Salida Colorado Calendar for May 2010
1 ~ The Tenderfoot Cancer
Climb.
This is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society in Salida.
It is an annual event and has picked up tremendous steam this year.
It takes place on Saturday May 1 starting at 8:30 a.m. with registration
in front of the bandshell in Riverside park, and a free survivors breakfast
in the Scout Hut. At 9:30 a.m. there will be a ceremony
honoring survivors followed by the 3.5 mile hike around Tenderfoot. At
11:30 a free lunch and entertainment by Don Richmond will round out the
morning. We should be completely wrapped up by 1:00 pm.
For more information and to register your team please go to www.tenderfootcancerclimb.org.
1 ~ 25th Annual Caddis Festival Fundraising Banquet sponsored by Collegiate Peaks Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Chaffee County Fairgrounds, CR 120, Poncha Springs. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $15 for youth 15 and under. Contact Jim Impara at 395-0478, twopi@hughes.net for tickets, sponsorships, or to donate items.
1 ~ The annual Sweetwater Fly Fishing Clinic which coincides with the world-famous caddis fly hatch is being expanded this year to include a non-juried wildlife and fishing-themed fine art show. It is our goal to showcase and provide exposure for Colorado artists. The Festival itself is held from noon Friday, April 30 through noon Sunday, May 2 at Sweetwater River Ranch located directly on US Hwy 50, a major east-west corridor, an outstanding location along the banks of the beautiful Arkansas River against the backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Texas Creek, Colorado. The fine arts show will be Saturday, May 1 from 9:00 am- 4:00 pm.
Festival art will be displayed outdoors, rain or shine (or snow!) on the grounds of Sweetwater River Ranch, 24871 US Hwy 50, Texas Creek, CO, 81223 on Saturday, although any artist electing to remain through Sunday noon may do so with no additional booth fee. Display area: a shaded grassy area. First come, first served for locations. Display space: no larger than 10’ x 10’ Festival art will include wildlife/fishing-themed fine artwork in ceramics, drawing, fabric, glass, graphics, jewelry, metalwork, painting, pastels, photography, sculpture, wood and mixed media. No crafts, please. The $25 booth fee is to help defray show expenses only. Deadline for application is March 31, 2010. For more details and/or application: Call 719.276.3842 or E-mail: info@sweetwaterriverranch.com
8 ~ “Keep on Singing Loudly”: the Power of Politics and Song workshop hosted by emma’s revolution on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 4pm at SteamPlant Event Center, Sackett and G Street, Salida, CO 81201. The workshop is free to the public. Donations of $10 - $20 to KHEN's Adopt-a-Watt Fund are appreciated, but not required. This event is sponsored by Ellen and Don Bauder and emma’s revolution.
emma’s revolution will be performing a benefit concert for kHEN 106.9fm Free Range Radio at 8pm at SteamPlant Event Center.. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, pay what you can. Advance tickets go on sale starting April 14th - Salida SteamPlant box office - (719) 530-0933.
8 ~ K9s for a Cause
- Fundraiser K9 entertainment show to benefit the Salida High
School Life Skills Special Education Class.
K9s for a Cause is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide
spectacular K9 entertainment to benefit various causes. They are a group
of talented & dedicated dog trainers in various canine sports &
disciplines. Their show will thrill and delight any age group, children
through seniors. The show will include freestyle Frisbee, agility elements,
and other fun canine antics. All the performing teams are veterans of
the competition circuit including State & World Cham-pions or Finalists
and have performed throughout Colorado.
4:00 PM Salida High School Andreas Field House
Admission by Donation For more information visit www.k9sforacause.org
8 ~ Salida Mountain Trails (SMT) requests volunteer assistance for the trail workday & lunch on Saturday, May 8th, 2010. Meet at 9:00AM at the Kiosk near the Spiral Drive gate.
Trail work will consist of trail construction and maintenance around
“S” Mountain. After the trail work is completed, the trail crew will regroup
at about 2:00pm behind Absolute Bikes and The Salida Cafe to enjoy food,
drink, and conversation.
Please come equipped with heavy work or hiking shoes - preferably high
tops, work gloves, water, snacks, and sunscreen.
SMT is involved in creating the Arkansas Hills Trail System for the enjoyment of residents and visitors in the community of Salida. Check out the SMT website for more information: www.salidamountaintrails.org
After working to build more great Salida Mountain Trails at the Shindig, join us at the SMT fundraiser (Bensons's Tavern) to continue to show your support for great, sustainable trails in our community!
8 ~ Come down to Benson's
Tavern (128 North F St) at 7:00 PM, for the Salida Mountain Trails
(SMT) fundraiser.
We will watch the award winning film "Freedom Riders". Freedom
Riders is a story of a small, core group of riders who evolved from covertly
building rough and unsustainable trails, to creating a precedent setting
relationship with the Forest Service and building some of the best Freeride
trails in the country.There will be a raffle for a cruiser bike donated
by Absolute Bikes, and a silent auction. Suggested donation for the fundraiser
is $5.
