Community Calendar

Mancos Opera House will host "Spellbound" on Saturday, October 10th from 6:00pm.

The evening will feature a DJ and dancing, a silent auction, and various performers. This event is a fundraiser for Mancos Foodshare.

The iNDIGO Room in Durango will host a performance with The Riley J Band and NuBass Theory on Friday, October 10th from 8:00pm.

The Good Food Collective will host an orchard-to-table brunch with locally sourced courses on Sunday, October 11th from 11:30am at The Roberta Barr Ranch by Hermosa.

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.

Cortez Adventist Christian School's annual Fall Festival Fundraiser will take place on Sunday, October 11th from 2:00 to 4:00pm.

The event will feature games, crafts, balloons, food and face painting.

Every Sunday afternoon starting at 2:30pm, 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.

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.

Mesa Verde Lavender Farm will host Kaleigh Campbell of Fox Willow Fold beginning Monday, October 12th from 6:00pm for a four part dive into bark tanning techniques, transforming raw hides into a finished sheepskin.

Further information, course details and registration are available at mesaverdelavender.com

Cortez Makerspace will host a workshop on Tuesday, October 13th from 10:30am where participants will learn to use a laser engraver to make their own custom nameplate.

Further information is available at fundamentalneeds.net/cortezmakerspace

Cortez Public Library will host the TCG Club every Tuesday from 4:15pm where kids eight and older can enjoy playing and trading cards like Pokemon and Magic the Gathering.

Further information is available from cortezco.gov/library.