The Crestone Eagle Newspaper Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR – NOW UPDATED WEEKLY
(as new information is received)
last update March 31, 2009

Note: To list event in monthly print calendar, please submit in writing to PO Box 101, Crestone CO 81131 by 22nd of the month or e-mail to calendar@crestoneeagle.com. To update calendar online during the month, submit entries each week by Friday, 3pm to janet@crestoneeagle.com. They will appear online the following Monday morning.

Daily/Weekly Events

Daily
• Aarti, Haidakhandi Ashram, 7am and 6pm, 719-256-4108 or www.BabajiAshram.org
• Shumei International Institute holds daily Sampai with chanting and offering of healing Jyorei, 7:50am and 5:50pm in Sanctuary, 256-5284
• Manjushri Practice, sitting meditation, 8-9am, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 256-5539
• Shumei offers visitors tours, healing Jyorei, and the art gallery, all free and open to public, 9-5, 7 days a week, 256-5284
• Crestone Children’s Cooperative Play Group, Monday-Friday, 11am-5pm (babies & toddlers 11am-1pm; preschoolers pm), 256-4040
• Noon meditation, open to all, Solar Meditation Dome, Savitri House, 83 N. Baca Grant Way, 256-4917

Sundays
• Mass at Nada Carmelite Hermitage, 9am, 719-256-4778
•Dorje Trolo Practice, White Jewel Mountain, Practice Yurt, Camino Baca Grande 1/2 mile N. of Vajra Vidya, 10-noon, 256-5773
• Sangre de Cristo Christian Church in Crestone: Sunday School classes 10am, Services 11am, 256-4625—potluck follows on first Sunday of month
• Church in the Valley, Sunday School 11am, Worship 11:45am, at 5th & Gunnison in Saguache, 655-2012
• Insight (Vipassana) Meditation, 5:30pm, call Jan 256-4321
• Open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, LINK Building across from
Challenger Golf Pro Shop, 7pm, 256-5890
• Medicine Buddha Practice, 7pm, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 256-5539
• CSSS Group—Crestone Suicide Survivors Support Group—meets every Sunday, 256-5992 for time and place

Mondays
• Women’s Fitness Fantastic Group Training 8am, call Carrie Robertson to reserve space 588-3879
• Taoist tai chi for all levels, beginners welcome, 8:30-10am, 256-4453
• Widows & Widowers Support Group, Hospice del Valle, 514 Main Street, Alamosa, noon-1:30pm (meets every other week), 589-9019
• Change Your Life For Free: free emotional & spiritual counseling with Alice McLain—resume services Mon., May 4, 3pm
• Hatha Yoga classes w/ JoAnn Connington, Jillian’s studio, 5-6:30pm, 719-256-5129
• Alanon meeting, LINK Building on Road T, 5pm, 719-256-4320
• Men’s Strength and Core Fitness group at 5:15pm, call Carrie Robertson 588-3879
• Ongoing Didjeridoo classes, 5:30-6:30pm, with Elianna, 719-256-2202
• Iyengar Yoga classes for continuing students with Chuck Tidd at the Saguache Yoga Studio, 6-7:30pm, free/donations accepted, 256-5436
• Women’s Writing Group, 6:30pm at Savitri House, 83 Baca Grant Way, 256-4917 (second & fourth Mondays)
• Chenrezig Practice, 7pm, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 256-5539

Tuesdays
• Gentle Yoga w/ JoAnn Connington, at Jillian’s studio, 10:30am-noon, 256-5129
• Kriya kundalini yoga at Sacred Mountain Retreat, 800 E. Galena, Crestone, 4:30-6:30pm, 256-4829
• Continuing Ashtanga Yoga, 5-7pm, 256-5668
• Savitri Reading Circle, 7pm, Savitri House, 83 Baca Grant Way, 256-4917
• White Tara Practice, 7pm, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 256-5539
• Kundalini Yoga, Crestone Healing Arts Center, $10/class, 7:15-8:30pm, 256-4036
• Narcotics Anonymous, open meeting, marijuana users are welcome, Baca Library on Road T, 7:30pm, 256-5007 or 256-5524

