Tue, May 01 2012
Coloardo Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month: "Preservation Through Education Exhibit"
Artifacts removed from sites by individuals has been an on-going practice for decades. Once artifacts are removed from a location, information is lost along with historical merit. The exhibit will examine these ethics and what one should do.
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Thu, May 17 2012
Special Guests at the Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society's Monthly Meeting
Part of the Colorado Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month celebration. \n \nAuthor Craig Childs and Dr. Sue Ware from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science present at the Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Soceity's monthly meeting. \n \n“Make Mine a Cold One: How the Ice Age Preserves, Protects & Destroys” \nWe will “travel” from Greenland to Snowmass and back again as Craig Childs and Sue Ware bring a unique perspective to the impact, importance, past, and future of the Ice Age and how it has impacted the earth and its natural history.
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Sat, May 19 2012
Great US 50 Yard Sale
The thirteenth annual Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale will be held in Montrose on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The national yard sale started in 2000, stretching across most of Indiana. The goal is for it to grow into a Coast-to-Coast event held each year on the weekend before the Memorial Day weekend. The Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale also serves to promote tourism along U.S. 50, to unite the many diverse communities, to provide opportunities for fund raising by civic organizations, to aid the environment through recycling, and to serve as an opportunity for individuals to enjoy a great weekend of sales.
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Sat, May 19 2012
Ute Indian Museum's Archaeology Day: Flint Knapping Class
Willie Lemere, from the Shoshone tribe located on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, will teach the making of obsidian arrow heads. Learn from traditional to contemporary works of flint knapping.
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Sat, May 19 2012
Glade Hadden, archeologist with the Bureau of Land Management's Uncompahgre Field Office, will enlighten you with the past.
Sat, May 19 2012
The project is indebted to the Northern Ute tribal members who organized, participated in and fully collaborated with the sponsoring agencies. Betsy Chapoose a Northern Ute and Cultural Rights and Protection Director Form Ft. Duchene Utah along with Sally McBeth professor of Anthropology and Department Chair at the University of Northern Colorado will share the success of this project. \n \nSally has authored 2 books:” Ethnic and the Boarding School Experience”, “Essie’s Story”, “The Life and Legacy of a Shoshone Teacher” and three major grant-funded reports: Native American Oral History and Cultural Interpretation in Rocky Mountain National Park, Ute Ethnobotany Project and Talking About a Sacredness an Ethnographic overview of Colorado National Monument in addition to numerous journal articles and encyclopedia entries.
Sat, May 19 2012
Local Montrose historian and archaeologist Steven Baker will present an illustrated lecture on the history and scope of the Uncompahgre Valley Ute Project, which has included investigations of both Chief Ouray’s 1870 ranch located near Chipeta Lakes and the Ute Indian Museum. He will explain these projects and demonstrate how the Ute Indian Museum evolved out of early 20th century attempts to commemorate the nearby homes of Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta. In the course of the lecture Baker will explain some of the myths surrounding Ouray’s ranch and the museum property. Baker is the president of Centuries Research, Inc., and has directed the Uncompahgre Valley Historic Ute Project, a local public archaeological preservation program, for over 30 years.
Wed, May 23 2012
Part of the Colorado archaeology & Historic Preservation Month celebration.
Wed, May 23 2012
Come enjoy the Sneak Peak of Summer in the Outdoor Pool and Splash Pad!!
Thu, May 24 2012
Come enjoy the Sneak Peak of Summer in the Outdoor Pool and Splash Pad!!
Fri, May 25 2012
Part of the Colorado Arcaheology & HIstoric Preservation Month celebration.
Mon, May 28 2012
City offices will be closed for the holiday.
Fri, Jun 01 2012
Director CJ Brafford, a Lakota, will teach how to bead on a loom.
Fri, Jun 01 2012
Downtown galleries and stores will be open late offering promotions wine tastings, art demos, and light snacks. Participating galleries include A+Y Design Gallery, Around the Corner Art Gallery, and Canyon Gallery.
Fri, Jun 01 2012
The show is in partnership with the Adopt-A-Native Elder (ANE) Program established more than a decade ago on the premise of providing food, simple medicines, clothing, fabric, and yarns to help Navajo elders. ANE supports over 260 traditional Navajo Elders living in remote reservation areas of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. The monies from the sale of the rugs go directly to the individual who created the rug.
