Cowboy music coming to Mancos
The Western Music Association Colorado Showcase/Jam will be Saturday, May 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mancos Library. It's free, but donations will be taken.
From Mancos, yodeling cowgirl Lynne Belle Lewis and cowgirl poet Lindy Simmons will be featured artists. From Cortez, baritone Mark Baker and working cowboy Tim Krebs will offer more yodels. Four performers from outside Montezuma County will round out the program.
Complimentary cake, coffee and water will be available.
Information: Susie Knight at (303) 495-4869.
Archaeologists discuss Petrified Forest
The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society presents William Reitze at 7 p.m. May 5 at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St., Cortez.
Reitze will discuss "The Petrified Forest National Park Boundary Expansion Project: Re-assessing Occupation and Land Use in El Desierto Pintado." He will discuss archaeological research on the expanded Petrified Forest National Park, including preliminary results on several recently discovered, large Basketmaker sites.
Information: Kari Schleher at 505-269-4475.
Site-surveying class available at FLC
Assistant State Archaeologist Kevin Black will teach a class on "Basic Site Surveying Techniques" from May 29 to June 1 at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.
The 25-hour course is part of the Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification, and is open to the public. The cost for the class is $12.
To register, call Tish Varney at 259-4099 or email [email protected] before May 15.
'Chiropractic Care for Your Horse'
Dr. Petra Sullwold, DC, CAC, presents "Chiropractic Care For Your Horse" at the Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen meeting on May 5, at the Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, in Cortez.
Arrive for dinner at 6:15 p.m.; the presentation starts at 7 p.m.
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