Salida Colorado Calendar for June 2010
3 ~ Mon-Ark Shrine Circus -
Thursday June 3rd. Showtimes 4:30 & 7:30 - Salida High School
Football Field. Free passes (free pass with admit one child or one adult)
available at the Salida Chamber of Commerce.
5 ~ The Rock Doc is celebrating
40 years in the valley. Come join them and the rest of Centerville
for a party on Saturday, June 5th, 10am to 4pm. Enjoy food, fun, customer
appreciation specials and enter to win great door prizes, including jewelry,
equipment and a mountain bike. Learn more about field trips and tours
with our partners and where to find the gold. Centerville
- US285 between Salida & Buena Vista www.therockdoc.net
5 ~ Hutchinson Homestead Ranch
and Learning Center Open House Saturday, June 5th, 1 to 4 pm
8913 West Highway 50 (on the north side of the highway between Poncha
Springs and Salida)
Come enjoy ~
~ Tours of the out buildings
~ Traditional fiddle music under the cottonwoods
~ Children’s activities
~ Lemonade
Parking will be to the rear of the Homestead
For more information: Colleen 719 539 6177 or colleenjoyp@hotmail.com
5-6 ~ 27th Annual Howard Chili Cook-Off. Red and green chili cooking contest, horseshoe pitching competitions, motorcycle and car shows, craft and flea market, auction both days, concessions and more. Benefit for Howard Volunteer Fire Department. Open 9 a.m. at Howard Fire Station on Highway 50. For more information call: 719-942-4213 of 719-942-3353
5-6 ~ Salida Holistic Fair.
10 am – 5pm both days at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds.
Psychics, Crystals, Bodyworkers, Healers, Astrologers, Aura Readers and
more.
To learn more contact Elayna at gather@lightgatherings.com
The Gathering Place…..A Center For Wellness www.lightgatherings.com
6 ~ Sunday 3 :00pm, Valley
Fellowship Church, 608 S. San Juan Ave., Buena Vista, CO
The Walden Chamber Music Society presents Vivaldi's "The
Four Seasons" performed by solo violinist Jason Erwin, who
will be accompanied by the Walden Chamber Music Society Ensemble with
Darren Sagawa and Carrie Beeder, violins, Matt Diekman, viola, Camilla
Bonzo, 'cello, Joel Bonzo, double bass, and Jo Boatright, harpsichord.
The second part of the concert presents "La Serva Padrona" (the
Maid Becomes Mistress) by Pergolesi with soprano Tina Lovejoy, baritone
Keith Williamson, and actor Norman Spivy under the stage direction of
Daniel Helfgot with the Walden Chamber Music Society ensemble. There will
be an informance at 2 :00pm. Tickets are $15 (adult) and $8 (student),
and may be purchased at the Buena Vista and Salida Chambers of Commerce
as well as at the door prior to the performance. For more information
contact Marie at (719)395-2097 or visit www.waldenchambermusic.org
12 ~ Historic Hutchinson Homestead
Ranch Tours
Guided tours of the Historic Hutchinson Homestead Ranch, located between
Salida and Poncha Springs, 8913 West Highway 50, in Chaffee County, will
be offered from 1 to 3 pm on the second and fourth Saturdays of June,
July and August. Admission is free, and donations to the ongoing preservation
project are gratefully accepted. Docents will be at the Homestead to take
visitors through the main house and newly restored log out buildings of
the historic ranch.
For more information contact Colleen Perschbacher 719-539-6177 colleenjoyp@hotmail.com
12 ~ 7th Annual Golf for Kids Sake - Silent Auction Party & Tournament. Community Silent Auction Party - Everyone Welcome! 7:00 pm at the Salida SteamPlant Ballroom .
13 ~ 7th Annual Golf for Kids
Sake Tournament.
8:30 am at the Salida Golf Club. $100 registration fee per 2-person team.
To register for tournament, stop by or call the Salida Golf Club 719-539-1060.
Sponsorship packages available - Call 530-2575
14 ~ Voting for Best of Salida 2010 begins June 14, 2010 and is open until early fall. You can vote on-line and with paper ballots to tell us - and the world - about the best people and things and places around town. We are welcoming advertisers for 2010 so if you want to get out your name and get out the vote, please contact us at info@bestofsalida.com. Best of Salida 2010 will be hosting a rockin' awards party during the Thanksgiving holiday. Visit www.bestofsalida.com to cast your vote and find out more information. If you would like to have ballots delivered to your place of business please email info@bestofsalida.com. Good luck for Best of Salida 2010!
16 ~ FIBArk Kickoff Party - Salida Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Salida SteamPlant Event Center in historic downtown Salida, along the riverbanks of the Arkansas River. Hosted by the Vaqueros (ambassadors to the Salida Chamber of Commerce). $10 entry for food, beer - wine.
17-20 ~ 62nd Annual FIBArk Whitewater Festival. Located in Historic Downtown Salida. Whitewater Races, Slalom Competition, Freestyle Whitewater Competition, Arts & Crafts, Food, Carnival, Entertainment and Beer! For more information call 877-772-5432 or 719.539.2068 or go to www.fibark.net Questions or Inquires about being a vendor or sponsor, please visit the website, or go to, New Belgium FIBArk Event Coordinator at fibark@gmail.com, or inquire via mail at P.O. Box 762 Salida, CO 81201.