Thu, Jun 07 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Sat, Jun 09 2012
Yard Sale on museum grounds.
Sat, Jun 09 2012
The 2012 Tribute to Western Movies Day will focus on the Marlow family. The movie, "The Sons of Katie Elder," starring Joyn Wayne as George Marlow, will be featured. We have invited members of the Marlow family to share stories, and we will have a speaker, Jim Pettingill, sharing historical facts and stories. A wide variety of family activities, vendors, and live music acts.
Sat, Jun 09 2012
Men in the Mix recognizes the importance of fathers in the healthy development of their children. \n \nCome celebrate fatherhood with a day of family oriented booths and activities designed to be both fun and educational. \n \nMen in the Mix is an annual Father’s Day related event sponsored by Empowering Dads, Montrose County School District RE-1J Early Childhood Centers, Delta HHS, Hilltop, Montrose Regional Library District, and Montrose County.
Mon, Jun 11 2012
Join Drector CJ Brafford, a Lakota Indian, in putting up a tipi, making a smaller tipi version to take home, touring the museum, doing a beadwork project, and playing an Indian sign language game. Bring a sack lunch to eat in the tipi.
Thu, Jun 14 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Sat, Jun 16 2012
8am 3- MILE WALK – will follow bike path behind museum (follow route) \n \n10am UTE STORY TELLING - Lucinda Cloud from the Southern Ute Tribe and descendant of Susan, sister of Chief Ouray \n \n11.30am NAVAJO RUGS AND STORYTELLING – Join Char Kroger, a Navajo and Education Curator from the Navajo Tribal Museum in Window Rock Arizona \n \n \n1:30 FRY BREAD MAKING CLASS $20 All materials provided \nReservation Required \n \nBring a large bowl to make Navajo Fry Bread and take home the recipe. You will make the dough and learn how to cook it using dough made by instructor Char Kroger, Navajo, and then eat the fry bread. You will take your own dough home to cook. Char will share tradition stories about her culture.
Sat, Jun 16 2012
Montrose is one of four towns on the Bush Tracks Circuit on the Colorado Western Slope. The circuit includes Gunnison, Montrose, Norwood, and Ridgeway. \n \nOn average there are six races per day with anywhere from four to eight horses per race. The races range in length from 200 yards to 7/8 of a mile. Some of the races are designated per age of the horse. \n \nPost time for the races each day is 1PM. The day starts with the National Anthem, followed by the Call to the Post. Horses are brought out from the barn to the saddling paddock so that the spectators can get their first look. Similar to the races seen on TV, the jockeys competing are in full race garb, including helmets and racing colors. They ride in standard jockey saddles. Races include calcutta auctions and bids wagering. \n \nAs horses enter the gates, spectators rise to their feet, and silence falls over the grand stands. When the announcer bellows, "And they're off!" screaming erupts as everyone roots for their favorite.
Sun, Jun 17 2012
Montrose is one of four towns on the Bush Tracks Circuit on the Colorado Western Slope. The circuit includes Gunnison, Montrose, Norwood, and Ridgeway. \n \nOn average there are six races per day with anywhere from four to eight horses per race. The races range in length from 200 yards to 7/8 of a mile. Some of the races are designated per age of the horse. \n \nPost time for the races each day is 1PM. The day starts with the National Anthem, followed by the Call to the Post. Horses are brought out from the barn to the saddling paddock so that the spectators can get their first look. Similar to the races seen on TV, the jockeys competing are in full race garb, including helmets and racing colors. They ride in standard jockey saddles. Races include calcutta auctions and bids wagering. \n \nAs horses enter the gates, spectators rise to their feet, and silence falls over the grand stands. When the announcer bellows, "And they're off!" screaming erupts as everyone roots for their favorite.
Thu, Jun 21 2012
Prayers for World Peace as declared by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Guardian of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe for the Lakota people. Events include drumming, honoring the four directions, praying for Mother Earth and all her children, and the Blessing of the Uncompahgre River by the Grandmothers. \n \n“Miracles and Prophecies have revealed themselves: the white animals are showing their Sacred Color to give the message of change and sacrifice. Throughout the world, people have made spiritual commitment to bring peace, harmony and restoration back to our lives. Faith must continue to live in the hearts of the People–to gather at our Sacred Sites and heal our Grandmother Earth.”
