Visit with artists, listen to jazz and just relax with friends on Main Street this weekend at the Wells Fargo Art and Jazz Festival.
Artists will display their work and some will be painting or sculpting for passing onlookers.
The Art on the Corner exhibit also installs its new sculptures during the festival. There will be 30 new sculptures added to the downtown exhibit from 7:30–11:30 a.m. on Saturday,
The festival actually begins at 4 p.m. Friday, May 9, and continues through 4 p.m. Sunday.
Here is a schedule of the bands that will play at the festival:
Friday, May 9
4 p.m. — Central High School Jazz Band
6 p.m. — Michelle Wilkinson Jazz Quartet
8 p.m. — Chris Daniels and the Kings
Saturday, May 10
Noon — Grand Junction High School Jazz Band
2 p.m. — ZARO
4 p.m. — Mesa State Faculty Jazz Quartet
6 p.m. — Western Colorado Jazz Orchestra
8 p.m. — Hazel Miller
Sunday, May 11
10 a.m. — Five Face Down
Noon — Huey
2 p.m. — Walt Smith and Friends
4 p.m. — Festival closes.
— Compiled by Ann Wright
Looking for a place to park?
Try the parking structure on Rood Avenue. From 5 p.m. Friday, May 9, through the weekend, parking will be free in the four-floor building.