THURSDAY JUNE 4
AJ Fullerton with opener Grant Sabin Trio, Mountain Air Music Series concert in Fellin Park in Ouray, from 6-10 p.m., free.
Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Ridgway Public Library meeting room, 300 Charles St.
Ouray County Arts Association presents Kris Batchelder’s “Wild West Wonder Wander” art opening reception from 4-6 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. 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.
Storytime with a firefighter for elementary aged children, 11-11:45 a.m. at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave.
Youth Adventure Days: archery for ages 11-16, $10, from 9 a.m.-noon at Ridgway State Park. Meet at Pa-Co-Chu-Puk. Contact seanhart@cityofouray.com for more info or call 970-318-1003.
FRIDAY JUNE 5
Historic True Grit Walking Tour, 3 p.m., free. Meet at Hartwell Park gazebo in Ridgway. Visit truegrittours.org for more details.
First Friday Art Walk, from 5-8 p.m. in downtown Ridgway, free.
Art opening, “Southwestern Impressionism” with Todd Mayfield, 5-7 p.m. at the 610 Arts Collective, 610 Clinton St. in Ridgway.
Art opening, “Painting Evolution of Moments with Wild Horses 1999-2026” with Karen Keene Day, 5 p.m. at The Decker Community Room, 675 Clinton St. in Ridgway. On display until June 26.
Ridgway Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Hartwell Park.
Live music: Coral Skye, 6-8 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Free.
Music Bingo, free to play. Doors at 6:30 p.m., event at 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray.
Free train rides at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St. 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
“The bug stops here: Our tiny neighbors” program with entomologist Melissa Schreiner, 5-6:30 p.m at Ridgway State Park Visitor Center. For all ages.
SATURDAY JUNE 6
2nd Annual Love Your Trail Volunteer Work Day at the Uncompahgre River Walk in Ouray from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Meet at the end of Uncompahgre Street by the river. Register at tinyurl.com/ouraytrail, bring work gloves.
Hooked on Fishing: Kids Fishing Clinic! Gear is supplied, from 9-11 a.m. at. Ridgway State Park Pa-Co-Chu-Puk ponds.
Free train rides from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St.
Sunset hike with park naturalist, 6-7 p.m. at Ridgway State Park. Meet at the visitor center.
Ouray community cleanup, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the RV parking lot at the west end of Ninth Avenue. Green waste accepted at Rotary Park.
SUNDAY JUNE 7
“Sing Colorado Concert” with Colorado composer Dylan Fixmer of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra and local choirs. Free to the public with ice cream reception at the United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St. in Ridgway.
TUESDAY JUNE 9
Woman’s Club of Ouray County annual luncheon with presentation of “woman of the year” award, noon at the Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave. in Ouray. Visit womansclubouraycounty.org for details.
Butterfly and bumblebee monitoring training, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Ridgway State Park. Registration required, contact Erin Vogel at erin.vogel@state.co.us or call 970-708-1791.
Veterans coffee, free coffee for veterans with Welcome Home Alliance, 10 a.m.–noon at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway.
Ouray Youth Adventure: Dinosaur track hike on the Silvershield Trail for ages 11-16, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $10, contact Sean Hart with questions at 970-318-1003 or email seanhart@cityofouray.com.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 10
Bingo, 6-9 p.m. at the Ouray Elks Lodge, 421 Main St. $10 for 10 games, visit ourayelks.org for more info.
Ouray County Republican Women meeting, 6 p.m. at 6085 County Road 23. Bring potluck dish to share, speaker TBD. Contact Patty Blackford for more info at 970-318-8891.
THURSDAY JUNE 11
Nik Parr & the Selfless Lovers with opener You Knew Me When, Mountain Air Music Series concert in Fellin Park in Ouray, from 6-10 p.m., free.
Cedar Hill Cemetery tour with Alice Leeper, 9 a.m. at the cemetery, 18610 U.S. Highway 550, Ouray. Tickets $20 or $15 for Ouray County Historical Society members. RSVP at 970-325-4576.
“It Was Just an Accident” film, doors open at 6:30 p.m., movie at 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. Tickets $5.
Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome.
