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The PfCA Blog focuses on PfCA events, stories from contributors, and news from around the area. Submissions for the blog may be sent to hello@goPfCA.com.

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NAMI Sweeps Salida Soup 43

Holiday cheer was in abundance at Salida Soup 43 on December 20th, as diners voted the Soup Pot earnings to the Salida chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and their upcoming workshop programs.

Soup 42: Let's Give Thanks nets SHS Drama extra $!

The third-annual Let’s Give Thanks version of Salida Soup welcomed back 10 winning presenters from the past year to give updates on their projects, as well as to hopefully win some additional funds.

Who ya gonna call?! The OG 'busters from 1984 wins the Community Vote!

The votes are in…and they’re covered in ectoplasm! The original Ghostbusters (1984 - PG) won the Community Vote during Spooky Soup on October 18th. Meet us at the SteamPlant theater on Monday, October 29th at 6:30 p.m. to catch it on the big screen!

The Evolution Continues: Teen Night Lands at Fun Street

Beginning Thursday, October 18, Salida’s Teen Night is landing in it’s new home, Fun Street Family Arcade! Scotty Hughes and the PfCA, as well as the amazing young people on the Extraordinary Teen Council, will be working hard to make this weekly event fresh, exciting, and positive for everyone.

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Fridays at Three

Fridays at Three with Jimmy and Mark is a live show with an eclectic mix of first-person narrative, interviews with members of our community, and the occasional live musical performance. If you know someone we should interview (or if you would like to be on our show), email us: hello@gopfca.com.

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January 11, 2019 - Celebrating Jeff Lowe

An Evening Celebrating Jeff Lowe, Rob Dubin, Garna, Mountain Climbing, Film, Metanoia

January 11, 2019 - Chaffee County

Homelessness, Chaffee County Homeless Coalition, Caring & Sharing

November 23, 2018 - Silver and Smoke

Silver and Smoke, the Vic, Victoria Tavern, music

November 23, 2018 - Meet Salida Green

Salida Green, Becky Longberg, Ed Berg, Paula Berg, Hemp, whole plant CBD, CBD, pain, swelling, salve, tinctures, full spectrum, local business, pop up events

Friday, August 3, 2018 - Breast/Chestfeeding Segment

Breastfeeding Segment, Megan Lombardo, The Local Latch, World Breastfeeding Week, The Big Latch, Chaffee County Public Health

Friday, June 29, 2018 - Border Issues Segment

Border Issues, Impacted wildlife, Rosemary Schiano, Emma Rocio Fajardo, Sky Island Alliance, Sonoran Desert, Jan Wondra, Louise Mistal Executive Director of Sky Island Alliance, Jaguars, Destruction of our Borders, Human and Animal Migration

Friday, December 8, 2017

White Christmas, Sutty's Album of the Week, Principles of Flight by Bill Hatcher, Valley to Valley Senior Care, Articipate, Meade Cookies, and Community News.

Friday, October 13, 2017

Chipeta Rising Celebration, Lindsay & George Mossman's Super-Secret Musical Announcement, Izaak Opatz in the Sutty's Alley, The Last Waltz, Breast Health 101, Thai Panang Curry,and Community News.

Friday, October 6, 2017

Chipeta Rising Celebration, AOTW: Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference, and Community News.

Friday, September 29, 2017

AOTW: Moses Sumney - Aromanticism, and Community News.

Friday, September 22, 2017

First Day of Autumn, Deer Tick, PFLAG, Salsa, kHEN Fall Membership Drive, World's Greatest Eye Contact Experiment, Blue Recluse Trio in the Coop, PP Fall Cleanup, Bisexual Awareness Week, and Community News.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Labyrinth, Salida Soup, The National, PFLAG, Central Colorado Conservancy, Thai Lemongrass Soup, kHEN Fall Membership Drive, Blue Recluse Trio, PP Fall Cleanup, and Community News.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Salida Fiber Festival, PFLAG at Salida Soup, Patty LaTaille with Full Circle Restorative Justice, Purple Carrot Cake, Planned Parenthood Cleanup, LCD Soundsystem, Free Movie at the SteamPlant, Pint and a Half, and Community News.

