Lavender Festival Craft Fair

For centuries lavender has been prized for its sweet perfume, medicinal properties and beautiful color. It's easily one of the best known and most popular herbs on our dear old Mother Earth. You'll find this amazing plant used in cooking, essential oils and hydrosols, the healing arts, and a myriad of crafts and creative endeavors.

Let us help you incorporate lavender into your garden and into your life. You are encouraged to join us at one of our monthly meetings to learn more about our association and the myriad aspects of lavender itself.

Whether you're thinking of growing a field of lavender or just a plant or two, we're eager to help you learn and appreciate this beautiful herb and its delightful properties.

Upcoming Events:

Holiday Craft Fair

Saturday Dec. 2, 2017
10am-4pm
Redlands Middle School
2200 Broadway Grand Junction

https://www.coloradolavender.org/

2017 Parade of Homes

Come tour homes in Grand Junction, Fruita, and Palisade! The 2017 Parade of Homes is just around the corner, happening this year from:

Friday, October 6 – Sunday, October 8

Friday, October 13 – Sunday, October 15

Fri and Saturday hours are 10-6 and Sunday 10-4

Tickets are $10 and are available at City Market locations in GJ and Fruita.

http://www.hbanwco.com/2017-parade-homes/

Men In Heels Race

Thursday, September 7th (races start at 5:30 PM) during the downtown farmer's market. Race is held on Colorado Ave. between 4th & 5th Streets. The annual event benefits Hilltop' s Latimer House domestic violence shelter. "A real man would run a mile in her shoes." See website for details.
http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/events/men-heels-race-benefit-hilltops-latimer-house

Colorado Winefest

Take in all that Colorado Winefest has to offer from food and wine pairings, chocolate and wine tastings, educational seminars and more.
The “Festival in the Park” takes place on Saturday, September 16, 2017 and is the state’s largest and oldest wine festival featuring dozens of Colorado wineries, live music, a grape stomp, chef demonstrations & seminars.
http://coloradowinefest.com/

Rockies Game Times

Wednesday, July 5 vs. Orem - Game time: 6:40 PM

Thursday, July 6 vs. Orem - Game time: 6:40 PM

Friday, July 7 vs. Orem - Game time: 6:40 PM

Saturday, July 8 vs. Ogden - Game time: 6:40 PM

Sunday, July 9 vs. Ogden - Game time: 5 PM

Monday, July 10 vs. Ogden - Game time: 6:40 PM

http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/events/grand-junction-rockies-baseball

Rimrock Adventures

Whitewater Rafting and Inflatable Kayaking in Colorado and Utah Rivers

EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF WESTERN COLORADO’S LEGENDARY RIVERS!

Enjoy 1 1/2 hour to three-day adventures down the Dolores, Gunnison and Colorado rivers. Paddle your own inflatable kayak or let your Rimrock Adventures guide row you downriver. Our guides are experienced, knowledgeable, trained in first aid and give 100% effort to ensure an enjoyable trip.

Everyone knows that river runners don’t go hungry! From breakfast and dinner to hors d’oeuvres and dessert, our hearty river meals are one of the many things you will remember long after your vacation has ended.

Give us a call at 970-858-9555 and we’ll be happy to discuss the many options available to ensure just the right trip for you.

Hanging Lake

Branching off I-70 just 10 miles east of Glenwood Springs in the spectacular Colorado River-carved Glenwood Canyon, the Hanging Lake Trail is a must-stop along this scenic patch of highway. The trail is relatively short — just over a mile — but it’s quite steep and rocky.

There are, however, plenty of places to rest along the way, take epic photos of the canyon and the river flowing through it, and explore rocky hideways. And handrails on especially tricky parts of the trail help keep you moving in the right direction. Making it to the top will take your breath away!

http://www.colorado.com/articles/hiking-hanging-lake-colorado

Lavender Event

Welcome to the Lavender Association of Western Colorado

For centuries lavender has been prized for its sweet perfume, medicinal properties and beautiful color. It's easily one of the best known and most popular herbs on our dear old Mother Earth. You'll find this amazing plant used in cooking, essential oils and hydrosols, the healing arts, and a myriad of crafts and creative endeavors.

Let us help you incorporate lavender into your garden and into your life. You are encouraged to join us at one of our monthly meetings to learn more about our association and the myriad aspects of lavender itself.

Whether you're thinking of growing a field of lavender or just a plant or two, we're eager to help you learn and appreciate this beautiful herb and its delightful properties.

We hope you'll join us!

http://www.coloradolavender.org/

Orchestra Concert

Eternal Light
Saturday, April 22nd at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 23rd at 3:00pm
Avalon Theatre

Morten Lauridsen’s intimate work of quiet serenity, Lux Aeterna, closes the GJSO’s 39th Season with the Grand Junction Symphony Chorus along with Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s tribute to Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar’s mysterious Enigma Variations

http://www.gjso.org/event/eternal-light/

Tellluride Bluegrass Festival

Telluride Bluegrass is happening on 15 Jun 2017 at Telluride Town Park Telluride, United States Of America. Its a premier event in Consumer Fairs & Carnivals industry.
http://eventful.com/telluride/events/telluride-bluegrass-/E0-001-077984822-8

Honey Bee Festival

Palisade International Honey Bee Festival 20167| Saturday, April 8th, 2017 | Join for a fun-filled and educational day of celebrating the industrious honeybee. The 8th annual outdoor festival celebration features street vendors, children's events, educational exhibits and live entertainment. See the website for details. www.palisadehoneybeefest.org

GJ Golf Courses

With the weather warming up, it's a nice time to start getting outside. Born in the era of mashies and niblicks, Lincoln Park can still defend itself from the over sized drivers and hot golf balls of today.  Lincoln Park Golf Course is conveniently located just minutes from historic downtown Grand Junction, Colorado.  Improve your game with a visit to the 10 acre practice facility or try a lap around the walkable 9-hole course.  With smooth rolling, subtle breaking greens it is a delightful place to test your golf skills.  It has a full service pro shop and snack bar.  Rental clubs, pull carts, and golf cars are available.  Lessons from PGA Professionals are available by appointment.  Tee times may be made seven days in advance by calling (970) 242-6394 or by using our free mobile app. 
http://www.golfgrandjunction.net/course_lp/

Veteran Art Competition

The local competition for the National Veteran Creative Arts Competition will be held at the Whitman Educational Building of the Museum of Western Colorado from Jan. 24th-27th. All 1st place winners advance to the national competition. Reception will be held on the 24th at 1PM. Entry categories: art, creative writing, dance, drama, and music.
http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/events/veterans-art-competition-exhibit-reception

Dinner and a Movie

On most Tuesday nights, The Avalon Theatre offers you the opportunity to see a great classic movie as it was meant to be seen....on the BIG screen! Classics, comedies, family films, sci-fi adventures, and cult classics all come home to your theatre for one night only and the best part is they're free to you with a downtown dinner receipt.

Simply grab the family and even some friends and enjoy dinner at one of our many different downtown restaurants on Tuesday night. Then bring your dinner receipt to the Avalon and we'll admit 2 patrons to the movie, absolutely free! Same day and date only, after 4:00pm. Any restaurant from First Street to Seventh Street and from White Avenue to Pitkin Avenue. For questions please call 970-263-5700.

$6 per person without a dinner receipt.

Every week is a different film, guaranteed to be a great cinema experience!

http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/events/dinner-and-movie-accountant

Parks and Rec

Interested in finding a new hobby or joining others with similar interests? Go to http://www.teamsideline.com/grandjunction. They offer hundreds of options from leisure sports to competitive leagues.