Look what I started! :0 I have to put in my vote for the first couple weekends in june. It WILL be hot, but I think the kids should be able to come as well.
APRIL
1 Moab Rotary Club Auction
Annual fundraising event to benefit community projects. Watch Channel 6 tv and call in your bid on many products and services donated by local merchants.
1 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
6-9 Canyonlands Film Festival
Annual event featuring independent films on a variety of subjects. call 435-259-4463 or
Dead Link Removed Thoughout the four-day festival screen independent films from around the world (documentaries, dramatic features, sudent films, animation, experimental films, and short dramas). Workshops and discussions will also be led by visiting film makers, film scholars and judges.
8-9 Tour of Canyonlands Mtn Bike Race
Saturday, April 8th will feature the Moab Rim Downhill. Sunday, April 9th - Hurrah Pass-Amasa Back Cross Country. This event is the first in a nine race regional championship series known as the Mountain State Cup and is a nationally recognized championship series for the Rocky Mt. Region. For more info call Eric Jean at 303-432-1519.
8 Moab Art Walk
6:00 - 9:00 PM. Take the gallery stroll through downtown Moab. Visit local businesses featuring art shows/artist receptions: Many of these exhibits continue on display for the entire month.
8 Bike Rodeo
Red Rock Elementary. 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Sponsored by Moab police Department & Jim Englebright State Farm Insurance.
8 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
8 Kitty Calhoun "Desert Climbing"
Slide show & presentation, Moab Arts & Rec Center, 4:00 pm. Cost $5Fundraiser for Castleton Tower Preservation Initiative.
8-9 Rope the Rockies Team Roping
Old Spanish Trail Arena
11 San Juan County Internet & Technology Expo
Free and open to the public. Call 435-587-3236. 11:15 am - 7:00 pm at College of Eastern Utah, Blanding.
13 Defining Space: Balancing Nature & Visual Elements
A presentation by contemporary Naavajo artist, Emmi Whitehorse. Edge of the Cedar State Park/Museum, Blanding 7-9:00 pm Call 435-678-2238.
14 National Volunteer Week Recruitment/Seminar
Silent Auction at Allen Memorial Hospital. Join the Hospital Volunteers Open house from 6 - 9 pm.
15 Grand County High School Junior Prom
15 Greg Child, 20 Years of Himalayan Climbing
Slide show & presentation, Moab Arts & Rec Center 7:30 pm. Cost $5 Fundraiser for Castleton Tower Preservation Initiative.
15-23 Annual Easter Jeep Safari
4-Wheel Drive Event
15 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
20 "The Container Cosmos of Mesa Verde Puebloans"
Lecture by Scott Ortmann at 7:00 pm Edge of the Cedars State Park/Museum Call 435-678-2238.
21 Demystifying Shamanism
Moonflower Market. Call The Shaman's Institute 520-498-1102 for more info.
22 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
22 Shamanic Journeying Workshop
Moab Arts & Recreation Center. Suggested Donation $60, Call Shaman's Institute 520-498-1102.
22 Christine Lavin & Rosalie Sorrels in Concert
Star Hall 8:00 pm Sponsored by KZMU Tickets are $15 at Music of Moab or call 888-255-2200. An evening of high entertainment featuring great folk music and comedy. Christine & Rosalie are making a special trip to Moab for this concert. Two of the best.
22 City of Moab Easter Egg Hunt
23 Easter Sunday
27-29 Spring Horse Show
Old Spanish Trail Arena
28 Final Friday Poetry Potluck
Eklectica, 6:30 pm. Open Mike, bring a favorite dish. Come to the gathering of seasoned and budding poets. Hear what our artists write about - what really gets under their skin and how they express themselves. For more information, call Julie at 435-259-6896.
28-30 Moab Rod Benders April Action Car Show
Thursday, Movie Night - Star Hall. Friday Rod Runs in am and Cruising Main Street in pm. Saturday - Show at the New City Park begins at 7:30 am.
28-7 KZMU Radiothon
Annual Fundraiser for Moab Public Radio.
29 KZMU Lip Sync Contest
Sportsman's Lounge, 8:00 pm. Local perform their favorite songs in costume and staging. Prizes awarded to the best. Wild, crazy, fun event. Fundraiser for local public radio station.Call 259-2664.
29 Native American Arts Auction
Hubbell Trading Post. Held in Ganado, Arizona hosted by Southwest Parks & Monuments Association, the Friends of Hubbell Trading Post NHS, Inc. in cooperation with Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. Native American Arts to be sold at the auction will be accepted from April 17 through noon the day of auction. Preview will begin at 10 am in tent and auction will begin at 1:00 pm for more info call 520-755-3475.