17 ~ FIBArk Tenderfoot Mountain Hill Climb. Race to the top of "S" Mountain, then back down! 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Stop light at "1st" and "F" Streets. For more information call, 719-539-6738. www.salidarec.com Contact: Kristy Falco salidaraces@gmail.com
18 ~ Disco with Deano in the
SteamPlant Ballroom at 10:00 p.m. - Come after the festival activities
and dance to the beat of DJ Deano!
www.salidasteamplant.com
19 ~ Before the parade... before the races... come fuel up for the day at the COMMUNITY BREAKFAST hosted by First United Methodist Church on Saturday, June 19th from 7 am to 10 am. Join us at the corner of 4th and D Streets for a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage, biscuits, juice and coffee... all for just $6!
19 ~ J.Wail in the SteamPlant
Ballroom at 10:00 p.m. - It is the dawn of an age of digital
wizardry where gadgets seem to surge in song, congealing in an amalgamation
of buzzes, beeps and blips. The pulsing of machines and pounding of concrete
and steel in symphonic collage power our world. J.Wail rises to the call
of the sonic traffic controller, poised behind a palette of electronic
devices with his Telecaster in hand. The dance floor becomes the launch
pad where he fuses live instrumentation with organic electronica propelling
mind, soul and booty into the upper stratosphere of sound. Stretching
into the DJ-based dance sound with the approach of a live band he creates
his "avant-garde club-funk-rock" through innovative techniques
using live guitar, bass, vocals, synthesizers, and live electronics.
www.salidasteamplant.com
19 ~ 25th Anniversary Ride the Rockies - Salida is the Finishing Line! Riders and families will celebrate at Thonoff Park (by the Courthouse - Poncha Blvd.). Food, beer, and music. Public invited to share in the party and riders encouraged to check out the festivities at FIBArk. The town will be rockin! www.ridetherockies.com
25-27 ~ 18th Annual Salida Art Walk. Located in Historic Downtown Salida, the biggest little Art Town in the West. Inviting all art enthusiasts to the most stimulating art festival in Colorado where the entire town is transformed into an art gallery for the weekend. Over 40 galleries, shops and resturants host this community wide event showcasing nationally known and local artists' work while offering the public the unique opportunity to meet the creative personalities face to face. In addition to exhibition openings, street performers will circulate through the downtown art & park district. For more information, visit www.salidaartwalk.org or call,877-772-5432 or 719.539.2068.
25-27 ~ Quilting the Fourteeners, Presented by the Monarch Quilters: Quilt Show, with over 100 quilts for viewing and sale. Also featuring demonstrations, vendors, silent auction and quilt appraisal. Location- Salida Middle School - 520 Mildord Street, Salida. Fri 12-noon, Sat. 10am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm. For more information contact Elizabeth Shelby 719-966-5081.
26 ~ Historic Hutchinson Homestead
Ranch Tours
Guided tours of the Historic Hutchinson Homestead Ranch, located between
Salida and Poncha Springs, 8913 West Highway 50, in Chaffee County, will
be offered from 1 to 3 pm on the second and fourth Saturdays of June,
July and August. Admission is free, and donations to the ongoing preservation
project are gratefully accepted. Docents will be at the Homestead to take
visitors through the main house and newly restored log out buildings of
the historic ranch.
For more information contact Colleen Perschbacher 719-539-6177 colleenjoyp@hotmail.com
26 - 27 Volunteers for Outdoor
Colorado is working with the Salida Mountain Trails organization on a
trail building project. Volunteer to “give back” to the outdoors during
the day and enjoy Salida’s ArtWalk festivities in the evening.
Back Bone is not only the name of the trail that we will be tackling on
this project, but it is also the centerpiece of an ambitious plan to build
40 miles of new hiking trails in the Arkansas valley. Much of the planned
recreational area was donated by the City of Salida with the goal of providing
a healthy outlet for the citizens of Colorado and surrounding towns. The
land had previously been subjected to significant dumping and illegal
use, however since the implementation of several trails the area has seen
a sharp decrease in litter.
Volunteers will be building a continuation of the Back Bone trail which
will connect to existing trails in the general vicinity. The trail will
be open to hikers, mountain bikers, and trail runners, and will allow
users to take in some of the most stunning views of the Collegiate Peaks
in the Arkansas valley.
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) provides hands-on volunteer opportunities
for Coloradoans to help protect, enhance, restore, and preserve our state’s
natural resources.
For more information, go to www.voc.org
and to sign up for this project, go to www.volunteeroutdoors.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=Opportunities.View&Opportunity_ID=2812
27 ~ The 4th Annual - Meet
the Maker - Custom Knife Show hosted by Salida Cutlery & Smoke Shop.
Forging demonstrations, 11a.m., 1:30 p.m., & 3 p.m. Enter to win a
custom made knife made by Albert Trujillo: valued at $275. Join us at
132 W. Hwy. 50, Salida. www.salidacutlery.com