9 ~ Speaker presented by Salida
ArtWorks and Colorado Art Ranch - Water Futures by
Wendy Pabish
10 AM May 9th Downstairs at the Salida Cafe and Roastery
Wendy Pabich is an environmental scientist, educator, adventurer,
writer, and artist obsessed with all things water. As the founder and
president of Water Futures, Inc., Wendy works to find innovative solutions
to one of the planet’s most pressing problems – the quest for sustainable
water
12 ~ Annual Salida Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble - at the Salida Golf Club. Teams consist of 4 members, with at least one member of the opposite sex. Fee is $40 per person or $160 per team. Fee includes Business After Hours at the Salida Golf Club Bar & Grill. Sign up early for a tee time with Golf Pro Dow Stewart 719-539-1060 or with the Salida Chamber Staff at 719-539-2068. Prizes, Food and Fun. Business After Hours $7 at the door for non-golfers.
13 ~ Collegiate Peaks Forum
Series presents speaker Dr. William Everett. "Memory and
the Pathways of
Social Reconciliation" Thursday 7:00pm at the Congregational
United Church of Christ in Buena Vista - For details visit www.collegiatepeaksforum.org
Lectures in Philosophy, Religion & Science
14 ~ Collegiate Peaks Forum
Series presents speaker Dr. William Everett."Empathy and
the Pathways of
Ecological Reconciliation". Friday
7:00pm at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Buena Vista
- For details visit www.collegiatepeaksforum.org
Lectures in Philosophy, Religion & Science
15 ~ 19th Annual Arkansas
River CleanUp/GreenUp (CUGU) - Volunteer sign-ups will take
place the day of the event in Salida and Buena Vista from 8:30 a.m.until
9:30 a.m. Pre-registration for groups and individuals can also be arranged.
Volunteers will receive trash bags and our collectible CUGU button, and
at noon we will host our Volunteer
picnic at Riverside Park in Salida.
If you and/or your organization are interested in taking part, please
contact me at 719-539-7289
or rose.bayless@state.co.us as we begin planning this special event.
15 ~ “Good Ride, Space Shuttle”
Lecture and Reading at Salida Regional Library - 3 PM.
Mary Beth Ellis will deliver a unique presentation which fuses NASA history,
demonstrations on the workings of the shuttle, and excerpts from literature
about the space program.
15 ~ 1-3 PM Free Lecture Series
Salida Café and Roastery – AutoImmune Disorders
Nancy E. Farrar, L.Ac., NCCAOM, will be speaking.
“...there must be a better way”
* Learn what autoimmune disorders really are
* Get the Western overview
* Explore how T.C.M. sees it, the causes, and what you can do; esp. food
and lifestyles
* There will be a demonstration and time for your
Sponsored by The Gathering Place...A Center For Wellness
719-539-4561 gather@lightgatherings.com
21 - 23 ~ ALPINE ORCHESTRA
SPRING CONCERTS
The Alpine Orchestra wraps up its 19th season with a series of concerts.
Friday, May 21st, Annunciation Catholic
Church, Leadville, 7:30 p m.
Saturday the 22nd,, Mountain Heights
Baptist Church, Buena Vista, 7:30 p m.
Then a Sunday matinee on the 23rd,
Salida Steamplant, 3 p m.
The 40 member symphony, conducted by Dr. Farrell Coy, will feature
familiar dance music..both classical and popular: Hungarian Dances by
Brahms, Polovtsian Dances by Borodin, even big band sounds with dance
themes. Also on the program, Royal Fireworks by Handel...Jupiter and Mars
by Holst.
The public is invited. There is no admission charge but contributions
are welcome to help defray expenses.
21 - 23 ~ Wade in the Water
- Salida Artposium SteamPlant Theater
Wade in the Water is Colorado Art Ranch’s seventh Artposium,
and begins the fourth year of programming. It is also a return to Salida,
the location of Colorado Art Ranch’s first Artposium, A River Runs Through
Us. Come to the SteamPlant Theater for a special event that celebrates
the art and mystery of water. To learn more visit, www.coloradoartranch.org
This artposium is a collaboration with Salida Artworks. www.salidaartworks.org
24-27 ~ Whitewater Courses & Parks 2010 - Make if Happen - Making it Work! Salida Colorado May 24-27. Learn & Share Valuable information. Register early ~ For more information visit www.whitewatercoursesandparks.com/sponsor
28-30 ~ The Fallen Bikers Memorial Rally www.memorialrally.com
30 ~ Bluegrass on the Arkansas.
Enjoy lunch in the park and live entertainment with the beautiful
backdrop of the Arkansas River, “S” Mountain and the Arkansas Hills beyond.
Bands play until 6:00 p.m. Beer, wine, sodas, hamburgers, hotdogs, etc.
available. Sponsored by the Salida Rotary Club; suggested
donation (discount for families.)
31 ~ Howard Volunteer Fire Department's Annual Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast, at the Howard Fire Station on Highway 50, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All you can eat- pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee and juice. $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. For more information call: 719-942-4213
31 ~ The Salute to Veterans will be held in the Riverside Park and will be on Monday May 31, 2010. www.salidasalutetoveterans.com