Classical Music
June 3
• Adult Piano Seminar 1 Student Recital – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
June 7
• Adult Piano Seminar Faculty Concert, Adult Piano Seminar 2 Student Recital – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
June 12
• The Oratorio Society of Estes Park’s RMNP Centennial Celebration Concert – Estes Park High School Auditorium (EP)
June 13
• Junior Music Camp Concerto Competition – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
• The Oratorio Society of Estes Park’s RMNP Centennial Celebration Concert – Estes Park High School Auditorium (EP)
June 14
• Junior Music Camp Faculty Concert – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
June 18
• Junior Music Camp Honors Student Concert, JSS2 Concerto Competition – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
June 26
• YAS Concerto Competition – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
June 28
• Young Artist Faculty Concert – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
June 29
• YAS Outreach Concert – Old Gallery (AP)
July 1
• YAS Outreach Concert – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
July 4
• Village Band July Fourth Concert – Performance Park (EP)
Crafts/Sewing/Quilting
June 1-21
• “Fiber X Three” Exhibit – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
June 1-30
• “Tapestry of the Natural World” Exhibit – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 2
• Quilting Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Quirky Quilters – Nederland Community Library (NED)
June 4
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Community
Library (GC)
• Adult Craft Group – John Tomay Memorial Library (GT)
• Beginning Knitting – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
June 5
• Duct Tape Crafts – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 6
• Artist-In-Residence: Celtic Designs Jewelry – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• “Leather Bound Medieval Journal” w/Jeff Becker – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
June 8
• Adult Craft Group – Idaho Springs Library (GT)
Crafts/Sewing/Quilting
June 8 (cont.)
• Origami – Lyons Depot Library (LY)
• Sticks & Strings – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
June 9
• Summer Reading Craft: Capes, Cuffs & Masks – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 10
• Bird House Garden Poles with Vicki Dyas – Hilltop Guild’s Kelley House (AP)
• Estes Valley Quilt Guild – Good Samaritan Village (EP)
June 11
• Beginning Crocheting – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
June 12
• Pressed Flowers Workshop – Hilltop Guild’s Kelley House (AP)
June 12-14
• FACE of Fiber in the Rockies – Park Village Playhouse (EP)
• Estes Valley Quilt Guild Exhibit – Senior Center (EP)
June 13
• Artist-In-Residence: Leather Necklace & Earrings – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• Trail Ridge Quilters Sale – Estes Park Senior Center (EP)
June 13-14
• Estes Park Fiber Affair: Wool Market – Estes Park Events Center (EP)
June 14
• Block of the Month Class – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
June 16
• Quilting Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
June 17
• Art Adventures – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
June 18
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Community Library (GC)
• Beginning Knitting – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
June 19
• Origami – Lyons Depot Library (LY)
June 20
• Ned Knits – Nederland Community Library (NED)
“Shimmering Triangles” Quilt Class – Lyons Quilting (LY)
Art-4-Art Trading Card Group – Lyons Yoga & Wellness Center (LY)
June 22
• Sticks & Strings – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
June 24
• Sit n’ Stitch – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
• Art Adventures – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
June 25
• Beginning Crocheting – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
June 27
• Artist-In-Residence: Kid’s Beaded Creature Necklace/Keychain – Gilpin County Library (GC)
June 29
• Balloon Twisting – Estes Valley Library (EP)
Film/Photography
June 4
• Movie Night: “Mystery Men” – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 5-6
• Lyons Film Festival – Various Locations (LY)
June 6
• Four Mile Film Society – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
June 8
• Movie Night: “Mystery Men” – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 12-14
• Mastering the Art & Craft of Landscape Photography – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
June 13
• Love Is In the Air Film Series: “Annie Hall” – Gilpin County Library (GC)
June 14
• Day-tripping Photography: A Day in the Field Photographing Wildlife – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
June 18
• Making Memories: Kids’ Photojournaling in Rocky Mountain National Park – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
June 19
• Family Movie Night: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” – Winter Park Resort Private Lesson Center (GC)
June 19-21
• When, Where & How to Photograph Wild Birds – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
June 20
• Four Mile Film Society – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
• Shooting the Stars: Night Photography – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
June 26
• Flood Video – Lyons Photography Art Center (LY)
• Happy 100th! Exhibit – Images of RMNP Gallery (EP)
• Family Movie Night: “Homeward Bound – The Incredible Journey” – Winter Park Resort Private Lesson Center (GC)
June 30
• Movies in the Mountains: “The Great Outdoors” w/Ran Off The Rooster – Performance Park (EP)
July 4
• Four Mile Film Society – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
Fine Art
June 1-30
• “Pistons” Exhibition by Chrystal DeCoster – Stone Cup (LY)
June 1-July 5
• “Peak Season Colorado Landscapes” Exhibit – Gilpin Arts Showcase Gallery (CC)
June 1-August 9
• Gilpin Arts Summer Juried Exhibition – Washington Hall Gallery (CC)
June 1-September 7
• 18th Summer Art Walk – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
June 5
