FORT GARLAND — April is National Poetry Month, celebrate by joining Fort Garland for the 2nd annual Poetry and Posole event with renowned poet Bobby LeFebre.
WOLF CREEK — The fun for the final week of the 2024-25 ski season gets underway Saturday, March 29, with JJ and The Hooligans playing live for the 85th Anniversary Ski Boot Dance. Music will be from 12 to 3 p.m. on the Upper Lodge Sundeck. The best moves will be awarded prizes. Snowboard boots are welcome also.
ALAMOSA — For as long as she can remember, master quilter and fiber artist Bea Valdez Mansanarez has seen the world around her as a glorious collection of colors and shapes. A native of the Valley, she was born in 1932 and raised in a small place originally called “Los Valdezes” for her great-grandfather, Juan Pio Valdez who “fought in Lincoln’s war in 1864,” and donated the land for the town.
ALAMOSA — About three years ago, through their connection with the Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative, Jean Alger and Allison Cruse began having conversations that quickly revealed several common traits. They were both creative and intelligent. They were both passionate about good books. They were both voracious readers. And they both had a vision of someday starting an independent press.
SAN LUIS VALLEY — In March 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and took office during the Great Depression, a period of unprecedented hardship. At the time, a staggering 15.5 million Americans were unemployed, resulting in an alarming unemployment rate of 25 percent. The banking system had collapsed, and prices and productivity had plummeted to one-third of their pre-depression levels.
ALAMOSA — Society Hall, 400 Ross Ave., Alamosa, is excited to feature Legendary folk pioneers the Limeliters on Saturday, March 29. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available online at www.societyhall.org or in Alamosa at The Green Spot, 711 State Ave. The concert will also stream live on the Society Hall Facebook page and You-Tube channel.
GREAT SAND DUNES — The National Park Service at Great Sand Dunes is starting annual recruitment for volunteers for the 2025 spring, summer and fall season to assist with visitor safety, orientation, and information in the capacity of Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) duties.
ALAMOSA — San Luis Valley Trout Unlimited would like to invite all interested individuals to join us at our monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at the Alamosa Senior Center, 92 Colorado Ave., Alamosa.
SAN LUIS VALLEY — CSU Extension believes every person from every walk of life can experience their healthiest, happiest, most productive life if they continually engage in lifelong learning. At SLV Area Extension, everything we do is designed to foster healthy youth and families, prosperous farms, ranches, and businesses, and strong, resilient, proud communities. We offer a myriad of educational opportunities to SLV citizens, where they live, work, and socialize.
CRESTONE – The Baca Grande Library is excited to announce that Peter Anderson will be reading from his newest book “Riding the Wheel,” a book of prose and poems, on Saturday April 5, beginning at 12 p.m. at the library, 67581 County Road T, Crestone.
CRESTONE – Haley VanWalleghan is a bright 19-year-old girl who graduated from Crestone Charter Schools in May of 2024. VanWalleghan was in a single-person car accident on Feb. 18. VanWalleghan’s injuries were devastating. According to her parents, VanWalleghan was flown to UC Health Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs and immediately put in the Intensive Care Unit. VanWalleghan is recovering but has a long road ahead of her.
ALAMOSA – Twenty years ago, Cathi Lucero joined the Adams State University staff as an administrative assistant. Since then, she advanced through various positions, earned her bachelor’s degree, and was recently named Director of Financial Aid.
CRESTONE — The Salida Circus will have an outreach fundraiser on Saturday, March 22, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 2860 Carefree Way in Crestone.
SAN LUIS VALLEY — Trek with local experts to the Alamosa, Baca, and Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges. Safaris are free and appropriate for novices as well as experienced adventurers.
The Adams State Music Department will be hosting a Summer Piano Institute for high school pianists this summer, June 8-13.
ALAMOSA — Society Hall is excited to feature Stillhouse Junkies on March 21. Acoustic adventurers Stillhouse Junkies explore the worlds between roots, bluegrass, Texas swing, blues and rock.
SAN LUIS VALLY — After a decade of dedicated service as the founding General Manager of Valley Roots Food Hub, Nick Chambers bid farewell to the community in late February he helped nourish.
SAN LUIS VALLEY — SOIL Sangre de Cristo is accepting applications for their Microloan Program which awards 0% interest flexible loans to farmers and food producers who might otherwise have difficulties accessing credit.
ALAMOSA — Melanzana, an outdoor apparel company based in Leadville opened a manufacturing facility in Alamosa in early 2024. The Colorado company has a retail store and manufacturing plant in Leadville and produces all its wildly popular clothing in Colorado.
SAN LUIS VALLEY — Each week, Nourish Colorado elevates the importance of agricultural programs and why investing in these matters.