Shooting Stars Cultural and Leadership Center

09/24/2026

🎭 Join Us for Our Lady of the Tortilla! 🌮✨

We’re excited to help spread the word about this upcoming cultural theater production coming to San Luis, Colorado!

Las Folkloristas de Nuevo México and Grupo Sangre de Cristo present Our Lady of the Tortilla, written by Luis Santeiro and directed by Felicita Vigil-Piñón and Theresa “Tessa” Córdova, Ph.D.

📍 San Luis Cultural Center
401 S. Church Pl., San Luis, CO 81152
📅 Friday, October 23 at 7 PM
📅 Saturday, October 24 at 2 PM

🎟️ Admission: $10
📞 More information: 575-779-0445

Come out and support Hispanic arts, culture, storytelling, and community right here in the San Luis Valley. ❤️ We hope to see you there!

Please share and help us spread the word!

09/11/2026

06/30/2026

🎨 Experience Mestizo, Future Dreams at Shooting Stars!

Join us this First Friday as we open our doors for an evening of art, culture, and community.

Explore Mestizo, Future Dreams, an installation celebrating Chicano, Mestizo, Indigenous, and Southwest identities through creativity and storytelling.

📅 Friday, July 3rd
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Shooting Stars Cultural & Leadership Center
807 Ross Ave, Alamosa Co (door A)

While you explore the exhibit, enjoy complimentary hot cocoa, coffee, and fresh biscochitos.

Bring your family, invite a friend, and spend the evening celebrating local art and culture. We can't wait to see you there! 🤎🎨☕

06/17/2026

🌞 Dreamscapes Lounge is coming to Alamosa! 🌞

Join us on June 20 for a full day of creativity, culture, connection, and community as we celebrate the launch of Future Town 2045.

✨ Start your morning with:
• Yoga & coffee
• Public art walk
• Future Town 2045 Exhibition Launch
• Poetry, music & art
• Danza Mexica at Zapata Park 🪶🔥

Experience the beauty, rhythm, and tradition of Danza Mexica as we honor our ancestors, culture, and connection to community. This powerful cultural presentation is a celebration of identity, resilience, and the dreams we carry into the future.

🌽 Plus, enjoy FREE pozole and hot dogs while supplies last at Zapata Park ! 🌭

🫓 Get hands-on at our tortilla-making station and learn a tradition that has brought families and communities together for generations.

✨ Then keep the energy going with:
• Live music & performance art
• Food vendors
• DJ set
• Interactive art experiences
• Community celebration

📍 Two locations. One unforgettable day.
🕘 9 AM–1 PM | Alamosa
🕔 5 PM–8 PM | Center

🎟️ FREE • ALL ARE WELCOME

Bring your friends, your family, and your vision for the future of our community.

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit:
warmcookiesoftherevolution.org/future-town

Here is the schedule !

Schedule:

9AM - Yoga w/ Water element outside Alamosa Public Library

9:30AM: Outside Alamosa Public Library: Pastries and Coffee Bar Begins

10AM - Alamosa Public Library - Opening Ceremony w/ Jess & Aguas, Huellas, Flow exhibition art viewing

10:25AM - Alamosa Public Library - Future Town 2045 Poetic Invocation by Molina

10:30AM – TOUR BEGINS: Walk from Library to Sweetgrass

10:40AM – Sweetgrass Therapeutics – Dreams Poem & Invocation by Jessica Chacon

11:00 AM - Sweetgrass Therapeutics - Seed Earth Revival exhibition art viewing & tea offering

11:20 – Walk to The HUB - Future of Southwest Architecture, Earth, and Design exhibition art viewing with piano by Iz the Wiz

11:45 - Future Town 2045 mural dedication outside The HUB

12:15PM – Walk or Drive to Shooting Stars - Mestizo, Future, Dreams exhibition art viewing + Mexica Danza

1:00PM - BBQ and performances at Historic Zapata Park

✨ Future. Dreams. Community. Culture.