Wednesdays
• Ashtanga Yoga for Beginner, 8-9:45am, 256-5668
• Women’s Fitness Fantastic Group Training 8am, call Carrie Robertson to reserve space 588-3879
• Taoist tai chi for all levels, beginners welcome, 8:30-10am, 256-4453
• Villa Grove Craft Classes, 9am-noon, 719-655-2203
• Pottery classes for adults, 9:30-11:30am, ongoing, a few spaces still available, call Margaret 256-4188
• Men’s Strength and Core Fitness group at 5:15pm, call Carrie Robertson 588-3879
• Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm at POA Hall. If you’re one of us or think you might be, come check us out.
• Sangre de Cristo Christian Church: Prayer Meeting & Youth Group, 6:45-8pm, 256-4625
• Reiki offered to community at Rainbow Healing Center, 7pm, 256-4110
• Chenrezig Practice, 7pm, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center,
• Dharma Study Group, Kagyu tradition of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Monte Vista, meditation open to everyone, 7-9pm, 719-852-2868
• Japanese wooden sword training, Crestone Healing Arts Center, sincere beginners and drop-ins welcome, $10/class, 7:15-8:30pm, 256-4036
• Confidential HIV/AIDs testing, $10, first Wednesday each month, call Rose 719-754-2773

Thursdays
• Kundalini Yoga, Crestone Healing Arts Center, $10/class, 7:30-8:45am, 256-4036
• Gentle Yoga w/ JoAnn Connington, at Jillian’s studio, 10:30am-noon, 256-5129
• Therapeutic Yoga, Saguache Yoga Studio, 3:30-5pm, prior consultation required, 256-5436
• Sufi Zikr and Whirling at 5pm, followed by potluck supper, all welcome, phone Hamida Nur, info and directions 256-4290 (No Zikr 3/5/09)
• Continuing Ashtanga Yoga, 5-7pm, 256-5668
• Iyengar Yoga classes for continuing students with Chuck Tidd at the Saguache Yoga Studio, 6-7:30pm, free/donations accepted, 256-5436
• Ongoing Course in Miracles open discussion and meditation group, 7pm, call for location 256-4969
• Black Bear Game Night, 6-10pm, bring a game or use one provided, hang out in the warm with friends
• “Positively Moody Blues” with DJ Ananur, streaming online www.wrfr.org, all music with a sprinkle of astrology, 6-7pm
• White Tara Practice, 7pm, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 256-5539
• Disciples of Christ meeting in Moffat, 7:30pm, Pastor Milton Jones, 256-4634

Fridays
• Women’s Fitness Fantastic Group Training, 8am, call Carrie Robertson to reserve space 588-3879
• Taoist tai chi for all levels, beginners welcome, 8:30-10am, 256-4453
• Chenrezig Practice, 7pm, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 256-5539

Saturdays
• Meditation sitting, 9am, followed by tea & discussion, Dragon Mountain Temple, dragonmountaintemple.com
• Morning Meditation, 10am-12pm, at Tara Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center in Pagosa Springs, 970-731-3711, info@taramandala.org
• Dharma Ocean Sangha offers morning meditation sessions, 10am-1pm, at new retreat center, 256-4335
• Opera DVD viewing at Hazlerig Music House, call for time, 256-4371
• White Tara Practice, 7pm, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 256-5539

