Salida Creative District

Salida Creative District First Fridays!
2025-05-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-05 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Downtown Salida, Salida, 81201, United States
Mark your calendars to visit Salida, Colorado, the state’s first designated Creative District, during FIRST FRIDAYS held every month of the year! Galleries and creative businesses in downtown Salida’s Creative District will stay open late every first Friday of the month. From painting to sculpture, ceramics, photography, plein air, jewelry, fiber arts, and more, drop into one of Salida’s twenty+ art galleries and creative businesses where you can interact with the artist, ask questions, watch a demo and build your unique collection. Enjoy live music, refreshments, and a festive evening. See individual galleries and businesses for their schedule of events including demos, lectures, live music, and more.

Gabrielle Louise, Caitlin Cannon & Emily Scott Robinson
2025-07-26 18:15 - 21:30 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Saturday, July 26, 2025
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6:15pm-9:30pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:15
Music 7:00
Tix $20 presale $25 at the door
A collaborative triple bill featuring Western Slope sirens Gabrielle Louise, Caitlin Cannon, and Emily Scott Robinson. Expect crafty songwriting, spellbinding storytelling, and some seriously witchy harmonies.
Gabrielle, Caitlin and Emily have the Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour Contest to thank for their introduction. They connected via competing there on various years, where they all placed – Emily Scott Robinson taking first in 2019, and Gabrielle Louise and Caitlin Cannon taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in 2023. Come hear their award-winning compositions, this time with the addition of their three-part harmonies supporting each other’s material.
This group of women has in common that they each take songcraft very seriously, and their work presents with a rare focus and clarity of content. Musically speaking, they occupy complimentary corners. Emily can bring you down a country road on one number, then on the next Gabrielle will evoke a low-lit speakeasy or Caitlin will suddenly pull open the curtain on a comedy club. No destination is off limits.

Heavy Diamond Ring with opening act AJ Fullerton & Jake Freil
2025-08-01 18:30 - 22:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Heavy Diamond Ring with opening act AJ Fullerton & Jake Freil
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Friday, August 1, 2025
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6:15pm-10:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Click here to purchase tix!
Doors 6:15
Music 7:00
Tix $20
MODERN AMERICANA
Some things are just meant to last. When Sarah Anderson and Paul DeHaven met and began playing together in 2004, they had no idea just how deep the well of their musical partnership would prove to be. After the disbanding of indie-folk sweethearts Paper Bird, the duo founded Heavy Diamond Ring and never looked back. HDR is the culmination (thus far) of their signature sound, a fountain of open-hearted, folk-rock, steeped in vocal harmony and group synergy. Led by Anderson’s smooth-as-honey vocals and DeHaven’s rugged guitar chops, the band has been described as “open-road, long drive music”, having “a little bit of twang, and a whole lot of beef”, and their live show as “infectious and contagious”. The band is rounded out by veteran knockouts Blake Stepan (bass), Mike Lang (keys), and Orion Tate Ignelzi (drums). Their second full-length LP, “All Out of Angels”, out this fall, was produced by Ben Wysocki (the Fray) and Mark Anderson and features a duet with Nathaniel Rateliff. Out now on Cowboy Cowabunga Recordings.
“Heavy Diamond Ring creates a sound that feels as classic as rolling down the windows in the summer – a super highway to a new frontier.” -303 Magazine
“…a helping of contemporary indie-folk that goes down easy, augmented by some subtle, snaky guitar work, walls of harmony vocals and Anderson’s attention-grabbing vocals.” -CS Indy

Salida Jazz Fest
2025-08-09 17:30 - 21:30 | Riverside Park, 170 E Sackett Ave., Salida, CO, 81201, United States
Join us on Saturday, August 9 for another festive celebration of live jazz as the City of Salida Arts & Culture Department presents the 6th annual Salida Jazz Fest! Enjoy an inspired evening of jazz, funk and fusion under the stars as local, regional, and national musicians perform for you in beautiful Riverside Park. Bring your picnic blanket, relax, and groove along to this year’s lineup of fresh and eclectic sounds alongside the banks of the Arkansas River.

Enjoy Focus Group, Salida locals who create fresh hand-crafted horn lines to level up their deep mix of Funk, Rock, Afro-pop, and Jazz music featuring Mike Pollock on trumpet/trombone with Rob Teegarden on guitar, Kent Davidson on bass, Michael Haynes on drums, and Eric Tauer on tenor & bari sax.

