Michael Hearne live!
2025-08-17 18:30 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | 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.

Death Cafe
2025-08-21 17:30 - 19:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Death Cafe
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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5:30pm-7:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
Join us for Salida’s Death Cafe where people drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. Our aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.
This is a free event!

The Moth - Youth Auditions
2025-08-29 11:00 - 13:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Salida’s Moth auditions for Youth & Teens
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Friday, August 29, 2025
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11:00am-1:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Click here to sign up for auditions:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849AFA62BA1FEC07-57368258-salida#/
Audition to be a part of this year’s Salida Moth.
Our theme is year is “One Fateful Day”

Salida's Moth auditions for Youth & Teens
2025-08-29 11:00 - 13:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Salida’s Moth auditions for Youth & Teens
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Friday, August 29, 2025
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11:00am-1:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Click here to sign up for audition:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849AFA62BA1FEC07-57368258-salida#/
Audition to be a part of this years Salida Moth.
Our theme is year is “One Fateful Day”

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.

Colorado Environmental Film Festival
2025-09-05 08:00 - 17:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
GARNA and the Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) are partnering to bring 6 great short films to Salida. A Church. September 13. Doors open 5:30, show 6-8. Concessions by AVAD Ark Valley Advocates for Dyslexia. Uplifing, inspiring films, each with unique artistic elements. “Moving Line” filmmakers on hand for Q&A.
Ski adventure turned life-changing. Other films include one by youth from Maui, one about the aftermath of the Marshall Fire of 2023, Dark Skies, kayaking, and a hopefull look at earth’s future.Tickets at GARNA website garna.org. Discount for youth. Buy tickets early!

Salida Creative District First Fridays!
2025-09-05 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-03 17:00 - 19:00 | 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.

Salida Moth Mixed ages auditions
2025-09-05 18:00 - 19:30 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Salida Moth Mixed ages auditions
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Friday, September 5, 2025
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6:00pm-7:30pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Click here to sign up for auditions:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849AFA62BA1FEC07-57368258-salida#/
Audition your story for the next Salida Moth.
“One fateful day” is the theme

GARNA presents Colorado Environmental Film Fest
2025-09-13 18:00 - 20:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Saturday, September 13, 2025
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 5:30
Film 6:00
Tix $15 for members $20 non members $5 under 18
Join GARNA for a selection of films from the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, with a Q&A with filmmaker Cameron Wyatt of the highlighted feature film “Moving Line.”
Refreshments will be sold by the Arkansas Valley Advocates for Dyslexia

Doggy Market
2025-09-14 09:00 - 14:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
We invite you to the Doggy Market.
All well behaved, vaccinated dogs are welcome to this event.
Bring cash and your pooch and come shop. This event is specifically for the Dogs.
There will be dog snack shops, dog attire, accessories, toys, pup tails, dog activities, a pop-up Doggy Fall Photoshoot hosted by Alex and Misty Photography as well as an Gone to the Dogs – ARK VALLEY fundraiser.

Clue the Movie
2025-09-20 18:30 - 21:30 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Doors open 6:15 P.M.
Movie begins 7:00 P.M.
Khen and A Church present Clue!
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
Dress up as your favorite character!

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.

Arsenic and Old Lace
2025-09-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Salida SteamPlant
“Arsenic and Old Lace” is a comedic play about Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who discovers his sweet, elderly aunts are serial murderers, poisoning lonely old men with elderberry wine laced with arsenic. Adding to the chaos, his homicidal brother Jonathan, who has had his face surgically altered to resemble Boris Karloff, arrives with his accomplice, Dr. Einstein, bringing another dead body and creating further complications. The play centers on Mortimer’s attempts to manage the situation, protect his aunts, and deal with his deranged family while trying to marry his fiancée, Elaine

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.

Salida Studio Tour
2025-09-27 10:00 - 2025-09-28 17:00
Salida Studio Tour is an annual event that occurs on the 4th weekend of September. This year, 2025 the Studio Tour is scheduled on September 27-28. There will be approximately 30 Artists within a 15 mile radius of downtown Salida that will welcome visitors into their personal art studios for the 2 day Tour. There will be a brochure containing a map of the Tour Artists and brief information about each artist to help guide the visitor around Salida. Visitors will get the unique experience of seeing where the Artist creates and get a chance to see demonstrations while talking to the Artist about their creations and processes.

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.

Baby with the Bathwater
2025-10-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-03 19:00 - 2025-10-11 21:00, 2025-10-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-05 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-10 08:00 - 17:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Baby with the Bathwater is a dark comedy about two completely unprepared parents doing their best—and getting it all wrong. With sharp humor and unexpected turns, the play explores identity, denial, and what happens when good intentions aren’t nearly enough. Both funny and unsettling, it’s a wildly offbeat look at parenting, growing up, and trying to make sense of a world that rarely does.

32nd Annual SALIDA ARTWALK
2025-10-09 - 2025-10-12 | Downtown Salida, Salida, 81201, United States
Save the Dates for the 32nd annual Salida ArtWalk! From the beloved Paint & Sip Kickoff to art demos, the Mini Masters, and the new tradition of the ArtWalk Parade featuring local performances followed by a giant dance party in Riverside Park, get ready for the 2025 Salida ArtWalk! New events this year featuring inspiring demos, lectures, and film. Watch for Community Art Making events as well as events for children and families. Come and get inspired, find a new piece of art, savor special menus at Dine Out with ArtWalk as you discover Salida’s unique arts community at the 2025 Salida ArtWalk this Fall!
Visual Art
Gallery Receptions
Artist Demos
Workshops
Lectures, Film,
Live Music
Paint & Sips
Community Art Making
Mini Masters
ArtWalk Festival
Parade & Party
Dining Out w ArtWalk
& much more…
Stay tuned. To find out more or to volunteer, reach out to info@salidasteamplant.com