Monthly Events

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       February 14-April 27, Saturday-Monday
• Love Art!—show at Crestone Artisans Gallery, 719-256-5280
March 26-April 3, Thursday-Friday
• Spring Navratri with daily fire ceremonies at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 10:08am, 256-4108
       March 26-April 9, Thursday-Thursday
• On-line auction fundraiser for Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, bidding ends 10:08am April 9, www.Babajiashram.cmarket.com
       April 1, Wednesday
• April Fool’s Day
• Women’s Lunch (first Wednesday), 11:30am, call BG 256-4348
• Saguache County Tourism Council meeting, County Courthouse, Commissioners Room, 4:30pm, 655-2512
       April 3, Friday
• Deadline to order trees from Colorado Forest Service, 587-0915, Tim.Cudmore@colostate.edu
• Saguache County Health Fair, Head Start Building, 301 E. 3rd Street, Center, 7-11am, questions or to volunteer 754-3191, 754-2773, 655-2533
• Honoring the children ceremony at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 11am, 256-4108
       April 4, Saturday
• Saturday Night Live Music at Harvest Restaurant: Tedd Brumm—acoustic originals and vocals, 6-8:30pm 256-6363
       April 5, Sunday
• Shumei’s monthly Sampai, 10:30am, followed by a hot and healthy buffet lunch for all, 256-5284
• Eucharist at Little Shepherd in the Hills at 2pm in Crestone (first Sunday each month), 719-539-4562 or HYPERLINK "mailto:fryesu25@yahoo.com" fryesu25@yahoo.com
       April 6, Monday
• Widows & Widowers Support Group, Hospice del Valle, 514 Main Street, Alamosa, noon-1:30pm, 589-9019 (meets every other week)
• Town of Crestone Planning Commission meeting, 1:30pm, Town Hall
       April 7, Tuesday
• Saguache County Commissioners Meeting, 9am, Saguache County Courthouse, call 655-2231 to receive agenda by mail
• Casita Park Action Committee potluck & meeting, 6pm, 347 Huerta Ct. Casita Park, 256-5728
       April 8, Wednesday
• Crestone Baca Planning Commission, 9am, POA Hall (second Wed.)
       April 8-June 29, every M-W-F
• StrongWomen exercise program for middle-aged and older women, Health Dept. building, Saguache, 4:45-5:45pm, 719-221-4502, 655 2533
       April 9, Thursday
• Full Moon in Libra at 8:56am
• Full-moon fire ceremony, Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 10:08am, followed by a meal, 256-4108, info@babajiashram.org
• Sukhavati Puja for the Deceased, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, 2pm, 256-5539
• Community Forum to discuss Consolidation of the Sports & Activities Programs between Moffat & Mt. Valley Schools, 6pm, Mt. Valley Gym
• Nada Carmelite Hermitage Holy Thursday Mass, 7pm, 256-4778
• Crestone End Of Life Project open meeting, 7pm, Sanctuary House, Baca Townhouse #10, Stephanie 588-7415, Barbara 256-4420
       April 10, Friday
• Nada Carmelite Hermitage Good Friday Stations of the Cross, 3pm, followed by service in Chapel, 256-4778
• Second Friday Poetry & Music Jam at Black Bear Media & Cafe, 7-9pm. Be brave! Have fun! Express yourself!
• Celtic group Four Shillings Short, Bongo Billy’s, Salida, 8-10pm, 719-539-4261, www.salidacafe.com
       April 11, Saturday
• Men’s Prayer Breakfast at On the Way Cafe in Moffat, 8am, Tom 256-4930, 256-4277 (second Saturdays)
• Dharma talk at Dragon Mountain Zen Temple, 10am (after Saturday 9am sitting), tea & discussion following, dragonmountaintemple.com
• Joy of wet-method painting, 10-11:30, $20 includes supplies, 256-5747
• Saturday Night Live Music at Harvest Restaurant: Steve Storm with special guest Bruce Hayes—acoustic Celtic guitar, 6-8:30pm 256-6363
       April 12, Sunday
• Easter