• Wild Inspirations – Aspen and Evergreen Gallery (EP)
June 6
• “Pistons” Exhibition Artist Reception – Stone Cup (LY)
June 6-August 16
• Colorado Oil Painters – Glass Tipi Gallery (WD)
• Celebrating Rocky Invitational Art Show Opening Reception – Cultural Arts Council (EP)
June 6-7
• Estes Park Jazz Fest & Art Walk – Performance Park (EP)
June 6-14
• Rocky Mountain National Park Student Art Celebration Exhibition – Fall River Visitor Center (EP)
June 7-July 26
• Celebrating Rocky Invitational Art Show – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
June 13
• Pen-&-Ink Sketches with Watercolor: A Travel Sketchbook – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
• Rocky Mountain National Park Student Art Celebration Reception – Fall River Visitor Center (EP)
June 17
• Centennial Artist in Residence Program: Through an Artist’s Eyes – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium (EP)
June 19
• “Aspen Watercolor” w/Lorraine Watry – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
June 20-21
• Art on the Green – Sandstone Park (LY)
June 24
• Centennial Artist in Residence Program Presents: Through an Artist’s Eyes – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium (EP)
June 26
• “Connections” by Carole Haslock Exhibit Opening Reception – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
June 27
• Brushes and Booze – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
June 27-28
• High Peaks Art Festival – Nederland Visitor Center Parking Lot (NED)
Literary Events/Book Clubs
June 2
• Great Decisions Discussion Group – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 4
• Book Club – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
June 9
• Writers Open Mic – Coffee on the Rocks (EP)
• Summer Reading Craft: Capes, Cuffs & Masks – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 11
• St. Mary’s Book Group: Mark Twain’s “Roughing It”  – Alice Schoolhouse (SMG)
June 12
• Women’s Book Group: “Whistling Past the Graveyard” – Old Gallery (AP)
• Author Appearance: Gary Clark – Macdonald Bookstore (EP)
June 15
• Book Group – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
June 15-16
• Scott Graham Book Signing – Macdonald Bookstore (EP)
June 16
• Scott Graham Reading – Inkwell & Brew (EP)
June 17
• Financial Book Club – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 19
• Richard Bender Bonsai Event – Macdonald Bookstore (EP)
June 20
• “Natural History of Trail Ridge Road” author Amy Law – Macdonald Bookstore (EP)
June 24
• Author Appearance: Nancy Green – Macdonald Bookstore (EP)
June 30
• Author Appearance: Ginnie Ely – Macdonald Bookstore (EP)
July 2
• Author Appearance: Molly Cain – Macdonald Bookstore (EP)
Museums
June 1
• Meet Me @ The Museum: Virtual Walking Tour of Downtown Estes – Estes Park Museum (EP)
June 1-October 4
• Climb On! An Exhibit – Estes Park Museum (EP)
June 27-28
• Open House & Exhibits Debut – Lyons Redstone Museum (LY)
Poetry/Spoken Word/Comedy
June 10
• Wine & Words – Happy Trails Coffee Shop (NED)
June 28
• Blue Owl Blue Now Poetry Night – Blue Owl Books (NED)
Theater/Opera/Dance/Fashion
June 2
• Introduction to Puppeteering w/Bob Aiken – Estes Valley Library (EP)
June 8
• Swing Dance & Lessons – Stage Stop (RV)
June 13
• Dances of Universal Peace – StarHouse (GH)
• Woolly Wonder Fashion Show – Rocky Mountain Park Inn (EP)
June 19-21
• Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies: “Coming Apart” – Baldpate Key-thedral Theater (EP)
June 20
• Coal Creek Canyon Park’s & Recreation Two-Step Country Dance Field Trip – Grizzly Rose (DEN)
• Red Rocks Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary Gym (LY)
June 22
• Swing Dance & Lessons – Stage Stop (RV)
June 26-28
• Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies: “Coming Apart” – Baldpate Key-thedral Theater (EP)
June 27
• Yellow Rose Ball/Flower Girl Presentation – Opera House (CC)
• Red Rocks Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary Gym (LY)
Writing
June 22-26
• Adventure Writing Camp For Girls – Carousel of Happiness (NED)
WEEKLY ARTS
Classical Music
Friday
• James Davis Classical Guitar – Twin Owls Steak House (EP)
Crafts/Sewing/Quilting
Monday
• Stitch ‘n Rippers Quilters – New Covenant Church (EP)
Tuesday
• Warped Weavers – Kelley House (AP)
• Trail Ridge Quilters – Long’s Peak Room, EP Medical Center (EP)
• Sit & Knit – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
Thursday
• Beginning Kitting – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
Friday
• Free Friday Projects – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
Saturday
• Garden Market – Corner Studios (LY)
Film/Photography
Monday
• NAS Movie Matinee – Backdoor Theater (NED)
Friday
• Movie – Backdoor Theater (NED)
Saturday
• Movie – Backdoor Theater (NED)
Fine Arts
Monday
• Palette Pals Open Art Studio – Estes Park Senior Center (EP)
• Sip & Paint – Murphy’s Resort (EP)
Tuesday
• Tuesday Evening Arts for Adults – Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center Eco-Arts Lounge (NED)
Friday
• Taste & Create – Snowy Peaks Winery (EP)
• Friday Fireplace Flames – Estes Park Senior Center (EP)
Wednesday
• Nederland Seniors Art & Painting – Location: 303-258-9392 (NED)
• Drop In Artists – Eco-Arts Lounge @ Wild Bear (NED)
• NAS Watercolor Painting – Nederland Community Presbyterian Church (NED)
• Sip & Paint – Murphy’s Resort (EP)
Friday
• Sip & Paint – Murphy’s Resort (EP)
Saturday
• Sip & Paint – Murphy’s Resort (EP)
Theater/Opera/Dance/Fashion
Monday
• International Folk Dancing – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Swing Dancing Lessons – Appenzell Inn (EP)
Tuesday
• Mountain Players Theater Workshop – Nederland Community Center (NED)
Friday
• Youth Dance – Gilpin Community Center (GC)
Saturday
• Youth Dance – Gilpin Community Center (GC)
Writing
Tuesday
• Writing at the Carousel w/Tracy Ross: Magazine Writing 101 – Brainstorm, Pitch, Report, Write, Repeat – Carousel of Happiness (NED)
Wednesday
• Writing at the Carousel w/Tracy Ross: 5-Week Memoir Writing for Beginners – Carousel of Happiness (NED)

Originally published in the June 2015 issue of the MMAC Monthly