Thu, Jun 21 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Fri, Jun 22 2012
During the late 19th and 20th centuries, across the U.S. and Canada, the federal government habitually required Native American Children to live in residential boarding schools. Beginning with the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania (1879), the goal was assimilation. The motto was, “Kill the Indian to save the Man.” There were 519 schools in the U.S. and 126 in Canada. Indian boarding schools routinely subjected children, some as young as four, to emotional and spiritual abuse, corporal punishment, and worse. The students’ alienation from their families resulted in a loss of culture, language, ritual, and spirituality, which in turn led to intergenerational trauma and, thus, exacerbated the post-traumatic disorder in many Native families today.
Sat, Jun 23 2012
Sally’s Crum first jobs were with the Pala Band of Mission Indians and a Navajo boarding school which inflamed a childhood fascination with native cultures. Since the mid 1970’s, she has led tours of cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, worked as an interpretive ranger, and conducted archaeological surveys for the Navajo Nation, private contractors, BLM, and the U.S Forest service. She has published “Race to the River, Race to the Moonrise” and “People of the Red Earth.”
Thu, Jun 28 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Sun, Jul 01 2012
Downtown galleries and stores will be open late offering promotions wine tastings, art demos, and light snacks. Participating galleries include A+Y Design Gallery, Around the Corner Art Gallery, and Canyon Gallery.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
To celebrate America's independence, and to provide an entertain, family-oriented event for our community. \n \nA fun-filled, family-oriented celebration of our nation's birthday and Montrose.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
City offices will be closed for the holiday.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
All day Arts and Craft Festival featuring American Indian and non-Indian vendors \n \nWestern Slope conservation groups will offer free activities and information highlighting outdoor exploration opportunities in Western Colorado. Connect with others interested in nature, cultural heritage, and outdoor recreation. Learn how we can responsibly use, promote, and preserve our public lands for quiet recreation. Hiking, fishing, rafting, heritage exploration, outdoor art, and other nature-based adventures and activities will be featured. \n \nSilent auction \n \nChildren’s crafts
Wed, Jul 04 2012
Come visit artist Eugene LaRose, a Northern Ute from the Ft. Duchesne Reservation in Utah. His artwork reflects the culture of his Ute People.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
Free flute class taught by Harry Seavey. Bring your flute if you have one. Flutes are available.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
Prayers for Mother Earth and for freedom for all beings. Rededication of humanity to tread lightly on Mother Earth and to protect her for the coming generations. Drumming, honoring the Four Directions, prayers.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
Join Quinton Jacket, an enrolled member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, will share the values of honoring Mother Earth and his culture.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
Across the USA, Native Americans are struggling to protect their sacred places. The film tells a story of three indigenous communities and the lands they struggle to protect: the Lakota of the Great Plains, the Hopi of the four corners area, and the Wintu of northern California.
Wed, Jul 04 2012
To celebrate America's independence, and to provide an entertain, family-oriented event for our community.
Thu, Jul 05 2012
A fun-filled, family-oriented celebration of our nation's birthday and Montrose
Thu, Jul 05 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Sat, Jul 07 2012
Bobby Jimenez is of Huichole Indian descent and Mexican. He believes that music can be a great healer. Everyone seeks peace and happiness. Come and learn to play the Native American flute. Bobby also has a new CD called, “Where Hawks and Eagles Fly,” and is available at the Ute Indian Museum.
Thu, Jul 12 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Fri, Jul 13 2012
Sponsored by the Black Canyon Classic Car Club. A family-friendly gathering of vehicles and interested persons. The show provides a pleasant venue for the exchange of ideas, the renewal of friendships, and a pleasant atmosphere for public viewing of classic, custom, and special-interest vehicles.
Sat, Jul 14 2012
Sponsored by the Black Canyon Classics Car Club. A family-friendly gathering of vehicles and interested persons. The show provides a pleasant venue for the exchange of ideas, the renewal of friendships, and a pleasant atmosphere for public viewing of classic, custom, and special-interest vehicles.
