Event Archive - The Learning Council

All-Ages and All-Genders

Last Saturday of Month – A monthly All-Ages and All-Genders for LGBTQ+ families and friends plus pizza! An in-person meet-up with peer counseling.

Color the Town

events, past

Color the Town – Register for your rainbow flag and installation this June for Pride Month – symbol of support

Champions

fundraiser, movie, past

July 20 – Heritage Month – In Champions, a former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities.

Compassionate Cultural Awareness Training

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May & June 17 – Compassionate Cultural Awareness Training is a two day class to develop one’s cultural awareness of a marginalized community.

Good Agricultural Practices

class, past

June 9 – Good Agricultural Practices training seminar will be conducted by CSU’s Martha Sullins – useful to any small farming operation.

Riverfest

events, past

June 3-4 – Riverfest is a community fair that includes a float trip. A festival occurs on June 3 while the float occurs on the 4th.

Spring Into Herbal Health

past, workshop

May 20 – In Spring into Herbal Health with Alicia Michelsen learn about our Spring plant allies and how to bring them into your life.

Minari

movie, past

May 18 – Heritage Month – Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream.

Water Harvesting Systems in the North Fork Valley

class, past

May 13 – In a classroom setting, learn about the basics of water harvesting systems and alternative land management strategies.

Cheesemaking

past, workshop

May 9 – In this Cheesemaking Workshop at the Hearth learn how to turn milk into cheese and gain hands-on cheesemaking experience.

Orchard Management and Grafting

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May 6 – In Orchard Management and Grafting learn how to graft fruit trees and how to cultivate a thriving organic orchard.

Cinco de Mayo

celebration, events, past

May 5 – Cinco de Mayo Celebration featuring live music and entertainment on Main Street in Delta. Vendor Booths and food trucks and more!

Mending Hearts Community Stitch Lab

class, past

Thursdays in March and April – Join the NFSIS 4th grade class as they lead a community Stitch Lab teaching mending and decorative stitches.

Holding Space

discussion, past

Apr 26 and 27 – Holding Space is a community conversation, open to any community members/organizations, and city officials about LGBTQ+ discrimination.

Planting for the Year

past, workshop

Apr 27 – Lance Swigart will lead a workshop on Planting for the Year. Learn about the timing of plantings for the year.

Liberating the Voice Within

discussion, past, workshop

Apr 23 – Liberating the Voice Within is a workshop combining traditional voice training and energetic clearings of limited beliefs.

Beekeeping Workshop

past, workshop

Apr 22 – In the Beekeeping Workshop learn the basic principles of beekeeping, caring for your bees, hive health and maintenance. See different types of beehives.

Apple Valley Park Stargazing

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Apr 21 – Dark Skies Paonia is hosting a stargazing event at Apple Valley Park, 9pm. Bring a red light and chair or blanket.

Apr 20 – Heritage Month Movie – In Wadjda, an enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school’s Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.

Climate Action Workshop

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Apr 13 – In this Climate Action Workshop learn about resilience, inner work, building new systems and activism with Rivera Sun.

Bucket Drumming and Marimba Class

class, past

Wednesdays Mar 1-Apr 12 – David and Arlyn Alderdice will teach a Bucket Drumming and Marimba class at the North Fork School of Integrated Studies.

Financial Planning for Agribusiness

class, past

Apr 11 – Financial Planning will teach farmers and agribusiness owners how to tell their financial story. Taught by Sunshine Mesa Farm’s Michelle Livingston.