Aug 29 Friday
On Friday, August 29th at 6:45pm community members can meet High Desert Devo and KSJD staff and volunteers for a community group ride around Cortez.
The group will finish the ride at The Sunflower Theatre around 7:45pm where folks can enjoy a beverage at the bar, learn about bike etiquette for utilizing the city's bike lanes, and explore opportunities to support the growth of safe and enjoyable bike culture in Cortez.
If you don't have a bike you can contact Ed with High Desert DEVO to inquire about bike availability at ewhritner@highdesertdevo.org.
Sep 05 Friday
The Sunflower Theatre will play host to The Raven Narratives on Friday, September 5th at 7:00pm.
This live storytelling event will feature local storytellers sharing personal, true, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant stories on the theme of "secrets".
Further information is available from sunflowertheatre.org
Sep 13 Saturday
The Sunflower Theatre will be the venue for a poetry workshop with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on Saturday, September 13th from 10:00am until 2:30pm.
Along with Rosemerry, participants will read poems, explore metaphors and paradox, and use these as tools for their own writing.
Some scholarships are available.
Further information is available at sunflowertheatre.org
Aug 26 Tuesday
Montezuma County Colorado Master Gardeners will be available to answer your yard and garden questions at their office in Cortez on Tuesdays from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Appointments can be made by contacting Todd on 970-564-4172 or by emailing mastergardeners@co.montezuma.co.us
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.
Dolores Public Library will offer help with technology questions every Tuesday from 2:00 to 4:00pm.
More information is available by calling (970) 882-4127.
Volunteers are sought to help maintain our local mountain biking trails every Tuesday from 3:00 to 6:00pm.
Interested parties can find further information by visiting the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association's Facebook page or their website at swcocycling.clubexpress.com
Cold beverages are always provided after each maintenance session.
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.
Dolores Public Library will hold Spanish Conversation Hour on Tuesday, August 26th at 5:00pm.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Cortez Public Library will host a Micro Memoir Workshop hosted by Charlie Buck from the University of Arizona Poetry Center on Tuesday, August 26th from 5:00 to 6:00pm in the conference room.
Charlie has had her work published in The New Yorker and Story Magazine.
Zu Gallery will host the Click Clique (click) Photography Club on the last Tuesday of every month at 6pm. From novice to pro, everyone is welcome. More information is available from zugallery.com