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Sept. 16, 2024: How a theater could help drive Western Slope economy; Students are ‘bringing music to life’

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51min 52sec
An empty theatre viewed from the middle balcony seating.
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The Asteria Theatre opened this fall on the Colorado Mesa University campus in Grand Junction.

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Mesa County has traditionally been an affordable alternative to the Front Range, but that's changed dramatically in recent years. Then, a new theatre at Colorado Mesa University could be an economic driver beyond the campus. Plus, we'll talk with CMU's president, John Marshall, about the skyrocketing student enrollment. Later, unique pinto bean recipes in Cortez, and how the Montezuma-Cortez Middle School band is "Bringing Music to Life."