West Slope Ag Events
April 27 – 30
– Fat Tire Festival, civic Center Park, downtown Fruita, Colo., 970-858-7220 or http://www.fruitamountainbike.com
April 28
– 7th Annual Re-Enactors’ Day, Museum of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Colo., 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Historical demonstrations, storytelling, ancient cultures, life in the Wild West. PH: 242-0971
April 29
– Light the Night celebration of western elegance and entertainment, Two Rivers Convention Center, Grand Junction, Colo. Reception 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m., Baxter Black cowboy poet 8 p.m. Tickets $100. PH: 255-1828 or 255-6340
April 29 & 30
– Grand Mesa Llama Classic, 8 a.m., Mesa County Fairgrounds Covered Arena, Grand Junction, Colo.
May 1, 3, 8, 10
– 2006 Hunter Education Classes, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 – 10 p.m., Montrose Rod & Gun Club, 1211 6450 Road, Montrose, Colo., $10 Fee. Participants must attend all four consecutive classes. PH: 970-252-6000
June 9 – 11
-Rocky Mountain Mule Days, Montrose, Colo. PH: 828-684-6828
June 30 – July 1
– Ride for the Brand Longhorn Cattle Drive & Working Ranch Rodeo, Colorado Springs, Colo. PH: 719-635-7776 http://www.westernjubilee.com
July 14 – 23
– 106th Annual Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo, Gunnison, Colo. PH: 800-274-7580, http://www.GunnisonCrestedButte.com
August 12 & 13
– Gold Rush Days, Buena Vista, Colo. PH: 719-395-6612
