Salida Chamber Calendar

County Commissioners to Offer Updates at League of Women Voters April Meeting A 5:30 p.m. start time for the Chaffee County League of Women Voters April 12th meeting will allow more working county residents to participate in a Zoom “Happy Hour” with the three County Commissioners. Click HERE to learn meeting agenda. The program is open to the public. To obtain the link to the Zoom meeting and submit questions in advance for the Commissioners, visit the League website at lwvchaffeecounty.org

Learn about Google My Business, a free tool for local businesses who want to connect with customers on Google Search and Maps. This is a LIVE event and will not be recorded. In this session you'll learn how to: • Create or claim your Business Profile on Google • Manage your business info across Google Search and Maps • Use Google My Business to connect with potential customers • Create a free website using the info from your Business Profile Speaker(s): Led by Pamela Starr, one of Google’s professional national trainers, this is a can’t miss workshop for every small business owner. Co-Sponsor(s): Central Mountain SBDC, West Central SBDC and Northwest SBDC Click HERE to register!

Featuring Just Adventure Art, Greater Arkansas River Nature Association, and Jay Lobeck and play "Humanchina." Viewer can watch the presentation and cast votes via their $5 , or more, secure Donorbox donation on the Website. Sponsored by the Partnership for  Community Action.

Salida Soup is the monthly, community-based, online micro-granting event where participants assist a variety of projects in the Upper Arkansas River Valley. At 6 pm on April 15, click here to watch GARNA's video presentation about how funds will support outdoor environmental education programs with Chaffee Boys and Girls Club. Once you've voted for GARNA, pop on over to our Birding 101 program (see on Chamber Calendar)!

Interested in discovering more about birding? Join GARNA Executive Director, Dominique Naccarato for an hour-long Zoom lecture to learn about an exciting way you can interact with nature anytime and anywhere. Dominique will uncover the basics of birding, including how to identify flight patterns, body and beak shape and function, and bird sounds. She will also introduce a wide range of topics including how to use binoculars, where to find birds, how to attract them to your yard, how we can conserve and provide bird habitat, and how bird behavior can provide insight into what’s going on in our neighborhood or ecosystem. Click HERE to register! This exciting presentation will be followed up with a birding hike on Saturday, May 8 at 8:30 am!  

Are you curious about the recent fuels mitigation work visible across the valley from Monarch Mountain? Let’s take the learning outside! Join the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) and the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative (ARWC) Lead Forester, Andy Lerch  for an interpretive hike through areas just above Monarch Park, where ARWC and the US Forest Service (USFS) have worked to mitigate fire danger. Get up close and personal with the widespread impacts of the spruce beetle and explore the innovative forestry work that ARWC and the USFS are using to address these problems. PRE-REGISTRATION is required.

FibARK's POLE, PEDAL, PADDLE, will take place on April 18th!  This event features a multi-sport race that includes skiing, biking and kayaking. Competitors have followed the spring run off since 1999!  All proceeds from this event go to FibARK's Youth Paddling program, the Ark Valley River Riders. The FibARK Board is looking for volunteers for the event.  Log on to www.3PSalida.com for full details and call Alli at 719-221-3937 to volunteer.

Are you interested in learning more about certificates and degrees at CMC? Have you checked out our community education classes? Come to our Information Night to learn more about what CMC Salida has to offer.

Help preserve biodiversity and wildlife habitat by learning about the area’s invasive weeds and by helping local habitat corridors at an Earth Day Festival on the Monarch Spur Trail. Participants will meet at the Salida Farm to School site by the dog park and soccer fields on Holman Avenue to learn about weed mitigation from Kayla Malone of the Chaffee County Weed Management Office. Participants can also explore the soil health tunnel, scavenger hunt and other soil health activities with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Upper Arkansas Conservation District. Click HERE to learn more! For more information, please contact Kayla Malone at kmalone@chaffeecounty.org

