Community Calendar

SPORTS

VISUAL ARTS

8:30am-11:30am, Canyons View Park

October 4th, 8:30-11:30am at Canyonview Park Our baseball combine for ages 8-18 is a great opportunity to test your raw athletic and baseball skills. more...0 Doing a yearly combine is an awesome way to see how you progress year over year with hard numbers. It’s a great way to learn where you need to put more time in the offseason as well. This combine is being put on by the valley’s very own Armour Athletics and Out West Training. Website link: https://outwesttraining.com/baseball-combine/ Facebook event page link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1949016905862187

SPORTS

VISUAL ARTS

8:30am-11:30am, Canyons View Park

October 4th, 8:30-11:30am at Canyonview Park Our baseball combine for ages 8-18 is a great opportunity to test your raw athletic and baseball skills. more...0 Doing a yearly combine is an awesome way to see how you progress year over year with hard numbers. It’s a great way to learn where you need to put more time in the offseason as well. This combine is being put on by the valley’s very own Armour Athletics and Out West Training. Website link: https://outwesttraining.com/baseball-combine/ Facebook event page link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1949016905862187

FOOD/BEVERAGES

MUSIC

Celebrate Heirloom Apples with Music & Cider

11:00am-4:00pm, Nucla Town Park, 165 W 10th Ave, Nucla

Get ready for the Nucla Heritage Festival! This amazing community event, now in its ninth year, celebrates our rich history and vibrant culture. Join more...0 us in Nucla Town Park as we showcase the incredible heritage apples of the Four Corners region, from Norwood to Paradox Valley! It's a fantastic opportunity to connect with neighbors, enjoy delicious local food and drinks (including hard and soft apple cider!), and support local vendors and non-profits. Kids and adults alike will love the old-time apple press, bluegrass music with Grand Junction's Slim Pickings and Taos' Foggy Memory Boys, and a heritage apple display. From heirloom veggies to a farmer's market, we're celebrating our agricultural past and ensuring our community thrives for years to come! Come celebrate our heritage – it's a harvest of fun for everyone!

CLASSES/LECTURES

Getting Your Book on the Library Shelf

6:00pm-7:30pm, 1803 N. 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Join the WCWF for October Writer’s Night and learn the library’s process for getting local authors’ titles on the shelves and how more...0 to set up a book signing. This writer’s night will also cover other ways the library supports writers. If there’s time, the presenters may read selections from local authors’ books that are in the library collection. Presented by the Executive Director at Mesa County Libraries, Michelle Boisvenue-Fox, and Lisa Solko, Head of Collection Management.

SPORTS

5:30pm-6:30pm, 145 N Mesa St Fruita, CO 81521

Youth strength + conditioning 6 week program Oct 14th- Nov 22nd, T/TH 5:30-6:30pm, Sat 9:30-10:30am Training for athletes of all levels from more...0 elementary school aged kids to D1 and professional athletes is focused on improving athletic skills and overall fitness for sports including basketball, baseball, softball, hockey, wrestling, football and soccer! We lead athletes through a variety of drills and exercises to enhance speed, agility, strength, power, biomechanics, endurance plus some fun and games! Website link: https://outwesttraining.com/youth-sports-training

GENERAL

LITERARY

G-CARE 2025

10:00am-4:00pm, Brimingham,Alabama,United States

A premier virtual summit uniting researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and advocates to accelerate breakthroughs in cancer prevention, treatment, more...0 and survivorship. The conference focuses on innovation, equity, and global collaboration across interdisciplinary themes.

MUSIC

8:00pm-11:00pm, Reverb Lounge

Guitar slung low, microphone turned up, and emotion overflowing, Joe Samba taps into rock ‘n’ roll spirit and reggae soul all at once. more...0 The Massachusetts-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist sonically teeters on an axis of island-inflected grooves and gritty guitar-craft balanced by his dynamic vocals. He finds the sweet spot between smoked-out Caribbean bliss and sweat-soaked punkified energy. It’s why he’s quietly emerged as a phenomenon, toppling charts at #1 and performing alongside everyone from The Dirty Heads to Pepper.

10:30am-12:00am, 905 Struthers Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501

October 25th, 10:30am Costume up and bring your family and friends, we will haunt the town on our 5k route along the river while taking in the more...0 beautiful fall colors followed by a big costume contest, seasonal brews, hot chocolate and fun fitness games. Website link: https://grandvalleybrewruns.com/kannah-creek-brewing-company/ FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/737334659137680 BOO run w/ WestCo Brewing October 25th, 10:30am Costume up and bring your family and friends, we will haunt the town on our 5k route along the river while taking in the beautiful fall colors followed by a big costume contest, seasonal brews, hot chocolate and fun fitness games. Website link: https://grandvalleybrewruns.com/kannah-creek-brewing-company/ FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/737334659137680

10:30am-12:00am, 905 Struthers Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Costume up and bring your family and friends, we will haunt the town on our 5k route along the river while taking in the beautiful fall colors more...0 followed by a big costume contest, seasonal brews, hot chocolate and fun fitness games. Website link: https://grandvalleybrewruns.com/kannah-creek-brewing-company/ FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/737334659137680

RADIO ROOM

10:00am-10:00pm, 2400 Consistory Ct, Grand Junction, CO 81501

The Western Slope Cowboy Gathering The Western Slope Cowboy Gathering was initiated in 2015 by Terry Nash, Peggy Malone, and Nona Kelley Carver for more...0 the celebration and sharing of modern and classic Cowboy Poetry and Music. Now hosted by KAFM Community Radio, the gathering celebrates its 10th year with a wide range of top local and national Cowboy Poets and Western Singers and presents two days and nights of good family fun, featuring great cowboy entertainment. See some of the BEST local and national cowboy poets and musicians for your listening pleasure in beautiful Grand Junction, Colorado. Schedule of Events Friday Oct 31 and Saturday Nov 1 Day Performers: 10 am to 5 pm FREE (Donations Accepted) Evening Performers Oct 31st or Nov 1st 7 pm to 9 pm One Evening Ticket: $20 Oct 31st & Nov 1st 2 Day Weekend Ticket: $30