Friday, September 1, 2017

Trip to the Sun, BEES!, Salida Soup, YARN, Female Condoms, Album of the Week 'War on Drugs', Salida Fiber Festival, Contemporary Fiber, the Central Colorado Conservancy, Free Movie at the SteamPlant, Pint and a Half, and Community News.

Friday, August 11, 2017

The Districts, kHEN Back to School Block Party, Salida Studio Tour, Know Your Health Know Your Rights Presentation, Joe Johnson, Grant Sabin & the Juke Joint Highball, and Community News.

Friday, August 4, 2017

Ben Gibbard, Plant Based Tacos al Pastor, kHEN Block Party, HIV in Correctional Facilities, Call-in from Crest Fest, Chipeta Mountain Project, Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers, and Community News.

Friday, July 28, 2017

Lana Del Rey, Plant Based Baking Tips, Clueless, National Orgasm Day, Crest Fest, Salida Soup, and Community News.

Friday, July 21, 2017

Out in the Storm, Vegan Recipes and Tips, Clueless, Hepatitis, Crest Fest, Salida Soup, and Community News.

Friday, July 14, 2017

Broken Social Scene, Vegan Ceviche, Teen Pregnancy Mortality Rate, Crest Fest, Mad Max, Salida Soup, and Community News.

Friday, July 7, 2017

Mad at JAY-Z, Peter Perret, Vegan BLT, Lightening Bugs at Valley View, Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea, Respectful Fireworks, and Community News.

Friday, June 30, 2017

Vince Staples, Summer Movie Series, PFLAG, Chive and Garlic Vegan Cheese, Men's Health Care Month, and Community News.

Friday, June 23, 2017

Art Walk, Jeff Tweedy, Testicular Self Exams, HPV, Vegan Chive & Angel Hair Pasta, and Community News.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Missing Bike, Fleet Foxes, Folded Mountains, Sexual Assault and Community Updates.

Friday, June 9, 2017

Ark Valley Pride Recap, Pride Month, LGBTQIA Health in the Valley, Album of the Week, Going Vegan! and Community Updates.

Friday, June 2, 2017

Ark Valley Pride details, Pride Month, LGBTQIA Health in the Valley, Album of the Week, and Community Updates.

Friday, May 26, 2017

Ark Valley Pride, Reversible Contraception, Rocket by (Sandy) Alex G, Happy Ramadan, SunFest, and Community Updates.

Friday, May 19, 2017

Valley to Valley Senior Care, 8 Tips for Talking to your Teen (about sex), Mac DeMarco, and Community Updates.

Friday, May 12, 2017

AVHS Fundraiser, Teenage Pregnancy, Brothertiger, and Community Updates.

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Salida Soup

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Jan 17

Salida Soup is a monthly community-based potluck where participants, through this micro-granting dinner, assist a variety of projects in the Upper Arkansas River Valley.

The evolution of fundraising NEEDS YOU!
Salida Soup 44 - Feed the Future, is the annual fundraising event for Sellars Project Space & the Partnership for Community Action. Come hear proposals for upcoming events and community-wide activities, have the best $5 dinner in town, and feel good supporting your favorite micro-granting potluck!
See you there on January 17th!

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Teen Night

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Jan 17

Salida Teen Night is a weekly event for teens in a safe, drug-free, bullying-free, and inclusive environment.

Stay tuned for exciting incentive programs and a Calendar of Events, rolling out for 2019!

Would you like to help out at a Teen Night in the future? Drop us a line at hello@gopfca.com.

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MOVIE EVENTS

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Feb 1

The PfCA FREE Movie program at the SteamPlant is getting an upgrade! Stay tuned for more information on how the new Community Movies program will bring all of us together to discuss important topics that affect us locally - and globally.

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