Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 24th of July.
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🏘️ Community
The Grand Valley Dancers Foundation is hosting a car show on Sat., Aug.
1 at Victory Life Church in Fruita to raise funds for local dancers. The event includes food trucks, vendors and dance performances — car registration is $25 in advance and $30 on the day —.
🎭 Culture
American Vampires, a horror film directed by Hank Braxtan, premieres Friday, Aug.
14 at 7 p.m. at Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction; the event includes a cast meet-and-greet, post-movie Q&A, trivia, and a rooftop party, with ticket sales benefiting the Avalon Theatre Foundation.
Growers in Palisade are harvesting a bumper peach crop despite a drought; local vendors will celebrate at the Peach Festival starting with downtown events on Aug.
13 and culminating with festivities on Aug. 21 and 22 (highlighting community resilience).
🌲 Environment
Colorado Parks and Wildlife supports the new threatened status for the razorback sucker—a shift achieved over 30 years of conservation partnerships in the Grand Valley.
The agency will continue flow management, student hatchery programs, and live displays at Razorback Suckers games to boost local conservation efforts.
🏛️ Government
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission set a daily bag limit of two on 17 furbearer species (foxes, beavers, bobcats) that will take effect Sept.
1. The change comes after debate over commercial pelts as critics argue the limits are not supported by biological data.
Grand Junction will use about $424,566 in Community Development Block Grant funds for affordable housing — including public service projects and local infrastructure improvements for developments like Salt Flats, The Ascent, and Volunteers of America Haven.
The funds are pending HUD approval expected this fall.
🎉 Grand Junction Events
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Hugh Phillips Live Performance
7-11 p.m. — Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar — Tickets available — Experience the high-energy country sounds and storytelling of rising artist Hugh Phillips.
Ian Munsick Concert
7-8:30 p.m. — Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park — $45.50 - $75.50 + fees — Experience the soaring sounds and heartfelt storytelling of Wyoming's own Ian Munsick as he performs live.
Authority Zero Live Performance
7-11 p.m. — Mesa Theater — Tickets available — Experience the eclectic sounds of Authority Zero blending punk, ska, reggae, and more in their energetic live show.
Cousin Curtiss
7-8:30 p.m. — Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park — $59.45 - $155.00 + fees — Experience the powerful voice of Trace Adkins along with his journey through music and personal stories.
Mark Wills Concert
9 p.m. — Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar — Ticketed event — Enjoy a night of acoustic country music with Mark Wills in a vibrant venue.
Ded - Band Live Concert
7-10 p.m. — Mesa Theater — Tickets starting at $66 — Experience the unforgettable music of Ded - Band at Mesa Theater in Grand Junction.
IV and The Strange Band at Mesa Theater
7-11 p.m. — Mesa Theater — Ticket prices vary — Experience a high-energy blend of country-western music and comedy magic.
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