Events for June 2019

Celebrate the 21st Annual Mike the Headless Chicken Festival May 31 and June 1, 2019, in Fruita, Colorado. This festival is dedicated to the amazing story of one chicken’s will to live. Events such as a 5k family fun run/walk, disc golf tournament, wing and peep eating contests, live music, delicious food and local artisan booths make this a weekend to remember. The Mike Festival theme for 2019 is "Mike Turns 21!" The 5k run/walk begins at 9 am at the Fruita Civic Center on Saturday, June 1. Early registration is $25. The fee increases by $5 for late registration. Preregister online (miketheheadlesschicken5k.com), by mail, or in person at the Fruita Community Center by Tuesday, May 28. Race day registration is from 7-8:30 am at the Fruita Civic Center.

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Winners of the 2017 Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Sugar & The Mint, will be performing LIVE at KAFM Community Radio on Friday, June 7th at 7:30 p.m. Sugar and the Mint’s spirited take on folk and bluegrass excites audiences across the country. The band synthesizes genres into a sparkling repertoire of original songs, balancing first-time singalong hooks with robust musicality. Sugar and the Mint’s unique vocal approach features complex, ethereal harmonies supporting accessible melodies. Informed by everything from bluegrass to baroque to current pop and country, the traditional blend of guitar, violins, mandolin and bass instrumentation is anything but standard-fare acoustic music. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 7pm

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General Monthly Board Meeting

Business After Hours
Join us for a BBQ, games, drawings, and networking. 
 

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Women In Business-Hike & Dinner in Fruita
    5:30      Hike Dinosaur Hill
    6:30      Dinner at Munchies

Hosted by: Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce

Fruita Farmers Market

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Join the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce for the 3rd Annual State of the Community Breakfast.
Scheduled to speak: Congressional, State, County, and City Representatives on legislation affecting your business.
Space is Limited - RSVP Required 

Gates Open at 5:30pm for each show All Ages Welcome No Beverage Containers Allowed - No Exceptions Now three-decades on from the release of his debut album - with nineteen records to his name, thousands of shows under his belt and still no end in sight to the road ahead - Keen remains as committed to and inspired by his muse as ever. And as for accruing recognition, well, he's done alright on that front, too; from his humble beginnings on the Texas folk scene, he's blazed a peer, critic, and fan-lauded trail that's earned him living-legend (not to mention pioneer) status in the Americana music world. And though the Houston native has never worn his Texas heart on his sleeve, he's long been regarded as one of the Lone Star State's finest (not to mention top-drawing) true singer-songwriters. He was still a relative unknown in 1989 when his third studio album, West Textures, was released - especially on the triple bill he shared at the time touring with legends Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark - but once fellow Texas icon Joe Ely recorded both "The Road Goes on Forever" and "Whenever Kindness Fails" on his 1993 album, Love and Danger, the secret was out on Keen's credentials as a songwriter's songwriter. By the end of the decade, Keen was a veritable household name in Texas, headlining a millennial New Year's Eve celebration in Austin that drew an estimated 200,000 people. A dozen years later, he was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame along with the late, great Van Zandt and his longtime friend from Texas A & M, Lyle Lovett.

WCWF presents its third annual performance of local original plays, essays short fiction and poetry. The works are submitted by local artists for the WCWF Writers Challenge in May. Pieces are selected by a panel of writer/judges and the director. This is a showcase for the many talented authors in the Grand Valley. Join us for an evening of entertainment as your friends and neighbors share their creativity live and on stage. Tickets are $5 for WCWF and KAFM Members and $7 for non-members. Evening performance on June 28th at 7pm and Matinee on June 29th at 2pm. Doors open 30 minutes before show start.

WCWF presents its third annual performance of local original plays, essays short fiction and poetry. The works are submitted by local artists for the WCWF Writers Challenge in May. Pieces are selected by a panel of writer/judges and the director. This is a showcase for the many talented authors in the Grand Valley. Join us for an evening of entertainment as your friends and neighbors share their creativity live and on stage. Tickets are $5 for WCWF and KAFM Members and $7 for non-members. Evening performance on June 28th at 7pm and Matinee on June 29th at 2pm. Doors open 30 minutes before show start.

Fruita Farmers Market

WCWF presents its third annual performance of local original plays, essays short fiction and poetry. The works are submitted by local artists for the WCWF Writers Challenge in May. Pieces are selected by a panel of writer/judges and the director. This is a showcase for the many talented authors in the Grand Valley. Join us for an evening of entertainment as your friends and neighbors share their creativity live and on stage. Tickets are $5 for WCWF and KAFM Members and $7 for non-members. Evening performance on June 28th at 7pm and Matinee on June 29th at 2pm. Doors open 30 minutes before show start.