29 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
MAY
1 Terry Tempest Williams
Star Hall 7:00 pm. Reading form her new book "Leap." Fundraiser for Castleton Tower Preservation Initiative. Booksigning to follow at Back of Beyond.
1-7 Earth Family 2000
A series of activities to gather together as a community to celebrate, teach, share and learn about earth base ritual and healing practices.
3-7 Cuise Moab 2000
4-Wheel Drive Toyota convention
4 Moab Brewery's 4th Anniversary Party
4 Moab Lecture Series
Moab Info Center, 7 PM. Rusty Salmon "Pin Hook Incident." Free to the public.
5 FAA Wings Program
Moab Valley Inn 7:30 pm. Speaker: Bill Cornick - aerobatic airshow performer, anational aerobatic judge, master CFI. Airport Shuttles available for small fee. Free & open to the public. Call 259-2451 for more info.
5 "Caring For Your Collectibles"
7:00 pm. Lecture by Randy Silverman preservation libararian from the Marriott LIbrary, University of Utah. Held at Edge of the Cedars State Park/Museum, Blanding. Call 435-678-2238
5-7 Red Rock Paint Show
Old Spanish Trail Arena
6 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
6 Paradox Pioneer Pageant
Paradox Valley School. Stories, dance, song, skits, a swap table and free dinner (potluck items accepted) FREE - open to the public. Beginning at 2:30 PM at 21501 6 Mile Road Paradox Valley School, (Paradox, Colorado) Call Becky or Renee at 970-859-7236 for more info
6 Air Affair 2000 Air Show and Fly In
Canyonlands Field Airport, Moab Event sponsored by Grand County Airport Board. Pancake Breakfast at 8-10 am; 10-3 Aerobatic Performances, Warbird Fly-bys, parachute jump team; 3-5 pm Young Eagles Program, scenic flights for $15 offered by Lake Powell Air & Slickrock Air Guides, $100 aerobatic rides offered by Lad Kinglesmith in Pitts Bi-plane. Static aircraft displays, food vendors, kids activities. Admission FREE, Donations accepted at Gate. Website:
http://www.lasal.net/~peanut/ airshow.htm For more info call 259-2451
6-13 Utah Pre-History Week
Activities at Edge of the Cedars State Park/Museum in Blanding, Call 435-678-2238 for details. May 6th: "Preservation Recommendations & Treatment" advice on preserving family heirlooms. Drop In Clinic from 9 am - 5 pm. At 2:00 pm Ute Storytelling Presentation by Larry Cesspooch; A UHC Speaker's Bureau Preseentation. May 11th: "Archaeoastronomy in the ChacoanWorld, By G.B. Cornucopia at 7:00 pm
7-13 Family Motor Coach Gathering
4 Wheelers Chapter
11 John Bayley Concert
Grand County Auditorium. Live benefit concert for Grand County Infant to Youth Foundation! Music starts at 8:00 pm Adults $10 Students $5.
12 Taiko Performance
Grand County Auditorium. Tozai Wadaiko 5-piece Japanese percussion ensemble featuring Sensei Tiffany Tamarabuchi world renowned Taiko Drummer. Tickets $10 advence ($12 door). For tickets see Music of Moab. Info call 259-3604
12-14 Canyonlands Writers River Trip
A journeying experience on the San Juan River, sponsored by Canyonlands Field Institute. Call 259-7750
13 Moab Art Walk
6:00 - 9:00 PM. Take the gallery stroll through downtown Moab. Visit local businesses featuring art shows/artist receptions: Many of these exhibits continue on display for the entire month.
13 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet
Annual fundraising event held at Civic Center. For tickets call Dave at 259-8217
13 Migratory Bird Day/National Wetlands Day
Celebration of beauty of bird wonders, hands-on activities for kids and adults. Bird walk, live birds of prey, etc. Guided Nature Walks. all this and more at the Matheson Wetlands Preserve beginning at 8:00 am till 12 noon. For more information call Moab Nature Conservancy office at 259-4629.
14 Open Horse Show
Old Spanish Trail Arena
14 Mother's Day
15 Grant Workshop
10 am - 1:00 pm. Moab Arts and Recreation Center. Annie Hatch of the Utah Humanities Council will offer advice and information on grants available to community groups and non-profit organizations. Participants may drop in for the mroning or just part of the session. Free.
18 Moab Lecture Series
Moab Information Center, 7:00pm. Lynn Chamberlain: "Photographing Birds." Free to the public.
19 San Rafael Swell Mountain Bike Festival
Entry fee $45. Call 888-214-1922 or visit website: biketheswell.com
20 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
20 Moab Home & Garden Show, Moab Valley Inn
Do-it-yourselfers and garden enthusiasts will find the best products, services and experts for the home, garden and beyond. Show times 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Meet local contractors and realtors. For more info call 435-686-2233.
