: Humane Society of Moab Valley Phone: 435-259-4862

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

11:00am-2:00pm, 2708 Patterson Road, Grand Junction CO 81506

Your Invited. The Counseling and Education Center (CEC) would like to invite you to stop by, discover CEC, take a facility tour, meet and greet their more...0 team at the CEC Open House Party & 40th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 9th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm at 2708 Patterson Road. Open to the public, with live music from the talented David & Shannon, family outdoor games, complimentary Anniversary Cake, plus save your appetite for delicious Enstrom Ice Cream and the Gumbo Lov & Smoke’N’CEO Food Truck. Hope to see you there! For more information, 970-243-9539 or www.cecwecare.org. Parking available next to CEC at Bookcliff Baptist Church, 2702 Patterson Road. (See flyer for details). Thank you. --Established in 1981, CEC is a nonprofit agency that provides professional, affordable counseling to families and individuals, regardless of age, income or insurance.

MUSIC

3:00pm-12:00am, Moss Performing Arts Center Love Recital Hall

Boston Public Quartet $15 adults, $12 seniors, $5 youth

RADIO ROOM

5:30pm-7:00pm, The Radio Room

KAFM's monthly board meeting takes place in The Radio Room. We serve both KAFM and the wider community in developing a vision for culture and more...0 radio in the Grand Valley. The KAFM Board of Directors meets the Fourth Wednesday of every month. Board meetings are open to the public, and we encourage listeners and community members to attend. Visit the KAFM Calendar for dates and times.

MUSIC

715 Horizon Drive Ste.100

Local Rock and roll