The Health Alternatives & Sustainability Event Calendar for Southern Colorado

From Mountain Peaks to Sand Dunes, Southern Colorado is full of variety. It is a great place to live and a fun place to visit.

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SOCOhas.com features a wide variety of events including festivals, races, classes and so much more.

May
1
Mon
Collage of Gardens – Tickets are available! @ Divine Redeemer & Middle Shooks Run Neighborhoods
May 1 @ 9:00 am – Aug 1 @ 3:00 pm

Tickets are available for the Collage of Gardens event.

Your ticket provides the addresses for the garden locations where printed tour guides can be obtained on the days of the event. The guide will provide information about all gardens, including a map.

*** Please note that there is a handling fee when using Eventbrite. Or beginning on May 15th, you may purchase tickets at any of the garden centers listed below:

May
31
Wed
Fine Arts Center – Libation Lecture: Life as “Star Detective” @ Fine Arts Center
May 31 @ 5:30 am – Jun 12 @ 6:30 pm

Life as “Star Detective”

Wednesday, May 31, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the FAC (Bar opens at 5 p.m.)

Coinciding with The Gift, an exhibition currently on view at the FAC, join us for our first Libation Lecture of 2023. The night sky is full of stories – stories of change, of life and death, and of possibility – carried out over millions or billions of years. How can we possibly understand these stories when our lives are but a fleeting blip in comparison?We will look at how stellar astrophysicists act as detectives, using the light from stars as clues to uncover the stories of the universe, and what is possible when we expand our ways of telling these stories through art-science collaborations.

Themed drink: Starry Night

Lecturer: Dr. Natalie Gosnell, Assistant Professor of Physics at Colorado College

 

$10 for FAC members, $15 for non members, includes your first drink

FAC Members must login to receive the discount (discount will appear in check out cart), or use discount code MemLL22

Jun
2
Fri
2023 Pikes Peak Permaculture Skills Series – Orchard School: Day 1 of 3 @ Flying Pig Farm - Manitou Springs
Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join Us For A Weekend of Hands On Learning!!

Instructors:
Don Chilo, the Paw Paw Man
Becky Elder, Veteran Gardener and long time Permaculturist, and
Jayme Domejka, Permaculturist and Soil Food Web School Certificate Holder

For More Information and/or to Register, Please visit our website:
www.PikesPeakPermacuture.Org

Organic Orchards, Forest Gardens, Planning Plant Guilds, Design Q and A, Foundations of Soils and Compost, Natives and Unusual Fruits, Perennial Foods, Woody Plant Propagation, Pest Management, Orchard and Forest Garden Management

Cost: $250     *Work trade and Financial Aid Available

Friday 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Saturday 9.00am – 4.00pm
Sunday 9.00am – 4.00pm

Lunch provided Saturday and Sunday

 

Jun
3
Sat
Coffee and Conservation @ Conservation & Environmental Center
Jun 3 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Drop by and enjoy a free cup of joe, get watering and landscaping tips from our specialists, then tour our demonstration gardens.

2023 Pikes Peak Permaculture Skills Series – Orchard School: Day 2 of 3 @ Flying Pig Farm - Manitou Springs
Jun 3 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join Us For A Weekend of Hands On Learning!!

Instructors:
Don Chilo, the Paw Paw Man
Becky Elder, Veteran Gardener and long time Permaculturist, and
Jayme Domejka, Permaculturist and Soil Food Web School Certificate Holder

For More Information and/or to Register, Please visit our website:
www.PikesPeakPermacuture.Org

Organic Orchards, Forest Gardens, Planning Plant Guilds, Design Q and A, Foundations of Soils and Compost, Natives and Unusual Fruits, Perennial Foods, Woody Plant Propagation, Pest Management, Orchard and Forest Garden Management

Cost: $250     *Work trade and Financial Aid Available

Friday 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Saturday 9.00am – 4.00pm
Sunday 9.00am – 4.00pm

Lunch provided Saturday and Sunday

 

June Full Moon (Full Strawberry Moon)
Jun 3 @ 9:42 pm
Jun
4
Sun
2023 Pikes Peak Permaculture Skills Series – Orchard School: Day 3 of 3 @ Flying Pig Farm - Manitou Springs
Jun 4 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join Us For A Weekend of Hands On Learning!!

Instructors:
Don Chilo, the Paw Paw Man
Becky Elder, Veteran Gardener and long time Permaculturist, and
Jayme Domejka, Permaculturist and Soil Food Web School Certificate Holder

For More Information and/or to Register, Please visit our website:
www.PikesPeakPermacuture.Org

Organic Orchards, Forest Gardens, Planning Plant Guilds, Design Q and A, Foundations of Soils and Compost, Natives and Unusual Fruits, Perennial Foods, Woody Plant Propagation, Pest Management, Orchard and Forest Garden Management

Cost: $250     *Work trade and Financial Aid Available

Friday 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Saturday 9.00am – 4.00pm
Sunday 9.00am – 4.00pm

Lunch provided Saturday and Sunday

 

Popcycle Ride @ Park Union Bridge
Jun 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

No need to sign up. Just show up with your bike, helmet, and some water! Meet at America the Beautiful Park across from the Park Union Bridge.

All ages are welcome! We recommend all riders be able to ride (6 easy miles might be a lot for those on training wheels or a balance bike)

Join us on an easy 6 mile (round trip) to the famous Popcycle ride to the famous PopCycle Bridge to eat popsicles. All rides begin and end at America The Beautiful Park.  Rides are 1pm to 3pm.

Jun
9
Fri
Florissant Fossil Beds: Night Sky Programs @ Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Jun 9 @ 8:30 pm – 10:15 pm

Each Night Sky Program begins at the Visitor Center where you will pay your fee or show your pass. If you do not already have an American the Beautiful Interagency pass or do not qualify for one of them, you will need to pay the daily entrance fee or purchase an annual pass. You can also do this ahead of time on recreation.gov

You will recieve park information and then be guided to the outdoor viewing area. Telescopes and laser pointer tours will be provided by the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society.

*** On nights when the park is offering a night sky program, the park will remain open until the end of the night sky program.
Please dress warmly. Evenings in the mountains can be cool, even in summer.
No reservations are necessary. Please note that stargazing is weather dependent. The presentation will be given no matter the weather conditions; however, it is always best to call ahead in case of severe thunderstorms or snowy conditions. The Monument can be reached at (719) 748-3253.
Partnership with the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society:
Our Night Sky Programs are a collaborative effort with the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society (CSAS). Volunteer astronomers from CSAS bring additional telescopes and knowledge, to help make each stargazing event a truly engaging experience. For more information about CSAS (including events at additional locations), please visit their website: csastro.org
Jun
15
Thu
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates – Forest Lakes – New Trail Construction
Jun 15 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Help us create a new singletrack trail connection, right in the middle of town! Sign up for Trail Love.

Prepare for Colorado weather. Long pants and sturdy shoes are recommended.

Hoses and tools will be provided – feel free to bring your favorite shovel!

More info about this project  https://medwheel.org/goose-gossage/.

Register for this Trail Love Dig day https://app.theauxilia.com/Event/goose_gossage_trail_love_dig_date

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