📢 This Week’s Title Sponsor 📢
❤️ Supporting Snyder Fire Firefighter Families
Three firefighters lost their lives and two others were injured while responding to the Snyder Fire along the Colorado–Utah border in Mesa County.
Alpine Bank has opened the Snyder Fire Firefighter Families Benefit Account, with donations going directly to the five impacted families. Alpine Bank is also contributing an initial $25,000, split equally among the families. Donations are open through August 31, 2026.
How to help:
Community members can donate online, by ACH transfer, in person at any Alpine Bank branch, or by phone for Alpine Bank customers. Donations should be designated to the “Snyder Fire Firefighter Families Benefit Account.”
🔥 Top 3 Things To Do This Weekend
• 🛍️ Market on Main Opening Night — 💲 Free — 5:30 PM–dusk, Downtown Grand Junction
Downtown Grand Junction’s signature summer market returns with farm products, local vendors, food, drinks, and live entertainment.
• 🎶 Blues Traveler + Gin Blossoms with Spin Doctors — 💲 $40.50+ — 6 PM, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
A big ‘90s radio-rock night at Las Colonias with Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, and Spin Doctors.
• 🎤 Wynonna Judd & Melissa Etheridge — 💲 $49.50+ — 7 PM, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Two major names share the stage at the Amp for the Raised on Radio Tour.
📅 Mesa County Event Calendar
MONDAY - 06
🎶 Blues Traveler + Gin Blossoms with Spin Doctors — 💲 $40.50+ — 6 PM, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, and Spin Doctors bring a big summer concert to Las Colonias.
TUESDAY - 07
🗣️ Healing Rooms of the Grand Valley — 💲Free — 6:30 PM–8:30 PM, 1333 North 23rd St., Grand Junction
Non-denominational prayer support is available for physical, spiritual, emotional, or financial needs; no appointment required.✂️ Main Street Plaza Ribbon Cutting — 💲 Free — 9 AM–10 AM, 5th & Main Street, Downtown Grand Junction
A downtown ribbon cutting for the Main Street Plaza.✂️ Ribbon Cutting: Dinosaur Journey — 💲 Free — 4 PM, Dinosaur Journey, Fruita
The Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon cutting for Dinosaur Journey, celebrating new museum additions including the earthquake simulator, animatronic dinosaurs, and summer exhibition showcase.
WEDNESDAY - 08
Quiet day on the calendar — a good night to recharge before a packed Thursday through Sunday.
THURSDAY - 09
🛍️ Market on Main Opening Night — 💲 Free — 5:30 PM–dusk, Downtown Grand Junction
Downtown Grand Junction’s Thursday night summer market returns for the season.🎶 Live at the Market on Main Summer Concert Series — 💲 Free — 5:30 PM–7:30 PM, Downtown Grand Junction
Triple Play Records’ summer concert series kicks off alongside Market on Main.🎤 Wynonna Judd & Melissa Etheridge — 💲 $49.50+ — 7 PM, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Wynonna Judd and Melissa Etheridge bring the Raised on Radio Tour to Grand Junction.🎺 B Side Players — 💲 $25.91 — Doors 7 PM / Show 8 PM, Mesa Theater
The B Side Players bring a horn-driven global funk sound that blends Latin, reggae, Afro-beat, funk, and soul into a high-energy live show.🧠 Disney / Pixar / DreamWorks Trivia Night — 💲 Free — 7 PM–9 PM, Reckless Brewing Company, Fruita
Reckless Brewing hosts a free animated movie trivia night covering Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks favorites, with prizes including $50 and $25 gift cards.
FRIDAY - 10
🎸 Atlas Radio — 💲 $23.83 — 8 PM, Mesa Theater
Atlas Radio brings a psychedelic rock night to Mesa Theater with a colorful, throwback concert vibe.🎹 Electric Avenue: The 80s MTV Experience — 💲 $34–$76 — 7:30 PM, Asteria Theatre
Electric Avenue recreates the sound and feel of 1980s New Wave and radio pop, bringing the energy of the MTV era to CMU’s Asteria Theatre.👻 Ghostbusters: Afterlife — Movies Under the Stars — 💲 Free — 5:30 PM, Glade Park
Glade Park’s Movies Under the Stars returns with a free outdoor showing of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The concession stand opens at 5:30 PM, grill opens at 6 PM, and the movie starts at dusk.🎙️ An Evening with Peggy Malone — 💲 Check listing — 7 PM, KAFM Radio Room
Local favorite Peggy Malone brings an intimate evening of music and storytelling to the KAFM Radio Room, with proceeds supporting community radio in Grand Junction.
