Salida Creative District

First Friday
2024-03-01 17:00 - 19:30 (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 every first Friday of the month! Participating galleries and creative businesses in downtown Salida’s Creative District will stay open late. From painting to sculpture, ceramics, photography, plein air, jewelry, fiber arts, animatronics, 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. See individual galleries and businesses for their schedule of events including demos, lectures, live music, and more. For more information about the Salida Creative District, see SalidaCreates.com

Auditions Salida Theater Project
2024-03-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-15 08:00 - 17:00
Salida Theater Project presents Dead Man’s Cellphone by Sarah Ruhl. This dark comedy explores the need for connection in our technology-obsessed world, and the lengths to which we will go to find it. Auditions will be held March 9th and March 15th 6-8pm at Box of Bubbles (located on the corner of E and 2nd Street in Salida). All experience levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Come prepared to cold read from the script. Ages 18+ please. Rehearsals will begin March 24th, with performances May 2-4, 8-10. Please email Greta at gretahoo@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Sventastik Productions presents Bugsy Malone
2024-03-15 18:30, 2024-03-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-16 18:30, 2024-03-17 14:00 | Salida SteamPlant
Step back in time to the captivating world of the 1920s with “Bugsy Malone” – a musical that delves into the complexities of an era defined by glitz, glamour, and clandestine dealings.
Tickets on sale now!
Adult tickets $20 Seniors $15 Children 12 and under $10.
Presale tickets available until March 13th directly through Sventastik Productions.
Call/Text 719-429-0765 email sventastikproductions@gmail.com or message us!

Jocelyn Catterson at Creative Mixer
2024-03-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Salida SteamPlant
“A SENSE of PLACE

Jocelyn Catterson’s detailed pen and ink pieces are a love letter to the San Luis Valley. Her artwork focuses on specific flora, fauna, and landscapes of the high alpine valley she calls home, drawing attention to the little details that build up the ecology of a place.”

View work by Jocelyn Catterson, the featured artist of the month of March in the Salida SteamPlant Event Center Paquette Gallery. Then join us for the monthly Creative Mixer on March 20 at 5pm presented by Salida Arts & Culture, Salida Creative District and Salida Council for the Arts Meet the artist and live music by Michael DiMartino and meet the artist.

Creede Rep Tiny Tour presents ROY G BIV for ages 5 and under
2024-03-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Salida SteamPlant
The Salida Creative District is thrilled to present Creede Repertory Theatre’s TINY TOUR production ROY G BIV during Thursday of Spring Break, March 21 at 10:30am at the Salida Steam Plant Theater. Best for ages 5 and under. Join us for refreshments and art activities in the Steam Plant Ballroom after the show. Free! But watch for the Eventbrite link to reserve your spot!
ROY G BIV
Written by Brittni Shambaugh Addison
Directed by Jenni Harbour
Jee is an Artist. Jee LOVES the color Green. Jee paints green SQUARES, green CIRCLES, and even green SQUIRCLES! But when a new artist comes to share Jee’s space, his world is turned upside down, as he is introduced to all colors of the rainbow. This 25 minute show is designed for our youngest learners (ages 5 and under.)

Poetry Live: A Season of Words
2024-03-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Salida SteamPlant
Poetry Live is returning to the Salida SteamPlant for another entertaining evening full of short readings by a lineup of local & regional poets — Everett Wilson, Juliana Aragon Fatula and Roseanna Frechette. Open mic (one poem on one page per turn) sign-ups begin at 6:15pm!

Open to the public. Donations Welcome. Book Table.

Cash bar available.

Small Counts! An online gouache workshop with Salida artist Patti Vincent
2024-03-25 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-04-01 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-04-08 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-04-15 09:00 - 11:30
This four-day online workshop will give you all of the information and encouragement you need to build your painting skills with frequent small gouache paintings that count. The workshop will include demonstrations, discussions, live feedback, classwork, and homework. Registered students will receive a recording of each zoom class. A materials list will be provided upon registration. Appropriate for all levels.
March 25, April 1, 8, and 15, 2024
Mondays from 9am to 1130am MT
Register at www.PattiVincent.com

