April 10<\/p>\n
Dolores High School 2014 Operation Graduation Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Dolores School Commons\/Lunchroom. DHS senior parents are encouraged to attend. (Operation Graduation is an all-night \u201clock-down\u201d celebration to keep seniors safe on graduation night.) Call Wendy Moore at 970-799-4815 or Michelle Whatcott at 970-759-3799.<\/p>\n
April 11<\/p>\n
San Juan Mountains Association and San Juan National Forest will plant Ponderosa pines with Dolores fourth- and fifth-graders. Adult volunteers needed in Haycamp Mesa area. Contact Kathe Hayes, Kathe@sjma.org<\/a>, or 385-1310. Background check may be required.<\/p>\n April 12<\/p>\n The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County will hear from Chris Burkett about the work of the Montezuma Community Economic Development Association at their breakfast meeting at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dolores. Anyone interested in economic development and MCEDA may attend. Information: Eleanor at 564-0708.<\/p>\n Dance to the band Country Fix and local musician\/songwriter Linda Lee Filener at The American Legion, 320 N. Harrison, Cortez, at 7 p.m. Cover charge: $5.<\/p>\n Southwest Open School presents Edible Book Festival. The Cortez library will host the festival from 1 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n April 14<\/p>\n The Tree of Life In Jesus Messianic Community (Etz-Chayim B\u2019Yeshua) Passover Seder, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Shiloh\u2019s Restaurant, at Main and Sligo. Adults $25, children $15. Call 562-4217.<\/p>\n The Dolores River Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited will meet at 6 p.m. for meet-and-greet at Fiesta Mexicana. Our program will start a 6:30 PM when local guide Ben Hahn presents \u201cHow to Fish Streamers\u201d at 6:30 p.m. Matt Clark updates on \u201csettling ponds\u201d above Rico. Information: Marc Meyer at 970-560-4956 or Dale Smith at 970-759-3020.<\/p>\n April 16<\/p>\n Birding with a Camera Birding Festival, with Chuck Haspels, 6:30 p.m. in the Gallery of the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St., Cortez. Free to members, $5 others. Call 970-565-1151.<\/p>\n Southwest Colorado Green Party meets 6:60-8:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Wilson Building, 16 W. Main St., Cortez. All welcome. Information: southwestcoloradogreens.org.<\/p>\n The Dolores Public Library\u2019s special story time at 9 a.m. as part of the One Book 4 Colorado project. All 4-year-olds in Dolores may visit the library at 9 a.m. and receive a free copy of \u201cGrumpy Bird,\u201d by Jeremy Tankard.<\/p>\n April 17<\/p>\n Everyone is invited to the Twin Topics conversation at Lewis-Arriola Elementary from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Topics will be John Hattie research on what educational tactics work for students and building the RE-1 2014-15 budget. The last Twin Topics session for this school year.<\/p>\n April 18<\/p>\n Deadline for the 2014 Montezuma County Fair book cover and poster. Theme: \u201cRural Roots.\u201d Turn in designs today by 4 p.m. at the Montezuma County Extension Office, 109 W. Main, Room 102, Cortez. Information: Montezuma County Extension Office, 565-3123.<\/p>\n Colorado Poet Laureate David Mason, reception and readings. Youth Poetry contest readers. At 5-7 p.m., in the Gallery at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St., Cortez, 970-565-1151. Free to members, $5 for others.<\/p>\n April 21<\/p>\n Four Corners 9\/12 meets at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Cortez. First in a series to vet local candidates for county offices in the June primary election. Open to the public.<\/p>\n Paths to Mesa Verde, an effort to develop a nonmotorized connection between Mancos and Cortez, has an open house at the Mancos Library from 7-9 p.m. Seeking support, feedback and vision. Learn more\/take a survey at motrail.com.<\/p>\n April 22-23<\/p>\n Paths to Mesa Verde, an effort to develop a nonmotorized connection between Mancos and Cortez, has an open house April 23 at the Cortez Recreation Center from 7-9 p.m. Seeking community support, feedback, and your vision. Learn more\/take a survey at motrail.com.