Grand Summer Nights will come to Mancos two more times this year in Pioneer Park.
On Sept. 29, the event will feature a performance by The Fort Lewis College Big Band, with food from Zuma Natural Foods and Moose & More and activities for kids.
On Oct. 6, the event will host the Mancos Artist Studio Tour.
The Grand Summer Nights is a monthly celebration of the art, music and culture that Mancos has to offer, and has been going on for several years, Mancos Creative District board president Carol Mehesy said. During the first couple years, galleries in Mancos would showcase work, but the types of art displayed at the Grand Summer Nights has expanded.
“We just figured it would be fun to add different types of art,” Mehesy said. “The galleries do a really good job with visual art and represent a lot of different mediums. We thought it would be fun to add music art and culinary art and things like that, but then also to offer some things that would be fun for the kids so that it can really be an event that appeals to all ages.”
Usually, the Mancos Creative District blocks off Grand Avenue in downtown Mancos for the event, but Mehesy said the district is still working on an agreement with the city about when they can block the street. As a result, the festivities will be moved to Pioneer Park.
Grand Summer Nights caters to the 160 artists that call the Mancos Valley home. The six galleries on Grand Avenue stay open late for the event, with many offering deals, refreshments and demonstrations.
Journal staff writer Jim Mimiaga contributed to this report.
