August 2020
Public Star Party: Perseid Meteor Shower
Celebrate one of the years biggest, brightest, and most awe-inspiring astronomical events: the Perseid Meteor Shower! The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The meteors are called the Perseids because the point from which they appear to hail lies in the constellation Perseus. The Moon won’t rise until 1 AM, giving us plenty of time to see meteors streak…
Find out more »Silver West Air Fest
CANCELLED. Free event! Fly or drive on out and enjoy our beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains, airplanes, music, and food. At the airport south of Westcliffe, Colorado.
Find out more »September 2020
High Altitude Horsepower Car Show
CANCELLED. Enter your antique, vintage, classic, rat rod, or hot rod/muscle car, while you share the day with other car enthusiasts, or just come enjoy the cars and vote for your favorites. Features a pancake breakfast provided by the local Rotary Club, food vendors, bounce house for the kids, fabulous shops...and don't forget to pick up a Car Show t-shirt! Contact the Custer County…
Find out more »High Peaks Music Festival
The 11th annual High Peaks Music Festival is set against the backdrop of one of Colorado’s most spectacular mountain ranges and showcases the Valley’s amazing musical talent and incredible friends. It's a ‘not to be missed’ acoustic music event. Scheduled so far this year: Hard Road Trio Charlie Provenza and Jimy Murphy BLT David Starr Dakota Blonde Smythe and Taylor
Find out more »Public Star Party: Andromeda
Celebrate the arrival of our closest galaxy neighbor Andromeda in our night sky. Andromeda is a spiral galaxy that is located a mere 2.5 million light years from Earth. And for those interested in long term planning, The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are expected to collide in ~4.5 billion years, merging to form a giant elliptical galaxy, or a large disc galaxy. The…
Find out more »Art for the Sangres
Art for the Sangres showcases remarkable art for a vital cause – helping to protect land, water and wildlife while there is still time. Saturday's sale and reception features a popular Silent Auction and fine food and drink, as well as the opportunity to purchase spectacular artwork. The fine art show and reception is San Isabel Land Protection Trust's largest fundraiser. The land trust…
Find out more »October 2020
Public Star Party: Star Clusters
Final Star Party of the season! Star clusters are groups of stars which are gravitationally bound. Two distinct types of star cluster can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars, while open clusters generally contain less than a few hundred members, and are often very young. Both types will be viewable in our night sky. The…
Find out more »July 2021
Hi Country Weekend
36th Annual Hi Country Weekend Square and Round Dance festival at the Custer County School West building.
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