Dance, dye and fly: Here are 15 things to do in Pueblo this weekend
Friday, May 19
Entertaining theater fundraiser at The Impossible Playhouse
1201 N. Main St. | Doors open 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday | The Impossible Players have been challenged to write and perform a 10-minute skit in 10 days for the audience. A panel of judges will sit in on the Saturday performance and the audience will be asked to vote for their favorite script and performance. A silent auction of more than 30 items will be included. Cost to attend is $10 for adults or $5 for students. Proceeds will help improve the theater in preparation for new seating. For information call 719-542-6969 or visit impossibleplayers.com.
Spring Dance Recital 2023 at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe Ave. | 7:30 p.m. Friday and again at 2 p.m. Saturday | School of Dance students of all levels showcase the skills they have learned over the course of the academic year. Open to families and parents of students, the recital is $5 per ticket. Tickets are available at tickets.sdc-arts.org.
Jehovah's Witness convention at Southwest Motors Event Center
Colorado State Fairgrounds, 950 S. Prairie Ave. | The event will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday | It is the group's first worldwide convention in a rented facility in three years. The theme is "Exercise Patience" and delegates from throughout southern Colorado have been inviting the community to learn about how patience can help us personally.
Saturday, May 20
Wool dyeing workshop at El Pueblo History Museum
301 N. Union Ave. | 9 a.m. to noon | Deborah Martinez-Martinez will be teaching traditional wool dyeing using three natural dyes: Chamorro, yellow, and indigo. Materials will be provided to dye three wool hankies and one satin silk scarf. Cost is $50. Call 719-583-0453 or visit historycolorado.org for details.
Travel the World with Colorado Artists Exhibition at Rawlings Library
100 E. Abriendo Ave.| 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and daily through May 27 | The Franco's Student Art Show is on display on the third floor of the library in the Hispanic Resource Gallery.
Kites and Coffee Festival at Civic Center Park
61 E. Civic Center Plaza | 10 a.m. | This Pueblo West Metro District event will take advantage of Pueblo West winds and feature a free kite giveaway for the first 20 participants. Coffee will be available from Ground Pounder Coffee.
SoCo Kitten Shower at St. Peter of the Apostle Episcopal Church
3939 W. Pueblo Blvd. | 10 a.m. | Participants can learn how to care for orphaned kittens during a demonstration and training by SoCo staff, volunteers and foster parents. Focus will be on bottle-feeding and caring for the felines. The shelter will accept donations for the bottle-feeding program. Cake will be served.
Quilting meeting at Senior Resource Development Agency
230 N. Union Ave., south side | 10 a.m. to noon | City Beat Modern Quilters will meet to design a thank you banner for SRDA in appreciation of the agency's support. Guests are welcome. Cost is $3 for guests or $24 for an annual membership.
Train ride event at Pueblo Railway Museum
Behind Union Depot, 200 W. B St. | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Train rides last about 20 minutes and will be offered for $15 in the locomotive or $10 in the caboose. Cash or check is requested. Tickets can only be purchased during the event at the gift shop in a converted caboose behind the depot. Children ages 3 and younger ride free. Participants can also learn about railroad history at the museum and see the historic 2912 steam locomotive.
Book signing at Pueblo Barnes and Noble
4300 N. Freeway Road | 1-3 p.m. | Join horror author and writer Bryan Asbury from the "Chilling Tales for Dark Nights Network" as he signs copies of his new book "A Windowless Room: Excursions Into Horror."
Concert at Blo Back Gallery
131 Spring St. | 7-9:30 p.m. | The Denver psych doom band Alamo Black will be on stage. There also will be performances by RV Bomb and Civil Disobedience. Cost is $10 at the door.
Sunday, May 21
Breakfast at Our Lady of the Meadows Catholic Church
23 Starling Drive | 8:30-10:30 a.m. | The Knights of Columbus will host the event with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, green chile, coffee and orange juice on the menu. Cost is $7.
Unburied Treasures Car Show in Pueblo West
Copper River Family Entertainment, 295 S. Angus Ave. | noon | The 60s-themed car, truck and motorcycle show will feature best of show awards for people's choice, drivers' choice, motorcycle and custom entries. Events will include live bands, food and fun. Cost to enter a vehicle is $15 in advance or $25 on the day of the event. Call 719-251-0753 for more information.
Pueblo Has Talent at Pueblo Memorial Hall
1 City Hall Place | 3 p.m. | The top 25 acts will perform as the audience and celebrity judges vote for the top three finishers. Cost is $13. Tickets are on sale at pueblomemorialhall.com.
Pueblo Children's Chorale Spring Concert at Colorado State University Pueblo
Hoag Hall, 2200 Bonforte Blvd. | 3 p.m. | The event will feature the spring concert and the Rose Delacruz Outstanding Youth Awards, which recognize 21 Pueblo youth ranging from kindergarten through 12th grade who are doing amazing things in the community.
Want us to include your event in this calendar? Send details by email, with "Things to Do" in the subject line, to tharmon@chieftain.com. The calendar is available online and in print every Friday.
This article originally appeared on The Pueblo Chieftain: Things to do in Pueblo May 19-21: kites, kittens and singing kids
