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First Friday: Rodeo RoundUp Aug 1

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Dust off your boots and come join us after the rodeo for August First Friday: RODEO ROUNDUP🌵August 1 at 5pm in historic downtown Salida Creative District! Dress the theme, let’s see those Western ‘fits Salida!
💛The galleries and creative businesses are ready to welcome you for an inspired evening!
🎨From painting to sculpture, ceramics, photography, plein air, jewelry, culinary arts, brewers, makers and more, drop into one of Salida’s twenty+ art galleries and creative industies. Interact with the artist or business owner, ask questions, watch a demo and discover something new! Enjoy art & industry, live music, and light refreshments.
Catch live music by the Sad Hands at Rocky Mountain Mercantile & Guitar Co. And David Tipton at Brodeur Art!
♥️Brought to you by the City of Salida, Colorado Creative District program and local businesses.

Salida Jazz Fest

Written by Tina Gramann on .

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!

Gabrielle Louise, Caitlin Cannon & Emily Scott Robinson

Written by Addison Guskey on .

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.

2nd Annual Salida Chalk Festival

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Save the Date for the 2nd annual Salida Chalk Festival Saturday June 28! Artists transform downtown Salida into a giant outdoor gallery of colorful murals as artists create 6’ x 6’ temporary art works of chalk and pastel live during the festival. Apply as a Chalk artist! Selected artists receive stipend, lunch, artist T-shirt, 24 set of pastels. Presented by City of Salida, Arts & Culture Department Salida Creative District program and the Public Art Commission. Applications due May 2nd. See artist application and details on CaFÉ:
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A Season of Words – Spring Speaks hosted Poetry Live at the SteamPlant

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Please join us for

A Season of Words – Spring Speaks hosted Poetry Live at the SteamPlant

Sunday March 16th at the Salida’s SteamPlant Event Center Annex

The evening will showcase the engaging and much loved featured poets, Peter Anderson from Crestone and Salida’s Lynda LaRocca. Dynamic local Salidan Michael Fox will open the evening.

Open mic follows – one page, one poem, per poet.

There will be Music! With Dave Tipton on Champman Stick

Doors open at 6:00pm |  Open mic sign-up at 6:15pm  | Showtime from 6:30 – 8:30pm

Your donation of any amount is appreciated and will support future poetry events.

Much gratitude to all of YOU and City of Salida Arts & Culture for supporting Live Poetry!

Artist Reception- Andrew Dengate

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Please join us at the Salida SteamPlant as Arts & Culture hosts the March artist reception featuring the work of Andrew Dengate, painter and designer. Stop in to view the work and talk with the artist. Light refreshments and cash bar available.

The Wizard of OZ at the Salida SteamPlant

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Join the Salida Arts & Culture Department for a magical evening of singalongs, photo booths, and enchanting pre-show entertainment, all inspired by Wizard of Oz! Don’t forget to dress up as your favorite character from the Land of Oz – we highly encourage it!
A young farm girl and her little dog are magically transported into the enchanted land of Oz via a Kansas tornado. As they travel down Oz’s Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard and ask him to send them home, they encounter a wonderful, funny, terrifying and, ultimately, enlightening group of characters, human and otherwise. This 1939 award-winning film classic (Best Score and Best Song Academy Awards) is a perennial favorite that has recently been meticulously restored. (This film is rated G with a run time of 101 minutes)
Friday March 28th at 6:00pm | Doors open at 5:30pm
Adults Admission  –  $8
12 and under  –  $5
The screening event is open to the public.

Click HERE to purchase, or stop by the SteamPlant box office.

Cash bar and limited concessions are available.

Salida Creative District First Fridays!

Written by Tina Gramann on .

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 Steam Plant’s Annual Holiday Pop Up Art Market

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It’s time for the annual Holiday Pop Up Art Market brought to you by Salida Arts & Culture and the Creative District. Join us Saturday, December 14 as local and regional artists and makers bring their hand made art, jewelry, prints, note cards, fiber art, ornaments, sculptures, ceramics and more for a fun holiday art market at the Salida Steam Plant. Find that perfect gift and enjoy music, cocktails, hot cocoa, sweets, a photo booth and more while you shop this fun market experience! Artists interested in participating as a vendor, please see the information and application here. Applications are due November 18.

On The Edge

Written by Addison Guskey on .

On the Edge, presented by Grounded Dance Company, showcases a wide variety of choreography embracing the concept of war. Whether you interpret war at a global level or at an individual level, every moment of our existence there is constant push and pull, visible or hidden struggles and internal battles. Where will your thoughts and emotions take you over the course of the show?

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