Classical Music
August 2
• Junior Music Camp Faculty Concert – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
August 3
• Estes Park Music Festival Chamber Orchestra: Nature’s Tableaux – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
August 6
• Junior Music Camp Honors Student Concert – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
August 7-8
• Junior Music Camp Solo & Chamber Music Recitals – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
August 9
• Junior Music Camp Final Concert – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
August 13
• Thursday Night Live: Estes Park Village Band – Performance Park (EP)
August 21
• Chamber Music Workshop Faculty Concert – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
August 23
• Early Music Academy Faculty Concert – Rocky Ridge Music Center (EP)
August 31
• RMNP Centennial Concert w/Denver Brass – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
Crafts/Sewing/Quilting
August 1
• 3D Print Class – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
• Saturday Morning Clay – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Artist-In-Residence Kids Create: Leather Belt Pouch or Necklace Pouch & Cuff Bracelet – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• 68th Annual Hilltop Guild Festival and Bazaar – Kelley House (AP)
• Quilting Class: Celebration Tree Skirt – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 2
• Christmas in August – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 3
• Children’s Neckdown Cardigan Class – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 4
• Quilting Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Quirky Quilters – Nederland Community Library (NED)
• Basic Floral Design – Lyons Farmette (LY)
August 5
• Canvas and Cocktails – Stage Stop (RV)
August 6
• Adult Craft Group: Ceramics – John Tomay Memorial Library (GT)
• Stitchers Get-Together, Thursday Evening Clay: Basic Throwing and Hand Building – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Pints & Painting – Very Nice Brewery (NED)
August 8
• Saturday Morning Clay – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Artist-In-Residence: Multi-Metal Spiral Charm Bracelet and Earrings – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• Quilting Class: Beginning Log Cabin – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 9
• Cannabis and Canvas – Club Ned (NED)
• Quilting Class: Bindings – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Block of the Month Class – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 10
• Adult Craft Group: Ceramics – Idaho Springs Library (GT)
• Fabric & Thread Arts Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
August 11
• Technique Tuesdays Class: Knitting Picot & Latvian Braid Edges – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 12
• Wednesday Art Group – Old Gallery (AP)
• Quilting Class: Improvisational Piecing – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Estes Valley Quilt Guild – Good Samaritan Village (EP)
• Technique Tuesdays Class: Embellishing Stockinette Stitch with Embroidery – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 15
• Artist-In-Residence: Hammered Copper Earrings and Copper Swirl Rings – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• Ned Knits – Nederland Community Library (NED)
• Combined Pine Needle Gourd Class w/Vicki Dyas – Old Gallery (AP)
• Quilting Class: Raindrops – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Arts & Crafts Sale – Corner Collective Art Gallery (LY)
• Art-4-Art Art Cards – Lyons Library (LY)
August 16
• Christmas in August – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 18
• Quilting Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Quilting Class: Yellow Brick Road – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 19
• Canvas and Cocktails – Stage Stop (RV)
August 20
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
August 22
• Artist-In-Residence: Leather Wrap Bracelet – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• Brushes and Booze – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Quilting Class: Beginning Machine Quilting – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 23
• Cannabis and Canvas – Club Ned (NED)
• Quilting Class: Quilt As You Go Braided Beauty – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 24
• Fabric & Thread Arts Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
August 26
• Sit ‘n’ Stitch – Idaho Springs Library
• Wednesday Art Group – Old Gallery (AP)
• Quilting Class: Quilt of Valor – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Neck Down V-neck Cardigan Class – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 28-30
• Handmade in Colorado Expo – Estes Park Event Center (EP)
August 29
• Artist-In-Residence: Geometric Wire Charm Choker – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• Dutch Spiral Necklaces Class w/Wendy Ellsworth – Old Gallery (AP)
• Quilting Class: Quilt of Valor – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 30
• Quilting Class: Quilt As You Go Braided Beauty – Lyons Quilting (LY)
Film/Photography
August 1
• Four Mile Film Society – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
• Movie Night: Star Wars – Lyons Photography Art Center (LY)
• “Wild Light” w/Erik Stensland – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium (EP)
August 1-September 6
• “Abode of Snow: Triumph & Tragedy in the Himalayas” Exhibit – Gilpin Arts Showcase Gallery (CC)
August 2
• Photo Jam – Lyons Photography Art Center (LY)
August 5
• Lyons Film Festival Wrap Party – Lyons Film Festival Offices (LY)
• Tory Power’s Lyons Film Festival Documentary screening – Tiny (LY)
• Artist-in-Residence Programs w/Photographer Ben Panter – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center (EP)
• Culinary Movie Matinee: “Babette’s Feast” – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 6
• Photographing the “Small Wonders” of RMNP – Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute (EP)
August 7
• Images of RMNP Gallery presents Happy 100th! – Images of RMNP Gallery (EP)
August 12
• Culinary Movie Matinee: “The 100 Foot Journey” – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 13-16
• 2015 Silent Comedy Film Festival – Historic Park Theater (EP)
Film/Photography (cont.)
