Chaffee Arts is pleased to announce a holiday art market located at Arkansas Valley Digital Imaging art gallery, 317 E. Main St. in Buena Vista.
The market will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 20 through Dec. 27
The Alpine Orchestra will perform “Through the Ages,” at 7 p.m., Nov. 14 with a program for what director Mary Hallman calls “a double string quartet with two more,” featuring the music of Mozart, Debussy and Bach, both real and imagined.
Filmmaker Connie “Paprika” Leaverton of Buena Vista garnered another accolade for her documentary “Hiko in Tonga” last month, earning the award for best editing in the feature documentary at the Marina Del Ray film festival.
The Arkansas Valley Chamber will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” as well as a selection of secular and sacred holiday music, in a choral and orchestral concert livestreamed from ClearView Community Church
The lessons learned from the Decker Fire of 2019 is the topic for the next Central Colorado Humanists Sunday Science program on Nov. 1.
Buena Vista High School’s Trident Theatre Company will present their fall performance this Monday, Nov. 2 and 6, and you can watch it from the comfort of your own home. That’s where the actors will be performing it, too.
The Collegiate Peaks Forum Series will present The Epic (and Operatic) Tale of the Rocky Mountain Locust: An Environmental Murder Mystery featuring Locust: The Opera, an event with Dr. Jeffrey Lockwood, entomologist, mystery writer, and Professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wyoming.
elevateHER, voted as Buena Vista’s favorite non-profit in 2019 by our readers, works to give young women the opportunity to get outdoors and learn skills that will help them seek employment in the recreation industry.
The next Central Colorado Humanist Science Sunday presentation Oct. 4 will examine the science of forecasting snowfall in Colorado this winter.
The program, How to Forecast Snow in the Mountains of Colorado and this winter’s snow outlook will be presented by meteorologist Joel Gratz.
Interactive events include beer garden and popular pop-up fashion show
The Collegiate Peaks Forum Series will present “The End of Time?,” a lecture with Ben Ehrenreich, journalist, novelist, and columnist for The Nation, via Zoom video conferencing at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17.
The Chaffee County Community Foundation is excited to share a successful report from its PIVOT2020, a virtual conference for local nonprofits, which unfolded over four weeks ending Aug. 20.
Death with Dignity is the focus of the next Science Sunday program sponsored by the Central Colorado Humanists on Sept. 6.
Chaffee County Writers Exchange regretfully announces that the planned visit by best-selling author Chris Enss has been postponed until spring.
The Collegiate Peaks Forum Series will present a free lecture by Lloyd Athearn, Executive Director of Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27.
“It is all presented by our emcee, ‘Mayor Bob,’ who has not a clue.”
The Collegiate Peaks Forum Series, in collaboration with Greater Arkansas River Nature Association, will present “The Animals Around Us: A Spoken Word Evening with Craig Childs” via Zoom video conferencing at 7 p.m., July 30.
The first phase of an estimated $10 million rehabilitation of the historic Tabor Opera House in Leadville has just begun. Scaffolding is now up on the most-damaged south and west exterior walls, ready to repair crumbling bricks and leaking windows. This project is the first full rehabilitati…
A photo from the Cottonwood Basin Friday, July 17, of two new residents of Chaffee County.
The Winds and Dixieland Jazz bands unite for the medley finale, “Armed Forces on Parade,” paying tribute to every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and all who serve in them at the BV Rec Thursday concert at McPhelemy Park.
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A photo from the Cottonwood Basin Friday, July 17, of two new residents of Chaffee County.
The Winds and Dixieland Jazz bands unite for the medley finale, “Armed Forces on Parade,” paying tribute to every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and all who serve in them at the BV Rec Thursday concert at McPhelemy Park.
Local actress Jan Justis stars in the one-woman show that takes the audience through Jones’s life.
Marching back into Buena Vista, the 101st Army Band takes the performance stage for the free Concert in the Park at McPhelemy Park on Thursday, July 16.
Evelyn Gottschall Baker has received the Highly Commended award for her kiln-formed glass sculpture Balance from The Glass Prize competition.
Compared to other musicians, Dennis Fischer considers himself limited in ability. It did not stop him from finding a way to express himself through music and entertainment.
“I consider fiddling to be an art form that will never die out,” he says. “Popular as ever, maybe more popular than it’s ever been because there’s a lot of people who enjoy the old-time string music. It connects us somehow with something deeper than ourselves, I guess.”
The Buena Vista Event Cooperative announced the summer schedule for its new performing arts stage by the Roastery on East Main Street.
Turner Farm and Apple Orchard west of Buena Vista will be the site of one of the few Fourth of July celebrations in Buena Vista this year.
July Fourth weekend will see a big return to live music following months of self-isolation with two shows by COVID-canceled bands at the Lawn, a new–yet–familiar outdoor venue in South Main.
People are encouraged to book tours at BuenaVistaMuseums.org as only 10 people are allowed at a time. Walk-ins permitted subject to availability and between tours.
FARMERS MARKETS Sundays at South Main Square in BV, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturdays at Alpine Park in Salida, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Safety protocols followed. For more information see foodshedalliance.com
The Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) is excited to re-open youth programs this summer with 2 weeks of Nature Camp for Buena Vista area youth ages 7-11. (Additional programs in Salida.)
