Society Hall is excited to welcome back to the Valley Merna Lewis with her new Nashville-based all-star western band Gone With the West, in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26.

The Alamosa Live Music Association’s Sundays at Six continues at 6 p.m. on July 23 in Cole Park with the Blue Canyon Boys, who call themselves “High Octane Colorado Bluegrass.”

South Fork Fire Rescue hosted its annual Catfish Fry fundraiser on July 3. Historically the event includes a silent auction, indoor seating and serves 1,000-1,200 attendees.

Though South Fork is one of the newest communities in the San Luis Valley having been established in the early 1880s along with the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, it has a long history that enriched the Valley for just shy of 100 years providing lumber to build homes, the railroad, mining structures and more.

On July 15, Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede Rep) will open “The Royale” by Marco Ramirez, a fast-paced sports drama based on the life of Black heavyweight boxer, Jack Johnson, at the turn of the 20th century.

Like many communities throughout the San Luis Valley, South Fork had a slow start this year as tourists waited for temperatures to rise above freezing and snow to melt off the high peaks around the San Juan Mountains.

Society Hall is thrilled to host one of the most powerful voices (literally and figuratively) in folk music today in Lilli Lewis, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 30.

On June 24, local history enthusiasts gathered at the Alamosa Welcome Center to celebrate the founding of the city in 1878.

The Alamosa School District Summer School Migrant Education Program came to a culturally rich and festive close on Thursday with a Family Night event held in the Alamosa High School cafeteria.

Nancy Harris will speak about Spark the Change Colorado’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) on June 23 at the Alamosa Senior Citizen’s Center.

It’s summer and school is out, but Phyllis Vigil can still be found in her classroom.

“Except for its magnificent setting, --- Alamosa, with its assortment of hand-me-down buildings and deeply rutted streets was no beauty spot.”

— Society Hall is excited to welcome Michael Hearne back to the stage, one of the region’s most beloved and recognized artists, accompanied by Don Richmond, Friday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m.