Salida Creative District

Salida Songbirds: A Divas and Dreams Cabaret
2025-09-29 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | 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

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, 2025-10-11 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.

Salida Creative District First Fridays!
2025-10-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-07 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.

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

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.

Salida Moth
2025-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
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Friday, October 17, 2025
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6:15pm-9:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Purchase your tix here!
Doors 6:15
Stories 7:00
Tix Youth $5.00 Adults $15
Salida’s Moth is a live storytelling event. Our theme, “One Fateful Day” has brought out several wonderful storytellers from our community, each participant will share a 10ish-minute story that is true, as remembered by them, and always told live.
A Church and KHEN have partnered over the past 3 years to host the Salida’s Moth. In doing so we have witnessed local storytellers keeping and creating connections in our community.
This is a fundraiser for A Church & KHEN

FILIPINO MODERN
2025-10-18 10:00 - 22:00
Community artist Tina Gramann founder of Salida Creativity Lab was one of twenty-three awardees of over 300 applications for an Arts in Society Grant. Salida Creativity Lab will present a FILIPINO MODERN festival for the Salida community featuring music, art, fashion, dance, film, and visiting artists. Save the Date Saturday October 18 for an inspired event! Saty tuned for details.

Salida Moth
2025-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Saturday, October 18, 2025
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6:15pm-9:00pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Click here to purchase tix!
Doors 6:15
Stories 7:00
Tix Youth $5.00 Adults $15.00
Salida’s Moth is a live storytelling event. Our theme, “One Fateful Day” has brought out several wonderful storytellers from our community, each participant will share a 10ish-minute story that is true, as remembered by them, and always told live.
Saturday’s performance is a multi generational performance with storytellers aged 17 to 70 years.
A Church and KHEN have partnered over the past 3 years to host the Salida’s Moth. In doing so we have witnessed local storytellers keeping and creating connections in our community.
This is a fundraiser for A Church and KHEN!

Film: The Last Class
2025-10-22 18:00 - 20:30 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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6:00pm-8:30pm
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A Church 419 D Street Salida CO
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Doors 6:00
Film 6:30
Tix $20+ fees
Ark Valley Indivisible presents the film “The Last Class”
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich might be famous for his public service, best-selling books, and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. The Last Class captures a master educator wrestling with the dual realities of his own aging and his students inheriting a world out of balance. Reich confronts the impending finality with unflinching candor, humor, introspection, and a rawness of emotion he has never shared publicly before.
One thousand students fill the biggest lecture hall on campus—the last class to receive Reich’s wisdom and exhortations not to accept that society has to stay the way it is. His final assignment: Who will be the teachers of tomorrow?

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!

Sanctum Drawing School Costume Clinic
2025-10-27 17:30 - 19:30
Our first Costume Clinic! This will be an open session to drop-in, fix a small detail, or get started on a last-minute big idea. An entire costume build would out-of-scope for this session, but we can brainstorm with you and get a plan together that will have you ready for Halloween. We’ll be prepping a number of material work stations to have quick and easy access to fixes and extras. We’ll have a small supply of materials to work with, but encourage you to bring your idea and needed supplies and we can help you get on track to be ready for the week’s festivities. Materials will include light sewing & repairs, glue gun and adhesives assistance, rivets and cold connections, light leather work, EVA foam fabrication, and painting! Feel free to reach out with questions in advance!

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!

Rethinking Drawing
2025-10-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-12 10:00 - 12:00
Resurrect your interest in drawing with a fresh approach. If you carry discouraging or prohibitive ideas about drawing, this course is designed for you. Using modern neuroscience as our basis, we’ll pull your interest in drawing back into focus. Our purpose will be to clear the obstacles that prevent you from drawing, and open you to a regular and non-judgmental practice. We’ll explore methods, principles, and habits that shift your perspective on how drawing can improve your life. This course consists of four two-hour sessions.

SINNERS Movie Night at the SteamPlant
2025-10-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Salida SteamPlant
Step into the STEAMPLANT SPEAKEASY & join Salida Arts & Culture Halloween weekend Thursday, October 30 for 1930’s themed cocktails, live music, concessions and a SINNERS THEMED/ VAMPIRE COSTUME Dress Up and Photo booth. There will be prizes! Then enjoy Ryan Coogler’s genre‑bending vampire epic! Michael B. Jordan stars as twin brothers opening a juke joint — only to unleash a supernatural threat. Expect soul‑stirring blues, potent social themes, and edge‑of‑your‑seat horror. Discover why critics call it “one of the best films of 2025!”
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Hailee Steinfeld, and Lola Kirke
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Runtime: 128 min
Rated: R – violence and mature content | NOT SUITABLE FOR KIDS OR YOUNG TEENS
Showtime: 7:00PM | Doors Open: 6:30PM
Tickets: $12
Available for purchase online at Eventbrite or in person at the SteamPlant Box Office
Cash bar and limited concessions available for purchase

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.

Tula CD release party
2025-11-07 18:30 - 21:30 | A Church, 419 D street, Salida, 81201
Friday, November 7, 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 PM
Show 7:00 PM
Tix $15
Tula (aka Eunice Collette) is a local singer, songwriter, guitarist who weaves stories into soul stirring lyrics and memorable melodies. With guest musicians TJ Hittle (guitars, harmonica), Bill Lavato (bass guitar), Andrew Callaway (keyboard), and others.

Salida Arts & Culture presents Printmaking Artists in November
2025-11-13 17:00 - 18:30 | Salida SteamPlant
Creative Mixer and Artist Reception
Thursday November 13 | 5:00 – 6:30pm
Salida SteamPlant Paquette Gallery

Salida Arts & Culture presents the November art exhibition: PRINT MAKING and artist reception Thursday November 7 in conjunction with the Creative Mixer with Salida Council for the Arts. The exhibit features print making work by local and regional artists Sybil Teague, Ken Brandon, Merry Cox, Thordis Simonsen, Brink Messick, Ryan O’Brien, Chris Beedy, and Dolan Potts. See relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraph printing and more. Talk with the artists and participate in the Soapbox tradition- where artists and organizations can make announcements about upcoming events, shows, and programs. From visual art, dance, music, theatre, and more, discover ways to get involved in Salida’s vibrant arts scene! Enjoy live music and light refreshments. A cash bar is available. The Mixer is free and open to the public.

Hadestown: Teen Edition
2025-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Salida High School Auditorium, Salida
The Salida High School Drama Team presents Hadestown: Teen Edition. This musical combines classic Greek literature with modern music.
