Agape Durango’s spiritual festival seeks new Mancos location

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Agape Durango’s spiritual festival seeks new Mancos location

Neighbors’ dissent leads to move
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald

A woman performs a Cherokee ceremony during the Rhythm & Soul Festival in 2010 near Mancos. At center right is Michael Bernard Beckwith, director of the Agape Durango, and at right is Fred Boshardt, one of the organizers of the event.
An organizer for the “Rhythm and Soul Festival” has named Cottonwood Park as a possible new location for the festival. Organizers withdrew their application to hold the event at a location on Road G southwest of Mancos.

Agape Durango’s spiritual festival seeks new Mancos location

STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald

A woman performs a Cherokee ceremony during the Rhythm & Soul Festival in 2010 near Mancos. At center right is Michael Bernard Beckwith, director of the Agape Durango, and at right is Fred Boshardt, one of the organizers of the event.
An organizer for the “Rhythm and Soul Festival” has named Cottonwood Park as a possible new location for the festival. Organizers withdrew their application to hold the event at a location on Road G southwest of Mancos.