In addition, Salida will be treated to former Salida High School, RokSkool and Berklee School of Music graduate Alex Maes, now pursuing a professional career in Los Angeles. Alex Maes is a multifaceted musician, songwriter, performer, and producer. Alex has graced stages worldwide, captivating audiences with her unparalleled versatility across genres such as jazz, blues, RnB, pop, funk, and rock. Her journey into production and recording earned her national acclaim and prestigious awards, showcasing her prowess and innovation within the studio.

And as the stars come out, The Black Hole Boogie Band, a Colorado Springs and Denver based, five-piece jazz/funk fusion force with cosmic grooves will entertain. With Nate McMahon on tenor saxophone and electronic wind instruments, Braden Barrentine on trombone and keyboards, plus electric bassist Jordan Lovinger, electric guitarist Wagner Sanchez, and Dillon Defelice on drums.
Food trucks, concessions, and cash bar available. Come out and enjoy an evening of Jazz in Salida, Colorado! Saturday, August 9, 5pm-10pm Riverside Park, Salida. Free!

Rock & Roll Revival: A Coletrain Music Academy Rock Sessions Showcase
2025-08-16 16:00 - 18:00 | The Velveteen, 115 G St, Salida, 81201
This summer, CMA Rock Sessions will light up The Velveteen’s Courtyard in downtown Salida—an awesome local venue with a real stage and the perfect vibe for kids to get comfortable, creative, and confident performing live. The session will culminate with a final showcase featuring students and teachers Zack Kochetta of Leadville Cherokee and Airing of Grievances, and Brandon Katz of The Chaffee Experiment.
🎤 Final Student Showcase + Free Community Concert
Date: Saturday, August 16 @ The Velveteen
Time: Doors 4 PM | Show 5 PM to 6 PM
Tickets: Free entry | Suggested $10 donation at the door

Michael Hearne live!
2025-08-17 18:30 - 22:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Sunday, August 17, 2025
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6:15pm-10:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:15
Music 7:00
Tix $25.00
Beloved New Mexican Singer-Songwriter!
Founder and Host of the Big Barn Dance Music Festival!
In addition to his extensive solo catalog, he’s also recorded and toured as a duo act with Shake Russell, and for the last two decades has hosted his own Big Barn Dance Music Festival in his beloved adopted hometown of Taos, New Mexico!
Michael Hearne’s destiny has been tangled in wire and wood since he first laid his hands on a guitar at the age of seven. With a natural ear for harmony and an aptitude for picking, it wasn’t long before a young Michael Hearne was a fixture at parties and local events in his childhood hometown of Dallas. By the age of sixteen he had honed his skills on the guitar and, without a doubt in his mind about his destiny, he hit the road as a touring musician. Michael’s career over the next few decades would take him across the southwest and beyond. Calling the mountains of northern New Mexico home for many years, Michael shared his talents as a singer, songwriter, and picker in bars, listening rooms and dance halls throughout the region. In the 1980’s, he toured as a member of Michael Martin Murphey’s band, recording on Murphey’s 1982 self-titled album for Liberty Records. Hearne has penned songs for Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn (“Lesson to be Learned from Love”) and his New Mexico anthem, “New Mexico Rain,” was recorded by country music legend Johnny Rodriguez as well as by his uncle and aunt, Bill and Bonnie Hearne. Michael has also co-written with Mentor Williams, Andy Byrd, Shake Russell, Keith Sykes, and many others. After hosting years of informal barn dances, Michael officially began his Big Barn Dance Music Festival in Taos in 2003.

Matt Flinner Trio opening guest Briony Hunn
2025-09-03 19:00 - 22:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Click here to purchase tix;
https://www.achurchsalida.org/event-details/matt-flinner-trio-with-briony-hunn
Doors 6:15 PM
Music 7:00 PM
TIx $20
Mandolinist Matt Flinner, guitarist Ross Martin and bassist Eric Thorin cover a wide variety of musical styles—all with the common ground of American roots music. Bluegrass, jazz and old-time music are all present here in their ways, along with a dose of classical chamber music composition and arrangement, as the members all draw from their wide array of musical loves, experiences and influences. These influences boil down into the trio’s own organic sound of New Acoustic music, or Modern String Band music, or Chamber Grass (music is getting harder and harder to label these days, isn’t it?). Whatever label you put on it, it is guaranteed to be fresh and original, and definitely something you’ve never quite heard before.