Chasing Grace- A Women's Day Celebration
2024-03-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Salida SteamPlant
Colorado TINTS is proud to present
“Chasing Grace ” A Women’s Day Celebration for Girls With Books
7pm Doors open at 6:30pm
Please join us March 30th at the Steam Plant as we celebrate International Women’s Month in an evening of music, art, comedy, circus and poetry. More than 20 local women and men will join artistic forces to support Girls With Books, a Colorado based non-profit that creates educational opportunities for girls in South Sudan. Featuring Lawton Eddy, Andrea Early Cohen, Jennifer Dempsey, Destiny Meseke, Gayle Ann Dudley, Tina Gramann, Amber Cano, Sierra Lamb, Cassi Mason, Joan Lobeck, Lexi Lobeck, Lynette Clemons, Liz Dunn, Addison Lewis, Eunice Collette, Salida Ukes and River Tribe Dance and Drum.
Tickets to Chasing Grace are a suggested donation of $20 with an option to pay what you can. All proceeds will go to Girls With Books. ColoradoTints@gmail.com or 719-239-4500

Salida Creative District First Fridays
2024-04-05 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-05-03 17:00 - 19:30 | Downtown Salida, Salida, 81201, United States
The Salida Creative District, local galleries, artists and creative businesses present 2024 First Fridays!
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.

Broken
2024-04-13 15:00 - 20:00 | Salida SteamPlant
“Broken” is a study of contrasts, much like photography is a study in the contrast of light; love and loss, before and after, healed and broken. This collection of wet plate silver collodion tintypes accompanied by the subject’s corresponding story of heartache, betrayal and loss is a deep-dive into how the death of a relationship can feel like the death of the self. How heartbreak can resonate as a physical sensation within the body. How trust can be shattered leaving a soul vulnerable and raw.
Photography by Tim Brown.
Words written by 12 local individuals.

Walden Chamber Music Society
2024-04-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Salida SteamPlant
Chamber music Concert. April 14, 2024. Informance at 2:30, concert at 3:00. Tickets $20 Students Free

Salida Circus 17th Anniversary Show
2024-04-20 14:00 - 20:00 | Salida SteamPlant
An extravaganza celebrating 17 years of Salida Circus

Dead Man's Cell Phone
2024-05-02 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-05-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-05-04 18:30 - 20:30 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough of it. And a dead man-with a lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone. This is a laugh-out loud zany dark comedy that explores how we remember the dead – and how that memorialization changes us. It is the journey of a woman forced to confront her presumptions about morality, redemption, and isolation in a technologically obsessed society. Sharp and fresh: a beautiful piece of writing and theater that blends that mundane with the metaphysical.
Written by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Greta Hooston
Starring: Aggie Alvez, Justin Critelli, Devon Jencks, Joan Lobeck, Jan Justis and Bill Rogers
Open Dress Rehearsal on May 1st at 7:00 PM

12th Annual Valley Visions Art Showcase
2024-05-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Salida SteamPlant
Valley Visions is an annual art exhibition hosted by Salida Council for the Arts. The event is held at the Salida SteamPlant Ballroom. Celebrated as a showcase for the Arkansas River Valley’s top established and emerging creative talent, the exhibit features up to 70 of the area’s most innovative painters, sculptors, photographers, and artisans. All artwork will be available for purchase. Also a special show by the top student artists from Salida schools!

First Friday May 3: Luau Night
2024-05-03 17:00 - 19:30
FIRST FRIDAY Join us for First Friday Luau Night May 3 from 5pm to 7:30pm in the Salida Creative District! Galleries and creative businesses in downtown Salida’s historic downtown stay open late every first Friday of the month. From painting to sculpture, ceramics, photography, plein air, jewelry, 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 by Dave Tipton, themed refreshments, and a festive evening. Dress the theme if you like! Pick up a palette card at any participating gallery. Like a passport book, receive a stamp at each gallery you visit. Redeem your palette card for an art mini! See individual galleries and businesses for their schedule of events. See you at First Friday!

The Noteables
2024-05-04 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-05-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Salida SteamPlant
Choral concert “Make Space For Life to Live”. Under the animated direction of Linda Taylor, the women’s chorus will perform a wide variety of music that reflects the theme of making space for opportunities in our busy lives: allowing ourselves to make U-turns when things don’t work out, being brave enough to embrace the unknown and loving life enough to explore the mysteries before us. Songs include: Defying Gravity, Feelin’Groovy, The Road Not Taken and many others.
