Arts and Entertainment

Lamp Post in Cortez announces 2026-27 theater season with slate of upcoming shows

Auditions will be held a few months before each performance date

DATE: Jul 31, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Montezuma County artist Peggy Cloy to show new work at Turquoise Raven Art Gallery

Artist’s pieces are owned by collectors around the world

DATE: Jul 31, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Mancos Creative District to host Mixed in Mancos 2025 album release party

The album was recorded live at the Mancos Opera House last year

DATE: Jul 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

A decade in, Studio Ghibli Fest keeps growing as new generations flock to ‘Totoro,’ ‘Ponyo’ and more

‘Everything feels human. No one is too powerful or too small’

DATE: Jul 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sundog Gallery in Mancos to host exhibition of Fort Lewis College’s art department founder

The late Stanton Englehart taught at the institution for 30 years

DATE: Jul 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Meet the authors leading Mesa Verde Writers Conference workshops in September

Faculty encourage seasoned and emerging writes to attend event in Mancos

DATE: Jul 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sundog Gallery to mark first anniversary with celebration in Mancos

The gallery has hosted multiple exhibitions in its first year

DATE: Jul 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Lamp Post Creative Learning Center to wrap first season with theater shows and BBQ

Summer campers will perform kids’ editions of ‘101 Dalmatians’ and ‘The Jungle Book’

DATE: Jul 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Turquoise Raven Art Gallery in Cortez to feature local fiber artists in quilt exhibit

Gallery owner Mary Fuller has been advocating for fiber arts to be seen as fine art

DATE: Jun 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Netflix debuts film featuring Aurora teen with Down syndrome

Family: Movie contributes to broader conversations about representation in special-needs community

DATE: Jun 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Retired Cortez surgeon advances in national art competition with stained glass works

Voting for quarterfinals open until Thursday evening

DATE: Jun 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Cortez eighth grader earns invitation to International Thespian Festival

Afton Nielson received the invite after her individual performance at Thescon

DATE: Jun 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education