Salida Songbirds: A Divas and Dreams Cabaret
2025-09-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-22 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-29 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | The Victorian Tavern, 143 N F Street, Salida, CO, 81201, United States
Five powerhouse performers pay tribute to their favorite Broadway divas in this 75-minute showcase of unforgettable songs, backstage stories, and bold personalities. From iconic ballads to high-energy numbers, Divas and Dreams blends music, laughter, and a dash of diva drama as The Songbirds share what it means to dream big—and sing even bigger.
Directed by Allen Lane

The ReMemberers in Concert
2025-09-26 08:00 - 17:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
The ReMemberers are a genre-blurring trio that merges ancient folklore, global singing traditions, and instrumental virtuosity into a vivid, transportive concert experience. Their latest performance, The Lindworm, reimagines a Scandinavian wisdom tale of transformation, exile, and renewal—brought to life through rhythm, melody, and mythology. Featuring the world renowned storyteller John DeKadt (acolyte of the great Robert Bly) an evening with the ReMemberers offers up some of the most profound and enduring customs of being human: a story, a song, a heartbeat.
Each member offers a distinctive sonic ingredient to the feast:
Alex Harvey plays saz, shakuhachi, koncovka, mandolin, bouzouki and 12-string guitar
Violet Southard sings and intones in English, Spanish, and Lakota
John DeKadt spins story and plays cajón, conga, kanjira, handpan, and frame drum
Together, they conjure a soundscape that moves fluidly from Sufi maqams to Appalachian laments to peyote chants to Leonard Cohen. The music, like the myth, is both rooted and untamed—woven in a shape that grows wild and quiet all at once.

Sturtz
2025-09-26 18:15 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Friday, September 26, 2025
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6:15pm-9:30pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Click here to purchase tix:
https://www.achurchsalida.org/event-details/sturtz
Doors open 6:15pm
Show starts 7:00pm
Tix $20
Sturtz’s music stands out for its distinctive, soothing instrumental and vocal harmonies. NPR’s All Songs Considered described the band as “a reassuring breath of fresh air that pulls me back to simpler times.” The acoustic quartet – Andrew Sturtz [vocals, guitar], Courtlyn Carpenter [cello, harmonies], Will Kuepper [bass, piano, harmonies], and Jim Herlihy [banjo, harmonies] – is serene and folksy, with melodic vocals soaring over the lower string instrumentals. Sturtz released their second studio album, Hyacinth, in September, and they’ve been touring on it ever since. When they’re not playing music, you’ll probably find them milling flour, farming, laying in a creek, or eating native foliage.

Salomé Songbird
2025-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Saturday, September 27, 2025
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:15pm
Music 7:00pm
Tix $20
At a glance another string band, Salomé Songbird has been honing their distinct take on acoustic music – self described as scathing lullabies – for live audiences around Colorado. Band Members Ariele Macadangdang, Joy Adams, and Bryan Dubrow originally met in the mid 2010’s and reunited in 2022 with ambitions to push themselves – and audiences – musically and emotionally.
As an “eclectic, free spirited acoustic trio” Salomé Songbird’s sound “comes from each individual’s musical background blending together in sync.” Their professional histories span old time and bluegrass, to jazz, pop, and death metal; members have performed with artists including Darol Anger, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Flobots, Kygo, Ben Folds, and Dave Liebman. As a trio they channel this variety of influences into original music inspired by mental health, religious trauma, and cartoons.
Salomé Songbird released their debut single “Jellyfish” in January of 2025.

The ReMemberers
2025-10-12 18:30 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
The ReMemberers
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Sunday, October 12, 2025
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6:15pm-9:30pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:15 P.M.
Music 7:00 P.M.
Tix $20.00
A Schoolhouse Production
The ReMemberers is a genre-blurring trio that merges ancient folklore, global singing traditions, and instrumental virtuosity into a vivid, transportive concert experience. Their latest performance, The Lindworm, reimagines a Scandinavian wisdom tale of transformation, exile, and renewal—brought to life through rhythm, melody, and mythology. Featuring the world renowned storyteller John DeKadt (acolyte of the great Robert Bly) an evening with the ReMemberers offers up some of the most profound and enduring customs of being human: a story, a song, a heartbeat.
Each member offers a distinctive sonic ingredient to the feast:
Alex Harvey plays saz, shakuhachi, koncovka, mandolin, bouzouki and 12-string
Violet Southard sings and intones in English, Spanish, and Lakota
John DeKadt spins story and plays cajón, conga, kanjira, handpan, and frame drum
Together, they conjure a soundscape that moves fluidly from Sufi maqams to Appalachian laments to peyote chants to Leonard Cohen. The music, like the myth, is both rooted and untamed—woven in a shape that grows wild and quiet all at once.

