Community Calendar

On Saturday, May 30th at 7:00pm The Sunflower Theatre will play host to an evening of live old-time music, joyful movement, and community connection.

Fiddles and Footsteps will feature Durango’s own The Marmot Ridgerunners performing driving old-time fiddle music, with Deb Comly teaching and prompting every dance.

Further information is available at sunflowertheatre.org

The 16th annual 10 Minute Play Festival will take place at Durango Arts Center on Friday, May 29th from 7:00pm

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 starting at 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.

On Sunday, May 31st at 5:00pm, Mancos Brewing Company will host a performance by musician, Dave Mensch.

Dave Mensch plays originals as well as covers of acoustic rock and country music.

The 16th annual 10 Minute Play Festival will take place at Durango Arts Center on Friday, May 29th from 7:00pm

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.

On Monday, June 1st at 7:30pm, Dolores Bike Hostel will host an evening of adventure stories from Steve "Doom" Fassbinder and Matthew Tangeman as part of the Mesa to Mountaintops Speaker Series.

Steve has co-written the definitive bike-rafting guide including a comprehensive history of the sport and Matthew is one of the most renowned young alpine/climbing/skiing photo-videographers.

The Dolores Mountain Quilters will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at the Dolores Community Center, located at 400 Riverside. The meeting will start at 10am, after a brief social time at 9:30am. For more information, call Laura Bauer at 303-875-4783.

CSU Extension Montezuma County will host an Insect walk and Talk with entomologist Mel Schreiner on Tuesday, June 2nd at 11:30am at Southwest Seed Farm near Pleasant View.

Mel will help participants identify insects and lead discussions on the important role they play in our environment and agriculture.

Further information is available from Lanea Donahoo on 970-564-4159.