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Current Events Ongoing Cancellations Call for Artists Artist on a Harley Of Note

September 2020

Welcome to Fall,  Look at all that’s going on around Western Colorado. 

Current Events

Masks and Social Distancing required at all events.

All Month

All events observe current guidelines for social distancing and masks.

All Month. Tue.-Sat. Sept. 7-26. Montrose. MCA Western Colorado Watercolor Society Show.  10am-4 pm. Info.

All Month. 610 Arts Collective. Ridgway. Cie Hoover, “Woodhsedding.” Wed.-Sat, 10am-3pm. Sun. 10am-2pm. Info.

Tuesdays. Ouray. Wright. The Shadow Radio Mystery. Movies at the Wright. Online. 7 pm.

Wednesdays. Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Wine Wednesday local with jazz by Yaz. 5:30pm (1st), 7:30pm (2nd). $5/person at a table. Reservations required

Wednesdays. Ridgway. Skybar at Chipeta Sun Lodge. Live music, food, cocktails.

Fridays. Montrose. Patio at the Bridges. Live Music. Reservations suggested.

Fridays. Cedaredge. Happy Hour at GMAEC. Live Music, adult beverages.

Saturdays til Oct. 3. Ouray. Wright. Wright Summer Faire. Noon-4 pm. Behind Wright Opera House. Details.

Sundays, till Sept.27.  Shavano Valley Twilight Tours. 5:30-7:30 pm. Ute Indian Museum.

Special Events THIS WEEK, Sept. 20-26

Sun. Sept. 20. Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Daniel Rodriguez. 5:30-7pm (1st), 7:30-9pm (2nd). $40. Tickets.

Sun., Sept. 20. Paonia. Blue Sage. Michael Gulezian Acoustic Guitar Benefit Concert. 4:00-5:30 pm. More info.

Sun., Sept. 20. Paonia. Blue Sage.  Paint Paonia! 7:25 pm. More info.

Tue. Sept. 22. Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Sherb Talk: Pam Houston & Amy Irvine present Air Mail. 5-6:30pm (1st), 7-8:30pm (2nd). $20. Tickets.

Sept. 21-26. Montrose. MCA. Peace Pals and the International Exhibit. Tue. – Sat., 10 am – 4 pm.

Thr. Sept. 24. Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Doug & Heather Live at the Courtyard at 610. 5:30-7pm (1st), 7:30-9pm (2nd). $10 per person and table. SOLD OUT

Thr. – Sun. Sept. 24-27. Ridgway. Railroad Museum. Railroad Days. Museum open during event. Details.

Fri. Sept. 25. Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Cousin Curtiss. 5:30-7pm (1st), 7:30-9pm (2nd). $30. Tickets.

Fri.- Sun. Sep.t 25-27. Ridgway. Old Firehouse Backyard. Sherbino Theater Company. “The Day They Shot John Lennon.”  6 pm. $15 & up. Details. Tickets.

Fri.-Sun. Sept. 25-27, Montrose. Centennial Plaza. Magic Circle Payers presents “Shakespeare Sucks.” Fri. & Sat.,6 pm. Sun. 2 pm. Ticket, info.

Sat. 26. Ridgway. Courtyard 610. Emily Scott Robinson. 5:30-7pm (1st), 7:30-9pm (2nd). $36. Tickets.

Special Events NEXT WEEK, Sept. 24-Oct. 3

Tue. Sept. 29. Ridgway. Courtyard 610. You Knew Me When. 5:30-7pm (1st), 7:30-9pm (2nd). $30. Tickets.

Wed. Sept. 30. Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Wine Wednesday Social with Jazz by Yaz

Thr. Oct. 1 Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Stillhouse Junkies Live in the Courtyard

Fri. Oct. 2 Montrose. Montrose Center for the Arts.

Sat. Oct. 3. Ridgway. 610 Courtyard. Alex Paul & Gabrielle Louise Live in the Courtyard

Sat. & Sun. Oct. 3 & 4. Weehawken Royal Actors presesnt “Charlie Brown & Friends”

Special Events NEXT WEEK, Sept. 24-Oct. 3

Sun. Oct. 3-Sat. Oct. 10

Coming in October. Montrose. Magic Circle Players. “You Can’t Be Too Careful” and:Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Presented in Readers’ Theater Format (limited audience)  and Live-Streamed. Included with Patron Season Ticket. Info.

