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Live Show

5:00pm-7:00pm, Sage Alley, 228 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428

Enjoy an intimate night of acoustic music with Colorado-based, Americana and blues singer/songwriter David Starr. David has honed his decades-long more...0 career touring internationally and sharing the stage with esteemed artists such as John Oates (Hall & Oates) and John McEuen, as well as opening for acts like America, Jim Messina, Karla Bonoff, Survivor, and more. In 2022, he was a showcasing artist at Folk Alliance International, AmericanaFest, and Southwest Regional Folk Alliance. David’s latest project Better Me, features acoustic-driven songs such as the title track and “Closer To You,” the feisty blues-rock “Poison The Water,” as well as “Any Chance Of Going Home,” showcasing Starr’s masterful storytelling. For his 2020 Touchstones project, Starr covered the music that shaped his own, including "I've Got To Use My Imagination" (Gladys Knight) and "These Days" (Jackson Browne). His critically acclaimed album Beauty & Ruin is a collection of songs inspired by Of What Was, Nothing Is Left, a novel written by Starr’s grandfather in 1972. Produced and arranged by John Oates, it is a southern gothic tale beautifully told through Starr’s own musical lens. His prestige extends beyond the stage, having launched Starr’s Guitars in Little Rock, before relocating to Cedaredge, CO in 2001, where it is now a beloved institution. Starr is also a founding member of the board for the Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center in Cedaredge, an intimate event space aimed at attracting musicians and visual artists to Colorado’s Western Slope. For information on new music and upcoming tour dates, please visit www.DavidStarrMusic.com.

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Poe Project 2023

7:00pm-9:30pm, Love Recital Hall, 1221 N 12th St Grand Junction, Colorado

For the Love of Poe is an event of The Poe Project celebrating the life, works, and inspiration of Edgar Allan Poe. This year, we will be performing more...0 an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Purloined Letter featuring David Kenworthy as Sherlock Holmes and Michael Hardesty as Dr. John Watson, as well as several Poe favorites including a stage adaptation of The Murders in the Rue Morgue. There will be an intermission. 100% of ticket sales and donations go to the CMU Writers Conference, an annual high school invitational with writing workshops and a guest speaker, as well as writing and portfolio competitions with winners eligible for scholarships to CMU. These funds will not go towards these prize packages, but for the development of the conference including transportation and attendee experience. 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 For the Love of Poe is the Colorado Mesa University English Department.

RADIO ROOM

Live in the Radio Room

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

KAFM Community Radio Presents KATIE AND THE PLAYERS Live in The Radio Room Tickets are $20.00 Doors open at 6:30 more...0 pm Show starts at 7:00 pm

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8:00pm-10:00pm, Posting public events

Known as the King of Rant, LEWIS BLACK uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and animated finger-pointing to skewer anything and anyone that more...0 gets under his skin. His comedic brilliance lies in his ability to make people laugh at the absurdities of life, with topics that include current events, social media, politics and anything else that exposes the hypocrisy and madness he sees in the world. Receiving critical acclaim as a stand-up, actor and author, Black has performed for audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. In 2012, he performed eight sell-out shows at Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway. Since 2014 Lewis Black has done over 400 live streaming shows, called THE RANT IS DUE, at the end of each of his standup performances. Adding his own unique style, Lewis delivers audience-written Rants which have been submitted from the fans at his show and throughout the world. These rants are now available on Lewis Black’s podcast, Rant Cast. Born in Washington D.C. on Aug. 30, 1948, Black was raised in Silver Spring, MD. Colicky as a baby, he was destined to be angry and easily irritated. His mother, a teacher, and his father, a mechanical engineer, instilled the importance of education and the necessity to question authority—lessons that influenced Black throughout his life

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Mary - Mimosa Brunch

10:00am-2:00pm, The Radio Room 1310 Ute Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501

Join KAFM for Sunday Brunch, enjoy a Bloody Mary or a Mimosa and yummy Omlete's from Chef Dave. Tour the radio station and see where your more...0 donation dollars go!

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Poe Project 2023

153 N. Mulberry Street Fruita, Colorado

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Poe Project 2023

153 N. Mulberry Street Fruita, Colorado

MUSIC

7:00pm-10:00pm, Posting public events

When Bert McCracken says that the songs that comprise Toxic Positivity are some of the most sincere he has ever written, you know he doesn’t more...0 speak those words lightly. For as long as he can remember, McCracken has used music as an outlet to lay bare his innermost thoughts and emotions. For 23 years, that writing has enabled The Used to deeply resonate with fans the world over. Exploding off the back of universally adored rock anthems such as ‘The Taste Of Ink’, ‘Take It Away’ and ‘Pretty Handsome Awkward’, the many millions of streams and record sales (including the platinum-certified The Used and In Love And Death) their career has yielded are one thing; the human connection formed between artist and audience is priceless, however. To that end alone, The Used can consider themselves four of the luckiest and richest men in music.

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7:30pm-9:30pm, Avalon Theater

Doors open at 6:30 PM Phat Cat Swinger is a West Coast 11-piece “little-big band” that specializes in high-energy music with that classic more...0 Hollywood touch. They bring to life re-imagined musical arrangements from timeless eras – ranging from Sinatra to Bublé and everything in between. Led by founder Marco Palos and vocalist Mark Kopitzke, the team all play off one another and the audience to create an authentic one-of-a-kind experience - one that blows the roof off the place. They are often featured on the stages of The Disneyland Resort presenting re-imagined Disney songs and originals in the iconic Phat Cat sound. With rockstar energy, Phat Cat Swinger’s music will have you dancing in the aisles.

MUSIC

7:30pm-9:30pm, Avalon Theater

Doors open at 6:30 PM Phat Cat Swinger is a West Coast 11-piece “little-big band” that specializes in high-energy music with that classic more...0 Hollywood touch. They bring to life re-imagined musical arrangements from timeless eras – ranging from Sinatra to Bublé and everything in between. Led by founder Marco Palos and vocalist Mark Kopitzke, the team all play off one another and the audience to create an authentic one-of-a-kind experience - one that blows the roof off the place. They are often featured on the stages of The Disneyland Resort presenting re-imagined Disney songs and originals in the iconic Phat Cat sound. With rockstar energy, Phat Cat Swinger’s music will have you dancing in the aisles.