SATURDAY - 11
🥕 Fruita Farmers Market — 💲 Free — 8:30 AM–12:30 PM, Fruita Civic Center Park
Fruita’s Saturday morning farmers market brings local produce, vendors, and a laid-back summer market feel.🎶 Saturday Morning Music Sessions: Sara Richards — 💲 Free — 10 AM–12 PM, Downtown Grand Junction
A free downtown music session featuring Sara Richards.🎶 Faith Eliza + Mercury Bloom — 💲 10+ — 8 PM–11 PM, Warehouse 25sixty-five
Faith Eliza brings alt-rock energy, Americana roots, and singer-songwriter storytelling to the Warehouse stage, with Mercury Bloom opening the night with high-energy rock ‘n’ roll.🎸 Fleeting Matters at Reckless Brewing — 💲 Check listing — 6 PM–9 PM, Reckless Brewing, Fruita
Live music, food, and drinks at Reckless Brewing in Fruita.🎶 Covenhoven @ OLoPM — 💲 Check listing — 7 PM, Our Lady of Perpetual Motion, Fruita
Colorado indie-folk artist Covenhoven brings layered acoustic songs and rich harmonies to an intimate Fruita show.🎤 Hip Hop Night at The Bloom Room — 💲 $23.18+ — 8 PM, The Bloom Room
The Bloom Room hosts a Saturday night hip-hop show featuring live performances and local artists downtown.
SUNDAY - 12
🍑 Palisade Sunday Farmers Market — 💲 Free — 9 AM–1 PM, Downtown Palisade
Palisade’s Sunday market returns with local produce, vendors, and a summer morning downtown.🤘 Nether Hour with The Lost Junction Band — 💲 $20.72 — Doors 7 PM, Mesa Theater
Austin’s Nether Hour brings a gritty mix of funk, blues, soul, and rock ‘n’ roll, with special guests The Lost Junction Band.
⚾ This Week in Sports ⚾
Last homestand for the Razorback Suckers for the summer.
🍑 Razorback Suckers vs. Trinidad Triggers — Palisade Peach Night — 💲 10 — Thursday, July 9, 6:30 PM, Suplizio Field
Grand Junction continues the series with Palisade Peach Night at the ballpark.
🍺 Razorback Suckers vs. Trinidad Triggers — Dollar Beer Night — 💲 10 — Friday, July 10, 6:30 PM, Suplizio Field
The Razorback Suckers wrap up the home stand with Dollar Beer Night at Suplizio Field.
🚲 Razorback Suckers — Bike to the Ballpark — 💲 10 — Saturday, July 11, 6:30 PM, Suplizio Field Field
Saturday’s home schedule promotion is Bike to the Ballpark.
🌟 Good News Mesa County 🌟
🎨 Grand Junction seeks artists for Riverfront Trail murals
The City of Grand Junction is inviting artists to submit proposals for new murals along the Riverfront Trail. Selected artists will help bring more color and character to one of the valley’s most visible recreation spaces.
🏠 City expands local rental support through At Home in GJ
Grand Junction’s At Home in GJ program is working to improve rental access through tenant education, landlord support, and tools meant to make the local rental market easier to navigate.
🔜 Coming Up Soon
🎡 Mesa County Fair — 💲 Free + Activities — July 14–18, Mesa County Fairgrounds
The Mesa County Fair returns the following week with carnival rides, livestock shows, grandstand events, food, and family activities.🎵 Asleep at the Wheel — 💲 Check listing — Friday, July 17, 8 PM, Avalon Theatre
The long-running Western swing band comes to the Avalon Theatre.🎤 Lee Brice — 💲 Check listing — Friday, July 17, 8 PM, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
The country artist brings a big Friday night show to the Amp.
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Adam
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