Classical Music
August 1
• Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra “Bach to Lash: 4 Centuries, 4 Masterpieces” – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
August 2-7
• Jazz Camp – Rocky Ridge Music Academy (EP)
August 7
• Jazz Camp Faculty Concert – Rocky Ridge Music Academy (EP)
August 10-14
• Chamberre in the Rockies – Rocky Ridge Music Academy (EP)
August 14
• Chamberre in the Rockies Student Recital – Rocky Ridge Music Academy (EP)
August 26
• Takacs Quartet – The Old Gallery (AP)
August 28
• Sounds of Lyons Music Festival/Arts on the River – RiverBend (LY)
September 2-5
• American Roots Music – Rocky Ridge Music Academy (EP)

Crafts/Sewing/Quilting
August 1
• Monday Night Sock Club Course: Top-Down Magic Loop – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 2
• Coal Creek Quilters – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Quirky Quilters – Nederland Community Center (NED)
August 3
• Open Sewing – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 4
• Adult Craft Group – John Tomay Memorial Library (GT)
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Beginning Knitting – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 5
• David Taylor Pictorial Applique Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 6
• 3D Print Class – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
August 8
• Adult Craft Group – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
• Sticks & Strings – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 9
• Chips And Dip Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Sock Yarn Shawl Class – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 10
• Estes Valley Quilt Guild – Good Samaritan Village (EP)
August 11
• Courageous Creators Art Group – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Celestial Meadows Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Beginning Crocheting, Beginning Quilting, Teegan Sweater Class – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 12
• Dancing In September Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 13
• Paradise In Bloom Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
Crafts/Sewing/Quilting (cont.)
August 14
• Gold Hill Art Project: Ceramic Bowl Making Kids Workshop & Plate Making Adult Workshop – Black Cube Tent (GH)
• Fancy Forest Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Building in Color Class – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 15
• Monday Night Sock Club Course: Top-Down Magic Loop – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 16
• Coal Creek Quilters – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
August 17
• Fun Junkies: Arts District Fundraiser – The Marina (EP)
August 18
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Rubber Stamping for Beginners & Beyond – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Beginning Knitting – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 20
• Ned Knits – Nederland Community Center (NED)
August 21
• Gold Hill Art Project: Ceramic Tool Making Kids Workshop & Drinking Set Adult Workshop – Black Cube Tent (GH)
• Judy Niemeyer Support Group – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 22
• Open Sewing Class – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Sticks & Strings – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 25
• Gourd Workshop w/Vicki Dyas: Beaded Gourd, Courageous Creators Art Group – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Balinese Geese Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Beginning Crocheting, Quilting Beyond Basics – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 26
• Camden Bag Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
August 27
• Bead Class: Peapod Bracelet – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Animal Portrait Finishing Class – Lyons Quilting (LY)
• Christmas Ornament – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 28
• Block of the Month Class – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
August 27-28
• Handmade in Colorado Expo – Bond Park (EP)
August 31
• Courageous Creators Art Group – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Diamond Log Cabin Quilt Workshop – Lyons Quilting (LY)
September 1
• Adult Craft Group – John Tomay Memorial Library (GT)
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Beginning Knitting – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
September 3
• 3D Print Class – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
September 3-5
• Estes Park Arts & Crafts Show – Bond Park (EP)

Film/Photography
August 4-6
• Photographing the ‘Small Wonders’ of RMNP – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
August 5
• Movie in the Mountains: “Cool Runnings” – Performance Park (EP)
August 6
• Film Screening – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
• New Moon Photography Session – Caribou Ranch Open Space (NED)
August 11-14
• Estes Park Silent Film Festival – Historic Park Theater (EP)
August 18
• “Ghosts of the West: The End of the Bonanza Trail” Screening – Historic Park Theater (EP)
August 19
• Movie in the Mountains: “The Sandlot” – Performance Park (EP)
August 21
• Day-tripping Photography: A Day in the Field Photographing Wildlife – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
August 23
• “Father Unknown” Screening w/Director David Quint – Historic Park Theater (EP)
August 28
• Gold Hill Art Project: Pinhole Photography, “Landmarks” Film Screening – Black Cube Tent (GH)
September 3
• Film Screening – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
September 4
• Gold Hill Art Project: Photogram Field Photography Workshop, “After Images” Film Screening – Black Cube Tent (GH)