Sat, Jul 14 2012
Jeanne Brako, Curator of Collections and Public Programs of the Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, will discuss how to care and clean your textiles.
Sat, Jul 14 2012
Join Lucinda Long-Wedd, a Navajo story teller, and learn their traditions and beliefs of the Hogan and the meanings as it inter-weaves and evolves with their lives.
Tue, Jul 17 2012
Learn to weave on a loom with beads. Museum Director CJ Brafford, a Lakota, will teach and share where beads originate.
Thu, Jul 19 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Sat, Jul 21 2012
Sat, Jul 21 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Sun, Jul 22 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Mon, Jul 23 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Tue, Jul 24 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Wed, Jul 25 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Thu, Jul 26 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Thu, Jul 26 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Fri, Jul 27 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Sat, Jul 28 2012
A celebration of our agricultural and western heritage featuring a CPRA Rodeo, junior livestock and horse shows along with a ranch rodeo and tractor pull.
Wed, Aug 01 2012
Downtown galleries and stores will be open late offering promotions wine tastings, art demos, and light snacks. Participating galleries include A+Y Design Gallery, Around the Corner Art Gallery, and Canyon Gallery.
Thu, Aug 02 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Fri, Aug 03 2012
The Corn Festival is a fun, family-oriented, agriculatural-based, two-day event geared twoard all ages. The Festival offers attendees concert entertainment, 100+ vending booths, and all the "Olathe Sweet" sweet corn they can eat. Saturday includes a salute to the military.
Sat, Aug 04 2012
The Corn Festival is a fun, family-oriented, agriculatural-based, two-day event geared twoard all ages. The Festival offers attendees concert entertainment, 100+ vending booths, and all the "Olathe Sweet" sweet corn they can eat. Saturday includes a salute to the military.
Thu, Aug 09 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Sat, Aug 11 2012
A day-long celebration of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Montrose Depot's 100 years of service. Planned activities include motorcycle fun run, race/walk, music, food, entertainment, a classic car show, street dance, street vendors, and museum visits. The day will end with "Otto Mears, Pathfinder of the San Juans," a re-enactment from the Colorado Humanities Council Chautauqua Speakers Bureau.
Sat, Aug 11 2012
Participants compete in pistol target shooting events.
Thu, Aug 16 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Tue, Aug 21 2012
For seven consecutive days, the world’s top athletes race through the majestic Rockies, reaching higher altitudes than they’ve ever had to endure – more than two miles in elevation. One of the largest cycling events in United States history, the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge will feature the best of the best in professional cycling, competing on a challenging course through some of America’s most beautiful scenery. \n \nReferred to as “America’s Race,” the second annual USA Pro Cycling Challenge will take place August 20-26, 2012, and travel through 12 host cities from Durango to Denver. More than 1 million spectators are expected to once again line the route to see if Levi Leipheimer will defend his title as reigning champion, while millions more around the world watch the race live on television and online through the Tour Tracker. \n
Thu, Aug 23 2012
A 12-week summer event festival located in historic downtown Montrose. People move up and down Main Street enjoying entertainment, shopping, and activities--for all ages!
Sat, Sep 01 2012
Downtown galleries and stores will be open late offering promotions wine tastings, art demos, and light snacks. Participating galleries include A+Y Design Gallery, Around the Corner Art Gallery, and Canyon Gallery.
Mon, Sep 03 2012
City offices will be closed for the holiday.
Fri, Sep 07 2012
An art and commerce event encouraging visits to merchants by providing culinary samplings and special events at each downtown business. Participants will be invited to join art docents on sculptural twilight tours. This event coincides with PAX's annual sculpture unveiling.
Sat, Sep 08 2012
Montrose is one of four towns on the Bush Tracks Circuit on the Colorado Western Slope. The circuit includes Gunnison, Montrose, Norwood, and Ridgeway. \n \nOn average there are six races per day with anywhere from four to eight horses per race. The races range in length from 200 yards to 7/8 of a mile. Some of the races are designated per age of the horse. \n \nPost time for the races each day is 1PM. The day starts with the National Anthem, followed by the Call to the Post. Horses are brought out from the barn to the saddling paddock so that the spectators can get their first look. Similar to the races seen on TV, the jockeys competing are in full race garb, including helmets and racing colors. They ride in standard jockey saddles. Races include calcutta auctions and bids wagering. \n \nAs horses enter the gates, spectators rise to their feet, and silence falls over the grand stands. When the announcer bellows, "And they're off!" screaming erupts as everyone roots for their favorite.
