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April 17, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS

CALENDAR & EVENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

LITERARY EVENT: Sherbino Literary Living Room featuring Trish Hopkinson, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $10.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20

CLEAN UP DAY: Town of Ridgway Annual Clean Up Day, 8-1 p.m. or until dumpsters are filled. Dumpsters for trash and strap metal located in the lot behind Ridgway Library. Town residents only.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Ridgway Public Library parking lot, 300 Charles St. Free recycling of most electronics. $25 fee for TVs. Sponsored by Alpine Bank, Recla Metals and Ouray County Baseball.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21

LIVE MUSIC: Cord Lund with Jeff Crosby at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 8 p.m. $30 advance, $35 door.

MONDAY, APRIL 22

MEETING: Woman’s Club of Ouray County “WCOC After 5”, 5:30 p.m. Ouray County women welcome! womansclubouraycounty. org for location and details.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

SENIOR LUNCH: Ouray County Neighbor to Neighbor luncheon, noon, Ridgway Community Church, 685 Sherman St. Contact 970-325-4586 for more information.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

PRESENTATIONS: Ignite! presentations at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgawy, 7:30 p.m. Entry by donation.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

COMEDY: Stand Up Comedian AJ Finney at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. $10.

THEATER: “Bye, Bye Birdie,” presented by Minerva West Youth Theatre, starring students from Ridgway Secondary School, 7 p.m., Ridgway Secondary School, 1200 Green St. Tickets $10 adults / $5 students at minervawest. org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

THEATER: “Bye, Bye Birdie,” presented by Minerva West Youth Theatre, starring students from Ridgway Secondary School, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Ridgway Secondary School, 1200 Green St, Ridgway, Tickets $10 adults / $5 students at minervawest.org.

MOVIE & FUNDRAISER: Ouray Mountain Rescue presents “Where the Rope Ends” at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray. Happy hour at 6 p.m. Movie at 7 p.m. Q&A afterward with recently rescued local climber. Tickets at ouraymountainrescue.com/events

FASHION SHOW: Friends of the Ouray Library Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave., 10 a.m. to noon. Email FOLholidaylun-cheon@ gmail.com to reserve tickets.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

LIVE MUSIC: The Pairs at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway.7;30 p.m. $15 advance, $20 day of show.

MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans. com.

THURSDAY, MAY 2

CONCERT AND DINNER: Ouray County Support & Advocacy Project benefit concert featuring Emily Scott Robinson at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray.

Dinner at 6 p.m., concert at 7:30 p.m. $100 for dinner and concert, $35 adult, $20 student for concert only. Tickets at thewrightoperahouse.org.

POETRY: Sherbino Literary Living Room Open Mic, Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7 p.m. Entry by donation.

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 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. and Monday at 5:30 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 confidential 12-step program. It is free and open to the public.

STORYTIME: Every Monday and Saturday from 1111:30 a.m., Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St.

KIDS’ CRAFT TIME: Every Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m., every Friday from 11 a.m.- noon at Ridgway Public Library.

PLEASE NOTE: Calendar events are open to nonprofits, meetings 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 time prior to the event.

Inclusion is not guaranteed, based on space constraints. If you are advertising a for-profit business event, we encourage you to contact our advertising sales representative, Kate Jones, at kate@ouraynews.com.

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