Community Calendar

FILM

VISUAL ARTS

6:00pm-9:30pm, The Avalon Theater, 645 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501

A film fest and mini-food drive: Friday, Nov 9 @ the Historic Avalon Theater. Experience "best of" films from the acclaimed Mountainfilm more...0 Festival held in Telluride each Memorial Day weekend, which uses the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. Plus enjoy live music and our annual Silent Auction! AND you can support our mini-food drive for Community Food Bank of Grand Junction by bringing non-perishable food items. (Bring 4 items for a chance to win a door prize!) Doors open @ 6:00 pm: Enjoy our Silent Auction and live music during pre-show & 20-minute intermission Films start @ 7:00 pm Tickets $15 | FREE: Children 10 and under

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MUSIC

9:30pm-1:00am, 715 Horizon Drive Ste.100

Rock from upper valley.

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8:00am-7:00pm, 3679 G road, Palisade High School

This yoga festival is a fundraiser to support suicide awareness and prevention in the grand valley. 100% of the proceeds goes to programs in the more...0 school aimed at helping students get the help they need. The festival is November 9-11 with a mix of different levels of yoga, meditation , panel discussions, speakers and music and dance Nov 9th -Speaker(Jacob Moore ) and music starting at 6pm Yoga sat 8-5 and Music starting at 6:30 Yoga sun 8-3 with music starting at 4 below is the press release For Immediate Release: 1st Annual Grand Valley Yoga Fest for Suicide Awareness • Hope and Healing for our community Where: Palisade High School, Palisade, CO When: November 9-11, 2018 Our Mission is to break the mold and shed the social stigma surrounding suicide. We will show the benefits Yoga can have on mental health while raising awareness around suicides among our youth, veterans and residents throughout the Grand Valley. Over a 2 day period, there will be 24+ offerings of a variety of yoga classes ranging from Beginners, Advanced, Iyengar, Kundalini, Yoga Nidra, Inversions, Vinyasa, Gentle, Restorative, Meditation, Bollywood Dance, Yoga Philosophy, and more. Ticket holders will be able to build a schedule of classes based on their interests. Also there will be free offerings and donation based Musical events, traditional Indian Dance, Panel discussions, and a Keynote speaker throughout the weekend. We are very excited to offer a FREE Youth ONLY class on both Saturday and Sunday and a FREE Veterans, Active Military, and 1st Responders ONLY class on Sunday, three very vulnerable populations at risk. For more information about the event, see the schedule of events, teachers, or to become a vendor or sponsor click here https://www.grandvalleyyogafest.com/schedule/ For Ticket sales, click here https://www.grandvalleyyogafest.com/tickets-passes/ About the Cause. The Grand Valley Yoga Fest started with 2 local yoga teachers, Elizabeth Whitt and Lori Raper, who want to make a difference in our community. Lori is also a teacher with District 51 (D51) and has been in the trenches with the students and has seen the impact of suicide on our youth first hand. The Grand Valley Yoga Fest is a non-profit. 100% of the proceeds will go to D51 schools and suicide awareness programs. For more information: Elizabeth Whitt 606-922-5758 grandvalleyyogafest@gmail.com www.grandvalleyyogafest.com Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandvalleyyogafest/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/grandvalleyyogafest/

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9:30am-3:00pm, 567 25 1/2 Rd

Prize drawings, contintental breakfast, and lunch available!

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MUSIC

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

Local Rock.

MUSIC

SPIRITUAL

3:00pm-5:00pm, The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 2175 Broadway Avenue

Join us for an afternoon of music and friends to benefit the Grand Valley Cat Coalition. $15 suggested donation, senior and family rates available. more...0 Light refreshments served after the concert.

MUSIC

3:00pm-5:00pm, 905 Struthers Ave

Live Music in the Brewery featuring J-Ravens and drink specials by Cockpit Craft Distillers, a Veteran owned and Colorado distillery. We will honor more...0 our Veterans by offering 10% of their tabs!

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GENERAL

VISUAL ARTS

Fundraiser for Solidarity Not Charity

6:00pm-9:00pm, Famous Dave's Pit Bar-B-Que 2440 U.S. Hwys. 6 and 50 Grand Junction, CO 81505

Want a hand painted portrait of your own pet that you did yourself? Come on out and paint your pet under our artist's direction while more...0 simultaneously supporting Solidarity Not Charity! Part of the proceeds will go to this great local group. They are a local non-profit group and a free association of individuals dedicated to mutual aid, interconnectedness, and empowering all to seek truth, justice and creative, sustainable, wholistic solutions for our community and our world. Every week they cook and feed 100s of homeless in the Grand Junction area. PET PICTURE SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, November 9th. After Registering: Email us your pet's picture along with your name to CreativeCanvasParty@Gmail.com. Do this for each person coming (if paying for friends). Please put the date of the event in the subject line of the email. We will sketch your pet out ahead of time. That's all folks! After you do those things you are registered and your personalized pre-sketched canvas will be ready and waiting when you arrive! Please send your information, or questions here: CreativeCanvasParty@Gmail.com

CLASSES/LECTURES

FOOD/BEVERAGES

12:00pm-1:00pm, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction

Join us in the Tomlinson Library Event Space as Professor Tom Acker and Spanish international student Anne Lapeira share about Spain. Refreshments more...0 will be served, and everyone is welcomed. Visit our website for parking information and more details.

MUSIC

Live in the Radio Room

7:30pm-10:00pm, 1310 Ute Ave

Hailing from the western slope of Colorado, Union of None plays all the songs you didn’t know you wanted to hear from the 80’s to the more...0 2000’s to audiences all over Colorado. Wide-ranging vocals and harmonies paired with searing guitar leads and a solid rhythm section have made Union of None one of the top bands in their home market. From nightclubs and bars to local events and regional festivals, Union of None is always a crowd-pleaser and leaves them wanting more. Tickets are $13 in advance, and $15 at the door. To purchase tickets, go online at kafmradio.org, or call 970.241.8801 to pay by phone during business hours.