Community Calendar

CLASSES/LECTURES

GENERAL

12:00pm-1:00pm, 462 Ute Avenue

Title: Colorado’s Covert Cretaceous: The vertebrate assemblage of the Williams Fork Formation Speaker: Dr. A. B. Heckert, Professor of more...0 Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina Dr. A.B. Heckert is a professor and vertebrate paleontologist in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he has taught courses on the history of Earth and its life since 2005. He also oversees the department’s McKinney Geology Teaching Museum. Heckert earned his BS in geology from Denison University in Ohio, and completed a stratigraphy-based MS and a PhD in microvertebrate paleontology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he led numerous trips collecting fossils for the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. Every year since 2006 he has led “Triassic trips,” or field courses involving Appalachian Students, to one or more of the Four Corners states, including several “Cretaceous Cruises” to the Williams Fork Formation near Rangely, CO.

MUSIC

7:30pm-9:30pm, 645 Main St

Project Trio joins the Grand Junction Symphony for the second classics concert of the season, Audacious Ensemble. Packed with musicianship, joy, and more...0 surprise, Project Trio performs your favorite tunes including Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, selections from West Side Story, and arrangments like Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5. The GJSO will perform the unmistakable William Tell Overture and Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain to get you in the mood for Halloween!

RADIO ROOM

Zombie Prom Night At Mesa Theater

9:00pm, Mesa Theater 538 Main Street Grand junction, CO 81501

Friday the 13th Zombie Prom at Mesa Theater We'll have spooky fun with Music from DJ Max, Drinks, Face paints, Photos and suprise. Shake off more...0 the 13th with KAFM's Friday the 13th Zombie Prom!

FOOD/BEVERAGES

MUSIC

SPORTS

Come Celebrate All Things Pickle!

9:00am-7:00pm, 45 Pan American Avenue

The first annual Pickle Fest will be held on October 14th in Paonia’s Apple Valley Park. Western Slope pickleball players, pickle makers, more...0 families, and folks of all ages are invited to come out and enjoy the fastest growing sport in the US, all while enjoying local food, drinks, a pickling contest, pingpong, cornhole, a costume contest, prizes, and live music.

DANCE

MUSIC

THEATRE

2:00pm-2:00pm, Montrose Pavilion Event Center, 1800 Pavilion Dr, Montrose, CO 81401

Fall under the spell of a fairy tale classic. The malevolent Fairy Carabosse curses Princess Aurora to 100 years of slumber, by a single prick of her more...0 finger on her 16th birthday. Doomed by fate, only a Prince's true love kiss can break the spell and awaken the sleeping beauty of Aurora. This classic ballet, composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, appeals to audiences of all ages and is captivating to behold. Alongside local children in supporting roles, Colorado West Performing Arts Company dancers will take the stage in dazzling tutus and tiaras, displaying their beauty, grace, and athleticism. October 14 @ 2pm October 14 @ 7pm October 15 @ 2pm

MUSIC

3:00pm-5:00pm, 645 Main St

Project Trio joins the Grand Junction Symphony for the second classics concert of the season, Audacious Ensemble. Packed with musicianship, joy, and more...0 surprise, Project Trio performs your favorite tunes including Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, selections from West Side Story, and arrangments like Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5. The GJSO will perform the unmistakable William Tell Overture and Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain to get you in the mood for Halloween!

MUSIC

3:00pm-7:00pm, Several Locations Downtown

Downtown Porchella is an event designed to build the local community and celebrate our talented musicians. Join friends and neighbors for an more...0 afternoon of music created by local musicians playing on porches and front yards around downtown Grand Junction. Port-a-potties will be available. Bring your own snacks and drinks to enjoy while you stroll around venues. The event will conclude at Gemini Brewing with more music and a food truck.

MUSIC

4:00pm-5:00pm, 599 30 Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, 81504

The Jeffco Brass is a small group of musicians from Jefferson County, Colorado, coming to Grand Junction to perform for family, friends, and anyone more...0 who enjoys brass music! With our free concert of marches, jazz pieces, and arrangements of pop tunes, there will be something for everyone to enjoy!

RADIO ROOM

In The Radio Room

7:00pm-9:30pm, 1310 Ute Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501

SOLD OUT SHOW!!! Join us for another show soon.

FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS

LITERARY

Poe Project 2023

7:15pm-9:00pm, 249 S 4th St, Grand Junction, CO

Whispers of the Past Ghost Walk is a special edition of their regular ghost walk for The Poe Project. Dress up in period costume is encouraged, or as more...0 a ghost, or in Halloween attire, or wear your con outfit. Enjoy the company of other Ghost enthusiasts while you learn some of the haunted history of Main Street. Funds raised through ticket sales benefit the Veteran's Art Center. The Poe Project is a month-long festival springing off with Poe Week from October 1st through 7th annually, culminating on the date of Edgar Allan Poe's death. We invest in our community by giving a portion of the proceeds from each and every event to the local non-profit of the sponsor’s choice. The Poe Project is spearheaded and presented by Geek Parties of the Grand Valley. The sponsor of this Ghost Walk is Whispers of the Past, a paranormal organization based in Grand Junction that provides historical walks downtown and in the cemeteries, as well as performs investigations of buildings in the area.