• Nada Carmelite Hermitage Easter Sunday Fire Lighting and Mass, 5am, followed by potluck brunch. All are welcome. 256-4778
• 12th Annual Easter Potluck, Campfire, Music & Egg Hunt, 1pm, at Earth Knack, Robin 256-4909
• Intentional Dance Alliance w/ DJ Buddha Bomb, Jillian’s Studio, $7,
4-8pm, 256-4160, promusement.com
• Mike Brill & Jack Barton at Villa Grove Trade, music & dinner 5-7pm, info & reservations 655-2203
       April 12-18, Sunday-Saturday
• National Library Week
       April 13, Monday
• Town of Crestone Board of Trustees meeting, 1:30pm, Town Hall
       April 14, Tuesday
• Saguache County Commissioners Meeting, 9am, Saguache County Courthouse, call 655-2231 to receive agenda by mail
       April 16, Thursday
• Community 4-H meeting and potluck, 4:30-7:30pm, White Eagle Village—elect officers, name the club, sign up for projects
• Crestone Charter School Governing Council meeting, 6pm, LINK building, Road T
• Community Forum to discuss Consolidation of the Sports & Activities Programs between Moffat & Mt. Valley Schools, 6pm, Moffat Gym
• Baca Grande POA Board meeting, 7pm, POA Hall, www.bacapoa.org
       April 17, Friday
• Baca Grande Water & Sanitation District meeting (third Friday), 9am, 256-4310, www.bacawater.com
• Monthly free movie night at Shumei: “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”, American documentary, 7pm, 256-5284
• Dances of Universal Peace, 7-9pm, 4384 E. Twinview Overlook, w/ Wonder Bob, 256-4645, 720-365-1715, wonder_bob@msn.com
       April 18, Saturday
• 9Health Fair, 7-12, Mountain Valley School, 403 Pitkin, Saguache, 719-539-3612 (coordinate with “Heart and Soil” event below)
• Orient Land Trust Board meeting, Valley View Hot Springs, 9am, 256-5212
• “Heart and Soil” health & garden fair,, 10:30-3:30, Mt. Valley School, Saguache. See article and ad in Eagle for details. 719-655-2011
• Bal Gokulam children’s program at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 10am-12noon, followed by potluck lunch, 719-256-5007, 719-256-4477
• Magic of Veil Painting, 10-11:30, $20 includes supplies, 256-5747
• Saturday Night Live Music at Harvest Restaurant: Jim Bowie—world banjo originals, 6-8:30pm 256-6363
• Theano & Chuck Lamb perform original voice/piano world/jazz at Wildwood Sounds in Del Norte, 7:30pm, (719) 657-4757 for details
• Second community meeting to present the architect’s tentative plan for permanent Crestone Charter School facility (time & place TBA)
       April 19, Sunday
• Sun enters Taurus at 4:45pm
• Creative Birth Choices, 11am-2pm (third Sunday each month), call Zuki to register 719-256-4544
• Crestone Healing Arts Guild Service Day at Crestone Healing Arts Center, sign up 11:30am, treatments 12-4pm, 256-2202
• “Brahms and Beyond”, performed by Classically Alive at Hazlerig Music House, 2pm, 719-256-4371, www.hazlerigmusichouse.com
• Tatjana Krizmanic exhibit opens at Shumei art gallery, 3-5pm, free to public, wine and cheese served, 256-5284
       April 19-25, Sunday-Saturday
• National Volunteer Week
       April 20, Monday
• Widows & Widowers Support Group, Hospice del Valle, 514 Main Street, Alamosa, noon-1:30pm, 589-9019 (meets every other week)
• Moffat District School Board meeting, Moffat School, 5:30pm
• Nicholas Roerich’s ‘Life & Art’, art video, 7pm at Hazlerig Music House, 256-5747 or 256-4371
       April 21, Tuesday
• Saguache County Commissioners Meeting, 9am, Saguache County Courthouse, call 655-2231 to receive agenda by mail
       April 22, Wednesday
• Earth Day
• Last day to sign up for 4-H projects, 256-5283
       April 24, Friday
• New Moon in Taurus at 9:24pm
