Community Calendar

Core Transformation takes elements from yoga and pilates and then adds in Callanetics- a system of deep muscle contraction and deep body awareness. Core Transformation is continually evolving and will teach you things that you can apply all day, every day like Core Walking, breathwork, and restorative movement strategies that will keep your body out of pain and feeling lithe, graceful and supple.
Monday and Friday 8:15AM-9:15AM Drop in schedule $10 per class
Age level: HS and Adult
All classes by this instructor are approved for Vision Charter Academy Students.
Meet Your Instructor: Liz Evans
Bodyworker & Core Transformation Fitness Instructor
Liz Evans has been a bodyworker since 1999. She owns and operates Wellspring Vitality Wellness Center in Hotchkiss. She has six wonderful adult children whom she homeschooled. Liz has taught fitness to groups of kids for over 20 years and has been teaching her own brand of core training, Core Transformation, since 2014. She will do anything–really, anything it takes–to make sure that her students walk away with the tools they need to succeed.

A Photo Journal

Cedaredge Elementary School shows their best student art in the Alpine Bank Education Room

Join the community for Delta County Reads! Delta County Libraries, the Paradise Theatre, the Blue Sage Literary Committee, the Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center and the Egyptian Theater present the book “Stuart Little,” by E.B. White, and the 1999 film Stuart Little, for the 2025 Delta County Reads Program. Copies of the book are available at all five libraries in Delta County through the month of April. At checkout the reader will receive up to four tickets per book to attend a free showing of the film at the Paradise Theatre, the Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center, or the Egyptian Theater, in early May. Contact each individual theater for showtimes. This program is free to all Delta County residents. For more information, visit your local library.

All are welcome to participate in these inclusive, non-denominational weekly meditation circles. Bring water and a pillow if desired, chairs will be provided.

Each session is by donation on Wednesdays from 12-1PM. First session is January 8th. Learn more and sign up online at - https://wellspringvitality.com/healing-arts-creamery/

Gathering in a circle, participants share briefly about what has drawn each to meditation, then listen to the guidance that comes to Meg to express. A bell is rung and all enjoy thirty minutes of stillness and silence which concludes with a second bell and another round of sharing any gifts, challenges or insights from the time of sitting.

A regular on her Paonia Meditation Circle on Thursday mornings, artist Jill Knudsen, offers this reflection on her experience:

“I began my meditation practice with Meg a little over two years ago at the Paonia Senior Center. Believe me when I say I didn’t realize how this one hour weekly routine would enrich my life. Meg builds community, respect for all, and gratitude in a non- judgmental way. All are welcome. My practice has grown now to several times a week. Meditation has calmed my mind, opened my heart, and helps me see things as they are.”

Meet Your Instructor:
Meg has pursued many directions of her heart throughout her life, working as a lay midwife, in public radio, as a mediator and group facilitator, and serving as a hospice volunteer. In 2002 she participated in a week-long silent retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, the first of many residential meditation retreats over several years. Meditating in community with the benefit of clear guidance strengthened Meg’s personal practice and supported her participation in weekly meditation groups over twenty years. Meg currently hosts a weekly meditation circle at Paonia Senior Center on Thursdays and at Wellspring Vitality at the Creamery Arts Center on Wednesdays.

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

Awareness, Support, Education

In each session, students will learn a variety of different art techniques and styles which include abstract, kaleidoscope, kinetic art, 3d art, painting, mosaics, printmaking and more. Each session will have a theme.
These are 4-week sessions on Wednesdays January 8th – May 14th. Classes will follow the Delta School District calendar so there are no classes during breaks and holidays. Sessions are recurring every 4 weeks.
Session Length: 1.5 hrs Time: Wednesdays 3:30PM-5PM Ages: Grades 6th-8th
Location: Wellspring Vitality at the Creamery in Hotchkiss
Cost: $60 per session $15 material fee per session
Meet Your Instructor: Loretta Columbia
Art Teacher & Artist
I have been an art teacher for over 21 years in public schools and numerous art camps. I feel so very blessed to have experienced this role in my life. Through my experience with students, I have developed my own personal approach to art and teaching it. One of my main focuses is for students to experience their own signature for art. I make an effort to expose them to master artists, folk art and different cultures from around the world. My hope was and is to teach tolerance and understanding for others through art. I also encourage exploration and experimenting with mediums and learning new art techniques.
My family moved from the Front Range to the Valley 2 years ago after years of visiting and planning. I have 4 grown children, grandchildren, dogs and a husband. I love hiking, cross-country skiing, fly fishing and traveling. Of course, I love making a mess in the art room!

Free to High School Students

Live model will present poses for self-guided , preferred medium. Must be 18 to register.