Community Calendar

Downtown Paonia sparkles with creativity during Final Friday Frolics. The last Friday of each month, year-round, visit galleries, studios, boutiques and restaurants. Enjoy our tasty local food and wine, mingle with the community and find the perfect treasure to take home. You never know what you might find…wine tasting, farm-to-table dinners, live music, exhibition openings and more!

Participating Venues (venues vary month-to-month; please check venue websites for current offering):
- Big B’s Delicious Orchards
- Blue Sage Center for the Arts
- Chrysalis Barrel Aged Beer
- Cirque Boutique & Gallery
- Elsewhere Studios
- Grapevine Gallery
- Horse Cow 57
- Louie’s Loft
- Lucille Lucas Gallery
- Paonia Books
- Paonia Clayworks
- Paradise Theatre of Paonia
- Pollinate Paonia
- PUB
- Refinery Paonia
- Robin’s Nest (formerly Trader Mags)
- Root & Vine Market
- The Hearth by The Learning Council
- The Looking Glass Gallery by Shannon Richardson

2023 Dates:
- Friday, January 27th
- Friday, February 24th
- Friday, March 31st
- Friday, April 28th
- Friday, May 26th
- Friday, June 30th
- Friday, July 28th
- Friday, August 25th
- Friday, September 29th
- Friday, October 27th
- Friday, November 24th
- Friday, December 29th

The Montrose Farmers Market is a year-round, outdoor market in beautiful downtown Montrose, Colorado!

Enjoy abundant 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 Pharmacy RX vouchers. To learn more about us, please visit valleyfoodpartnership.org

Go to the next level and paint outdoors. Focus on taking sketches to the next level with acrylics.

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

Introduction to Plein Air Painting
A Plein Air Bootcamp for artists wishing to learn the how’s and whys of painting outside.

When: June 28th, 10AM-3PM

Where: The Creamery Arts Center

Cost: $80 + $20 Material fee paid directly to instructor

Learn to use Plein Air (painting outside from life) to enhance and inform your studio art practice no matter what medium you use. This time honored practice is one of the best ways to quickly advance and refine your painting and drawing skills. In the morning, we will learn about techniques, easel setups and supplies needed for Plein Air painting. In the afternoon, we will take our new knowledge and put it into practice outside. This class is best suited for oil color, watercolor, gouache or pastel artists with some studio experience. If you’ve always wanted to learn to paint outside, but have been intimidated by it, this is the class for you! I will provide water soluble oils and gouache to experiment with outside as well as other basic materials. Please bring your own apron, sunhat and sun protection, water bottle and wear comfortable clothing appropriate for being outside for several hours. Limited to 8 participants.

In the Starr Family Gallery, a display that lightens the heart!

For ages 6-12, come learn funky dance moves and a creative craft! RSVP at the Cedaredge Library, 970-399-7674.

Ridgway RiverFest
Saturday, June 28, 2025 Noon to 5 p.m., Rollans Park, Ridgway
Featuring Joint Point and river races
More information: https://ridgwayriverfest.org/
Ridgway River Festival (RiverFest) is a family-friendly celebration of the Uncompahgre River and our community with all-age river races, live music by Joint Point, local food and drink, kids’ activities, watershed educational and cultural programs. The highlight of the day is the infamous “Junk of the Unc” race in which boaters maneuver their craft,  constructed from scrap materials not intended for river travel, through whitewater rapids and others’ junk, trying to keep it all intact for the 0.5 mile finish line.

Join us on June 28th and 29th, 2025, at the CSN Horn Theater for Elemental Dance Company's highly anticipated second annual mental health charity showcase. This inspiring event will feature a captivating blend of contemporary dance performances designed to raise awareness and foster dialogue around mental health issues within the dance community and beyond.

In addition to the performances, we will host a special raffle before each show from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression Foundation, supporting their vital work in promoting mental health and well-being for athletes and the broader community.

Through the power of movement, storytelling, and artistry, this event aims to inspire change, provide support, and bring mental health awareness to the forefront. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience an unforgettable evening of dance, passion, and purpose while contributing to a meaningful cause.