FRIDAY JUNE 12
Live music from High Step Society, 7:30 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Advance tickets $25 at sherbino.org, $30 day of show.
Historic True Grit Walking Tour, 3 p.m., free. Meet at Hartwell Park gazebo in Ridgway. Visit truegrittours.org for more details.
Ridgway Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Hartwell Park.
Trivia Night, free to play. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., event starts at 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. Ouray.
Ridgway-Ouray Community Council annual picnic, 4-8 p.m. at Ridgway State Park Pa-Co-Chu-Puk, register at roccnet.org. Speaker: author Heather Hansman.
Free train rides at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St. 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Bear-wise camping presentation, 1-2 p.m. at Ridgway State Park Pa-Co-Chu-Puk ponds. For all ages.
SATURDAY JUNE 13
Dallas Park Cemetery tour with sexton Coleen McElroy, 10 a.m. at the cemetery, 7690 Colorado Highway 62, Ridgway. Tickets $20 or $15 for Ouray County Historical Society members. RSVP at 970-325-4576.
Concert pianist Kara Huber performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. Advance tickets $25 for adults at ocpag.org or $28 at door, $5 students.
Nature Program: “Sky Pilots: Birds in Flight” with the Black Canyon Audubon Society, from 9-11 a.m. at Ridgway State Park Pa-Co-Chu-Puk ponds. Free.
Astronomy Program: “Star Party” with the Black Canyon Astronomical Society with telescopes provided, from 9-11 p.m. at the Ridgway State Park Visitors Center. Free.
Free train rides from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. at the Ridgway Railroad Museum, 200 N. Railroad St.
Fourth Annual San Juan Trail Triathlon, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Ridgway State Park. Visit trisignup.com for details and registration.
Rollans Park cleanup with the Uncompahgre Watershed Project, 9 a.m.-noon, volunteers email tanya@uncompahgrewatershed.org to sign up.
MONDAY JUNE 15
Woman’s Club of Ouray County “WCOC After 5” meeting, 5:30 p.m. All Ouray County women welcome, visit womansclubouraycounty.org for details.
TUESDAY JUNE 16
Evenings of History: “Gus Begole: The First Days of Ouray” with Alan Todd, 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. Tickets $5, free for Ouray County Historical Society members. Visit ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org for details.
Craft time for elementary aged children, 11;11:45 a.m. at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave.
Ouray Public Library adult craft night, make earrings out of old books from 5:15-6:30 p.m. in the San Juan Room of the Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave. Sign up required by emailing programsouraypl@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17
“Listen & Lead: A community conversation for seniors” with Region 10 Area Agency on Aging Director Brian Bowler, 4-6 p.m. in the Decker Community Room at Space to Create, 675 Clinton St. in Ridgway.
Bingo, 6-9 p.m. at the Ouray Elks Lodge, 421 Main St. $10 for 10 games, visit ourayelks.org for more info.
Free “Day Trip to the High Desert: Disappointment Valley & Spring Creek Basin” to see wild horses. High clearance vehicles required. Meet at the United Church of the San Juans, 295 N. Lena St., Ridgway, at 8 a.m. For more information, call Carolyn at 703-399-6188.
THURSDAY JUNE 18
Sweet Lizzy Project with opener Sara Jean Kelley, Mountain Air Music Series concert in Fellin Park in Ouray, from 6-10 p.m., free.
Sixth Annual Ouray International Film Festival, visit ourayfilmfestival.com for schedule and details.
Tween Try It: photography for ages 9-12, from 1-2 p.m. at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave. Sign up by emailing programsouraypl@gmail.com.
Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library. Bring lunch and discuss “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith.
ONGOING EVENTS
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.
SISTERS OF SOBRIETY AA MEETING: Every Tuesday from 5-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St.
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.
SPANISH CONVERSATION CLUB: Every Thursday from 1-2 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. For more info contact ridgwaylibrary@yahoo.com.
FOOD PANTRY: Food available every Thursday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Ouray County Food Pantry, 602 N. Cora St. in Ridgway.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE: All skill levels and ages welcome, warmup at 1:45 p.m. on Sundays in Fellin Park in Ouray. Game from 2-4 p.m.
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