CLASSICAL MUSIC
January 21
• Peak to Peak Concert Series: Local Vocals Concert – Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church (EP)
January 22
• Estes Park Music Festival: Boulder Bassoon Quartet – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
January 29
• Estes Park Music Festival: Trio Cordilleras – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)

CRAFTS/SEWING/QUILTING
January 3
• Coal Creek Quilters – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
January 5
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Quirky Quilters – Nederland Community Library (NED)
• Beginning to Knit Class – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
January 8
• Spinning Yarn on a Drop Spindle – Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center (NED)
January 9
• Adult Craft Group – John Tomay Memorial Library (GT)
January 10
• Learn the Art of Origami – Estes Park Senior Center (EP)
January 11
• Estes Valley Quilt Guild – Good Samaritan Village (EP)
January 12
• Adult Craft Group – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
• Courageous Creators Art Group – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Pinterest Party @ the Library: Origami – Estes Valley Library (EP)
• Beginning Crochet, Beginning Quilting – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
January 14
• Ned Knits – Nederland Community Library (NED)
January 16
• Open Sewing – Lyons Quilting (LY)
January 17
• Coal Creek Quilters – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Learn the Art of Origami – Estes Park Senior Center (EP)
January 19
• Stitchers Get-Together – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Mojito Creek’s 2nd Anniv. Bash – Mojito Creek (GC)
• Beginning to Knit Class – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
January 20
• Lucky Stars for Beginners Class – Lyons Quilting (LY)
January 24
• Learn the Art of Origami – Estes Park Senior Center (EP)
January 26
• Courageous Creators Art Group – The Old Gallery (AP)
• Beginning Crochet, Quilting: Beyond Basics – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)
January 27
• Animal Portraits – Lyons Quilting (LY)
January 28
• Beginning Free Motion Machine Quilting – Lyons Quilting (LY)
February 2
• Beginning to Knit Class – The Stitchin’ Den (EP)

FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY
January 6
• First Friday Movie Night: ‘The BFG’ – Georgetown Heritage Center (GT)
January 13
• 41st Anniversary of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ w/Fort Collins’ Favorite Obsession – Historic Park Theater (EP)
January 20
• Movie Night: ‘The BFG’ – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
January 21
• “Monumental: Skiing our National Parks” Showing – Estes Park Mountain Shop (EP)
January 29
• Sunday Movie Classics: Vertigo – Georgetown Heritage Center (GT)
FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY (cont.)
February 3
• First Friday Movie Night – Georgetown Heritage Center (GT)

FINE ART/PAINTING/GALLERY EVENTS
January 1-8
• Celebrating the Season: 14th Annual Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (EP)
January 1-14
• “Gilpin County… and Beyond” Exhibit by Virginia Unseld – Gilpin County Library (GC)
January 1-15
• “Spring Into Winter” Exhibit – Gilpin Arts Visitor Center Showcase Gallery (CC)
January 6
• First Friday – Salto Coffee Works (NED)
• First Friday Art Groove – Various Locations (EP)
• Painters of Earthwood Galleries of Colorado Opening – Earthwood Collections (EP)
January 6-April 30
• Painters of Earthwood Galleries of Colorado Exhibit – Earthwood Collections (EP)
January 7
• Pastel Painting Demo w/Virginia Unseld – Gilpin County Library (GC)
January 24
• Estes Outreach: Drawing – Estes Park High School (EP)
January 26
• Art at the Center Reception – Nederland Community Center (NED)
January 26-March 10
• Art at the Center Exhibit – Nederland Community Center (NED)
February 3
• First Friday Art Groove – Various Locations (EP)

LITERARY EVENTS/BOOK GROUPS
January 5
• Coal Creek Book Club – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
January 12
• Mountain MidLife Book Group – Location TBA (NED)
January 16
• Book Group – Idaho Springs Library (GT)
January 17
•  Reading is Doctor Recommended: ‘Gulp’ by Mary Roach – Estes Valley Library (EP)
January 19
• Book Group – John Tomay Memorial Library (GT)
• Nineteen Seventeen Book Club – Estes Valley Library (EP)
January 31
• Meet & Greet w/Northern Colorado Writers – Estes Valley Library (EP)
February 2
• Coal Creek Book Club – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)

POETRY/SPOKEN WORD/COMEDY
January 6
• First Friday Comedy: Ron Feingold – Reserve Casino (CC)
• Spoken Word & Poetry Slam Evening – Riverside Plaza (EP)

THEATER/OPERA/DANCE/FASHION
January 7
• Lyons Old-time Square Dance – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies Auditions: “Secret Garden” – YMCA of the Rockies (EP)
January 8
• Feldenkrais/Dance – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
Febraury 4
• Lyons Old-time Square Dance – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)

WRITING
January 2
• Writing Skills – Nederland Community Center (NED)
January 11
• Writing Life Stories – Nederland Community Center (NED)
January 16
• Writing Skills – Nederland Community Center (NED)
January 19
• Writer’s Circle – Nederland Community Library (NED)
January 25
• 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)
Wednesday
• Wednesday Morning Pottery – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Chat, Knit, Spin & Weave Any Handwork – Old Church Shops Weavers Attic (LY)
• Weaving Demonstrations – Old Church Shops Weavers Attic (LY)
Thursday
• Fabric & Thread Arts Group – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• Thursday Evening Pottery – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
Saturday
• Saturday Morning Pottery – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Weaving Demonstrations – Old Church Shops Weavers Attic (LY)
Sunday
• Weaving Demonstrations – Old Church Shops Weavers Attic (LY)

FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY
Sunday-Saturday
• Movie Screenings – Reel Mountain Theater (NED)
Monday
• Nederland Area Seniors Movie Matinee Monday – Backdoor Theater (NED)
Friday
• Movie Screening – Backdoor Theater (NED)
Saturday
• Movie Screening – Backdoor Theater (NED)

FINE ART/PAINTING/GALLERY EVENTS
Wednesday
• NAS Watercolor Painting – Nederland Community Presbyterian Church (NED)
Thursday
• Watercolor Painting Class – CCCIA Hall (CCC)
Friday-Saturday
• Sip & Paint – Murphy’s Resort (EP)

LITERARY EVENTS/BOOK GROUPS
Wednesday
• All Ages Story Time & Craft – Lyons Regional Library (LY)

MUSEUMS
Monday-Sunday
• Museum Open – Estes Park Museum (EP)
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
• Youth Dance – Gilpin Community Center (GC)
• Mountain Movers – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Breakin’, Hip Hop, Tap, Musical Theater – Mayama Movement Studio (LY)
Wednesday
• Teen/Adult Ballet-Jazz – Gilpin Recreation Center (GC)
• Mountain Movers – Nederland Community Center (NED)
• Middle Eastern Belly Dancing – Sampler Mill Recreation 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)

Originally published in the January 2017 issue of the MMAC Monthly