Mark Gillick live!
2025-10-24 18:30 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Mark Gillick live!
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Friday, October 24, 2025
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6:15pm-9:30pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:15 P.M.
Music 7:00 P.M.
Tix $10
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Mark began performing as an actor while in college along the coast of California appearing in multiple plays and working in movies and television. Living in Houston TX then moving to Colorado he continued theatre work and writing songs and soon began the open mic tour along with several performances at wine bars, small festivals and listening rooms.
He has performed in several places such as The Black Rose Acoustic Society, The Buffalo Grass Acoustic and the Cañon Rose Acoustic Society and the Millbend Coffee House in Houston Texas. Mark also performs with the Phantom Canyon Band which is based in Florence, Colorado

Open Mic
2025-10-26 12:00 - 14:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Sunday, October 26, 2025
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12:00pm-2:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
Join your friends and neighbors in an Open Mic!

A Brother's Fountain
2025-10-28 08:00 - 17:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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6:30pm-9:30pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:30 PM
Music 7:00
Tix $20
Join us for a soulful performance by A Brother’s Fountain at A Church in Salida – an experience that will touch your heart and lift you up!
Come join us for an evening of music and joy with A Brother’s Fountain at A Church in Salida. Let’s gather together to enjoy their soulful tunes and uplifting melodies. It’s going to be a night to remember, so mark your calendars and bring your friends along for an epic night of campfire folk jams!

Dan Mangan
2025-11-06 18:30 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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6:15pm-9:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:15 P.M.
Music 7:00 P.M.
Tix $20
Dan Mangan is a two-time JUNO Award-winning and two-time Polaris Music Prize-nominated musician and songwriter from Vancouver, Canada. Over more than a decade of touring, he has built a devoted international following with his warm, disarming stage presence, poetic lyricism, and knack for turning personal reflections into universal anthems. Mangan’s catalog spans from delicate folk confessionals to expansive, cinematic rock arrangements, earning him critical acclaim and collaborations with the likes of The Lumineers, City and Colour, Lucius, and Leif Vollebekk. His music has been featured in film and television, and his live shows—equal parts heart-rending and uplifting—leave audiences feeling like old friends gathered around the same campfire.

Dan Mangan
2025-11-06 18:30 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Dan Mangan
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:15 P.M.
Music 7:00 P.M.
Tix $20
Dan Mangan is a two-time JUNO Award-winning and two-time Polaris Music Prize-nominated musician and songwriter from Vancouver, Canada. Over more than a decade of touring, he has built a devoted international following with his warm, disarming stage presence, poetic lyricism, and knack for turning personal reflections into universal anthems. Mangan’s catalog spans from delicate folk confessionals to expansive, cinematic rock arrangements, earning him critical acclaim and collaborations with the likes of The Lumineers, City and Colour, Lucius, and Leif Vollebekk. His music has been featured in film and television, and his live shows—equal parts heart-rending and uplifting—leave audiences feeling like old friends gathered around the same campfire.

SMCS Mountain Masquerade Ball
2025-11-14 19:00 - 22:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Friday, November 14, 2025
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7:00pm-10:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors open 7:00 p.m.
Tix $60 for one $100 for 2 tix
Price includes entry, mask, live music and 2 drinks.
This is a benefit for Salida Montessori Charter School.
Featuring a live auction, a silent auction and live music by “Marsh Land” from New Orleans.
Dress code fancy to festive; wear what you feel good in!

Open Mic at A Church
2025-11-30 12:00 - 14:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Open Mic
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Sunday, November 30, 2025
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12:00pm-2:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
Join your friends and neighbors in an Open Mic!

A Winter's Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends return Dec 3 at 7pm to SteamPlant Salida
2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Salida SteamPlant
Five-time GRAMMY® nominated recording artist David Arkenstone returns to Salida this holiday season with A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends, his ever-popular concerts that fill audiences with joy and the holiday spirit. On stage, David and his talented ensemble ignite the season with beloved holiday classics reimagined, lively seasonal originals, and surprises that get audiences clapping and celebrating together. Join for a vibrant holiday musical blend of neo-classical crossover, pop, new age, Celtic, orchestral, and world music. David Arkenstone’s performances feature a wide array of instruments—guitars, keyboards, flutes, violin, cello, mandolin, bass, viola, drums, and percussion—brought to life by his band of virtuoso musicians, who infuse every candlelit stage with spirited, festive energy.
Each winter I try to paint the season in sound,” says Arkenstone. “These concerts are joyful gatherings—familiar carols and festive new pieces that bring people together to share the excitement and wonder of the holidays.”
Tickets are on sale now at davidarkenstone.com and the SteamPlant website for this unforgettable concert experience.