Oct. 4 through fall: “Love in the Time of Corona” Shauna Tewksbury Exhibition at 610 Arts Collective

Oct. 6: ARTbar: Autumn Aspens

Oct. 10 & 11: Weehawken Royal Actors present “When the Clock Strikes One” (Tickets on sale soon!)

Oct. 15. Montrose. Elks Club. MCA Fundrasier. Bingo and Silent Auction. Doors 5:30 pm. Games 6 pm.

All Month, Montrose Center for the Arts

More Info.

Thru. Sep. 19 Paonia

September’s Gallery presentation of the High Country News fifty-year retrospective, in partnership with the Autry Museum of the American West, highlights both the triumphs and ongoing challenges that have marked the environmental and social history of our side of the Great Divide. [Story]

All Month – Ridgway

610 Arts Collective
610 Clinton St., Ridgway

All Month, Ute Museum

Info. Ute Museum 

Ongoing

Silverton
Tuesdays

Arts, crafts, music, healthy food!

Ridgway
Wednesdays

Wine Wednesday Social and Jazz with Yaz. Reservations.

Ridgway, Wednesdays

SkyBar, thru Sept. 30

More info.  Now through Sept. 30.

Montrose, Fridays

Live Music Fridays
Happy Hour 3–6pm, 6–8pm

Good food, good music, Mountain Views!

Cedaredge
Fridays

GMAEC – Friday Night Happy Hour 3-6 pm

Ridgway, Saturdays

Railroad Museum – thru. Oct. 9

Thru Oct. 9 am-noon.
Ridgway Railroad Museum
FREE rides on RGS Motor 1 (Galloping Goose prototype) N. Railroad Street, Ridgway.

OURAY Saturdays

Local Handcrafted Wares
9-1 pm, Back lot behind Wright

All Summer
MONTROSE & DELTA

Starr Drive-in, Montrose CO

Tru Vu Drive-in, Delta CO

Montrose
Center for the Arts
Sept 21-26

Learn more about Peace Pals and the International Exhibit and Contest.
Winners will be announced on International Day of Peace, September 21, 2020.

Sept. at Blue Sage, Paonia

Guitar virtuoso Michael Gulezian will be in concert Sept. 20.

The Blue Sage concert series continues with a stellar fall lineup.  All concerts will be held outside where attendees can socially distance. Lots more is going on, too—art and literary events. Check out our September lineup, headline by the High Country News, 50-Year Retrospective. [Story]

Thru. Sep. 19 Paonia

September’s Gallery presentation of the High Country News fifty-year retrospective, in partnership with the Autry Museum of the American West, highlights both the triumphs and ongoing challenges that have marked the environmental and social history of our side of the Great Divide. [Story]

Sep. 19 Cedaredge

Registration. (21 and older. Limit 15 participants).

Music in the Mountains

Of Note: Ridgway 

The Courtyard at 610

Image, Ashley King-Grambley.

By Deb Barr. This new venue fits perfectly into providing new program options in light of health and safety concerns. The space features live music, theater, and literary events. It also serve as an art gallery and reader’s theatre and show classic and silent films. The Courtyard is open Tuesdays through Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m., by reservation only, with two seatings available each evening.

Meet VSA Musician

Vivian Cheney, Violin

Vivian Cheney, violin. Valley Symphony Orchestra, Montrose CO

The VSA orchestra longevity award easily goes to violinist Vivian Cheney, 93, of Paonia. She has been playing the violin for 86 years and active with the VSA for 43 years (since 1976). [Story]

Meet VSA Musician

Vic Franks, tenor, Valley Symphony Chorus

Vic Franks, tenor. Valley Symphony Chorus, Montrose Co

Boulder native Vic Franks, started singing in highschool and has been part of large choirs, as well as madrigal and show choirs. [Story]

The New Normal: Art & Entertainment

Our “virtual” world comes with a new vocabulary

Friends of David Starr, Cedaredge musician, “hosted a Facebook Party” for his performance. 703 “viewers” joined the party.

By Kathryn R. Burke. The Art and Entertainment industry has undergone an enormous change in how it presents art, music, and live performances. This new artistic normal also comes with a new vocabulary—words like “virtual, Zoom, live-streamed, online.”. [Read more]

Artist on a Harley:  Virtual Art Lessons

Artist Mike Simpson conducting outdoor “virtual” art class. Courtesy Image.

