The Mesa State College Guest Artist Series will present Tom Collier in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Recital Hall of the Moss Performing Arts Center,, 1231 N. 12th St.
Collier has been performing for more than 50 years. He plays jazz, classical and pop music on the vibraphone and marimba. The concert also will feature the Mesa State College Faculty Jazz Quartet.
Collier’s performance is part of the Western Colorado Percussion Festival taking place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6–7, at the college.
Admission to the concert is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students and children. All-inclusive festival tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students.
Call 248-1604 or go to www.mesastate. edu for information.
Other music events in the area:
• Koffin Kats with The Tankerays, Mesa Theater and Club, 538 Main St., 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, $12, all ages, 241-1717, www.mesatheater.com.
• “Exotic Percussion meets Classical Music,” Western Slope Concert Series, features exotic percussion, violin, cello, harp and piano, American Lutheran Church, 631 26 1/2 Road, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Blue Sage Center for the Arts, 228 Grand Ave., Paonia, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, $15 in advance, $18 at the door adults, $5 students, tickets at Roper Music in Grand Junction, Paonia Farm and Home, Hardin’s Natural Foods in Hotchkiss, Finishing Touch in Delta, and the Montrose Pavilion, 241-0741, www.primamusic.org.
• Moab Folk Festival with headliner Peter Rowan, at several venues in Moab, Utah, Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6–8, 435-259-3198, www.MoabFolkFestival.com.
• Swingin’ Sweets Dance presented by Grand Junction High School Jazz Bands, features music, dancing, espresso bar and desserts, Grand Junction High School cafeteria, 1400 N. Fifth St., 7:30–10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, tickets at Java Junction Coffee Shop, 2401 North Ave., or from Grand Junction High School jazz students, proceeds go into the band fund to be used for band functions, 623-3223.
• Darin Kamstra and Andrew Spencer, percussion, concert part of the Western Colorado Percussion Festival, Mesa State College, Moss Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1231 N. 12th St., 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students and children, 248-1604, www.mesastate.edu.
• The Shindig at the Saloon with Kort McCumber and The Kort McCumber Band, country music, Turn of the Century, 117 N. Fourth St., Montrose, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, $25, proceeds benefit the Kirwan-Carr Foundation with the mission of supporting individuals affected by attempted suicide, 201-1419, www.kortmusic.com, www.kirwan-carfoundation.org.
• Ofay Soul, rhythm and blues, Boomers, 436 Main St., 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, $7, 248-9022.
• Western Colorado Percussion Festival, Percussion Ensemble and Honor Percussion Recital, Mesa State College, Moss Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1231 N. 12th St., 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students and children, 248-1604, www.mesastate.edu.
• Riveter, Palisade Livery Saloon, 215 Main St., Palisade, 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, ages 21 plus, 464-5449, myspace.com/riveter, sonicbids.com/riveter.
• The Brew-Glass Trio, Palisade Brewery, 200 Peach Ave., Palisade, 6:30–10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 464-7257.
• Chris Proctor, folk musician, contemporary guitarist, KAFM Radio Room, 1310 Ute Ave., 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, $15, 241-8801, kafmradio.org.
• Jack and Jill, classic and alternative, Boomers, 436 Main St., 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, $7, 248-9022.
• Mesa State College Faculty Brass Quintet, Mesa State College, Moss Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1231 N. 12th St., 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students and children, 248-1604, www.mesastate.edu.
• The Brew-Glass Trio, Boomers, 436 Main St., 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, $2, 248-9022.
• Simon and Son, piano team, Delta Montrose Community Concert Association, Delta Center for Performing Arts and Education, 855 Grand Ave., Delta, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, $20 adults, $5 students, 921-4142, 835-4480, 249-9154.
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