August 14-16
• Mastering the Art & Craft of Landscape Photography – Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute (EP)
August 15
• Movie Night: Raiders of the Lost Arc – Lyons Photography Art Center (LY)
• Historic Footage from “The Living Dream” Film – Estes Park Museum (EP)
August 19
• Culinary Movie Matinee: “Waitress” – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 22
• Ghosts of The West: The End of the Bonanza Trail – Historic Park Theater (EP)
August 23
• Day-tripping Photography: A Day in the Field Photographing Wildlife – Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute (EP)
August 25
• Movies in the Mountains: “Original Batman” w/Bayou Folk – Performance Park (EP)
August 26
• Culinary Movie Matinee: “Julie & Julia” – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 30-September 5
• 100 Images for 100 Years Instagram Photography Exhibit – Fall River Visitor Center (EP)
Fine Art
August 1
• Nature Painting Workshop Series w/Andre Nobrega – Wild Bear Mountain Ecology center (NED)
August 1-2
• “Connections” Pastel Exhibit by Carole Haslock – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 1-9
• 69th Annual Juried Exhibition – Gilpin Arts Washington Hall Gallery (CC)
August 1-16
• Colorado Oil Painters Exhibit – Glass Tipi Gallery (WD)
August 1-20
• Plein Air Rockies 2015 Prelude Show – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
August 5
• Centennial Artist in Residence Program Presents: Through an Artist’s Eyes – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium (EP)
August 6
• Artist Reception: Andre Nobrega – Nederland Community Library (NED)
August 7
• Central City First Friday Art Walk – Main Street (CC)
• Wild Inspirations w/Tracy Lytle (wood) and Cynthia Guajardo (Pottery) – Aspen & Evergreen Gallery (EP)
• Taste & Create – Snowy Peak Winery (EP)
• “Mixed Media” Exhibit Opening Reception – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 8
• 2nd Saturday’s Art Walk – Miner Street (IS)
• Nature Painting Workshop Series w/Andre Nobrega – Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center (NED)
August 8-20
• Plein Air Rockies 2015 National Paint Out – Estes Park (EP)
August 9
• Gilpin Arts Annual Members Meeting – Washington Hall (CC)
• “Fibonacci Drawing” Workshop w/Patricia Greenberg – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 10
• Sketchbook Journaling: Wilderness, Wildlife & Wonder in Watercolor – Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute (EP)
August 12
• Centennial Artist in Residence Program Presents: Through an Artist’s Eyes – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium (EP)
August 12-September 27
• Gilpin Arts Members Show – Washington Hall Gallery (CC)
August 13
• Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters Reception – Stanley Hotel (EP)
August 14-16
• Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters Show and Sale – Stanley Hotel (EP)
August 15
• Nature Painting Workshop Series w/Andre Nobrega – Wild Bear Mountain Ecology center (NED)
August 15-16
• Plein-air in the Park: Oil Painting – Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute (EP)
August 17
• “Better Paintings-More Confident Painters” Workshop w/Coni Grant – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 19
• Centennial Artist in Residence Program Presents: Through an Artist’s Eyes – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium (EP)
August 21
• Sixth Annual “Western Light” Fine Art Competition, Exhibition and Sale Opening Recption – Earthwood Collections (EP)
August 21-22
• “Studio Plein Air Painting” Workshop w/Jeanne Mackenzie – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 22-October 25
• Plein Air Rockies 2015: A Festival of Outdoor Painting, Exhibition & Sale – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
August 22
• Plein Air Rockies Quick Draw & Auction – Riverside Plaza (EP)
• Plein Air Rockies Gala Reception & Awards Ceremony – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
August 23
• Arts on the River – River Bend (LY)
August 25
• “Holiday Dioramas” Workshop w/Shannon Kaye – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 26
• Centennial Artist in Residence Program Presents: Through an Artist’s Eyes – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium (EP)
August 29
• “Fall Treasures” Exhibit Opening Reception – Glass Tipi Gallery (WD)
August 29-October 31
• “Fall Treasures” Exhibit – Glass Tipi Gallery (WD)
Literary Events/Book Clubs
August 2
• Geno Kennedy Book Signing – Stage Stop (RV)
August 4
• Great Decisions Discussion Group; Book Discussion: The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 5
• Katniss Everdeen vs. Bilbo Baggins Hero Book Club – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 6
