Community Calendar

On Saturday, June 6th at 1:00pm, Mancos Public Library will host musician Charles Wecker.

Charles Wecker's music is an intimate conversation across roots, folk, and American music sung and played on mandolin and guitar. A pot luck will follow the performance.

On Saturday, June 6th at 1:00pm, The City of Cortez Historic Preservation Board invite the public to join them on a stroll along Montezuma Avenue to discover the stories and landmarks that have shaped the community.

Attendees are reminded to wear comfortable shoes for this guided walking tour during the organization's Heritage Days event. A guide will share stories of the people, businesses, and events that shaped Cortez’s past.

On Saturday, June 6th at 2:00pm Canyons of The Ancients Visitor Center and Museum will host a lecture by Nicholas LaPalm exploring Desert Archaic Lifeways of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau.

The program will examine the transition from big-game hunting to plant-based subsistence, early food-processing technologies, and the use of native plants in arid environments through archaeology and ethnobotany.

On Saturday, June 6th at 7:00pm, The Sunflower Theatre will host an evening of powerful poetry and storytelling.

In association with the Four Corners Poetry Festival, "A Place We Call Home" will feature local Indigenous poets Kirbie Bennett, Eirene Hamilton, and Esther Belin.

Further information is available at sunflowertheatre.org

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.

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, June 7th at 5:00pm, The 12th Annual Durango Cowboy Gathering Barn Dance will take place at River Bend Ranch.

The event will feature music by The Desert Thunder Band and a silent auction fundraiser. Attendees are invited to bring their own picnic or purchase food and beverages on site.

Further information is available by calling 512 517 5619.

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.

From Monday, June 8th until Friday, July 24th, Mancos Common Press will offer a variety of youth summer camps where attendees can experience a dynamic series of hands-on printmaking activities.

Classes will include mono printing, gel printing, collagraphs, screen printing, etching, and block printing.

Further information and registration are available at mancoscommonpress.org