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CALENDAR & EVENTS
Calendar of events
Calendar & Events, Feature
January 8, 2025
CALENDAR & EVENTS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

TALK: “Guiding the Heights: Inside Mt. Everest’s Commercial Climbs” with Chad Peele, 6 – 8:30 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. Tickets $10 in advance or $15 day of show. Tickets at sherbino.org.

HOCKEY: Adult co-ed hockey matches from 7-10 p.m. at the Rotary Park Ice Rink, weekly games on Thursday nights until Feb. 13, weather permitting.

 

FRIDAY JANUARY 10

FILM CLUB: Ridgway Film Club, “The Trance of Warm Places,” 7 p.m. The Decker Room, 675 St. in Ridgway. $10 drop in, $50 season pass. Visit ridgwayfilmclub.wordpress.com for more info.

ART SHOW: Opening reception for Janine Gwaltney’s “Waterfalls in Watercolor” presented by the Ouray County Arts Association. Free. 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Wright Opera House at 472 Main St. Ouray.

GAME: Music bingo. Free to attend. 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray.

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

FREE TOUR: Walking tour of Box Cañon Park and the Ouray Ice Park. Boots with traction are highly recommended. Meet on the Lower Bridge by the Powderhouse at noon. Contact seanhart@cityofouray.com or 970-318-1003 for more information.

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 13

HIKE: Snowshoe or snow boot hike led by Christiane Frischmuth with Great Old Broads. Meet at 1 p.m. at Top of the Pines, 1035 Highland Dr. Contact northernsanjuan@greatoldbroads.com for more information.

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

VETERANS COFFEE: Free coffee for veterans, from 10 a.m. – noon at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway.

BROOMBALL: Pickup broomball games from 6-8 p.m. at the Rotary Park Ice Rink. Weekly games until Feb. 13, weather permitting.

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15

MOVIE: “Twisters” at 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray. Tickets $5.

GAME: Murder Mystery Dinner Party: “Murder at the Casino.” Tickets $60 for speaking roles, $65 non-speaking roles. 6:30 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray. Sign up online at thewrightoperahouse.org.

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16

COMMUNITY RECEPTION: Meet the finalists for Ouray police chief, 5-7 p.m. Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave. Residents can offer anonymous feedback. Refreshments provided.

BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE: 6:30-8 p.m., Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray. Learn what Ouray’s Tourism Department offers businesses and organizations. Presented by the Ouray Economic Development Committee.

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18

LIVE MUSIC: Pink Fuzz with Boot Gun, 8 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. $15. Tickets at sherbino.org.

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22

COFFEE WITH COPS: Cocoa with a Popo, 9-10 a.m., Kami’s Samis, 636 Main St., Ouray. Ask questions of Ouray police officers, voice concerns and enjoy free coffee.

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23

SPECIAL EVENT: IGNITE Talks. 6:30 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. Entry by donation. More info at sherbino.org.

 

ONGOING EVENTS

VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH CLASS: National Alliance on Mental Illness peer-to-peer class. Free online, eight-session class held Mondays from 5:30-7:45 p.m. from Nov. 25-Jan. 27. Register at tchnetwork.org.

SENIOR LUNCH: Every Monday, with Neighbor to Neighbor, noon at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 329 Fifth Ave. in Ouray. Transportation can be arranged. Call 970-325-4586 for more info.

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. 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.

STORYTIME: Every Monday and Saturday from 11-11:30 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, 300 Charles St. For ages 3+ with adult helpers.

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.

ART SHOW: The Ouray County Arts Association presents Janine Gwaltney’s “Waterfalls in Watercolor” on display from Jan. 3 –Feb. 19 at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray.

 

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