Community Calendar

Help Shape Paonia’s Accessibility Future: Two ADA Surveys Now Open

The Town of Paonia is inviting the community to take part in two important surveys that will help improve accessibility and inclusion throughout the town. As part of Paonia’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, your input will guide how we identify and remove barriers in public spaces, streets, and services.

These surveys are a vital step in ensuring ADA compliance and building a more accessible, inclusive, and equitable community. Every response helps shape how Paonia prioritizes improvements to make our town safer and more welcoming for all residents and visitors.

A. Public Outreach Survey

The Town of Paonia is working to meet the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and your input matters!

Take the Public Outreach Survey and help identify how the Town can make services, spaces, and communication more accessible for everyone.

It only takes a few minutes, and your feedback helps shape a more inclusive Paonia.

Visit the Town’s website (https://townofpaonia.colorado.gov/) and take the Public Outreach Survey today.
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B. Public Right-of-Way (ROW) Needs Assessment Survey

Paonia is committed to making our sidewalks and public spaces accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Town needs your help.

Take the Public Right-of-Way Needs Assessment Survey and share your experiences with sidewalks, ramps, and crossings. Your feedback will guide where improvements are needed most.

Visit the Town’s website (https://townofpaonia.colorado.gov/) or social media pages to take the survey and help make Paonia accessible for all.

Go to www.gmaec.org to see days, times, and age groups for each session.

Elementary students must be accompanied by an adult.

Michael Marino Exhibit of the Allure of Nebulae in the Starr Family Gallery. Artist's reception Oct. 17th, 4-6PM.

Clean, gently used, new coats collected and distributed to children and adults in need.

Somatic (from the body) dance offers a moving journey to arrive fully in the present moment, already whole. Facilitated by Arlyn Alderdice

Midweek Reset: Yoga with Katy – Every Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Take a deep breath, stretch it out, find your youthful body again. Whether you’re brand new to yoga or returning to your practice, Katy’s warm, grounding guidance makes space for all bodies and all levels.
These mid-morning sessions are a perfect way to reconnect with yourself, shake off stress, and enjoy gentle movement in community. Expect mindful flow, breath awareness, and leave feeling refreshed, centered and ready for the day!

Are you looking for a way to give back in the community? The Abraham Connection Homeless Shelter in Delta opens for the season on November 1st. We are in need of volunteers to prepare and serve meals at the shelter. If you are interested in serving this season, please contact the shelter at 970-773-8290

Exercises body and mind, strengthens balance and posture.

Join us at Paonia Books for our first A/V Club meeting Wednesday October 29th from 5:30-7:30. Bring your mending, sketchbook, watercolor or knitting and join us to listen to the first few chapters of an audiobook. Don't have a craft? Thats okay, we will have markers and coloring pages available.This event is free, no registration needed, there will be snacks!

October 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Reserve My Spot!
Doors at 6:45 PM || “Writing”/Pitching at 7:00 PM || FREE Creative Experience
Please bring: Your sense of humor, something to write on, and something to write with!

Participants get a complimentary beverage or a drink coupon for a future Sherbino program, because comedy should be loose, not thirsty!
Looking to stretch your creative muscles? Just want some free funny on a Wednesday night? You’re in luck! The Sherbino is launching a brand-new program: Sherbino Writers Room: Sketch Comedy!

Led by long-time Sherbino Night Live writer and local comedic comrade Lexi Trachy, this drop-in writing group welcomes anyone interested in writing (or just laughing through) sketch comedy. Whether you’re a seasoned joke-slinger or just sketch-curious, no experience is necessary; everyone is welcome!

Meetings will take place in October on the 8th and the 29th at 7 pm.

What to expect from a Writers Room session:

Table reads of group work
Group idea sharing and editing
Brainstorming games and inspiration exercises
Collaborative idea-sharing
Laughs (hopefully)
Let’s get writing. Let’s get weird. Let’s get funny again.

📝 Helpful Homework before you come:
Watch these handy videos to get “warm” before coming to the meetings:
WATCH THIS: https://youtu.be/uLzw99DOPN8
WATCH THIS: https://youtu.be/FrGKqugNuU8
WATCH THIS: https://youtu.be/W0BvOyQwnIc
Pick a direction and go deeper:
Develop a sketch, character, or scene based on:
The Tourism Council / Marketing Theme, or
The Family Vacation Narrative
❓Open Questions for the Group
What is the arc of the family vacation? Where do they start and where do they end?
How do the tourism board and family storylines intersect?
What’s the climax of the show? Does it end with the EurAvision contest?
What surprises or twists could we include in the finale?