Multi-Day & Ongoing Series in October

Week 3: October 12 – 18

• Monday, Oct. 12
  
  

  • Library Closures: Both Salida Regional Library and Buena Vista Public Library are closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day / Staff Development.

  • Weekly Mahjong | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Location: BV Community Center (Pinon Room) | Host: Buena Vista Recreation | Cost: $3.00 drop-in.

  • Debate for Chaffee County Commissioner District 3

    • Time: Refreshments at 5:00 PM | Debate 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

    • Location: Salida SteamPlant Theater (220 W. Sackett Ave, Salida, CO)

    • Host: Arkansas Valley Indivisible (Moderated by Heart of the Rockies Radio)

    • Cost: Free (Ages 12+, advance registration requested)

    • Details: Candidates P.T. Wood (D) and Toby Taylor (R) discuss county priorities.

• Tuesday, Oct. 13
  
  

  • Make a Map (Ages 6–12) | 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library | Cost: Free.

  • Adult Craft Night: Felt Drawstring Pouches | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: Salida Regional Library | Cost: Free (Materials supplied, registration required).

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte (Encore) | Doors 2:30 PM, Show 3:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Location: Salida SteamPlant | Host: Salida SteamPlant | Cost: Ticketed.

• Wednesday, Oct. 14
  
  

  • Lunch & Learn: Data for Decision | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library (Speaker: Caitlin McAteer) | Cost: Free (Lunch included, limit 12).

  • Power Half Hour! Nonprofit Management | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Location: Online / Chaffee County Community Foundation | Host: CCCF | Cost: Free (RSVP required).

  • Spooky Plant Pathogens: Creepy Cases from the Garden | Online Webinar | Host: CSU Extension | Cost: Free.

  • Author Talk: Devon O’Neil (The Way Out) | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Location: BV Heritage Museum (506 E Main St, BV) | Host: BV Public Library & BV Heritage Museum | Cost: Free.

  • Beginner Wheel Ceramics (6-Week Course Starts Oct. 14) | Wednesdays | Location: Salida Ceramics | Host: Salida Ceramics | Cost: $325.00.

  • Handbuilt Tableware Set (6-Week Course Starts Oct. 14) | Wednesdays | Location: Salida Ceramics | Host: Salida Ceramics | Cost: $325.00.

  • Jazz Musicians Wanted: Open Mic Night | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Location: Salida SteamPlant Event Center | Host: City of Salida Arts & Culture | Cost: Free to attend (Cash bar).

• Thursday, Oct. 15
  
  

  • Amy’s Book Club | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: Salida Regional Library | Cost: Free.

  • ACAC Advisory Commission Meeting | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Location: Salida SteamPlant | Host: City of Salida Arts & Culture | Cost: Free (Public invited).

  • Big Screen Benefit: The Big Lebowski

    • Time: Doors 6:00 PM | Poetry Preshow 6:30 PM | Film 6:45 PM

    • Location: Salida SteamPlant Event Center

    • Host: Salida Council for the Arts & Salida Poetry Stake

    • Cost: Ticketed benefit event.

• Friday, Oct. 16
  
  

  • 12 Months of Birding | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Location: Fairview Cemetery, Salida | Host: GARNA (Led by Jacque Fisher) | Cost: Free.

  • Paint & Sip: Bas-Relief Fall Sculpture | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Location: Scout Hut (210 E. Sackett Ave, Salida) | Host: City of Salida Arts & Culture (Instructor: Tristin Teal) | Cost: $15.00 (Ages 16+, materials provided).

  • elevateHER Presents: Women's Adventure Film Tour | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Location: Salida SteamPlant | Host: elevateHER | Cost: Ticketed benefit.

• Saturday, Oct. 17
  
  

  • CPR / First Aid Certification | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library | Cost: Free (Registration required, limit 9).

  • Bookmark Crafting & Collage | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: Salida Regional Library | Cost: Free (Ages 8+).

  • No Kings #4: Vote-A-Palooza | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Location: Riverside Park, Salida | Host: Arkansas Valley Indivisible | Cost: Free.

  • Move, Breathe, Give Back (GoPinkCo Benefit Yoga) | 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Location: Yoga Olas, Salida | Host: Yoga Olas (Guides: Jennifer Fawcett & Britt Searles) | Cost: Donation-based (100% benefits GoPinkCo breast cancer support).

  • Building a Resilient Community Film Festival (Buena Vista) | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Location: Buena Vista | Host: GARNA | Cost: Ticketed.

  • Know Your Magic: Live Musical Performance | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Location: Salida SteamPlant Theater | Host: Know Your Magic Summit | Cost: Free (Registration required).

• Sunday, Oct. 18
  
  

  • Make Your Own Thanksgiving Platter Workshop | Location: Salida Ceramics | Host: Salida Ceramics | Cost: $75.00.

  • Oktoberfest on the Plaza

    • Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

    • Location: Salida SteamPlant Plaza

    • Host: Salida Arts & Culture

    • Cost: Free & open to the public

    • Details: Polka music by Zephyr, local Oktoberfest beer tastings, stein-holding contest, Kid's Zone, costume contest, and Wiener Dog Races!

  • Movie Screening: Snow Day: Life, Death, and Skiing | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: Salida Regional Library | Cost: Free (Includes Q&A with film subject).

