Garfield County Weekend Planner, Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Vaudeville Revue Dinner Theatre
6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday — The Glenwood Vaudeville Revue is a two-hour family fun dinner theater show with professional talent performing a variety of comedy skits, jokes, dance numbers, novelty songs and original comedic presentations. Reservations recommended. Food, drinks and entertainment with show directly after.
Glenwood Vaudeville Revue, 915 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs | $16-$25
LP Herd
7 p.m., Friday — LP Herd is a guitar duo consisting of Larry & Patty Herd. Hailing from the Austin music scene, they both performed and recorded with several local popular bands. Their sound is defined by Patty’s “bluesy, sultry voice and Larry’s jazz/blues inspired guitar style.
Heather’s Savory Pies and Tapas Bar, 166 Midland Ave., Basalt | Free
Feeding Giants
8:30 p.m., Friday — Live music with Feeding Giants at Glenwood Brew Garden
Glenwood Springs Brew Garden, 115 Sixth St., Glenwood Springs | Free
Live Music
8:30 p.m., Friday — Valle Musico Playing guitar based music with classical, jazz, Latin & worldbeat elements. No cover charge.
Rivers Restaurant, 2525 S. Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs | Free
AmericArt 2019
5:30 p.m., Saturday — Join AmericART 2019 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., talking about how art and culture. Help paint and watch a traveling canvas mural develop in front of you.
Bethel Plaza, Under the Grand Avenue Bridge, Glenwood Springs | Free
Cultivating Victory: Book Signing
1 p.m., Saturday — Cultivating Victory: the Women’s Land Army and Victory Garden Movements by Dr. Cecelia Gowdy-Wygant is an analysis of British and American efforts to increase food production during the world wars. It includes the lost history of women who cultivated the land during wartime, and by doing so shaped both nation and personal identities.
Silt Historical Park, 707 Orchard, Silt | Free
The Great K & A Train Robbery Silent Movie
1:30 p.m., Saturday — The Great K & A Train Robbery, filmed in Glenwood Springs, is a 1926 American Western silent film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Tom Mix and Dorothy Dwan. The film is based on the actual foiling of a train robbery by Dick Gordon as related by Paul Leicester Ford in his book The Great K & A Train Robbery originally published as a serial in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1896. Much of the film was shot on location in and around Glenwood Springs. Reservations recommended 970-945-9699 or online http://www.gvrshow.com
Glenwood Vaudeville Revue, 915 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs | $5-$7
Redstone’s Magical Moments Summer Concert Series, 2019
5:30 p.m., Saturday — You Knew Me When A Folk Rock Duo from Nashville, now living in Colorado; amazing vocals.
Redstone Park, Redstone Blvd., Redstone | Free
Uptown Strutters
7 p.m., Saturday — Musicians Roberta Lewis, David Bluefield, Steve Cole, and Billy Harmon bring Uptown Strutters to Basalt. 970-927-0151
Heather’s Savory Pies and Tapas Bar, 166 Midland Ave., Basalt | Free
Hotel Colorado Historic Tours
7 p.m., Saturday — The Historic Hotel Colorado and the Glenwood Springs Historical Society offer guided tours by the “ghosts” of colorful characters from Glenwood Springs’ past! The portrayalists will share unique and haunting stories of the Hotel Colorado’s history.
Hotel Colorado, 526 Pine St., Glenwood Springs | $20
LET THEM ROAR Presents ‘I See My Light’
10 a.m., Sunday — Local band Let Them Roar will present a multi-media concert event in conjunction with their project, “I See My Light,” inspired by women who’ve taken sanctuary in Colorado.
Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St., Carbondale | Free

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