Community Calendar

On Friday, April 17th at 2:00pm, all ages are welcome to Cortez Recreation Center for an arts and craft workshop where milk cartons will be transformed into bird feeders.

Pueblo Community College will be running a Construction Class on Fridays and Wednesdays from 3:00 to 5:00pm at The Makerspace in Cortez.

These classes will run until May 9th.

Attendees will learn core basic construction skills. Further information is available by calling 970 564 6238

A fundraiser for Grace's Kitchen will take place on Friday, April 17th from 4:00 to 6:00pm.

"Soups of Cortez" will see local restaurants and individuals offering their varied soups for sampling on behalf of Grace's Kitchen.

On Friday, April 17th from 5:30pm, All Our Kin Language Collective will host a Celebrating Indigenous Language Reclamation event at Fort Lewis College, Durango.

The event will take place over the weekend and include short films by Indigenous youth from the Lensic Theatre, keynote speakers, and an open mic for reading Indigenous poetry.

Further information is available at theallourkincollective.com.

The next Cortez Community Bike Ride will take place on Friday, April 17th from 5:30pm at Montezuma Park in Cortez.

High Desert Devo in association with KSJD invite all to participate in this family friendly community bike ride around Cortez. This ride sticks to bike lanes and park paths and aims to provide a space for community members to connect, move their bodies, and build a positive bike culture in Cortez.

On Saturday, April 18th from 9:00am the K-9 Search and Rescue Team in Dolores will host a Wilderness Hazards Classroom Training event.

This training will feature different presenters and will focus on subjects such as hazardous weather, poisonous plants, man-made hazards and dangerous wildlife encounters.

Further information and registration are available at k9team.org

The Odd Cat Bookstore in Dolores will host a late morning discussion group every third Saturday at 10.30am.

This will have no agenda, no particular topic and zero politics and will just be humans engaging in conversation. Coffee and tea will be available but attendees are welcome to bring their own refreshments.

On Saturday, April 18th between 1:00 and 3:00pm, Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project will hold an apple grafting workshop at the Orchard Hub in Dolores.

Further details and registration are available at www.montezumaorchard.org

On Saturday, April 18th at 1:00pm Cortez Makerspace are offering a workshop where attendees can create a custom mug for Mother's Day.

This workshop is open to kids, adults and families. Spaces are limited so registration is required by contacting makerspace@fundamentalneeds.net

On Saturday, April 18th from 3:00pm Mancos Early Learning Center will host an art fundraiser at Mancos Opera House.

The event will feature forty local artists who have created pieces inspired by Montezuma Early Learning Center's own students. There will also be the Sweetwater Gypsies food truck, an auction and music by Midnight Cowboys.