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November 1, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

LIVE MUSIC: Never Come Down live at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $15 advance, $20 door.

THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerva West at 7 p.m. Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S.

Highway 550, Ridgway. Advance _ckets, $20 adults, $10 students, at minervawest.org.

MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee (OCRCC) monthly mee_ng, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More informa_on at ourayrepublicans.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3

FILM: Ci_zens State Bank presents “The Land of Giants,” 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. $15.

THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerva West at 7 p.m. Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S.

Highway 550, Ridgway. Advance _ckets, $20 adults, $10 students, at minervawest.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerva West at 7 p.m. Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S.

Highway 550, Ridgway. Advance _ckets, $20 adults, $10 students, at minervawest.org.

MOVIE: “Baby Driver” at Men’s Night at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray, 6 p.m. Rated R. Free to a_end.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerva West at 3 p.m. Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S.

Highway 550, Ridgway. Advance _ckets, $20 adults, $10 students, at minervawest.org.

FILM: The Sherbino and Weehawken present Mountainfi lm at the Montrose Pavilion, 6 p.m. $18 advance, $20 door.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

OPEN HOUSE: Event hosted by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison na_onal forests to answer ques_ons and offer details about a proposal to ins_tute a permits system for day-use hiking and camping at Blue Lakes near Mt. Sneffels. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S. Highway 550.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

WORKSHOP: Cheatgrass treatment workshop at Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S. Highway 550, Ridgway. 5-8:30 p.m. A free event including dinner and helpful informa_on for property owners with large landscapes. Sponsored by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

Hosted by Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership and Shavano Conserva_on District. Informa_on & registra_on at uncompahgrewatershed.org

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

MEETING: Ouray County Republican Women Mee_ng at Twin Peaks Riverview, Ouray, 12:30 p.m. Call Pa_y at 970-318-8891 for more informa_on.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9

LEGAL CLINIC: A free legal clinic for par_es who have no a_orney. Volunteer a_orneys answer ques_ons by phone. Ouray Library, 320 6th Ave. 2-5 p.m. Call 970-3254616 to be added to sign-up sheet.

FILM FESTIVAL: Ridgway Independent Film Fest special screening of “Skyline” and Born Curious” at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 6:30 p.m. Entry by dona_on.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10

THEATER: “Dracula” featuring Ridgway and Ouray middle and high school students at the Ouray School, 7 p.m.

$10 student, $15 adult.

FILM FESTIVAL: Ridgway Independent Film Fest at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 6 p.m. $20.

THEATER: “Everybody” presented by UpstArt at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray, 7:30 p.m. $25 advance, $30 day of show, $20 senior, $15 student.

CHILI COOK-OFF: Sixth annual Ridgway Fire Department chili cook-off, 5-9 p.m., Ridgway Fire Department, 251 N. Railroad St. Live music. $13, free to military personnel.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Fall outdoor cleanup at Ouray County Food Pantry, 602 Cora St., Ridgway, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Help trim faded perennials and bag leaves.

Refreshments available. Call 970-778-2190 for more informa_on.

THEATER: “Everybody” presented by UpstArt at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray, 7:30 p.m. $25 advance, $30 day of show, $20 senior, $15 student.

THEATER: “Dracula” featuring Ridgway and Ouray middle and high school students at the Ouray School, 7 p.m.

$10 student, $15 adult.

FILM FESTIVAL: Ridgway Independent Film Fest at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 6 p.m. $20.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12

FILM FESTIVAL: Ridgway Independent Film Fest at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 4 p.m. $20.

THEATER: “Dracula” featuring Ridgway and Ouray middle and high school students at the Ouray School, 2 p.m.

$10 student, $15 adult.

FILM FESTIVAL: Ridgway Independent Film Fest at the Decker Community Room inside Space to Create, 675 Clinton St., Ridgway, 4 p.m. $20.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13

THEATER: “Everybody” presented by UpstArt at the Wright Opera House, Ouray, 7:30 p.m. $25 advance, $30 day of show, $20 senior, $15 student.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

VETERAN EVENT: Veterans benefit informa_on and coffee on the second Tuesday of each month by Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans, Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway 10 a.m.-noon.

LIVE MUSIC: Jeffrey Foucault at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $20 advance, $25 door. Seated show.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16

CELEBRATION: Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership 10th Anniversary Celebra_on, Ouray Community Center, 5:30-8 p.m. Potluck dinner, music, slide show, and a special speaker.

ONGOING EVENTS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fi_h St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St., Ridgway.

AL-ANON: Every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St., Ridgway, 970-318-6966.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY: Every Thursday 6 p.m. at Ridgway Community Church, 685 W. Sherman St., Ridgway. 970-626-5692. This is a confiden_al 12-step program. It is free and open to the public.

FOOD DRIVE: Stuff the Cruiser with the Ouray Police Department. Drop off non-perishable or frozen food, as well as cash dona_ons, at Ouray City Hall, 320 Sixth Ave., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Nov. 20.

PLEASE NOTE: Calendar events are open to nonprofits, mee_ngs open to the public, public events and events offered for free. Submit a calendar event by emailing it to calendar@ouraynews.com. Please note calendar events are only included for limited _me prior to the event.

Inclusion is not guaranteed, based on space constraints.

Deadline for considera_on is noon Monday prior to publica_on. If you are adver_sing a for-profit business event, we encourage you to contact our adver_sing sales representa_ve, Kate Jones, at kate@ouraynews.com.

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