• Book Club – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
August 7-9
• Annual Summer Book Sale – Estes Ark Conference Center (EP)
August 13
• Book Discussion: The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 14
• Women’s Book Group – Old Gallery (AP)
August 16
• Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation Annual Benefit Dinner w/Diane Mott Davidson – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 17
• Book Group – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
August 18
• Jane Austen, etc. Book Club – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 21
• Free Library Magazines on Zinio – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 25
• Reading is Doctor Recommended: A Year with No Sugar – Estes Valley Library (EP)
Museums
August 1-September 7
• Special Exhibit: History of Colorado License Plates – Gilpin History Museum (CC)
August 1-October 4
• Climb On! An Exhibit – Estes Park Museum (EP)
August 6-September 6
•  “Abode of Snow: Triumph and Tragedy in the Himalayas” Exhibit – Gilpin Arts Showcase Gallery (CC)
August 15
• Visit the Assay Office – James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum (BC)
Poetry/Spoken Word/Comedy
August 5
• Wine & Words Poetry Night – Happy Trails Café (NED)
August 30
• Blue Owl Blue Now Poetry Night – Blue Owl Books (NED)
Theater/Opera/Dance/Fashion
August 1
• Central City Opera Festival: Don Quixote and The Duchess – Opera House (CC)
• Opera Notes – Williams Stables Theatre (CC)
• Red Rocks Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary Gym (LY)
August 1-2
• Allenspark Performing Arts Company presenting “Side by Side” by Stephen Sondheim – Old Gallery (AP)
• Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies: “Peter Pan, Jr.” – Park Village Theater (EP)
August 1-5
• Central City Opera Festival: The Prodigal Son – Opera House (CC)
August 1-8
• Central City Opera Festival: La Traviata – Opera House (CC)
August 1-9
• Central City Opera Festival: Man of La Mancha – Opera House (CC)
August 2
• Opera Notes, Short Works – Williams Stables Theatre (CC)
• Taste of Shakespeare: “Measure for Measure” – Performance Park (EP)
August 4
• Opera Notes, Take a Child to the Opera – Williams Stables Theatre (CC)
August 5
• Opera Notes – Williams Stables Theatre (CC)
• Greek Glendi Dance – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
August 6
• A Hero of American History: Theodore Roosevelt Reenactment – Estes Park High School (EP)
August 7
• Opera Notes, Short Works – Williams Stables Theatre (CC)
August 8
• Opera Notes, Short Works – Williams Stables Theatre (CC)
• Dances of Universal Peace – StarHouse (GH)
• Red Rocks Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary Gym (LY)
August 9
• Opera Notes – Williams Stables Theatre (CC)
• “F.O. Stanley: A Life Well-Lived” Reenactment – Historic Fall River Hydroplant (EP)
August 13
• Ecstatic Dance – StarHouse (GH)
August 14-16
• “Paradise Protected” – Baldpate Key-thedral Theater (EP)
August 15
• Red Rocks Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary Gym (LY)
August 21-23
• “Paradise Protected” – Baldpate Key-thedral Theater (EP)
August 22
• Red Rocks Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary Gym (LY)
August 26
• “F.O. Stanley: A Life Well-Lived” Reenactment – Historic Fall River Hydroplant (EP)
August 29
• Murder Mystery Night – Bluebird Lodge (GH)
• Red Rocks Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary Gym (LY)
Writing
August 3
• Joy of Writing Skills – Nederland Community Center (NED)
August 4
• Fall River Writers of Estes Park – Inkwell and Brew (EP)
August 11
• Writer’s Circle – Nederland Community Library (NED)
• Writer’s Open Mic – Estes Valley Library (EP)
• Fall River Writers Guild – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 12
• Life Stories Writing Group – Nederland Community Library (NED)
August 17
• Joy of Writing Skills – Nederland Community Center (NED)
August 26
• Life Stories Writing Group – Nederland Community Library (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)
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)
• Friday Fireplace Flames – Estes Park Senior Center (EP)
Wednesday
• Art Group – Old Gallery
• 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)
Museums
Friday-Sunday
• Museum Open – Nederland Mining Museum (NED)
• Museum Open – Gillaspie House Museum (NED)
Theater/Opera/Dance/Fashion
Monday
• International Folk Dancing – Nederland Community Center (NED)
Tuesday
• Mountain Players Theater Workshop – Nederland Community Center (NED)
Friday
• Youth Dance – Gilpin Community Center (GC)
Saturday
• Youth Dance – Gilpin Community Center (GC)
• Central City Wild Bunch – Main Street (CC)