May 2023 North Fork Valley Events List
The North Fork Valley is a busy and vibrant community of the towns of Crawford, Hotchkiss, and Paonia, and also includes the towns of Austin, Lazear and Somerset.
See Last Month's April Events Here.
See June 2023 Events Here.
See July 2023 Events Here.
See August 2023 Events Here.
Recurring Events in the North Fork Valley
- Wed (every) 3:30pm: Kids after school pottery classes at The Creamery Arts Center. 165 W. Bridge Street. - Hotchkiss.
- Wed (every) 6:00pm: Open mic night at The Creamery Arts Center. 165 W. Bridge Street. - Hotchkiss.
- Wed (1st & 3rd) 10:00am to 12:00 noon): Hotchkiss Knitters. Hotchkiss Library. Contact 970.399.7781. - Hotchkiss.
- Wed (3rd) 1pm-2pm: Munch and Meet by Citizens for a Healthier Community at the Paonia Library. - Paonia
- Thu (every) 5pm: The North Fork Valley Rotary Club weekly meeting and speaker. - Paonia.
- Fri (every) 8am-11am: Mountain Oven Organic Bakery and Millhouse 395 Clark - Paonia
- Fri (last) Friday Final Friday Frolic - North Fork Valley Creative Coaltiion / Paonia Creative District - Paonia
- Fri (every) 5-7pm: Blue Sage Center for the Arts Happy Hour Live Music - attendance is free.
- Sat (2nd) 9:00am: SB Quilters at Memorial Hall except for July. - Hotchkiss.
- Sat (last) Free Community Retro Film Series at The Paradise Theater 215 Grand Ave, Paonia.
Recurring Events - Town, County, and Special Districts
- Wed (2nd) 7:00pm: Town of Crawford - 2nd Wednesday of each month, Town Hall, 425 Hwu 82 - Crawford
- Thu (2nd) 6:30pm: Town of Hotchkiss - 2nd Thursday of each month, Town Hall, 276 W. Main Street - Hotchkiss
- Tue (2nd & 4th) 6:30pm: Town of Paonia - 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month, Town Hall Community Room, 214 Grand Ave. - Paonia
Send your weekly meetings to NFVChamber@gmail.com or HotchkissChamber@gmail.com.
Upcoming Daily Events in the North Fork Valley
- 5/25 (Thu) 9am-11am: Western Slope Conservation Center CALLING ALL WEED WHACKERS! Have you noticed? RSVP here so we can send you a reminder in advance. If you have a mower or bush hog to offer, please email Karen directly as we may want to get you out there sooner.
- 5/25 (Thu) 5pm: The North Fork Valley Rotary Club weekly meeting with Fred Zimmer to talk about recent developments on Grand Ave. At Rio Bravo Mexican Restaurant, 240 Grand Ave. - Paonia.
- 5/25 (Thu) 7pm Doors, Show: 7:30pm: Jeannine Renée "Plastic Madonna" Album Release Concert with Chris Goplerud, Max Heepke, Jean Sandoval, Amy Scher at the Paradise of Paonia Theater, 215 Grand Ave. Paonia - see below.
- 5/26 (Fri) 5pm-9pm: Final Friday Frolic Art Walk North Fork Valley Creative Coalition . A monthly art walk - Paonia
- 5/26 (Fri) 5pm: Blue Sage Gallery Exhibition and Artist Talk, George Levi on A Descendants View: Sand Creek Massacre, 228 Grand Ave. - Paonia
- 5/26 (Fri) 7pm-11pm: Root & Vibe by Root & Vine Market. 40823 CO Hwy 133. Paonia
- 5/27 (Fri) 7pm: Free Community Retro Film Series (Final Saturday of every month) “Roxanne" Sponsored by Indigo Autumn at The Paradise Theater 215 Grand Ave, Paonia.
- 5/27 (Sat) 10am-1pm: HOTCHKISS SATURDAY ARTISTS and FARMERS MARKET AT THE CREAMERY ARTS CENTER KICKSOFF SATURDAY MAY 27th Hotchkiss.
Farmers and Artists Listed Below
Kick off May 27th 10:00-1:00 Come support your local Farmers and Artists. A wide variety of products will be available:
Plant starts, herbs, tea, eggs, Jewery, canned goods, baked goods, Honey, Wheat, wheat flour……
- 5/27 (Sat) 1:00pm: Shamanic Artists Artists Support Group Artists Support Group Creamery Art Center - Hotchkiss
- 5/29 (Mon) 9:30am: MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL OBSERVANCE for PFC Victor Haglund of Crawford who served his country in the Vietnam conflict.
The Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Society and Museum is hosting a May 29 Memorial Day ceremony at the museum, 180 S. 2nd St in Hotchkiss, to honor Victor Haglund, the only casualty from the North Fork Valley in the Vietnam conflict. The presentation of Mr. Haglund’s military awards for display at the Historical Society Museum Veteran’s Memorial Exhibit will commence at 9:30 a.m. with Lynch/Cotten American Legion Post Commander David Cotten presiding. Immediately following the awards presentation, HCHS Veterans Auxiliary Members will be conducting its annual Memorial Day salute at the flagpole at Riverside Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. All veterans and family members are encouraged to attend both programs. Coffee and donuts will be available at the museum before and after the two Memorial Day programs. Hotchkiss. - 5/30 (Tue) 5:30pm-6:45pm: Lenore Cambria North Fork Pool and Recreation Retirement and Free Range Comedy improv show at 7:00pm, at the Creamery Arts Center. Hotchkiss See Below.
- 5/31-6/1 (Wed-Thu) 7pm: Spotlight on Local Filmmaker: Writer/Director Tony Schweikle "The Hybrids Family” w/Artist Q&A (Family friendly, all ages welcome!) at The Paradise Theater 215 Grand Ave, Paonia- see below.





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(Above line is from U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: Colorado)












Exhibitors at the Farmers and Artist Market at the Creamery Art Center - Hotchkiss
Name |
Business |
Selling |
Angel Fowler & Julia Widdop |
Wake Up Reiki Shamonic Arts Center |
Massage apothecary Information |
Angela Flores |
Delta County Farm to School Program |
Fruit, veggie school produce |
Anne Ziemer |
Immunity Farms |
Honey, Wheat, Flour, Eggs & produce |
Cathy Clemens |
|
Photos, Cards, pottery, stained glass & veggies |
Dee Hayden |
Lamborn Vista Jewelry |
Jewelry and gifts |
Eva Stoner |
|
Potatoes |
Evan Cummings |
|
Fruit, Veggies….. |
Gigi Deegan |
O'Deegan Farms |
Canned goods, backed goods |
Greta Nonnemacher |
Creations by Greta |
quilted items, baked goods |
Isabella Wolfgang |
|
Jewelry |
John Howard |
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Bonsai & Mini tree |
Kitty Dubois |
Bags made from recycled material |
Bags |
Linda Johnson Rubick |
Fat Toad Farm& bees Black Canyon Botanicals |
Plants, Elderberry, herbs, flowers, shrooms, salves, tinctures, died fabric & eggs |
Linda Tullis |
|
Flowers and Mexican Imports |
Mary Stahl |
Hill Top Farm |
Herbs, plants, flowers, catnip Mice, ointments |
Pat Frazier |
Peace and Plenty Farm |
Plants |
Patty Wyngaard |
Pollinator education |
Pollinator Houses |
Ryan Todd |
The Farm on Maple Drive |
Veggies, herbs, Microgreens & mushrooms |
Sara Schuster |
Fox & Elder |
Herbal tea, Tincture, seedlings |
Sunny |
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Medicinal Plant starts, salves, teas and bulk herbs |
Where the Chamber Finds The North Fork Valley Events
- Our Members, Partners, and Friends email their events to NFVChamber@gmail.com or HotchkissChamber.com.
- Fliers posted in the various towns -
Austin, Crawford, Hotchkiss, Lazear, Paonia, Somerset - The Chamber reviews the following websites or receive their newsletters.
- Postings on the various Town Facebook groups.
Blue Sage Center for the Arts https://bluesage.org/upcoming-events/ - Paonia but North Fork Valley wide.
Citizens for a Healthy Community - Paonia
The Creamery Arts Center https://www.creameryartscenter.org/events.html - Hotchkiss
Delta Area Chamber of Commerce http://devdelta.chambermaster.com/events - Delta based and Delta County wide.
Delta County Board of Tourism https://www.deltacountycolorado.com/events/
Delta County Indepdendent - Delta based and Delta County wide.
Delta County Libraries - Delta County Wide.
Delta County Public Information Officer Lindsey Mitchell - Delta based and Delta County Wide
High Country Shopper / Spotlight - Paonia based and North Fork Valley wide.
Hotchkss-Crawford Historical Society and Museum - Hotchkiss based with meetings in Crawford as well.
KVNF Public Radio - Paonia based but Delta County and Beyond
The Learning Council - Paonia.
The Nature Connection - Hotchkiss.
North Fork High School - Hotchkiss based but North Fork Valley wide.
North Fork Recreation District https://northforkrecreation.com/ - Hotchkiss based but North Fork Valley wide.
North Fork Merchant Herald - Hotchkiss based and North Fork Valley wide.
North Fork Valley Creative Coalition https://thecreativecoalition.org/events/ - Paonia based but North Fork Valley wide.
North Fork Valley Rotary Club - Paonia based but North Fork Valley wide.
The Paradise Theater - Paonia based but North Fork Valley wide.
Pickin Productions https://www.pickinproductions.com/upcomingshows
Town of Crawford
Town of Hotchkiss https://townofhotchkiss.colorado.gov/events-0
Town of Paonia
VOGA - Valley Organic Growers Association
Western Slope Conservation Center https://westernslopeconservation.org/events/ - Paonia based but North Fork Valley wide.
Western Slope Slow Cooking - https://slowfoodwesternslope.org/events/