West Slope Ag Events
May 26 – 28
– Memorial Day Weekend Bluegrass Music Festival, Double Tree Hotel, Exit 31 off I-70, Grand Junction, Colo. Bluegrass jamming with regional bands, Fri. 5 – 10 pm, Sat. 9 am – 10 pm, Sun. 10 am – 3:30 pm. Weekend pass $48. PH: 970-245-0836 or 303-638-3725.
May 27 & 28
– Annual Memorial Day Weekend Car Show, Sat., 9 – 5, Sun., 10 – 3, Cross Orchards Living History Farm,Grand Junction, Colo., PH: 242-0971 ext. 209 or 210.
May 27 & 28
– Columbine Cavy Guinea Pig Show, 8 a.m., Mesa County Fairgrounds Community Bldg., Grand Junction, Colo.
June 3, 10, 17, 24
– Fruita Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. – noon, Fruita Civic Center, Fruita, Colo.
June 3 & 4
– Broken Spoke Game Ranch Archery 3-D Shoot, 8 a.m., East of Whitewater off Hwy. 50 – follow signs. PH: 970-241-3949
June 5, 7, 12, 14
– 2006 Hunter Education Classes, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 – 10 p.m., Montrose Rod & Gun Club, Montrose, Colo., 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
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