Sun, Sep 09 2012
Montrose is one of four towns on the Bush Tracks Circuit on the Colorado Western Slope. The circuit includes Gunnison, Montrose, Norwood, and Ridgeway. \n \nOn average there are six races per day with anywhere from four to eight horses per race. The races range in length from 200 yards to 7/8 of a mile. Some of the races are designated per age of the horse. \n \nPost time for the races each day is 1PM. The day starts with the National Anthem, followed by the Call to the Post. Horses are brought out from the barn to the saddling paddock so that the spectators can get their first look. Similar to the races seen on TV, the jockeys competing are in full race garb, including helmets and racing colors. They ride in standard jockey saddles. Races include calcutta auctions and bids wagering. \n \nAs horses enter the gates, spectators rise to their feet, and silence falls over the grand stands. When the announcer bellows, "And they're off!" screaming erupts as everyone roots for their favorite.
Fri, Sep 21 2012
The Montrose Indian Nations Pow Wow is a cultural celebration of Indian people and their on-going traditions of dance, music, art, and food. We expect 100+ dancers, drummers, and vendors from 33 Indian Nations. The Pow Wow also has an educational component, as there will be a lecture on dancing and Pow Wow etiquette in the teepee village. Also, a local flint knapper will demonstrate how to make arrowheads.
Fri, Sep 21 2012
Prayers for healing of Mother Earth and for unity and peace on the Autumnal Equinox. Drumming, honoring the four directions, prayers for unity and peace. \n \n1:00 pm Special Peace Film followed by a community discussion
Sat, Sep 22 2012
The Montrose Indian Nations Pow Wow is a cultural celebration of Indian people and their on-going traditions of dance, music, art, and food. We expect 100+ dancers, drummers, and vendors from 33 Indian Nations. The Pow Wow also has an educational component, as there will be a lecture on dancing and Pow Wow etiquette in the teepee village. Also, a local flint knapper will demonstrate how to make arrowheads.
Sun, Sep 23 2012
The Montrose Indian Nations Pow Wow is a cultural celebration of Indian people and their on-going traditions of dance, music, art, and food. We expect 100+ dancers, drummers, and vendors from 33 Indian Nations. The Pow Wow also has an educational component, as there will be a lecture on dancing and Pow Wow etiquette in the teepee village. Also, a local flint knapper will demonstrate how to make arrowheads.
Mon, Oct 01 2012
Downtown galleries and stores will be open late offering promotions wine tastings, art demos, and light snacks. Participating galleries include A+Y Design Gallery, Around the Corner Art Gallery, and Canyon Gallery.
Sat, Oct 06 2012
Oktoberfest celebrates the unique flavors of our community and region. Attendees listen to live music, drink locally-brewed beer, and enjoy food from local restaurants.
Sat, Oct 06 2012
Recreation-based, sprint distance triathlon. Fun for the whole family; many different divisions for all ages, including family, teams, etc.
Mon, Oct 08 2012
City offices will be closed for the holiday.
Sat, Oct 27 2012
The Main Street Fall Fun Fest is a street carnival where schools and youth organizations set up game and activity booths for children to play to win candy or prizes.
Thu, Nov 22 2012
City offices will be closed for the holiday.
Sat, Dec 01 2012
Arts and Crafts Vendors \nSilent Auction \nFry Bread \nRaffle
Sun, Dec 02 2012
Wed, Dec 12 2012
An evening event, four hours long, with lots of music, lights, wine tasting, sales promotions, and hospitality everywhere downtown.
Fri, Dec 21 2012
On this winter Solstice of 2012, the sun will rise into the center of our Milky Way Galaxy forming a cosmic cross in the skies. This is a time for great reverence for the cosmos, for Mother Earth, and for all beings.
Tue, Dec 25 2012
City offices will be closed for the holiday.
Tue, Jan 01 2013
City offices will be closed for the holiday.
Wed, Dec 31 1969
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