Community Calendar

On Saturday, April 18th from 9:00am the K-9 Search and Rescue Team in Dolores will host a Wilderness Hazards Classroom Training event.

This training will feature different presenters and will focus on subjects such as hazardous weather, poisonous plants, man-made hazards and dangerous wildlife encounters.

Further information and registration are available at k9team.org

The Odd Cat Bookstore in Dolores will host a late morning discussion group every third Saturday at 10.30am.

This will have no agenda, no particular topic and zero politics and will just be humans engaging in conversation. Coffee and tea will be available but attendees are welcome to bring their own refreshments.

On Saturday, April 18th between 1:00 and 3:00pm, Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project will hold an apple grafting workshop at the Orchard Hub in Dolores.

Further details and registration are available at www.montezumaorchard.org

On Saturday, April 18th at 1:00pm Cortez Makerspace are offering a workshop where attendees can create a custom mug for Mother's Day.

This workshop is open to kids, adults and families. Spaces are limited so registration is required by contacting makerspace@fundamentalneeds.net

On Saturday, April 18th from 3:00pm Mancos Early Learning Center will host an art fundraiser at Mancos Opera House.

The event will feature forty local artists who have created pieces inspired by Montezuma Early Learning Center's own students. There will also be the Sweetwater Gypsies food truck, an auction and music by Midnight Cowboys.

On Saturday, April 18th at 5:00pm, Mancos Brewing Company will host a gig by Wisconsin rock duo, JellyBowl.

JellyBowl play upbeat originals and covers that feature rich vocals, harmonica, acoustic and electric guitar.

To celebrate 25 years of local band, The Lawn Chair Kings, The American Legion in Durango will host a gig by the band on Saturday, April 18th at 7:30pm.

On Saturday, April 18th at 8:00pm, The iNDIGO Room in Durango will host a gig by Sage and Aera.

This indie folk duo blends the songwriting of Sage Cook with the soulful voice and upright bass of Aera Fox.

Four Corners Food Not Bombs is a mutual aid group where neighbors help neighbors, and everyone is welcome. They meet Sundays from noon to 1:30 at the Good Sam’s Warehouse in Cortez for a hot, homemade vegan and vegetarian potluck, plus an exchange of books and clothes. Come give what you can, and take what you need.

Every Sunday afternoon from 3:00pm, The Odd Cat Bookstore in Dolores will host a writing group.

This casual event will typically feature a writing prompt followed by twenty minutes of writing and then a sharing session. Some afternoons will feature a local writer.

Further information can be found at The Odd Cat Bookstore Facebook page.