Fine Art/Painting/Gallery Events
August 1-7
• 69th Annual Gilpin Arts Juried Exhibition – Washington Hall Gallery (CC)
August 1-31
• Art & Relationships: Mother/Daughter w/Carol Jenkins & Greta Balzer – gallery vii (AP)
• Art Upstairs: “Portraits of Estes Park Performers” – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 1–September 4
• “Essence of the West” Exhibit – Gilpin Arts Showcase Gallery (CC)
August 1-September 5
• “Three Georgetown Women Artists” Exhibit – Georgetown Heritage Center (GT)
August 1-September 30
• Art at the Center Exhibit – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Town Hall Art Show: “The Giving Tree” – Town Hall (LY)
August 4-7
Mixed Media w/Tanya Davis – Mojito Creek (GC)
August 5
• Meet Our Artists First Friday w/Mountain Town Trio – Aspen & Evergreen Gallery (EP)
• First Friday Art Walk – Downtown Estes Park (EP)
• Fine Art Show w/Lyse Dzija & Julia Dardoni – Earthwood Collections (EP)
• Glass Blowing Demonstration – Earthwood Artisans (EP)
• “Leaves of Glass” Exhibit Opening Reception – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
• “Plein Air Rockies 2016 Prelude Show” Opening Reception – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
August 5-25
• “Plein Air Rockies 2016 Prelude Show” – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
August 5-September 11
• “Leaves of Glass” Exhibit – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 6
• Basics of Birds in Wildlife Painting – Gilpin Public Library (GC)
• Black Cube Gold Hill Art Project Launch Party – Black Cube Tent (GH)
• Meet Sculpture Artist Jason Mehl – gallery vii (AP)
August 6-September 5
• Black Cube Gold Hill Art Project – Black Cube Tent (GH)
August 7-September 25
• Gilpin Arts Members Show – Washington Hall Gallery (CC)
August 8
• Sketchbook Journaling: Wilderness, Wildlife & Wonder in Watercolor – Rocky Mountain Conservancy (EP)
August 11
• Meet Oil Painter Julie Klett – gallery vii (AP)
August 13
• Plein Air Watercolor Invitational – Georgetown Heritage Center (GT)
• “Aspen Watercolor” w/Vickie Mastron – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 13-14
• Plein Air w/Marianne Billingsley – gallery vii (AP)
August 16-18
• Plein Air Estes “Paint the Park” w/James Biggers & Cathy Goodale – Marilyn’s Studio (EP)
August 16-30
• Tibetan Artist Karma Phuntsok – Dao House (EP)
August 17
• “Better Paintings-More Confident Painters” – Art Center of Estes Park (EP)
August 18
• Plein Air Rockies Kids Paint Out – Performance Park (EP)
August 19
• Canvas & Cannabis – Club Ned (NED)
• Watercolor Class w/Anita Janz – The Old Gallery (AP)
August 20
• Feather, Fur, and Fangs in Wildlife Painting – Gilpin Public Library (GC)
• Gilpin Arts Fundraiser for the Arts – Washington Hall (CC)
August 25
• Meet Photographer Tom Vaughan: Saloons of Bisbee Slideshow – gallery vii (AP)
• Lyons Last Thursdays Arts Stroll – Lyons (LY)
August 27
• Open Wildlife & Sketching – Gilpin Public Library (GC)
• Plein Air Rockies 2016 Quick Draw & Gala Opening – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
August 27-October 23
• “Plein Air Rockies 2016 – A Festival of Outdoor Painting, Exhibition & Sale” – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
August 28
• Arts on the River – RiverBend (LY)
August 29
• Discussion with Artist Donna Krizek – Estes Park Museum (EP)
August 31
• Artistic Pathways of the Past: Artists in Estes Park w/Dave Tanton on Lyman Byxbe – Estes Park Museum (EP)
September 2
• Meet Our Artists First Friday w/Mountain Town Trio – Aspen & Evergreen Gallery (EP)
• First Friday Art Walk – Downtown Estes Park (EP)
• First Friday Art Celebration – Earthwood Collections (EP)
September 3-5
• Estes Park Arts & Crafts Show – Bond Park (EP)

Literary Events/Book Clubs
August 4
• Coal Creek Book Club: “You Have to Be Brave Now” – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
August 10
• One Book One Valley Book Unveiling – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 11
• Mountain MidLife Book Group – TBD (NED)
August 12
• Women’s Book Group: “All the Light We Cannot See” – The Old Gallery (AP)
August 12-14
• Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation Summer Used Book Sale – Estes Park Convention Center (EP)
August 13
• Daytime Newcomers Book Club – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 15
• Book Discussion Group – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
September 1
• Coal Creek Book Club: “Flight Behavior” – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)

Museums
August 20
• Museum Open, Peek into the Mining Trunk – James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum (BC)

Poetry/Spoken Word/Comedy
August 5
• Deacon Gray – Reserve Casino (CC)
• Spoken Word/Poetry Slam – Riverside Plaza (EP)
• Evening of Spoken Word w/Timothy Fuller – Inkwell & Brew (EP)
August 17
• Wine & Words: Open Poetry Night – Happy Trails Café (NED)
August 20
Rocky Mountain High-larity w/Rusty Z, Jeff Smith – The Old Gallery (AP)
August 28
• Blue Owl Blue Now Open MIc Poetry Night w/ Marcus If – Blue Owl Books (NED)
September 2
• Spoken Word/Poetry Slam – Riverside Plaza (EP)