Did you know that invasive species are the number one threat to biodiversity worldwide? Earth Day enthusiasts can help preserve biodiversity and wildlife habitat by learning about the area’s invasive weeds and by helping local habitat corridors at an Earth Day Festival on Friday, April 23 from 9 am to 12 pm. Participants will meet at the Salida Farm to School site by the dog park and soccer fields on Holman Avenue to learn about weed mitigation from Kayla Malone of the Chaffee County Weed Management Office. Participants can also explore the soil health tunnel, scavenger hunt and other soil health activities with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Upper Arkansas Conservation District. From there, volunteers will spread out on the Monarch Spur Trail to mitigate weeds with Salida-area Parks, Open-space and Trails (SPOT), the Central Colorado Conservancy, and GARNA – the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association, or stay at the garden to mitigate weeds with Guidestone Colorado. The City of  Salida will provide weed collection after the workday. The City of Salida will also staff a booth featuring the draft city Climate Action Plan, giving attendees the opportunity to review the plan, which outlines city goals and objectives to address climate change locally, and ask questions. All participants must fill out a City of Salida volunteer waiver to participate, found at - https://www.amilia.com/store/en/city-of-salidarecreation/shop/activities/3225451?view=month&scrollToCalendar=false Paper copies of the waiver will be on hand at the Farm to School site. For more information, please contact Kayla Malone at kmalone@chaffeecounty.org

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Meet ‘em Before They’re Famous! Central Mountain Entrepreneurs Launch Party! Join us for the virtual launch of the Resilient Central Mountain Ecosystem and meet the trailblazers making the Central Mountains an emerging hub for entrepreneurship and innovation. Virtual Meetup (Zoom) must register to attend and get your “Kickoff box” ahead of the launch party event. Colorado’s Central Mountains have always been an awe-inspiring place to live and play. With your help, it’s also becoming one of the best places in the world to ideate, launch, and grow a thriving business. Entrepreneurs like you turn ideas and dreams into new businesses ventures daily, and together we’re building a local culture that supports and inspires entrepreneurs of all walks to start and grow their businesses, work remotely, build local wage diversity, create local resilience, and address community scale challenges. Click HERE to learn more and register.

We will be OPENING MAY 7th, 2021 on Friday, Saturdays & Sundays from 1 to 5 pm!  Kids under 7 enter free!  18+ cost $5, seniors are $3 and kids over 7 are $1. Come learn some Salida History with us!

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The Royal Gorge Route Railroad and Royal Gorge Mansion are partnering with Fremont County Health to get more residents vaccinated by holding a clinic at the Royal Gorge Mansion Monday, May 10 from 8 a.m. - 12 noon — and those who complete there full vaccination (second dose will be June 7 at mansion) will get a free ticket to ride coach on the train.Link to sign up is live now and anyone can access it to get an appointment. Of course, all US residents are welcome! All details in the press release HERE.

Learn how to set up and start to use Google Analytics to understand how people engage with your website. This is a LIVE event and will not be recorded. Learn how to: • Set goals for your website • Set up Google Analytics and connect it to your website • Understand what types of reports are available in Google Analytics Speaker(s): Led by Pamela Starr, one of Google’s professional national trainers, this is a can’t miss workshop for every small business owner. Co-Sponsor(s): Central Mountain SBDC, West Central SBDC and Northwest SBDC Click HERE to register!

FILM: The Mauritanian Wednesday, May 12 6:30 pm Tickets: $9.00 Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. The film was honored by recognizing actress Jodie Foster with a Golden Globe Award and is based on Slahi's NY Times, best-selling memoir "Guantánamo Diary." Film is Rated R. Click HERE to get tickets!

Getting remote work right is hard, even during non-pandemic times. Whether you're an individual contributor, startup founder, solo-preneur working with a team of freelancers, or team lead within a company, together we'll explore some of the common challenges remote workers face, helpful tools and best practices in cultivating psychologically safe environments, and how to take your remote work to the next level. This workshop is especially for you if remote work sometimes feels lonely, you're managing content overload and Zoom burnout, you're trying to figure out how to participate in highly-visible conversations to advance your career, you want to cultivate a strong sense of trust on your team, and/or you want to reconnect with purpose and community. Click HERE to learn more and register.

FILM: Promising Young Woman Thursday, May 13 6:30 pm Tickets: $9.00 The 2021 Oscar-winner for the Best Original Screenplay features Carrie Mulligan (An Education) as Cassie, who's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life by night. Traumatized by a tragic event in her past, she seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path. Film is Rated R. Click HERE to get tickets!

Artist Reception & Creative Mixer Friday, May 14 5:00-7:00 pm Open to the Public Come join us on the Riverside Plaza at the SteamPlant for the reception of artist Dale Barth, whose works are exhibited in the Paquette Gallery through May. The reception will be held outdoors, and face coverings should be worn. A limited number of guests will be allowed in the gallery at one time for viewing. The event is in partnership with the Salida Council for the Arts. Click HERE to learn more!

