Grand Valley Open Studios Tour
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October 13, 10:00 am-4:30pm |
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Grand Junction Parks and Recreation |
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Twenty Grand Valley fine artists are extending an exclusive invitation to the public. They are opening the doors of their private studios. Visit places you didn't dream existed, enter private sanctuaries of artistic creativity, impressive home galleries, and witness in-progress demonstrations. Click here for the event website |
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday, Oct 13 |
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FILM
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TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW
3-Day Film Festival
Telluride, Colorado
The Telluride Horror Show, Colorado's first and longest-running horror film festival, returns for its 9th edition October 12-14, 2018. Every
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year, the festival attracts the latest & best genre films from around the world and attendees from all over the country for an intimate gathering of film fans in the world-famous mountain resort town of Telluride, Colorado. For three packed days, experience an eclectic mix of horror, suspense, thriller, dark fantasy, sci-fi and dark comedy in Telluride's unique theaters, with many of the films showing for the first time in the US.
The festival line-up offers over 20 feature films, more than 50 short films, special programs, guests, and events. If you love genre films, then you can't miss this fest.
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VISUAL ARTS
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GRAND VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS TOUR
10:00am-4:30pm, Grand Junction Parks and Recreation
Twenty Grand Valley fine artists are extending an exclusive invitation to the public. They are opening the doors of their private studios. Visit
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places you didn't dream existed, enter private sanctuaries of artistic creativity, impressive home galleries, and witness in-progress demonstrations.
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MUSIC
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CASSETTE STORE DAY 2018
10:00am-7:00pm, Triple Play Records
Cassette Store Day began in the United Kingdom in 2013 and quickly grew to become a global event with the participation of the United States, Japan,
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Germany and France. Through the efforts of CSD and the stores, labels, bands and fans involved worldwide we've helped keep what was once perceived as a dead format alive and viable in today's digital age! We are expecting a wide variety of exclusive releases specific to Cassette Store Day. Rock Cesario, owner of Triple Play says, “We’re very pleased to be participating in this event for the first time! There are some really great releases and we’re thrilled to see cassettes starting to make a comeback like vinyl.” We invite the public to shop at local businesses downtown Saturday, October 13th and get an early start on their holiday shopping. Each purchase on CSD will receive a FREE budget cassette from the store.
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Sunday, Oct 14 |
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FILM
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TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW
3-Day Film Festival
Telluride, Colorado
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GENERAL
SPORTS
THEATRE
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THE GOBLIN 2018
Put a Coed Team of 4 Together. Name Your Team. The
11:00am-4:00pm, Imondi Wake Zone
Put a Coed Team of 4 Together. Name Your Team. Then WAKE THE GOBLIN! Come out to Imondi Wake Zone and show your support for Colorado Discover
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Ability, CDA, by completing fitness challenges and rewarding yourself afterwards with Jerk Chicken Tacos, hand crafted brew by Copper Club Brewing, refreshments provided by Advocare, and a live performance by Wave 11. This 8th annual event fundraiser for local organizations will be fun for the whole family with games and kids’ face painting! The fitness challenge includes water obstacles, running, yard games, brain teasers, burpees and biking. Modifications are available. 100% of the proceeds of this event go to CDA. You can donate to CDA in addition to participating in this event by visiting: https://thegoblin.itsyourrace.com/register/EventDonation.aspx
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Wednesday, Oct 17 |
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LITERARY
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RABBIT HOLES
The Art of Uncertainty
KAFM Radio Room
Join us for a special evening of song, dance, and poetry, with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Uche Ogbuji & dancer Alya Howe, who will also discuss
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the generative powers of uncertainty and how we might all learn to cultivate a willingness to explore. Evening will end with an OPEN MIC (bring a poem or song to share). Tickets are $5 for WCWF and KAFM members and $10 for non members. Tickets available online
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Thursday, Oct 18 |
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FILM
MUSIC
VISUAL ARTS
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ARTOBER FEST 2018
10:00am-3:00pm, Colorado Mesa University, Delta Field, East of the Fine Arts Building, 1100 North Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501
The CMU Department of Art and Design would like to invite everyone to join them at their fourth annual Artober Fest, on Thursday, October 18 from
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10AM-3PM, on the Delta Field just east of the Fine Arts building. Tours of the art building will be held throughout the day and MED (Mesa Emerging Designers) Will be giving away 2018 Artober T-Shirts to everyone who visits each booth and completes the Artober punch card. Suzie Garner will facilitate a 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 to sign up. MED will have a Temporary Graffiti Wall; spray paint provided. The MED store will be providing schwag for purchase as well. The Ceramics faculty and students will demonstrate wheel throwing. Wheels and clay will be available for beginners to try wheel throwing. Clay Club and Sculpture Guild will have an assortment of student ceramic pieces and other 3D artwork for sale. Animation, Film, Photography & Motion Design will be offering $5.00 matted studio portraits. Artists will be on hand to draw caricatures for a nominal fee. There will be a free exhibit of student work in film, animation, and motion design. And, there will be options to purchase student-created objects in motion, fresh baked goods, and hot popcorn. The print makers will be live printing with a road roller 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 15 for participation details and so that we can be sure to have enough supplies. Sculpture Guild will cast sculptures in molten iron during an Iron Pour. They will begin pouring around 12PM and won’t stop until all the molds are poured. Musicians from CMU’s Music department will be playing live on Delta Field during Artober Fest. All proceeds from sales during Artober Fest benefit the individual student-run art clubs. If you have any questions about Artober Fest please contact Ashtonn Means with the CMU Art and Design department at 970-248-1833 or ameans@coloradomesa.edu.
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CLASSES/LECTURES
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STRETCH YOUR LANGUAGE CREATIVITY
5:30pm-7:30pm, Copeka Coffee Shop, 1012 North 5th, GJ CO
Poet Uche Ogbuji of Denver and Nigeria will read, speak and teach a class on creativity in writing, performance and language.
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Friday, Oct 19 |
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LITERARY
MUSIC
RADIO ROOM
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VIEW OF THE WEST: COWBOY POETRY AND MUSIC
7:00pm-10:00pm, 1310 Ute Ave
KAFM and Museums of Western Colorado present View to the West: An Evening of Cowboy Poetry and Music featuring Bill Clark, Nona Kelley Carver, Terry
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Nash, and Peggy Malone in the KAFM Radio Room on October 19. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and free for children 12 years and under! Concessions will be available. For reservations call (970) 242-0971 ext. 206
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Saturday, Oct 20 |
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FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS
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BOO AT THE ZOO
Halloween Family Event
10:00am-4:00pm, 2424 Old US HWY 6 and 50
Join us for Halloween FUN Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10am to 4pm. Educational family fun, animal interactions, and give a ways! Children's
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Nature Center located at Mesa Mall, Sears Wing, Grand Junction.
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