Did you know that Grand Avenue used to extend east of its current stopping point onto what was then called East Grand Avenue? According to Mesa County Oral History Project interviewee Levi Parminter Morse, before the construction of the I-70 business loop, East Grand continued over the railroad tracks and became D ½ Road at […]
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Learn about music copyright and meet other people involved in the content-creation industries at 970West Networking Night, scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio, 502 Ouray Ave. (across from the Central Library). Guest speaker Noel Kalenian, Mesa County Libraries Patent and Trademark Resource Center librarian, will host a […]
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Teens can learn the basics of audio recording while creating their own podcasts at the upcoming Teen Audio Camp at the Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio, 502 Ouray Ave. (across from the Central Library). Teen Audio Camp is an all-day workshop, and participants can sign up to participate on either Tuesday, March 19, or Wednesday, […]
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Bring some seeds, take some seeds, and drop off your gently used tools at the Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden Seed Exchange and Tool Drive, taking place at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9, in the new Discovery Garden at Fifth Street and Chipeta Avenue in Grand Junction. Gardeners can bring seeds to exchange with other […]
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Where can you see a demonstration of a live-stream event, gaze at faraway planets, interact with robots, and experience virtual reality? Mesa County Libraries Tech Expo 2019 offers all of those options and more when it happens from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Central Library, 443 N. 6th St. in […]
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In the days prior to adequate floodplain and stormwater management in Mesa County, flash floods could be an issue for valley residents. Charles Buttolph, former manager for the Red Cross Land and Fruit Company (and then-owner of his own fruit farm on adjacent land), talks about one such flash flood that swept through Cross Orchards […]
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An interview with local singer/songwriter Shaun Ray that was produced by Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio staff is scheduled to be broadcast Thursday and Friday, Jan. 10 and 11, in an episode of Arts District on Rocky Mountain PBS. Arts District is an RMPBS show that highlights Colorado artists, musicians, and creators. The segment about […]
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In the late Nineteenth or early Twentieth centuries, adventurous Mesa County citizens might mosey on out for a vaudeville act, a lecture, a play, a sermon, country dancing, live music, a circus, horse racing, a baseball game, a boxing match, a carnival, the Mesa County Fair, a medicine show, or even a Chautauqua performance. Destinations […]
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As my artist residency at the 970West Studio comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on how inspired I have been by people in the community this fall. I want to thank the Grand Valley for creating art with me in my sculpting workshops and open studio hours! I typically work in my home studio, […]
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Residents of the American West are no strangers to the idea of flash floods, but having one actually crash down on you while you’re camped in a canyon is different altogether. In August of 1941, cowhand Merle Winters was camped in the Utah Bookcliffs in a canyon of Diamond Creek. Winters was working for the […]
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