• New-moon fire ceremony at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 10:08am, followed by a meal, 256-5007, info@babajiashram.org
• Chanting event in Denver, Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 256-4108
       April 25, Saturday
• Free Dump Day at Saguache County Landfill to celebrate Earth Day!
• Sagebrush Quilters, Saguache Community Building, 10am, 719-221-4502, 850-0051
• Drawing Techniques, 10-11:30, $20 includes supplies, 256-5747
• Saturday Night Live Music at Harvest Restaurant: Skye—local famous songwriter, 6-8:30pm 256-6363
       April 25-29, Saturday-Wednesday
• Introduction to Permaculture, Chokecherry Farm, www.permaculture.org, 256-5572
       April 26, Sunday
• Matt & Andy Skellenger performing at Hazlerig Music House, 2pm, new CD “Parantheticals” available, 256-4371, hazlerigmusichouse.com
• Chanting event in Denver, Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 719-256-4108
• Spirit Mountain String Band at Villa Grove Trade, music & dinner 5-7pm, info & reservations 655-2203
       April 27, Monday
• Permaculture Practicum “Top Bar Beekeeping”, Chokecherry Farm, Crestone, $60, 9am-4pm, 256-5572, www.joinLAS.com
       April 28, Tuesday
• Permaculture Practicum “Peas & Trees: Spring Gardening”, Chokecherry Farm, Crestone, $60, 9-4, 256-5572, www.joinLAS.com
       April 29, Wednesday
• Permaculture Practicum “Solar Hot Water”, Chokecherry Farm, Crestone, $60, 9am-4pm, 256-5572, www.joinLAS.com
       April 30, Thursday
• Deadline for local performers to submit material for the 2009 Crestone Music Festival, 256-4533 (must be postmarked by April 30, 2009)
• Southern Peaks League Art Show, Moffat School, 1-7pm
       May 1, Friday
• Deadline for applications: CHAC massage scholarships, Director Dan Retuta at crestonehealingarts@fairpoint.net, 719.256.4036
       May 1-3, Friday-Sunday
• Healing Seminar, free Spirit Church, Moffat, RSVP 256-4277
       May 2, Saturday
• Fifth Anniversary Show at Crestone Artisans Gallery, 2-5pm, door prizes, music, hors d’oeuvres, 256-5280
       May 7, Thursday
• Crestone Charter School Governing council meeting, 6pm, LINK building, Road T
       May 9-10, Saturday-Sunday
• Wilderness First Aid course, 256-5708, marcio_paesbarreto@nols.edu
       May 10, Sunday
• Mother’s Day
• CB Jazz Mother’s Day concert, Hazlerig Music House, silent & dessert auction to benefit Neighbors Helping Neighbors, 2pm, 719-256-4371
       May 14-17, Thurs-Sun
• Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival, Cortez Cultural Center, 970-565-1151, www.utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com
       May 16, Saturday
• Bal Gokulam children’s program at Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 10am-12noon, followed by potluck lunch, 719-256-5007, 719-256-4477
       May 16-17, Saturday-Sunday
• 7th Anniversary of Shumei International Institute (schedule of events to come)
       May 18, Monday
• Moffat District School Board meeting, Moffat School, 5:30pm
       May 22-24, Friday-Sunday
• Traditional Vision Quest, Great Mystery Alliance, 719-256-5307, www.gmanac.com
       May 24, Sunday
• Saguache County Museum’s 51st opening, parade, barbecue & crafts, 9am-3pm, 256-4272
       May 25, Monday
• Crestone Healing Arts Center Spring Intensive begins, Director Dan Retuta at crestonehealingarts@fairpoint.net, 719.256.4036
       June 15, Monday
• Moffat District School Board meeting, Moffat School, 5:30pm
       June 27, Saturday
• Meet the Sculptors reception, Sculpture Park, Salida SteamPlant, 4pm
       June 30, Tuesday
• Last day to renew overdue vehicle registration at Saguache County Clerk’s office to avoid new charges, 655-2512

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