Community Calendar

The Montrose Farmers Market is a year-round, outdoor market in beautiful downtown Montrose, Colorado! Enjoy the abundance of fresh, local food and artisan crafts from the Western Slope. Live music, kids activities, and events all year round! The Montrose Farmers Market welcomes SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, and Local Farmacy RX vouchers. To learn more about the Montrose Farmers Market and see our vendors, visit www.valleyfoodpartnership.org

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Sheep Shearing
with Sally Bridgham & Benjamin Capron

Saturday May 17th
at 10am
at Benjamin Capron's Farm
42435 Lamborn Mesa Rd, Paonia, CO

Join the Western Slope Fibershed to learn about shearing sheep and processing wool for fiber. Discussion on types of wool, uses of wool, different breeds of sheep for wool production & more! Participants will be able to help in the hands-on activity of skirting - cleaning the wool as it is being sheared.

The Western Slope Fibershed seeks to support local fiber artists and honor the rural heritage of the Western Slope by promoting natural fibers, sustainable practices, and collaboration among small-scale members of the agricultural community.

All are Welcome ~ Donations Appreciated

Hosted by Valley Organic Growers Assocation vogaco.org, The Learning Council thelearningcouncil.org, and the Western Slope Fibershed wsfibershed.org

As the town of Hotchkiss celebrates 125 years since its incorporation this May, the Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Society will present a character piece on our first mayor: George Duke Sr. We will be joined by Impact Playback Theatre from the University of Colorado, who will bring history to life through improvisation, inviting audience members to share their own family histories. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.

2nd Creamery plant sale. The sale will include annual and perennial flowers, veggies, herbs and beautiful ceramic dish gardens from Colorado Creative Containers. The pottery studio is making ceramic pots that can be used indoors and outdoors. Proceeds from the sale will be used to beautify the farmer's market area.

Healthy soil is literally the foundation on which we build our gardens. Learn how to improve the health of your soil as well as the ability of your garden plants to thrive.

Bring a sample of your own soil (not compost) to examine!

Presented by Dave Dearstyne - a soil scientist with over 30 years of experience. Dave will get you digging deeper to understand soil and the multitude of organisms that live in it.

$5 suggested donation; free to Montrose Botanical Society members

Open Studio at the Art Garage: See poster for days and times.

StoryShare!
Event Date: Saturday May 17 – 6-8pm (Doors at 5:30)
Tickets: $10/per person
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Storyteller:
Sarah Bishop
Writer: Emily Sinclair
Artist: Franki Zinke
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Storyteller:
Claudia King
Writer: Laura Lee Yates
Artist: Sandy York
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Storyteller: Boyd Boland
Writer: Tom Wills
Artist: Dione Holt
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Playback Theater- “is an interactive, improvisational theatre form in which audience members share true stories or experiences from their lives and see them “played back” by an ensemble of trained actors in ways that encourage insight across difference. Like a cross between a town hall meeting and an improvisational performance, one actor from the ensemble (“the conductor”) engages the audience in a collective conversation, asking questions that address the specific concerns of those gathered. The audience’s responses are played back on the spot in non-confrontational ways that boost insight, strengthen social bonds, and lift civic spirit.”
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“This four-way exchange brings story to life through the arts. The metamorphosis begins when a community member shares a story from their family’s life and how they have been able to stay in our area through all the changes that have occurred throughout the years. Then, a writer listens to the story and then transforms the original tale into a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. Next, the visual artist creates an image based on the story. There are adult and student writers and visual artists who participate in this. The student and adult writers will read their written works, the visual artist will show their artwork and describe their process and then, to add a further dimension to the transformation process, we are fortunate to host CU Boulder Playback Theatre to perform their own interpretation of the initial story. This project’s goal is to bring various segments of the community together through the power of story!”

All levels, gentle flow class. All are welcome.

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