You still have time to enter GARNA’s 6th annual photo contest for nature photos taken in the Upper Arkansas River Valley.
The library will be open 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday with face masks required for entry.
Music has filled most of life for l Mary Hallman. Her father, though he loved the violin, mostly played the fiddle. Her mother was a singer, and she got Hallman started on a piano at the age of 4.
The next Collegiate Peaks Forum Series free lecture will be Melanie Yazzie, professor and head of printmaking, University of Colorado at Boulder, who will present “Melanie Yazzie: An Overview of Various Indigenous Female Artists,” Wednesday, June, 10, 7 p.m. via Zoom video conferencing.
The Mountain Mania Car Show will not be held this Fourth of July weekend, Buena Vista Optimist Club event director Gary Roberts said Monday.
"The Buena Vista Optimist Club board of directors met yesterday and looked at the car show from every aspect. We weighed the pros and cons of holding the car show this year, but our first concern has to be for the health and wellbeing of our town and surrounding community," Roberts wrote in an email to other Optimists. "While we felt confident we had a plan to put more distance between each car in the show and requiring all participants and attendees to wear a mask, we realized there are always those folks that would not comply."
The Walden Chamber Music Society is still planning to treat audiences with a concert on Sunday, May 31. Tune in to YouTube for the virtual concert “From My Life: Musical Memoirs” performed by pianist Jo Boatright.
In a unanimous decision by the Chaffee Arts Board of Directors, the Open Awards Art Show at the Buena Vista Heritage Museum Courthouse Gallery will not be held in 2020, and will be rescheduled in 2021.
Much like regular education, music lessons have persisted through the COVID-19 quarantine.
Buena Vista's Fourth of July parade will not take place this year as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, the BV Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday morning.
Art in the Park, the arts and crafts show in McPhelemy Park on the same weekend, has also been canceled for 2020, a news release from the chamber said.
"It’ll be a peaceful, comforting live music venue that’s becoming a tradition here in BV. It’s been about 3 years at the People’s Stage, 3 years at the Watershed and now maybe get 100 years here at the Roastery. Who knows, but live, local music is becoming a tradition here.”
Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the summer season in Buena Vista, beginning with CKS PaddleFest, although this year’s PaddleFest isn’t so traditional.
The Seven Peaks Festival will not be returning to the Meadows this Labor Day Weekend.
The Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce is still looking forward to hosting its summer events, like the Old Time Fourth of July parade and festivities and August’s Gold Rush Days.
The Walden Chamber Music Society offers two scholarships of $1,500 to Chaffee County students who wish to pursue an education in the field of music. This year’s recipients are Jasper Lau and Alan Mueller. Both are 2019 graduates of Salida High School.
Chaffee County commissioners agreed Tuesday to continue until May 12 a discussion about extending due dates for payments from Live Nation for the Seven Peaks special event permit.
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped Colorado State University’s Flower Trial Garden from planting and blooming on schedule this year.
Artistic expression continues to thrive even while galleries remain closed to the public during the COVID-19 quarantine. Even the Chaffee Arts Open Awards Art Show has had to be postponed to allow artists and spectators to remain safely at home; however, Chaffee Arts will continue keeping art open to the public whenever possible.
Like many other well-known local art events, the Salida Studio Tour is cancelled for this year due to the COVID-19 virus. With sadness but resolve in her voice, Patti Vincent, president of the Salida Studio Tour board of directors, announced the decision this week. “Even though the event is …
Celebrate John Muir and Earth Day with three great events, brought to you by the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association. GARNA has partnered with Michael Conti Productions LLC to bring “John Muir: The Unruly Mystic” to your home.
“The Unruly Mystic” explores the remarkable life and influential works of a patron saint of environmental activism.
Monarch Quilters cancelled the April meeting and workshop due to COVID-19 virus. However, they have not let the down time stop them.
Out of 859 auditioning students from high schools around the state, 107 students were selected for a spot in the 1A-3A Colorado All State Concert Band. Another 110 students were selected for the 4A-5A Symphonic Band.
Walden Chamber Music Society announced it is canceling its April 19 chamber music concert at Salida SteamPlant due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Campout for the Cause announced Friday that it would be canceling its 2020 festival at the Meadows, originally set for the last weekend in May.
With public performances restricted, Chaffee County residents can now share their talents on a public Facebook group called “Chaffee’s Got Talent.”
Currently in eighth grade, 14-year-old Rosalyne Cope has already had the opportunity to boost her music performance skills and play at the high school level.
Salida Circus is seeking acts for its online Social Distance Extravaganza, scheduled for 2 p.m., April 4.
The show will feature circus members performing their various acts through a livestream on the circus Facebook page. All acts are welcome, including acrobatics, clowning, aerial, juggling, tumbling, stiltwalking and magic.
Chaffee County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday in a special meeting to amend one of the due dates for the Live Nation Seven Peaks concert.
Walden Chamber Music Society is canceling the Sunday, April 19 chamber music concert at the SteamPlant.
Coleman Smith, the founder of Coletrain Music Academy in Buena Vista and founding member of BV favorite Rapidgrass, just completed a two-week tour of India with the Bluegrass Journeymen.
Music is a language that anyone can learn regardless of age, as music teacher Dale Kettering knows very well.
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