Theater/Opera/Dance/Fashion
August 1-6
• Central City Opera Festival: “The Ballad of Baby Doe” – Central City Opera House (CC)
August 1-7
• Central City Opera Festival: “Tosca” – Central City Opera House (CC)
August 2
• Central City Opera Festival: Opera Notes Free Pre-Show Discussion – Williams Stables Theater (CC)
• Central City Opera Festival: Take a Child to the Opera – Williams Stables Theater (CC)
August 3
• Central City Opera Festival: “The Impresario” – Williams Stables Theater (CC)
August 4
• Central City Opera Festival: Opera Notes Free Pre-Show Discussion, Short Works – Williams Stables Theater (CC)
August 5
• Central City Opera Festival: Opera Notes Free Pre-Show Discussion, Short Works – Williams Stables Theater (CC)
August 6
• Central City Opera Festival: Opera Notes Free Pre-Show Discussion – Williams Stables Theater (CC)
August 7
• Central City Opera Festival: Opera Notes Free Pre-Show Discussion – Williams Stables Theater (CC)
• Feldenkrais/Dance – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
August 9-11
• Auditions for “Damn Yankees” – Park Village Playhouse (EP)
August 10
• F.O. Stanley: A Life Well-Lived Reenactment – Historic Fall River Hydroplant (EP)
• Wednesday Night Live: Ballet Renaissance – Performance Park (EP)
August 11
• Library Hoedown Summer Dance Lessons – Estes Valley Library (EP)
August 13
• Dances of Universal Peace – StarHouse (GH)
August 14
• Square Dancing – The Old Gallery (AP)
August 27
• ’Til Death Do Us Party Productions Murder Mystery Night – Bluebird Lodge (GH)
Writing
August 1
• Writing Skills Group – Nederland Community Center (NED)
August 10
• Writing Life Stories – Nederland Community Center (NED)
August 15
• Writing Skills Group – Nederland Community Center (NED)
August 16
• Writer’s Circle – Nederland Community Library (NED)
August 24
• Writing Life Stories – Nederland Community Center (NED)

WEEKLY ARTS
Classical Music
Tuesday-Wednesday
• James Davis Spanish & Classical Guitar – Twin Owls Steak House (EP)

Crafts/Sewing/Quilting
Monday
• Stitch ‘n Rippers Quilters – New Covenant Church (EP)
• Monday Artisans Market – Riverside Plaza (EP)
Tuesday
• Warped Weavers – Kelley House (AP)
• Trail Ridge Quilters – Estes Park Medical Center (EP)
• Sit & Knit – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
Wednesday
• Chat, Knit, Spin & Weave Any Handwork – Weavers Attic (LY)
• Weaving Demos on Vintage Looms – Weavers Attic (EP)
Thursday
• Fabric & Thread Arts Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Beginning Kitting – Stitchin’ Den (EP)
Saturday
• Weaving Demos on Vintage Looms – Weavers Attic (LY)
Sunday
• Weaving Demonstrations on Vintage Looms – Weavers Attic (EP)

Film/Photography
Monday
• Nederland Area Seniors Movie Matinee Monday – Backdoor Theater (NED)
• Monday Movie Nights – Club Ned (NED)
Wednesday
• “The Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park” – Historic Park Theater (EP)
Friday
• Movie – Backdoor Theater (NED)
Saturday
• Movie – Backdoor Theater (NED)

Fine Art/Painting/Gallery Events
Wednesday
• Art Group – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Nederland Seniors Art & Painting – Location: 303-258-9392 (NED)
• NAS Watercolor Painting – Nederland Community Presbyterian Church (NED)
Thursday
• Watercolor Painting Class – CCCIA Hall (CCC)
Friday
• Sip & Paint – Murphy’s Resort (EP)
Saturday
• Sip & Paint – Murphy’s Resort (EP)

Literary Events/Book Clubs
Wednesday
• All Ages Story Time – Lyons Regional Library (LY)
Museums
Monday-Sunday
• Museum Open – Estes Park Museum (EP)
Friday-Sunday
• Museum Open – Nederland Mining Museum (NED)
Saturday-Sunday
• Museum Open – Hotel de Paris (GT)

Theater/Opera/Dance/Fashion
Sunday
• Beginning Adult Dance – Mayama Movement Studio (LY)
Monday
• International Folk Dancing, Dance Fit Class – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary – Mayama Movement Studio (LY)
• Acrobatics – Starflower Dance Company (EP)
Tuesday
• Mountain Movers – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Breakin’, Hip Hop, Tap, Musical Theater – Mayama Movement Studio (LY)
• Night of the Local Performers – Performance Park (EP)
Wednesday
• Peak to Peak Chorale – Gilpin County Library (GC)
• Mountain Movers – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Middle Eastern Belly Dancing – Sampler Mill Rec. Center (IS)
• Pre Ballet, Creative Movement, Jazz – Mayama Movement Studio (LY)
• Hip-Hop – Starflower Dance Company (EP)
Thursday
• Breakin’, Hip Hop, Ballet – Mayama Movement Studio (LY)
Friday
• Tap, Jazz – Mayama Movement Studio (LY)
Saturday
• Youth Dance – Gilpin Community Center (GC)
• Central City Wild Bunch – Main Street (CC)
• Red Rock Ramblers Square Dancing – Lyons Elementary School (LY)