You know, this COVID thing has sure put a cramp in almost every aspect of life as we used to know it. Artists have been affected as well. One form of supplemental income for an artist is teaching..  [Read more]

MONTROSE

Magic Circle Players updates

MCP Season re-start. Rehearsals have been conducted following the ‘new normal’ guidelines, complete with masks and social distancing. MCP is determined to move from “dark” to “light” and bring back the joy of live theater.  [Read story.]

Meanwhile, until we can stage Newsies we still have some plans for the res tof the year. Watch the Silver Stage for more details on this and other plays to round out the 2020 season.

CALL for Artists & Writers

Artists – MCA Community Art Show

Old barn in Montrose alley. © Susan Blackstock.

Artists – Paint Paonia

“Once There Was Water for Peaches.” Original painting by Cedar Keshat.

Blue Sage Center for the Arts. This year’s Paint Paonia competition seeks images that illuminate an aspect of our regional history. In addition to the gallery show this October submitted pieces will have an opportunity to be juried for inclusion alongside the traveling Smithsonian exhibit “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” that will take over the Blue Sage in January 2021. Some entries may even be chosen to go on to the display in Colorado’s capitol!
[Read more]

Writers – Harvest of Voices

More information.

Writers & Artists – The Alley Project

Beginning in July, we are running a series of stories about the historical structures (barns, carriage houses, and other buildings) found along the alleyways of older rural towns in our region. Many have fascinating tales to tell, which will be told through an art exhibit and anthology. We invite members of creative communities and historical societies throughout Western Colorado to submit in our “Alley Project” by submitting theme-related photographs, artwork, and stories. The exhibit will open in November at the Montrose Center for the Arts. The stories will be part of an anthology to be published in time for the holidays.
[Details here]

NEW – Sell your art online with the Silver Stage

RESCHEDULED. POSTPONED, OR CANCELLED

MONTROSE

CANCELLED


CANCELLED. POSTPONED TILL FALL 2021

The Valley Symphony Association (VSA) is an all-volunteer regional performing arts organization founded in 1970. Today the group’s board announced that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will postpone their 50th season until the fall of 2021. Today the group’s board announced that, because of the COVID-19
pandemic, they will postpone their 50th season until the fall of 2021. [Read More]

CANCELLED

Montrose Summer Music Series cancelled. [FOLLOW HERE]

DELTA

RIDGWAY

CANCELLED for 2020
First Friday Ridgway CO Arts & Entertainment

POSTPONED UNTIL 2021

. [Read more]

CANCELLED

OURAY

POSTPONED UNTIL 2021

PAONIA

CANCELLED

CEDAREDGE

. [Read more]

We care!  Please share!

Help our non-profit Arts & Entertainment organizations weather the CoVid-19 Storm. Donate, Buy a Membership, Gift Certificates, Advance Tickets. A few dollars today can mean great programming tomorrow. 

DONATE TODAY!

Arts Coalition of Delta County, Delta CO
Blue Sage Center for the Arts. Paonia CO
Gallery 610, Ridgway CO
GMAEC. Grand Mesa Arts & Entertainment, Cedaredge CO
Magic Circle Players, Montrose CO.
Montrose Center for the Arts, Montrose CAO
Sherbino Theater, Ridgway CO
Valley Symphony Orchestra, Montrose CO
Weehawken Creative Arts, Montrose, Ouray, Ridgway CO
Wright Opera House, Ouray CO

For over 25 years, the Silver Stage has promoted and supported Western Colorado’s creative community. Now, more than ever, we need your help to do that. Due to ongoing Covid Restrictions, a lot of A&E has been postponed or cancelled. But for many events and venues, even if you can’t congregate, you can still participate! Attend online, donate, buy a ticket for a virtual event. Please continue to support or creative community: donate, volunteer, subscribe, support.

We Care! We Share!

The Colorado Artist Relief Fund is a collaboration between multiple arts organizations and funders working at state, regional, and local levels. The fund will pool private and public funding to be administered through RedLine. Current partners in this developing initiative include Arts & Venues through the IMAGINE 2020 Artist Assistance Fund, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Colorado Creative Industries, and RedLine.

The fund will continue to provide grants of up to $1,000 to individual artists who live in Colorado who are experiencing immediate unforeseen emergency needs due to COVID-19, and whose incomes are being adversely affected due to cancellation of events, classes, performances, and other creative work. Grants will be made on a rolling basis.

Funding will be made available for artists that have ongoing creative endeavors through multiple disciplines including visual, digital, film, music, performing, teaching, etc. This program will prioritize lower-income artists and artists who have no other source of income.

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