FILM: Judas and the Black Messiah Saturday, May 15 6:30 pm Tickets: $9.00 Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and FBI informant William O'Neal is tasked with keeping tabs on their leader. Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) recently was honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Fred Hampton. Film is Rated R. Click HERE to get tickets!

FILM: Another Round Thursday, May 20 6:30 pm Tickets: $9.00 Another Round is a fun, moving, life-affirming and thought-provoking drama about friendship, freedom, love – and alcohol. Four friends, all teachers at various stages of middle age, are stuck in a rut, so they embark on an audacious experiment from an obscure philosopher. Danish & Swedith with English subtitles. Director Thomas Vintergberg took home the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Film is Not Rated but deals with mature topics. Click HERE to get tickets!

Curious about the mysterious boreal toad? Join GARNA and Stephanie Shively, wildlife biologist for the United States Forest Service Salida Ranger District on Thursday May 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. for a presentation on the status of the boreal toad on the Pike and San Isabel National Forest. Shively will talk about the drastic population decline of the toad, which was once common in the southern Rocky Mountains, and its significance as an indicator of ecological imbalance or change. She will also explain why Chaffee County is an important “stronghold” for the species, the work she is doing to help the toad thrive, the successes she has seen already, and the impending challenges to come. Shively has worked as a district wildlife biologist for more than 20 years, serving in the South Park District in Fairplay, the Comanche National Grasslands, and in the Salida Ranger District, where she has worked the last 10 years. Pre-registration is required. Visit THIS LINK to register. Program tickets are $3 for GARNA members and $6 for non-members. For questions, contact Program Coordinator, Kelsey Kirkwood at programs@garna.org or 719-539-5106. The lecture will be followed up with a hike on June 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Shively will lead us into endangered boreal toad habitat where we will learn how to recreate responsibly near our reptilian friends, and we will discover what we can do to mitigate impacts. Register for the hike HERE! Through community collaboration, GARNA inspires a conservation ethic by providing educational opportunities and experiences so that those who live, work and play in the Upper Arkansas Valley are motivated to take care of the natural resources and leave a legacy of responsible use of the natural environment. GARNA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization based in Salida, Colorado. To support our work by becoming a member, please visit: https://bit.ly/GARNAmembership

Click HERE to view Mt.Princeton's Classic Wine Pairing Menu!   Cost of $149 per couple.  Call 719-395-2447 Ext. 232

This golfing event requires preregistration and will cost $160 for a team of four, or $40 per person. Teams must have at least one player of the opposite sex. The fee includes the nine-hole round of golf, one mulligan each, food & drink, and a Starter Kit (includes towel, ball & tee) from Ryan Lynch with American Family Insurance. Golf carts are NOT INCLUDED and will be available on a first come first serve basis at the Pro Shop.  Handcarts will also be available on a limited basis.  The Salida Chamber invites you to preregister your team of four by calling (719) 539-2068 or emailing office@salidachamber.org. Click HERE for more details!

Save the date for High Side!'s First Annual Kickoff to Summer Bash on May 22! Let's kick off the summer with drink specials, food specials, raffle prizes, and a dance party! Earn raffle tickets by wearing your best Hawaiian shirt and with every drink purchase. More details to come....  Visit our Facebook Event for updates. Let's party, Salida!

FILM: Minari Saturday, May 22 6:30 pm Tickets: $9.00 A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, the family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother, played by Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress Yuh-Jung Youn. Film is Rated PG-13. Click HERE to get tickets!

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FILM: Soul Wednesday, May 26 6:00 pm Tickets: $9.00 Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score, Pixar's Soul asks the question, 'What makes you...you?' Joe (voiced by Jamie Foxx), lands the gig of his life at the best jazz club in town. But one misstep lands Joe in a fantastical place: The Great Before. There he teams up with soul 22 (voiced by Tina Fey), and together they find the answers to some of life's biggest questions. Film is Rated PG. Click HERE to get tickets!

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FILM: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Thursday, May 27 6:30 pm Tickets: $9.00   The remarkable Sacha Baron Cohen is Borat, a Kazakhstani TV reporter who makes his return voyage to the United States to improve political relations. This time he reveals more about the American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic and the political elections. Led by  Cohen's Golden Globe-winning Best Actor performance and Maria Bakalova's Oscar-nominated performance. The film is Rated R. Click HERE to get tickets!