Community Calendar

ZU Gallery will host "Wags and Wine" in Montezuma Park on Saturday, September 5th from 1:00pm.

The event will feature wine and mocktail tastings, live music from FA3 QU33N (fay-queen) and Goathead, and a Mutt Mayor election benefiting For Pets' Sake.

More information is available at zugallery.com/wags

Cortez Makerspace will offer an Introduction to Drones class on Saturday, September 5th from 4:00pm.

This beginner-friendly introduction lesson will cover aspects such as safety, basic terminology and common drone uses. Participants will also get hands-on experience of flying a drone.

Further information and registration are available at fundamentalneeds.net/cortezmakerspace

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Off The Bench in Cortez will host Teen Hangout Night on Saturday, September 5th from 5:30 - 8:00pm.

The evening will feature an open gym, bounce house, structured games and snacks.

Each First Sunday of the month, Mancos Public Library will host two traditional Kundalini yoga classes at both 7:00 and 9:00am in person and on Zoom.

Hosted by Colette, the class will involve breathing techniques, movement and meditation and these can also be done from a chair.

Further information is available from mancoslibrary.org

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.

The Rico Labor Day Celebration and Old Timers Picnic will take place on Sunday, September 6th from 12:00pm in Jones Park behind Rico Fire Station.

The day will feature a picnic, storytelling, horse rides and a raffle.

Mancos Brewing Company will host their Mountain Town Shakedown on Sunday, September 6th from 2:00pm.

This Labor Day Sunday Party will feature music from Derek James Ohl, The Foggy Memory Boys, Liver Down the River and Forest Thump.

More details are available at mancobrewingcompany.com

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.

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.