What’s Happening This June in Crestone? Entertainment, Art, The Full Moon, Farmers Market, and Hiking

We are halfway through June, but there are still so many wonderful events happening in Crestone.  Enjoy evenings of entertainment, afternoons of art, a fire ceremony, a farmers market, gift shopping, or hiking through our beautiful Sangre De Cristo mountains. There’s something for everyone!

• Listen to international sensation the “Luminaries” Wednesday June 19th at the Secret Garden.

• Haidakandi Universal Ashram will host a Full Moon Fire Ceremony on Saturday June 23rd. Food will be provided after the ceremony.

• The Crestone Farmers Market is every Saturday from 10am-3pm on Silver St. in downtown. Stock up on produce, eat breakfast or lunch, and shop for gifts at one stop.

• Enjoy a gallery of work by local artist Zienna Stewart at Shumei International.

• Watch a free showing of the documentary one of our countries most famous photographers “Ansel Adams- American Experience” at 7 pm on Friday June 21st at Shumei International

• Summer is a great time of year for hiking and camping too. Check out Saguache.org to see the trails you can hike in Crestone.

*Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

23rd Annual Earth Knack Family Gathering

June 20th-23rd The 23rd Annual Earth Knack Family Gathering

“Earth Knack Stone Age Skills for the 21st Century” by Robin and Bart Blankenship

Spend time in the outdoors learning fun and useful skills! Earth Knack staff and guest instructors will offer top quality instruction in a variety of outdoor living skills , pioneer and homesteading skills, ancestral weaponry including bow and arrow and atlatl, astronomy and navigation, over the fire cooking, plant and animal fiber felting and weaving, and medicinal and edible plants. Dinners around the fire are provided which include wild gathered and home grown ingredients. Woodsy campsites along Cottonwood Creek round out this great learning experience. Participants have use of an outdoor solar shower house and a well equipped outdoor kitchen to prepare their own breakfast and lunch.

Thursday thru Sunday $265 (kids: 8 -15yrs $175 / 4- 7yrs $95 / 3 and under free) More information and future events can be found at www.EarthKnack.com

More June events in Crestone.

1. The New Moon Fire Ceremony and Meal at Hadakhandi Universal Ashram.  www.BabajiAshram.org
2. The Second Saturday Crestone Artisans Artwalk.  120 Cottonwood Street, Crestone, CO, 81131
3. Summer Lecture Series with Jim McCalpin will talk about “The Fault in Our Backyard, the Sangre De Cristo Fault, Colorado’s Most Active” at the Crestone Community Center from 5-6pm. Located downtown on Cottonwood St.

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Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

 

The 5k Kolor Run and Festival in Crestone, Colorado is May 25, 2013

Are you ready for a fun and healthy family event that everyone will enjoy? Crestone is hosting the Kolor Run, a fun 5k run/walk where participants start the race in plain white clothing and emerge at the finish line drenched in the colors of the rainbow.  Non-toxic powdered paint will be showered onto the walkers and runners as they navigate the course.  The end of the race is celebrated with a huge color shower for everyone. Don’t let 5k intimidate you, that’s just 3.1 miles.  All ages are welcome!

How did running turn into so much fun? The first official color run happened in 2012 in Tempe AZ and has spread across the globe as a fun way socialize and exercise at the same time.  The Kolor Run is Saturday May 25th at 9am in Crestone Town park. Adults are $10 and 18 & under are $5. Contact 719-26-5461

Photo credit: dailymail.co.uk

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Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

The Shumei Institute Celebrates Their 11th Year Anniversary – May 18th and 19th

The Shumei arrived in Crestone with a dream of creating sustainable farming and being part of a community that celebrates diversity. On May 18th and 19th they will host their 11th year anniversary.

On Saturday at 4pm the Taiko drummers will perform at the Shumei Amphitheater.  At 6pm enjoy the Sampai prayer for world peace at the Shumei Sanctuary.

On Sunday at 9am is the 10am Anniversary Sampai at the Shumei center. At 11:30am enjoy an art exhibition and guided garden tour.  at 5pm dinner will be served with catering from the Desert Sage and live music from Snapshot, a new gypsy swing band in the Dharma Ocean shrine room.

RSVP at www.ShumeiCrestone.org or call 256-5284

Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

Medicine Buddha Retreat at Colorado College May 11th and 12th

Medicine Buddhat Retreat with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
at Chamma Ling in Crestone.

Through technology and media, we are well informed of the vast forms of suffering around the globe — from pollution of our streams and oceans, cruelty against species, unkind acts amongst fellow humans, to navigating our own inner pain. Having tools to assist with healing of ourselves, others and the environment, is a great blessing in these challenging times. Geshe Denma Gyaltsen will be graciously sharing the Medicine Buddha teaching in the stunning natural beauty of Crestone, Colorado this spring. One can experience healing qualities for physical and mental health by incorporating this practice into daily life, while sharing this outward to benefit others and the environment.

