Community Calendar

GENERAL

12:00pm-5:00pm, Lincoln Park, Grand Junction

A free, family-friendly event and an opportunity to learn about electric vehicles in a hands-on setting. It starts at noon with an “EV more...0 101” presentation in the Lincoln Park Barn. Then, from 1 to 5 p.m., attendees can test-drive new and used vehicles and e-bikes, and chat with current EV owners and dealer reps. There will be food trucks, music and more.

RADIO ROOM

Live in the Radio Room

7:00pm-10:00pm, The Radio Room 1310 Ute Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501

KAFM Presents Award-winning singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, James Kirby in The Radio Room. James Kirby, from the UK, has built a more...0 loyal international fan base over recent years, selling out venues and captivating audiences worldwide with his mellow voice and distinctive percussive guitar playing. Blending elements of folk, pop, blues, indie rock and piano, his compositions range from fast and furious to heartfelt and melodic, with James finding new and unorthodox techniques to make music from every part of the acoustic guitar. “Beautifully Done” BBC Radio Introducing / A-List “A Force To Be Reckoned With” Global Songwriters, Nashville

RADIO ROOM

5:30pm-7:00pm, KAFM 1310 Ute Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501

April 24, 2024 - CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION

CLASSES/LECTURES

LITERARY

a workshop with Wendy Videlock

5:30pm-7:30pm, Central Library, 443 N. 6th St. Grand Junction, CO

An Interactive Workshop with Wendy Videlock, Poet Laureate of the Western Slope! Join us from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in the Central more...0 Library, Monument Room! Let's celebrating National Poetry Month. Unleash your creativity, silence your inner critic, and craft beautiful poems. Wendy Videlock is the author of four books of poetry, a children's book, and a collection of essays on language, landscape, and the imagination. Her poems appear most notably in Poetry Magazine, O Magazine, Hudson Review, Hopkins Review, The New York Times and Rattle. She is the winner of the Cantor Prize, the Fisher Prize, the PTBS Sonnet Prize and is the three-time winner of the Keats Soul Making Prize. Her syndicated column, The Barefoot Laureate, appears in Colorado newspapers and her visual art is featured in galleries across the Grand Valley. Wendy advocates for the arts across the state and believes that language is the invisible influence in our lives, informing our thoughts, our actions, and our perceptions.

CLASSES/LECTURES

Steven Simms Presenter

6:30pm-8:30pm, Redlands United Methodist Church 527 Village Way Grand Junction

Steve Simms, award winning author and professor at Utah State University will present his findings about the prehistoric peoples, dating back 12,000 more...0 years who lived in the Utah area.

FOOD/BEVERAGES

MUSIC

VISUAL ARTS

4:00pm-11:00pm, Greenlife Family Farm 281 Odell School Rd Concord, NC 28025

Music. Art. Fire. Dance. Nature. A kaleidoscopic two-day celebration of Life to usher in the summer months! Dive into the heart of summer with the more...0 BrightFire Music & Arts Festival at the beautiful GreenLife Family Farms this April 26 & 27 in Concord, NC! Enjoy the enchanting melodies of Dixon's Violin to the pulsating rhythms of Tuatha Dea, Citron, Clarity, Shana Blake, and more. Don't miss this immersive celebration to honor the life within and around us. Grab your tickets now to experience an unforgettable weekend. A 2-day exploration of music, art, delicious food trucks (with vegetarian options), and adventures and activities for all ages! The Fire Shows on Friday and Saturday are imaginative artistic experiences premiering all-new immersive and captivating shows of original music and fire. Adventures and Activities - Mainstage Concerts - Fire Performances - Art Market (Fine Arts, Crafts, Gifts) - Beer & Wine Bar - Food Trucks, Gourmet Snacks, Beverages - Mad Hatter's UniTea Party - Storytelling & Poetry - VIP Experiences - Yoga (Saturday 7am & 11am) - XRVR Arcade - Dance with Kat Harmon! - Fire Science & Smokey Bear w/ NC Forest Services - Camping & Glamping (2 nights)

FOOD/BEVERAGES

MUSIC

9:00am-5:00pm, Lincoln Park

Enjoy a Saturday filled with fun, family activities! From universal waste recycling (paint, batteries, and lightbulbs), to arbor day activities and more...0 live entertainment, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy. Visit the Southwest Arbor Fest page to learn more about what the day will entail.

RADIO ROOM

Live in the Radio Room

7:00pm-10:00pm, The Radio Room 1310 Ute Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501

KAFM Presents Kray Van Kirk in The Radio Room Kray Van Kirk left a career in the sciences to write songs in which everyone, of any identity or more...0 history or creed, can know that they are on the Hero’s Journey. A fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone and roots in the Celtic tradition, Van Kirk obtained his doctorate in quantitative modeling from the University of Alaska. Coming off five years of living in his van and playing music across the US and Canada, he thought that a career in the sciences might be a bit more secure than playing music for a living, especially as a single parent. Eventually, however, he realized that healing the world was primarily a matter of the heart, not the head, and he put aside his computer, picked up his guitar, and set out again. Of this charming, Quixotic, and decidedly eclectic performer, the Borderline Folk Club in New York wrote “it is what every singer-songwriter should aspire to.”

FILM

MUSIC

Featuring Guest Artist Darren Kramer, trombone

7:30pm-12:00am, Robinson Theatre: 1221 N 12th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Darren Kramer is an innovative electric trombone DJ and XO Professional Brass Artist and is the founder of his own music company, The Darren Kramer more...0 Organization, whose concerts, clinics, CDs and arrangements have helped modernize the trombone and expand its role in contemporary music.

MUSIC

Featuring Guest Artist Juanita Ulloa, vocals

7:30pm-12:00am, Robinson Theatre: 1221 N 12th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Juanita Ulloa is a professor of voice in San Leandro, CA with unparalleled knowledge of song and vocal production in Mexican and many other diverse more...0 folkloric and classical vocal traditions. Her huapango singing in mariachi style along with boleros and ballads have a unique Operachi twist, reminiscent of early 20th-century mariachi singing styles originally dominated by men.