Latest Podcasts & Other Information

Bustang Outrider-Serving The San Luis Valley

Bustang’s daily outrider services can get you to and from the San Luis Valley to areas such as Durango, Pueblo, Lamar, Salida, Buena Vista, Telluride, Canon City, and Penrose. with connecting services to major cities like Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Grand Junction. This comfortable, cutting-edge transportation alternative connects Colorado 7 days a week, 365 days per year. In this new podcast, learn all about this statewide service, from CDOT’s Bustang Outrider Project Manager, Jeff Prillwitz. You’ll hear about the resources available, standard accommodations, how to connect from the San Luis Valley to the rest of the state, the current special being offered, along with their special Pegasus, Snowstang, Estes Park and Denver Bronco buses; and how you easily & conveniently can get from the SLV to all of the major cities across our state.

33rd Annual Crestone Energy Fair

The longest running sustainable energy fair in the country takes place on August 27-28, 2022. It’s the 33nd Annual Crestone Energy Fair, happening in the town of Crestone Colorado. Join Director Lisa Bodey, Producer Nick Nevares and Booking Agent Lydia Sprouts as we discuss this year’s events. Topics include home tours, the Wellness Village, Rainbow Lightning Youth Village, education workshops, volunteer needs, discussion panels, fielding a few off the wall questions, and more.

South Central Colorado Beer Fest & Car Show 2022

The OptiMystics Citizens Action Network and The Poor Boy Car Club are hosting the second annual Beer Fest and Car Show on Saturday, August 20th. All the fun and excitement will take place at Chapman Park in Monte Vista, Colorado, from 10:00AM until 6:00PM. It’s so much more than beer and cars, as if that weren’t enough. There’s pugil stick competitions, corn hole games, and sword fighting to delight the whole family. Bring the children for bounce houses, an escape room, belly dancing, games galore, face painting, and of course the lovely Chapman Park playground. And did we mention awesome food? Of course the park will be filled with spectacular vendors. Exciting music and various give aways all day long! Listen as event organizers discuss some of what’s planned for this exciting one day event; plus hear some behind the scenes discussions on who The OptiMystics are, what they’ve done, and some of their plans for the future. We are connecting people and creating community! Come join us for all the fun and frivolity as we elevate Monte Vista and the entire San Luis Valley!

Manassa Pioneer Days 2022

Bring the whole family for games, free demonstrations, live music, a carnival, parades, a dance, rodeos, a demolition derby, local vendors, live music, magic shows, a duck race, RC car testing, fireworks, great food, free entertainment and the list goes on. That’s Manassa Pioneer Days 2022. All the fun happens July 13 to 16 this year in the wonderful town of Manassa, Colorado…Not Just Another Dot On The Map!

The Dish SLV Cook Off & Frontier Drive-Inn Valley Preview

What do yurts, red & green chili, local vendors, the SLV Foods Coalition, live music, a master chef, potato sheds, 3-D printed adobe houses and an old drive-in theater all have in common? The Dish SLV is a community group in the San Luis Valley based in Center Colorado creating connection through food events. The Dish SLV is hosting a free valley preview at the Frontier Drive-Inn Theater, rescheduled for July 9th, 2022. There will be food, games, activities, a red & green chili dish cook off with prizes, live music, local vendors, a movie and so much more.

Pilots Baseball Academy

Pilots Baseball Academy brings professional training to the kids of the San Luis Valley! And the Top of the World Series Baseball Complex will bring children here from all over the world. Plus, coming up on June 11th there will be a pitch-hit-run homerun derby, held at the baseball field at Adams State University. To find out more, we sat down with the man behind it all, Coach Geoffrey West.

Recall DA Payne

Alonzo Payne is the District Attorney for the 12th Judicial District, which encompasses all 6 counties in the San Luis Valley region of south-central Colorado. Concerned Citizens for a Safe and Just Valley have a recall effort underway and are collecting signatures now. SLVoices sat down with recall organizers to find out more.

SLV Author Larry ‘Animal’ Garner

Larry ‘Animal’ Garner is a local author, long time SLV resident and a man of many talents. In this podcast, we sit down with Larry to discuss such things as growing up here, his latest book, the paranormal, his views on meth and a whole lot more.