20 Great Strides Walk
Rotary Park. 10K walk for a cure for cystic fibrosis. Registration at 9 am walk at 10 am. Contact Carol at 259-7657
20 Summer National Mud Bog Monster Showdown
OSTA gates open 5:30 pm show at 7:00 pm. Advance tickets on sale at City Market. Adults $14 Children under 12 $7. At the Gate: Adults $15 Children $8
27 Guided Nature Walks
Matheson Wetlands Preserve. Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, enjoy a guided nature walk sponsored by the Nature Conservancy.
27-28 Moab Arts Festival
Moab Arts and Recreation Center. Free Admission. Family Fun. Live Entertainment 10 am - 8 pm Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm Sunday. Call 259-2742 for info or to volunteer.
27 Bull Blast 2000
7:30 PM, Old Spanish Trail Arena. Professional Bullriding & Barrels. 40 cowboys, 50 bulls, 15 ladies barrel racing. Adults $8 Children 6-11 $5
29 Memorial Day
JUNE
1 Grand County High School Graduation
1 Moab Lecture Series
Moab Info Center, 7 PM. Sharyl Kinnear-Ferris: "Ancient Weavers." Free to the public.
1 Native American Art Awards
Edge of the Cedars State Park/Museum in Blanding, 7:00 pm, Special Exhibits room; refreshments
2 Dancin' Through the Decades
GCHS Auditorium. Becky's Dance Studio presentation 7:00 pm. Adults $3 Students $2 Children 5 & under FREE
2-3 Four Corners Horseshoeing Contest
Old Spanish Trail Arena
3 Dana Redfield Booksigning
Back of Beyond Bookstore, 4:00 pm.
3-4 22nd Annual Canyonlands Classic
Bowling Tournament at Gravel Pit Lanes.
3-7 Butch Cassidy Days
5:00 - 10:00 pm Nightly. Western Town, on Main Street, Downtown Moab Live Entertainment, Gunfights, Food & Souvenirs Rodeo Queen Contest on Monday/Tuesday nights Nightly Activities/Music 5:00 - 10:00 pm Parade on Saturday, June 10th on Main Street
7-10 Dual Sport Owners Group (Utah Get Together)
Sponsored by Arrowhead Motorsports of Moab, this event brings together motorcycle enthusiasts for three days of commoradery and fun on dual sport motorcycles.
8-10 PRCA Rodeo
Old Spanish Trail Arena. Professional Rodeo at its best. Three Nights beginning at 8:00 pm
10 Rodeo Parade
Main Street, 10:00 am
10 Moab Art Walk
6:00 - 9:00 PM. Take the gallery stroll through downtown Moab. Visit local businesses featuring art shows/artist receptions: Many of these exhibits continue on display for the entire month.
10 Celtica with Cosy Sheridan
EklectiCafe. Benefit for Moab Poets & Writers project from 7-10 pm. Suggested Donation $10. Good food, fun and friends.
10 Utah Free Fishing Day
10-11 22nd Annual Canyonlands Classic
Bowling Tournament at Gravel Pit Lanes.
12-16 Kid Taiko Workshop
Center Street Gym. Kids weeklong workshop from 10:30 - 12 noon each day, ending with performance in Swanney City Park. Call 259-4207 for more info.
14 Flag Day
15 Moab Lecture Series
Moab Info Center, 7 PM. Art Stephens: "Wilderness, Who Needs It." Free to the public.
16 Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
Old Spanish Trail Arena, one night only! Show Times 5:30 & 7:30 PM. Tickets in Advance: Adult $7 Children under 12 $5. Tickets on Circus Day: Adult $8 Children under 12 $6. Visit us on-line at
http://www.culpepper-merriweather.com. For more information call 1-800-344-3101.
16-17 Moab Repertory Theatre
8:00 pm, Moab Arts and Recreation Center. MRT ends its first season with its 8th production, the Pulitzer Prize winning play "Wit". Suggested donation $5
17 LaSal Mountain 5K Run
9:30 am. For more info call 1-888-687-3253
17 Open Horse Show
Old Spanish Trail Arena
17-18 22nd Annual Canyonlands Classic
Bowling Tournament at Gravel Pit Lanes.
17-18 Men's Fast Pitch Tournament
Annual tournament played at Moab City Softball Field. For entry info call 259-2255,
18 Father's Day
20-22 Beat the Heat with the Art Coach
Moab Arts and Recreation Center art classes for kids ages 7-10 & 11-14. Call 259-6272 for more info.
22 Summer Solstice Celebration
Edge of the Cedars in Blanding, meet at the "Sun Marker" sculpture behind the museum 7:00 pm; Program by Glen Raby on the "The Chimney Rock Sun Calendar at 8:00 pm. For more info call 435-678-2238.