Sangye Menlha, the Medicine Buddha of the Bon tradition, is said to be a manifestation of Tonpa Shenrab (the Supreme Teacher), founder of Bon. The teachings of the Medicine Buddha comprise 12 volumes. The history of the Medicine Buddha teaching comes from the sutra of ‘Healing Method for Sickness of Affliction and Ignorance’ from the ‘Mandala of King of Medicine and Ritual Ceremonies for Enlightenment’ text. Importantly medicine is associated here with wellness as enlightenment.

During this two-day training, Geshe Denma will summarize the important points of the teachings, give the transmission for the practice of the Medicine Buddha, explain the practice and recitation of Sangye Menlha’s mantra, explain some of the history of the teachings and discuss the benefits of the practice. Register for the event at ChammaLing.org

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Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

Art Symposium for Stephen Futral – April 21st

Meet local artist Stephen Futral on Sunday April 21st 3-5pm at the Shumei Institute Gallery in Crestone.

Stephen Futral

Stephen’s works will be on display at the Shumei Gallery in Crestone for the month of April. A symposium with Stephen will be held on Sunday April 21st starting at 3pm. A reception will follow.

Stephen’s journey in art is an interesting one. He states, “In the mid 60s I was painting 4-8 foot overlay mandalas on discotheque walls and floors that would appear moving via strobe lights, along with designing light shows and a Utica Club beer commercial with photographer, Bert Stern. It was also the time that I decaled a Rolls-Royce with artist Peter Max and in the early 70s I was assistant art director for a new film student fresh out of NYU doing his first Hollywood film, Martin Scorsese.”

From jewelry to painting, Stephen’s work has been experimental. He has etched precious metals and combined them with translucent plastic and used a medium called frisket as a resist to create layers in his acrylics and applied that concept to his encaustics. Stephen moved fairly recently to Crestone, and established Firsthought Studios where he works and teaches Crestone Charter School children and offers workshops for the general public.

Come meet Stephen and learn more about his work on Sunday April 21st starting at 3pm to 5pm. This event is free to the public, please visit http://www.shumeicrestone.org or call 256-5284 for more information. The Shumei gallery is open every day 9 to 5pm.

On n May 18th and 19th, the Shumei Institute will celebrate their 11th Anniversary. Subscribe to our blog for more details and future events. There is a sign up link on the sidebar of this blog.

Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

Mahamudra Retreat with Dr. Reginald Ray

 Dr. Reginald Ray will host a Mahamudra for the Modern Word retreat March 23-31st at Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone.

“Mahamudra (“The Great Awakening”), embodying the culminating teachings of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, leads one into direct and unmediated contact with reality itself.  It was once taught only to elite students in secluded monasteries and cloisters, and is revered in Tibetan Buddhism as the most direct route to seeing the world in all its transcendent beauty, power and perfection.  These practices show us how every state of mind and every circumstance can shatter the web of illusion and lay bare the natural state of awakening within. This public, residential retreat expands upon the audio training course of the same name developed by Dr. Reginald Ray, allowing both beginning and advanced practitioners to discover and deepen their own practice within the warmth and support of the retreat community.”- Reginald Ray

Register at DharmaOcean.org.

Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

Tyler Brandon Ceramic Art Symposium at Shumei International in Crestone, Colorado

This March treat yourself to a visual feast by touring the Tyler Brandon Art Symposium. Tyler has a BFA in Ceramics and a Minor in Art History from Bradley University. He creates one of a kind ceramics, and works with crystalline and soda firing.

Meet Tyler at his reception Sunday, March 17th, from 3-5pm at the Shumei Institute in Crestone. If you miss the reception his work will be on display the entire month of March.

Tyler Brandon Art

Tyler Brandon pottery

Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul in downtown Crestone.

Raga Sangeet Concert with Roshan Bhartiya and Andy Skellenger

  Spring is approaching and with it many fun events and concerts will be happening in Crestone. On March 22nd, Roshan Bhartiya and Andy Skellenger will perform Raga Sangeet, a style of classical Indian music. 

  Raga Sangeet can be traced back nearly two thousand years to its origin in the Vedic hymns of the Hindu temples, the fundamental source of all Indian music. Both artists have been playing for years and studied with the revered Indian musicians such as Ravi Shankar and Aloka Dutta. Roshan will play the sitar and Andy the tablar. This concert will be at the Shumei Institute at 7pm on Friday, March 22nd. Visit ShumeiCrestone.org for directions and updated information about the concert.

Learn more about Ustad Roshan Bhartiya at www.SweetSitar.com

Lodging is available at Casa Del Soul

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Tarboche Memorial Park in Crestone, Colorado

Tarboche Memorial Park is for victims of terrorism and oppression around the world. This beautiful 5 acre park surrounds a prayer flagpole.  This is a smaller version of the great flagpole, Tarboche, at the foot of Mt. Kaliash in Tibet. The pole was erected in June 2001 during the Saka Dawa festival to commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha.

Originally intended for victims of the Chinese invasion of Tibet, after the tragedy of September 11th the pole became a memorial for all victims of terrorism and oppression. Learn more at CrestoneCreations.com/tarboche.

Tarboche Memorial Park, Crestone, Colorado

Lodging available at CasaDelSoul.