  • Building a Resilient Community Film Festival (Salida) | 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Location: Salida | Host: GARNA | Cost: Ticketed.

Week 4: October 19 – 25

• Monday, Oct. 19
  
  

  • Free Virtual Legal Clinic | 2:00 PM – 3:40 PM | Location: Salida Regional Library (Virtual) | Host: SRL | Cost: Free (For parties without an attorney).

  • Beginner II Wheel Ceramics (6-Week Course Starts Oct. 19) | Mondays | Location: Salida Ceramics | Host: Salida Ceramics | Cost: $325.00.

• Tuesday, Oct. 20
  
  

  • Wild Colorado: How Do Seeds Move? | 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: GARNA & BV Library | Cost: Free.

  • Fiber Arts Workshop: Decorative Rainbows | Location: Salida Ceramics | Host: Salida Ceramics | Cost: $40.00.

  • Mastering the Mysteries of Recycling | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Location: Community Forum / GARNA | Host: GARNA | Cost: Free.

  • Queer Happy Hour (21+) | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Location: The Slammer (412 E Main St, BV) | Host: BV Pride Coalition | Cost: Free admission.

• Wednesday, Oct. 21
  
  

  • Knitted Knockers for Breast Cancer | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library | Cost: Free (Intermediate knitting skill, limit 12).

  • Intro to Archaeology (CMC Class Starts Oct. 21) | Wednesdays, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (Oct. 21 – Nov. 25) | Location: Salida | Host: Colorado Mountain College | Cost: $69.00.

  • Mending Workshop: Vegetable Patches | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library | Cost: Free.

• Thursday, Oct. 22
  
  

  • Wonder Science: Magnetism (Ages 6–12) | 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library | Cost: Free.

  • Queer Pages Book Club | 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM | Location: Crooked Cauldron (527 US Hwy 24 N, BV) | Host: BV Pride Coalition | Cost: Free.

  • Four Shillings Short Concert | Location: A Church (419 D St, Salida, CO) | Host: A Church Salida | Cost: Ticketed.

• Friday, Oct. 23 – Sunday, Oct. 25
  
  

  • No-Carve Pumpkin Contest Drop-Off | Oct. 23–25 (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM) | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: Salida Regional Library | Cost: Free (Decorated pumpkin submission for public voting).

  • Cottage Food Online Safety Training | Online | Host: CSU Extension | Cost: Registration required.

  • Make Your Own Ceramic Gingerbread House | Sunday, Oct. 25 | Location: Salida Ceramics | Host: Salida Ceramics | Cost: $75.00.

  • Process Art: Signs of Fall | Sunday, Oct. 25, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: SRL | Cost: Free (Registration required).

Week 5: October 26 – 31

• Tuesday, Oct. 27
  
  

  • Virtual Author Talk: Liberated Love with Mark Groves | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library (Virtual) | Host: BV Public Library | Cost: Free.

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Macbeth (Encore) | Doors 2:30 PM, Show 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Location: Salida SteamPlant | Host: Salida SteamPlant | Cost: Ticketed.

  • Halloween Diamond Painting (Ages 12+) | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: SRL | Cost: Free (Registration required).

  • Ordinary Elephant Concert | Location: A Church (419 D St, Salida) | Host: A Church Salida | Cost: Ticketed.

• Thursday, Oct. 29
  
  

  • Are We Alone? Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library & MUFON Experts | Cost: Free.

  • FRANK OFF! Fundraiser Karaoke Party | Location: Salida, CO | Host: Salida Chamber Member event | Cost: Fundraiser ticketed.

• Friday, Oct. 30
  
  

  • Coffee with Susan (Library Director) | 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Location: Salida Regional Library | Host: Salida Regional Library | Cost: Free informal Q&A.

• Saturday, Oct. 31 (Halloween)
  
  

  • Fly Tying Workshop | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Location: Buena Vista Public Library | Host: BV Public Library | Cost: Free (Lunch provided, limit 5, registration required).

  • Parent/Tot Swim Lessons | Saturdays, Oct. 31 – Nov. 21, 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Location: Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center | Host: Salida Parks & Recreation | Cost: $41.30 – $59.00.

  • Heart of the Rockies Halloween & Costume Contest | 2:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Location: Salida, CO | Host: City of Salida Recreation | Cost: Free community event.

  • Santa Rios (Halloween Edition) | Location: A Church (419 D St, Salida, CO) | Host: A Church Salida | Cost: Ticketed music event.

On Going Series

• 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

  • Dates: Every other weekend starting Oct. 23, 2026 through March 2027

  • Location: Hridaya Yoga Studio (331 E Main St, Buena Vista, CO)

  • Host: Amy Hardwick Yoga & Wellness & Kati Borissova

  • Cost: Registration & tuition via Hridaya Yoga

  • Details: Rooted in traditional philosophy, Prana Vinyasa, Ayurveda, and anatomy.

• Preschool Swim Lessons

  • Dates & Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays, Oct. 27 – Nov. 19 | 4:30 PM–5:15 PM or 5:30 PM–6:15 PM

  • Location: Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center (410 W. Rainbow Blvd, Salida, CO)

  • Host: City of Salida Parks & Recreation

  • Cost: $58.10 – $83.00 per session

  • Details: Swim instruction for young children.