ZU Gallery

03/21/2026

Tonight was something special.

Pueblo Southwest Community College hosted a Women’s History Month evening featuring local women writers sharing their voices through storytelling and poetry, and we were lucky enough to have a front-row seat. Thank you to Sabina Modeste for organizing this and for planting the seed of what we hope becomes a recurring part of our community’s creative programming.

Bethany Turner, Mimi Gorman, Brandi Blaisdell, and Sabina herself each brought something real and raw to the room, including the kind of insight that only a woman can truly deliver. (Hot flashes were discussed. You had to be there. Or, actually, now you can be.)

If you missed it or just want to relive it, the full recording is up on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/RUL88q0G30A?si=4_EdxhUjr4gyz2H3

Here’s to more evenings like this one.

03/19/2026

☘️ What a night! Thank you to everyone who came out for Limericks & Libations on St. Patrick’s Day!

Congratulations to our Limerick Contest winner - Nancy Segal! 🏆 She brought the AABBA and took home the Lucky Charms and a $50 ZU gift card. Well deserved.

A huge thank you to Shamus & Andy aka Tom & Jake McIntosh - back for their fourth St. Patrick’s Day with us, and to their special guests Erika and Sarah for making the night feel extra magical. 🎶🎻

📸 16 photos from the night - most captured by the talented Alysha Rivera. So grateful for her lens!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1250140150588751&type=3

03/19/2026

03/19/2026

Join YPR Cortez for a creative and connection-filled evening at our Felting Gnomes event! 🧶✨

📅 Thursday, March 19th
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 48 W Main St. Cortez, CO

Come create your own spring-inspired felted gnome in a welcoming, supportive space. Whether you’re brand new to felting or already love fiber arts, this event is open to all skill levels.

All wool, tools, and instructions will be provided — just bring yourself!

Everyone is welcome. 💛

If you have questions, please reach out to:
📧 [email protected]

03/19/2026

Fortune & Flavor this month for Pour Choices Wine Tasting Club. The Fire Horse only comes around once every 60 years. We’re celebrating with sake, Fortune Eggs, and four pours you didn’t see coming.
Friday, March 27 · 7pm
Members FREE · Guests $50 Register online.

03/18/2026

Tonight at 6pm! https://www.fourcornerswriters.com/event/march-2026-third-wednesday-workshop/ Free and open to all

Dear Four Corners Writers, We invite you to an exploration of “Letters in Our Literary Lives” at the regular third Wednesday meeting in March. Letters play important roles in our literary lives. They advance plot lines, define character, comprise the heart of a story, and even

03/17/2026

March Events Update is out with a lot of April Action!

Email from ZU Gallery You Belong in the ZU HOURS Tuesday - Saturday 4PM - 9PM Sunday & Monday CLOSED YOU BELONG IN THE ZU ART • DRINKS • MUSIC • COMMUNITY   EVENTS UPDATE TONIGHT St. Patrick’s Day

03/16/2026

It started with an email from Mark Stevens in December. By March, it had become The Factory Sessions -- a two-hour film, a five-piece band, and a room full of new and familiar faces.

Our latest blog post pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to put on a night like that. The music starts before the gig.

It started with an email. On December 20th, 2025, Mark Stevens sent a note to the ZU asking if we might be interested in having Midnight Cowboy come play. Casual, friendly, no pressure. He mentioned

03/16/2026

Cortez has a song. Maybe you’re the one to write it.

The first ever Songs of Cortez Showcase is coming to ZU Gallery on Saturday May 2nd as one of the signature events of Heritage Days 2026, presented by the Cortez Retail Enhancement Association.

Here is how to get involved:
∙ Audition live at ZU Gallery on Wednesday April 8th - just email us to reserve your spot

∙ Can’t make it in person? Send a video of an original song by Tuesday April 7th

∙ A selection committee of ZU Arts Initiative Shareholders and Musician Members selects five performers for showcase night

∙ Every selected artist receives $100 in Cortez Cash for their May 2nd performance and the People’s Choice winner receives an additional $100

Email [email protected] to audition or learn more.