THURSDAY JULY 10
Painting on canvas for tweens and teens from 3:30-4:30 at the Ridgway Public Library, 200 Charles St. Supplies provided. Please sign up at the library or call 970-626-5252.
Sketch comedy drop-in writing group, Sherbino Writer’s Room with Lexi Trachy from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. Free.
Ridgway Concert Series presents Dan Tyminski band with Mama Lingua. 6 p.m. at Hartwell Park in Ridgway. Free.
Tech Thursday – get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. (Please note this changed from Tuesdays.)
FRIDAY JULY 11
True Grit walking tour. Free. Meet at 3 p.m. at the Hartwell Park gazebo in Ridgway.
Ouray history walking tour with Jenny Hart from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Meet at the Ouray County Museum, 420 Sixth Ave. Space limited to 15 people, RSVP to the museum at 970-325-4576. $20 per person, $15 for members.
Hardrock 100 Ultramarathon, 102.5 mile race coming through Ouray. Visit hardrock100.com for details.
Farmers market, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. in Hartwell Park, Ridgway. Visit ridgwayfarmersmarket.com for details.
Free train rides at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St. 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Music bingo, 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. Free.
Artist reception with photographers Lars Leber and Angela Moyer, 5 p.m. at 610 Arts Collective, 610 Clinton St. in Ridgway.
“Beautiful Blue Birds” presentation with professor Bruce Ackerman, 7-8:30 p.m. at Ridgway State Park Visitor Center, Dutch Charlie entrance.
SATURDAY JULY 12
The Little Mercies, presented by the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild. 7:30 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray. Visit ocpag.org for tickets.
Nature Detectives Touch Table, 9–11 a.m. at the Pa-Co-Chu-Puk Camper Services area at Ridgway State Park. Free.
Horse painting with Alice Billings, 7–8:30 p.m. at the Ridgway State Park Visitor Center, Dutch Charlie entrance. Free, art supplies included, live horse model will be present.
Free train rides at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St. every Saturday, May-October, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Literary trivia with the Ouray Public Library, 6 p.m. at the Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave. Teams up to six players, all ages welcome.
Opening reception for “Treasures Worth Protecting” exhibit from artists Helen Pemberton and Stephanie Rody, 4-7 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. On display until Sept. 13.
SUNDAY JULY 13
Humans Anonymous, five-week discussion on history and practices of 12-step recovery programs. From 4-5 p.m. at United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St. Ridgway.
“Assembling the International Space Station” presentation with retired NASA astronaut Joe Tanner, Doors open at 7 p.m., talk starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Tickets $10 at sherbino.org or $15 at door.
MONDAY JULY 14
True Grit walking tour. Free. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Hartwell Park gazebo in Ridgway.
“Color our World” writing contest group for kids ages 8-12, 3:30-5 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Bring writing materials.
“Coexist with wolves: the history, ecology and current status of wolves in Colorado” presentation with ecologists Rebecca Sue Burkhalter and Delia Malone at a meeting of the Northern San Juan Broadband of Great Old Broads. Includes short film, “Welcome Home,” from 1-3 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St.
TUESDAY JULY 15
“Mineral Collecting in the San Juans” Evening of History with Jasper and Anita Bertisen and Robert Stoufer, 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. $5 or free to Ouray County Historical Society members. Visit ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org for more info.
Free kids summer lunch, 11 a.m.– noon, free lunch for kids under 18 at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave. Must register by emailing ouraypl@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY JULY 16
True Grit film sites walking tour, free. Meet at 3 p.m. at the Hartwell Park gazebo in Ridgway.
THURSDAY JULY 17
“Natural Tie-Dye” activity with the youth garden club for ages 8-18, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St.
Tech Thursday – get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome.
Ridgway Concert Series presents J & The Causeways with Improvement Movement. 6 p.m. at Hartwell Park in Ridgway. Free.
FRIDAY JULY 18
Farmers market, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. in Hartwell Park, Ridgway. Visit ridgwayfarmersmarket.com for details.
Free train rides at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St. 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Melodrama “Spaghetti Western or …. Mission Im-pasta-ble” by Tracy Wells, performed by the Ouray County Players. Tickets $10 advance at thewrightoperahouse.org, $15 door, $5 students. 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray.
True Grit film sites free walking tour. Meet at 3 p.m. at the Hartwell Park gazebo in Ridgway.
Ouray 100 Mile Endurance Run, race starts and ends at Fellin Park in Ouray. Visit ouray100.com for details and schedule.
Ouray history walking tour with Jenny Hart from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Meet at the Ouray County Museum, 420 Sixth Ave. Space limited to 15 people, RSVP to the museum at 970-325-4576. $20 per person, $15 for members.
“Let’s go fishing,” 9–11 a.m. at the Pa-Co-Chu-Puk ponds at Ridgway State Park. Free, for all ages.
“Dos Maestras de Arte” show from Nancy Donegan and Erin Piotkowski, on display from July 18 – Sept. 3 at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray.
Ridgway Film Club, 7:30 p.m. at the Decker Room, 675 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Free screening and discussion. More info at ridgwayfilmclub.wordpress.com.
“True Grit” free film screening, 2 p.m. at United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St. in Ridgway.
SATURDAY JULY 19
Melodrama “Spaghetti Western or …. Mission Im-pasta-ble” by Tracy Wells, performed by the Ouray County Players. Tickets $10 advance at thewrightoperahouse.org, $15 door, $5 students. 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray.
42nd Annual San Juan Chamber Music Festival, see ocpag.org for schedule and tickets.
Free train rides at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St. every Saturday, May-October, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
“Movie-making in Southwestern Colorado” presentation with Ed Bovy, followed by True Grit filming locations tour, 8:30 a.m. at United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St. in Ridgway.
“From the Rearview Mirror” history talk with Ouray County Ranch History Museum Board President Joan Chismire, 4-5 p.m. at The Decker Room, 675 Clinton St. in Ridgway.
SUNDAY JULY 20
Melodrama “Spaghetti Western or …. Mission Im-pasta-ble” by Tracy Wells, performed by the Ouray County Players. Tickets $10 advance at thewrightoperahouse.org, $15 door, $5 students. 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray.
Humans Anonymous, five-week discussion on history and practices of 12-step recovery programs. From 4-5 p.m. at United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St. Ridgway.
MONDAY JULY 21
True Grit film sites walking tour, free. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Hartwell Park gazebo in Ridgway.
Melodrama “Spaghetti Western or …. Mission Im-pasta-ble” by Tracy Wells, performed by the Ouray County Players. Tickets $10 advance at thewrightoperahouse.org, $15 door, $5 students. 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray.
TUESDAY JULY 22
“Marie Scott: Hereford Cattle, Red Hair and Red Rouge” Evening of History with Ginny Harrington, 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. $5 or free to Ouray County Historical Society members. Visit ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org for more info.
Summer reading program park day with the Ouray Public Library, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Fellin Park with barbecue, activities and free books. For all ages.
Ouray Public Library book club, 5-6 p.m. at 320 Sixth Ave. Contact library for book title.
ONGOING EVENTS
Bingo every Wednesday at the Ouray Elks Lodge, 421 Main St. Doors open at 6 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m. Public welcome.
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 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 every 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.
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 Saturday, 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.
Spanish conversation club every Thursday from 3-4 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St.
Mah Jong, play from 1-4 p.m. every Tuesday at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. All skill levels welcome.
Ouray County Arts Association presents Natalie Heller’s “Chasing Shadows” at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray. Free, on display until July 16.
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