23-24 Grand County High School Class of 1970 - 30th Reunion
Call Sandra Foy for more info 259-6490
24-25 22nd Annual Canyonlands Classic
Bowling Tournament at Gravel Pit Lanes.
29 Moab Lecture Series
Moab Info Center, 7 PM. David Williams:"Grand Views" CNHA's Driving Guide and "A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country," the natural history of the region. Following the lecture a reception and booksigning will be held at the Dan O'Laurie Canyon Country Museum.
JULY
1 4H Livestock Show
Old Spanish Trail Arena
1 Amigos Club Latino Dance, 7:30 pm
1 Dog Days of Summer
Ruby's 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
1 Farmer's Market
EklectiCafe, Saturday mornings.
1-2 Big Sky Open Archery Tournament
Grand Junction, CO. For more information, call 970-243-1319.
3 Cultural Day at Ute Indian Museum
In Montrose, Colorado from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Yellowbird Indian Dancers perform from 11:00 - 3:00 pm. Come enjoy the colorful dancing as they share many kinds of Indian dances and stories. A special feature will be this years National Hoop Dance Champion. Indian vendors will be here to sell their artwork and crafts. Enjoy tasty fry bread. Museum tours will be given. Activities and a documentary of the Utes. Call 970-249-3098 for more information.
4 INDEPENDENCE DAY
Fireworks at dusk presented by Grand County from the SandFlats Hill.
5 Gesangverein Breitenau
FREE concert. Mixed Austrian world-class choir performance, Star Hall, 7:00 pm. Repertoire includes romantic to modern, spiritual to gospel, folk to classical.
7 Book Reading and Signing
EklectiCafe, 7:00 pm. Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free, by Elaine Weiss, Ed.D.
7-9 Colorado Express Barrel Racing
Old Spanish Trail Arena
8 Moab Art Walk
6:00 -9:00 pm. Take the gallery stroll through downtown Moab. Visit local businesses featuring art shows/artist receptions. Many of the exhibits continue all month.
8 Farmer's Market
EklectiCafe, Saturday mornings.
8 From the Good Earth
A celebration of growing food around the world. An exhibit at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding. Exhibit continues through August 16. Call 435-678-2238 for more information.
13 Moab Lecture Series
Moab Information Center, 7:00 pm. Duane Resare and Rust Lee: "Our Forest Service, Recreationand& Roads". Free to the public.
15 R. Carlos Nakai and Quartet in Concert
Mt. Peale Country Resort Inn presents an outdoor concert in LaSal beginning at 5:00 pm Barbeque Dinner at 4 pm. No Tall Lawn Chairs, No Alcohol. Tickets $14 in advance and $22 at the door. Call 1-888-687-3253 for more info.
15 Farmer's Market
EklectiCafe, Saturday mornings.
15 Lipizzaner Stallions
Mesa County Fairgrounds, Grand Junction, CO, 7:30 pm. For more info call 970-255-7100.
22 Victor Sanz in Concert
Old Spanish Trail Arena, 8:00 pm. Tickets $10. Call 259-6226 for more info.
22 Atahualpamanta, Andean Music
Musical group from Ecuador performing at the Moab Arts and Rec Center at 7:30 pm. Slide show at intermission. Andean traditional music group, Atahualpamanta, joins Earth Mandala Project which brings together artists, indigenous peoples and community to create sculpture, music and theater for world peace. Tickets sold at Music of Moab. $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Free for youth under 15 years of age.
22 Farmer's Market
EklectiCafe, Saturday mornings.
23 Atahualpamanta, Andean Music
Musical group from Ecuador performing at the Moab Arts and Rec Center at 7:30 pm. Slide show at intermission. Andean traditional music group, Atahualpamanta, joins Earth Mandala Project which brings together artists, indigenous peoples and community to create sculpture, music and theater for world peace. Tickets sold at Music of Moab. $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Free for youth under 15 years of age.
24 Annual Ice Cream Social
Museum/Library Lawn Community Get-Together with music.
27 Moab Lecture Series
Moab Information Center, 7:00 pm. Jane Belnap: "The Dirt on Dirt." Free to the public.
28 Poetry at Potash
Meet at EklectiCafe at 7:00 pm. Potluck and poetry readings at Goldbar Beach. Call 435-259-6896 for details.
29 Farmer's Market
EklectiCafe, Saturday mornings.
Sorry bout the format The # are obviously the dates.
[Edited by HIX on 10-28-2000 at 09:43 AM]
Seriously, Moab is a fairly major tourist destination, when I drove through there two weeks ago it was PACKED. We are not going to be able to get around having a crowd unless we go in the winter. So somebody has to decide what dates. I still vote for the 19th-21st but I am flexible.
