Community Calendar

On Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11th The Sunflower Theatre will be screening a handpicked collection of world-class films that celebrate adventure, conservation, family, and culture through the lens of fly fishing.

Further information and screening times are available at sunflowertheatre.org

On Thursday, April 16th at 6:00pm, The Cult Movie Federation of Mancos will screen "Repo Man", along with a short film called "Heavy Metal Parking Lot".

Repo Man is a 1984 cult classic that tells the story of young punk Otto and his search for a mysterious '64 Chevy Malibu loaded with a strange cargo. Concessions will be available.

Further information and tickets are available by calling (970) 533-7600.

On Friday, April 17th from 5:30pm, All Our Kin Language Collective will host a Celebrating Indigenous Language Reclamation event at Fort Lewis College, Durango.

The event will take place over the weekend and include short films by Indigenous youth from the Lensic Theatre, keynote speakers, and an open mic for reading Indigenous poetry.

Further information is available at theallourkincollective.com.

On Wednesday, April 22nd at 7:00pm, The Sunflower Theatre will screen "Rooted in Restoration" in association with Montezuma Land Conservancy and Trees, Water and People.

This short documentary film explores the Traditional Harvest Project—a cross-cultural conservation initiative reconnecting people and land in Southwest Colorado.

Following the screening, the evening will conclude with a panel discussion featuring staff from MLC and TWP, local restoration experts and practitioners, and landowners involved in the project.

Further information is available at sunflowertheatre.org

The Sunflower Theatre will host School Community Youth Collaborative on Saturday, April 25th at 1:30pm for another Family Movie Fundraiser.

This time the movie being screened is Zootopia. The film follows the rabbit, Judy Hopps, a rookie police officer, and the fox, Nick Wilde, a con artist, as they work together to uncover a conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators.

Further information and booking are available at sunflowertheatre.org

On Saturday, June 20th at 2:00pm, as part of BurroFest, Montezuma Heritage Museum will present a talk on the life and legacy of Butch Cassidy with historian Andrew Gulliford and adventurer Brett Davis at Mancos Opera House.

Through a modern mountain bike expedition tracing the old haunts of Cassidy and his Wild Bunch along the outlaw trail, Andrew and Brett explored the line between history and legend and will discuss why the outlaw era still captivates the American imagination.