<\/p>\n April 23<\/p>\n A Story to Tell and a Song to Sing, with novelist John Wright and singer\/songwriter Marilyn Kroeker. Music and reading, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gallery at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St., Cortez, 970-565-1151. Free to members, $5 for others.<\/p>\n The Master Steward Program\u2019s nine-week course helps you design a blueprint and management plan for your farm. At First National Bank of Cortez from 6-8:30 p.m. through June 18. Register at www.ext.colostate.edu\/sam\/ms or call the Dolores Conservation District at 970-565-9045, ext 118.<\/p>\n April 24<\/p>\n Second Annual Spring Craft bazaar: Deadline to register is April 24. Vendors needed ($30 per table, table provided inside-outside, weather permitting. Event is May 10. Call Sally to reserve space, get information, at 970-739-0616.<\/p>\n Montezuma County Senior Services, Navajo Taco Dinner, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 107 N. Chestnut, Senior Center (West End). Price: $7 includes dessert and a drink. Proceeds go to Senior Services Programs.<\/p>\n April 26<\/p>\n 20th Annual Pueblo to Pueblo Run\/Bike event \u2013 a half-marathon, 5K run\/walk and 50-mile bike event. Registration information on the Cortez Cultural Center\u2019s website, cortezculturalcenter.org.<\/p>\n April 27<\/p>\n The Dolores State Bank invites Dee Fosnot\u2019s friends and customers to a retirement party 2-4 p.m. at the Dolores Community Center. Your presence is her requested gift. Call Shawna Valdez at 882-1024.<\/p>\n April 29<\/p>\n The Montezuma Agility Dog Club offers Basic Obedience classes for dogs 5\u00c2\u00bd months and older. Classes are on Tuesdays at 7 p.m., last one hour, and begin on April 29 and continue for six weeks. Class size is limited. Registration is first-come, first-served. Information: 970-882-5404.<\/p>\n Through April<\/p>\n On display at the Cortez Public Library: through mid-April, Dolores Mountain Quilters works in the atrium; through April, Addie Dodson\u2019s Easter collection and Laura McHenry\u2019s vintage tie collection. At 202 N. Park St. Call 565-8117.<\/p>\n May 3<\/p>\n SouthWest Colorado Concerts presents the famous Golden Dragon Acrobats at 7 p.m. at the Cortez Middle School Auditorium. This 26-member company of Chinese acrobats perform astounding acrobatics and traditional dance. Tickets at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Information: Lindsay Havran at 565-7676 or Paul Bostrom at 565-9127.<\/p>\n May 4-9<\/p>\n The Mancos Valley Chorus\u2019 Spring 2014 Concert, \u201cCan You Feel the Love Tonight,\u201d with songs from \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d and lead song \u201cSeasons of Love,\u201d from the show \u201cRent.\u201d Free. Refreshments. May 4 at 3:30 p.m., Mancos United Methodist Church, 470 W. Grand Ave. May 6, 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park St., Cortez. May 7, 7 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Rd., Durango. May 9, 7 p.m. Mancos United Methodist Church, 470 W. Grand Ave. Information: 970-946-1267.<\/p>\n May 10<\/p>\n Fourth Annual Dairy Goat Information Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 23161 Road G.2 in Cortez. Presented by Four Corners Dairy Goat Breeders. See animals and get advice on care. Multiple breeds; goats, equipment may be for sale. Call Jeanette at 565-9065 and leave a message.<\/p>\n Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen sponsors a Poker Ride at Sage Hen Day Use Area (Hwy 184). Start selling hands, 8 a.m.; riders on trail, 10 a.m.; first hand, $20; additional hands, $5. Prizes for 5 highest hands. Lunch available. Call 970-570-5035 or go to mesaverdehorsemen.com<\/p>\n First Monday<\/p>\n Southwest Center for Independence Second Chance Brain Injury group meetings at noon at the Cortez office, 2409 E. Empire. Call Matthew at 570-8001.<\/p>\n Cortez Emblem Club No. 261 meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday (except in January and February). Call 565-2197.<\/p>\n First Tuesday<\/p>\n American Legion Ute Mountain Post 75 meets at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 320 N. Harrison St. Call 565-8151.<\/p>\n Dolores Mountain Quilters meet 10 a.m. at the Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside Ave, Dolores. Guests and visitors are welcome. Information: doloresmountainquilters.org or Judith Swain, 970-560-4426<\/p>\n First Thursday<\/p>\n