May 16 Saturday
Let's make music!
Come and join us for an informal jam session! Bring your voice and/or an instrument (if you play one). Share the songs you know and learn new ones. Everyone is welcome even if you just want to listen, but be ready to have a good time!
Led by local educator and folk musician Dennis Lum.
Join us for an hour of dedicated reading. Socialize after, or not!
How it works: B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Book) or grab something new off the shelf and read alongside other readers! There are no assigned readings. All book genres and formats are welcome.
The San Juan Symphony presents the family concert, “The Harmony Games,” featuring a narrator, conductor, and chamber orchestra.Performances take place at 4PM on Saturday, May 16th at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College -and at 2PM on Sunday, May 17th at the Henderson Performance Hall at San Juan College in Farmington. Sanjuansymphony.org has tickets and details.
Mathematics meets music for kids, with concepts like counting, meter, phrase, pulse, harmony, polyphony, chromatics, and more.
*Arrive Early for the Instrument Petting Zoo beginning at 1pm in the Henderson Fine Arts Center Lobby.
Drea Pressley, narratorSan Juan SymphonyThomas Heuser, conductor
May 17 Sunday
Tico Time Bluegrass Festival returns May 15–17th for 3 days of live music, nature, and adventure. The festival features nonstop bluegrass, riverside camping, and endless outdoor fun. Artists include: Old Crow Medicine Show, Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams & The Keels, Poor Man's Whiskey, Big Richard, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, and more. 3-day festival passes include 2 stages of live music, yoga classes, workshops, walk-in riverside tent camping, swimming ponds, paddleboards, rafts, giant waterslides, beach volleyball, a kids’ village, and a wide variety of family-friendly activities. Tickets and info at: ticotimebluegrass.com.
All are welcome! Whether you have been knitting and/or crocheting for years or you would like to learn, we are happy to have you and will do our best to help you get started.
The San Juan Symphony presents “The Harmony Games,” featuring narrator, conductor, and chamber orchestra in a concert experience that will entertain and educate using incredible music.
The story of the very first orchestra begins in a faraway land, where four fussy families had to learn to work together to make music. Audiences will find themselves swept up in the story, taking part, interacting, answering math problems, even cracking jokes! Good fun for all ages and an introduction to the families of instruments.
*Arrive Early for the Instrument Petting Zoo beginning at 1pm in the Henderson Fine Arts Center Lobby. Audience members are invited to touch, investigate, and explore the instruments of the orchestra under the guidance of our SJS musicians! An engaging opportunity for kids and kids at heart! All ages welcome.
Join us on May 17th for an evening where local flavor meets mountain-inspired creativity. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or haven’t picked up a brush since grade school, we’ll guide you step-by-step through creating your very own “Flight at Dawn” masterpiece.