Community Calendar

On Friday, November 21st at 8:00pm, iAM Music will host the Alex Graf Duo featuring Eli Emmitt at the iAM Music Institute in Durango.

The gig will begin with an opener by Blue Grouse.

Alex Graf was is from Brooklyn, New York but now resides in Durango where he combines bluegrass and acoustic music while still embracing his jazz roots.

Four Corners Food Not Bombs will provide an opportunity for mutual aid at the pink warehouse at 30 N. Beech Street in Cortez on Sundays from noon to 1:30pm. Everyone is invited, but not required, to bring a vegetarian or vegan dish to share. Needed items include tents, sleeping bags, hygiene supplies, and socks.

The Disabled American Veterans Outreach Center offers rides for Veterans to medical appointments and is looking for volunteer drivers to join the team. Vehicles and gas are provided for these trips.

For more information, call 970-565-4310.

If you’d like to help neighbors affected by the current SNAP benefits lapse, donations are now being accepted for the Montezuma and Dolores Counties SNAP Emergency Response Fund.
This fund supports local food security organizations meeting urgent food and supply needs across both counties, and all contributions are tax deductible.
You can also sign up to volunteer or find updated food assistance resources online at goodfoodcollective.org/snap-relief-montezuma-dolores.

The Pinon Project will host, "Circle of Mothers", every Monday from 5:30 to 7:30pm. These meetings will allow mothers to connect and support each other.
Further information is available from Francelia by calling 505-408-0714.

The LB Productions Christmas Choir will form on Mondays through December 8th at the Dolores Community Center from 6 to 7:30pm. Pricing is available at lbpstudioproductions.com.

Stretch and Strength is an exercise class is for people with Parkinson's Disease and their care givers. It is held weekly on a Tuesday at 11 am at The Heart and Core Yoga Studio at 720 East Main Street, Cortez.
More information is online at parkinsonrockies.org/exercise.

Good Sam’s Food Pantry in Cortez is open for visitors on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12 to 2 p.m. and again from 3 to 6 p.m., and on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12 to 2 p.m. only. The pantry is located in the big pink warehouse at 30 North Beech Street. Staff are usually on-site Monday through Friday for donations or office needs, but may be busy—so knock loud or call ahead.

The Pinon Project will host The Incredible Years Advanced Parenting Class every Tuesday from 1:00 - 3:00pm.
This class is for parents and caregivers of children aged from 2 to 10 years. Participants will learn interpersonal skills, anger management and problem solving.
Further information is available by calling Lorenzo on 970 570 5870.

Cortez Integrated Healthcare hosts a peer-led addiction recovery support group every Tuesday at 5:00 PM. Participants will learn practical recovery tools in a supportive, non-12-step environment.