Community Calendar

GENERAL

8:00am, 3073 F Road

Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market. Vendors at the Cross Orchards Market include farmers, artisans, and food more...0 trucks! You’ll find the market at the museum Wednesdays & Saturdays beginning June 5th and running through October 9th from 8am-Noon. We are still looking for vendors! If you are interested fill out the form here and return to Matt Darling - mdarling[at]westcomuseum.org

RADIO ROOM

5:30pm-6:30pm, KAFM Radio Room

We serve both KAFM and the wider community in developing a vision for culture and radio in the Grand Valley. The KAFM Board of Directors meets the more...0 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.

GENERAL

8:00am, 3073 F Road

Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market. Vendors at the Cross Orchards Market include farmers, artisans, and food more...0 trucks! You’ll find the market at the museum Wednesdays & Saturdays beginning June 5th and running through October 9th from 8am-Noon. We are still looking for vendors! If you are interested fill out the form here and return to Matt Darling - mdarling[at]westcomuseum.org

GENERAL

11:00am-2:00pm, 2424 Old US 6 & 50

A day to celebrate all things cats. Includes: cat costume contest, feline & humane education, cat themed booths and vendors, adoptable cats and more...0 kittens

GENERAL

8:00am, 3073 F Road

Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market. Vendors at the Cross Orchards Market include farmers, artisans, and food more...0 trucks! You’ll find the market at the museum Wednesdays & Saturdays beginning June 5th and running through October 9th from 8am-Noon. We are still looking for vendors! If you are interested fill out the form here and return to Matt Darling - mdarling[at]westcomuseum.org

GENERAL

8:00am, 3073 F Road

Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market. Vendors at the Cross Orchards Market include farmers, artisans, and food more...0 trucks! You’ll find the market at the museum Wednesdays & Saturdays beginning June 5th and running through October 9th from 8am-Noon. We are still looking for vendors! If you are interested fill out the form here and return to Matt Darling - mdarling[at]westcomuseum.org

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

MUSIC

7:30pm-10:00pm, Las Colonias Amphitheater

HAZEL MILLER & The Collective: BENEFIT CONCERT FOR MESA COUNTY PARTNERS One of the most sought after performers in Colorado is coming to Las more...0 Colonias Amphitheater in Grand Junction for a summer benefit concert. Hazel Miller & The Collective will perform on Saturday, August 7th, 2021 with 100 % of the proceeds from the concert going to Mesa County Partners. Hazel Miller and her band have performed many times in Grand Junction and each time, they have given a stellar performance. Thank you to our sponsors, Alpine Bank, KJCT, Grand Junction Lifestyle Publications, and Home Loan Insurance who have graciously sponsored Hazel Miller & The Collective for Mesa County Partners. Mesa County Partners provides a variety of services to youth in Mesa County. The One-to-One mentoring program provides positive adult role models to over 140 youth who need emotional support and guidance in their lives. Research shows youth with mentors do better at school and reduce their substance abusing and delinquent behaviors. The Conservation Corps operated by Partners has provided training and employment opportunities for over 150 youth. On Saturday, August 7th, the public is invited to help support Mesa County Partners by enjoying an evening of soulful music and fun with Hazel Miller & The Collective. Tickets are $20.00 for lawn tickets and $40.00 for VIP (includes a drink ticket and a parking ticket) and available at TicketMaster. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the show starts at 7:30 PM, rain or shine. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket by supporting Mesa County Partners and enjoy the night with Hazel Miller & The Collective. Visit www.mesapartners.org for more information on the Partners programs. Ticket Master link https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E005AD418623E8D

LITERARY

A Riot on 1st Street

103 N. 1st St

The Western Colorado Writer's Forum presents the 3rd Annual Salmming Bricks: A Riot on 1st Street. Join us during Colorado West Pride's more...0 annual festival. All audience members will be entered for the chance to win prizes at CWP's Rainbow Party immediately after! Slamming Bricks is an intersectional (LBGTQ+ & BIPOC centered) slam poetry 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. The competition is scored by a panel of judges, which has included Colorado Poet Laureate, Bobby LeFebre (2020). Slamming Bricks is a free, 21+ event (some exceptions made for performers). A Youtube live stream will also be available for all audiences. Competing for the brick this year: 1. Sarah Swedberg 2. Dalton Telschow 3. Briana Hammerstrom 4. Lydia Gates 5. Kimberly Jarchow 6. Adrienne Cascarella 7. Aerik Francis 8. Nico Wilkinson This year, in addition to our standard performer package, poets will also have all of their pieces published in a Slamming Bricks anthology! Check out Slamming Bricks 2020 here: https://www.facebook.com/103335944770709/videos/3123147751064186 Want to enter the competition? Learn more at: https://calebferganchick.com/slamming-bricks/

GENERAL

8:00am, 3073 F Road

Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market. Vendors at the Cross Orchards Market include farmers, artisans, and food more...0 trucks! You’ll find the market at the museum Wednesdays & Saturdays beginning June 5th and running through October 9th from 8am-Noon. We are still looking for vendors! If you are interested fill out the form here and return to Matt Darling - mdarling[at]westcomuseum.org

GENERAL

8:00am, 3073 F Road

Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market. Vendors at the Cross Orchards Market include farmers, artisans, and food more...0 trucks! You’ll find the market at the museum Wednesdays & Saturdays beginning June 5th and running through October 9th from 8am-Noon. We are still looking for vendors! If you are interested fill out the form here and return to Matt Darling - mdarling[at]westcomuseum.org