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Saturday, September 9, 2023
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MUSIC
VISUAL ARTS
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SILVERTON CREATES!
A Celebration of the Arts
10:00am-9:00pm, 1239 Blair Street, Silverton CO 81433
Silverton Creates! is a weekend-long celebration
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of the arts. Visitors can sample a range of creative happenings and experience authentic small-town mountain culture in the historic town of Silverton, Colorado (elevation 9318 feet). Silverton Creates! will kick off with a free outdoor concert on Friday, September 8, featuring the wildly popular Latin band Nosotros (salsa, jazz, cumbia, rock), hailing from New Mexico. The music will continue throughout the weekend, with American blues musician Cary Morin taking the stage on Saturday evening. Other weekend activities will include open studio tours, heritage activities, hands-on art workshops, demonstrations, performances, healing arts and more!
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PRIDE IN THE PARK
12:00pm-7:00am, Lincoln Park
Food, fun, family, entertainment, vendors! Join
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us for Pride in the Park with a Community Walking Parade through 12th and North! This event is free and open to all ages!
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FILM
LITERARY
THEATRE
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SLAMMING BRICKS 2023
5th Annual Poetry Slam Riot
5:00pm-9:30pm, The Avalon Theater: 645 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
The largest 2SLGBTQ+ regional poetry slam in the
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Four Corners Region is coming to the Avalon Theater! This year the slam is a free all-ages show (mature content, parental discretion advised)! Doors open at 5:00 PM with the show starting at 6:00 PM. Free tickets can be reserved in advance through The Avalon Theater. Slamming Bricks is an annual slam poetry competition in its fifth year produced by the Western Colorado Writer’s Forum and organized by Caleb Ferganchick during Colorado West Pride’s Pride Week in Grand Junction, Colorado. Slamming Bricks is an intersectional 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. Slamming Bricks has featured Colorado Poet Laureate, Bobby LeFebre, and star of HBO’s Emmy-nominated show We’re Here, Eureka O’Hara. A Slamming Bricks documentary by Fruita cinematographer, Rachel DeWeber, will be screened prior to the poetry slam and a special stand-up comedy performance by Joke Junction’s, Emilie Stickley, will also be featured. Live ASL interpretation is provided during the event and a live stream will be available for remote viewing. Various nonprofits will be on site to connect community members to information and resources.
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QUEMANDO SALSA
Live in the Grapevines Summer Concert Series
6:00pm-9:30pm, Grande River Vineyards 787 Grande River Drive, Palisade, CO 81526
Quemando Salsa Band is a high-energy 11-piece
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band performing traditional and contemporary sounds of Latin Music, comprised of Cuban-style drum kit, Timbales, Congas, Bass, Piano, 5 vocalists, and a 3-piece horn section. The members of the band are collectively from Colombia, México, Peru, Panama, and the USA.
Quemando Live in the Grapevines
Benefiting La Plaza (formerly Child & Migrant Services)
Saturday September 9th at
Grande River Vineyards
787 Grande River Drive, Palisade, CO 81526
Tickets are $25
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Show starts at 6:00 pm
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LITERARY
THEATRE
VISUAL ARTS
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SLAMMING BRICKS 2023 POETRY SLAM
6:00pm-9:30pm, Posting public events
Free admission, seat reservation required The
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largest 2SLGBTQ+ regional poetry slam in the Four Corners Region is coming to the Avalon Theater! Slamming Bricks is an annual slam poetry competition in its fifth year produced by the Western Colorado Writer’s Forum and organized by Caleb Ferganchick during Colorado West Pride’s Pride Week in Grand Junction, Colorado. Slamming Bricks is an intersectional 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. Slamming Bricks has featured Colorado Poet Laureate, Bobby LeFebre, and star of HBO’s Emmy-nominated show We’re Here, Euerka O’Hara. A Slamming Bricks documentary by Fruita cinemetographer, Rachel DeWeber, will be screened prior to the poetry slam and a special stand-up comedy performance by Joke Junction’s, Emilie Stickley, will also be featured. Live ASL interpretation is provided during the event and a livestream be available for remote viewing. Various nonprofits will be onsite to connect community members to information and resources. Slamming Bricks is a free event made possible by grants, community business sponsorships, and grassroots fundraising.
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FUNDRAISERS/BENEFITS
MUSIC
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RAINBOW PARTY
8:00pm-12:00am, Mesa Theater
Join us for our signature event party of the
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year: The. Rainbow Party! Tickets are $15 pre-event and $20 at the door.
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