06/15/2026

Tonight 6-8. Bring a friend.

🌞 SHOOTING STARS SUMMER SERIES 2026 🌞

Join us for an evening of cultural exploration, self-discovery, and connection as we dive into the teachings of El Calendario Mexica/Azteca with community educator Rogelio Briones.

Together, we'll explore how the Mexica/Azteca calendar can help us better understand our identity, ancestry, purpose, and connection to community through Indigenous teachings and cultural knowledge.

📅 Monday, June 15, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Shooting Stars Cultural & Leadership Center
807 Ross Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101

✨ FREE Community Event!!!!

📱 Bring your phone! Participants will have the opportunity to enter their birthdate and discover personal teachings connected to the Mexica/Azteca calendar, creating a unique and meaningful experience.

This is more than a history lesson it's an opportunity to reconnect with cultural roots, gain a deeper understanding of self, and celebrate the wisdom carried through generations.

Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, bring your curiosity, and join us for an evening of learning and reflection.

Tag someone who would enjoy learning more about their ancestry and cultural identity and share this post to help us fill the room with curious minds!

See ya there!

06/11/2026

🚗✨ FUTURE TOWN TOUR IS COMING TO ALAMOSA ✨🚗

Art. Culture. Community. Imagination.
The Future Town Tour is making its way through Colorado, and we’re excited to welcome part of that creative energy right here to the San Luis Valley. 🌎🎨

This tour brings together artists, organizers, storytellers, musicians, and community members to imagine what the future of our towns could look like when community voices lead the way.

Alamosa events will include:
✨ Art installations
✨ Community conversations
✨ Creative gatherings
✨ Cultural expression
✨ Spaces to dream, connect, and create together

📅 June 7–20
📍 Multiple events across Alamosa
🎟 FREE & open to the community

At Shooting Stars, we believe creativity and culture are powerful tools for healing, connection, and community transformation and we’re honored to be part of this experience. 💫

Save the flyer, share with friends, and come be part of something meaningful. 🌈

06/10/2026

🌞 SHOOTING STARS SUMMER SERIES 2026 🌞

Join us for an evening of cultural exploration, self-discovery, and connection as we dive into the teachings of El Calendario Mexica/Azteca with community educator Rogelio Briones.

Together, we'll explore how the Mexica/Azteca calendar can help us better understand our identity, ancestry, purpose, and connection to community through Indigenous teachings and cultural knowledge.

📅 Monday, June 15, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Shooting Stars Cultural & Leadership Center
807 Ross Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101

✨ FREE Community Event!!!!

📱 Bring your phone! Participants will have the opportunity to enter their birthdate and discover personal teachings connected to the Mexica/Azteca calendar, creating a unique and meaningful experience.

This is more than a history lesson it's an opportunity to reconnect with cultural roots, gain a deeper understanding of self, and celebrate the wisdom carried through generations.

Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, bring your curiosity, and join us for an evening of learning and reflection.

Tag someone who would enjoy learning more about their ancestry and cultural identity and share this post to help us fill the room with curious minds!

See ya there!

06/08/2026

🎓✨ Celebrating Our 2026 El Joven Noble Graduates ✨🎓

In May, we celebrated an incredible group of young men as they completed their El Joven Noble journey.

El Joven Noble is more than a program it is a rite of passage that helps young men discover their identity, strengthen their values, build healthy relationships, and embrace leadership through culture, brotherhood, and self-reflection.

One of the most powerful moments of graduation was watching each graduate take the stage and speak about the man they are committing themselves to become. With courage and honesty, they shared their goals, their growth, and the promises they are making to themselves, their families, and their communities. These young men spoke about being better sons, brothers, friends, leaders, and role models.

Their words reflected one of the most important teachings of El Joven Noble: Palabra, the power of your word. Palabra means standing behind your commitments, being accountable for your actions, and honoring the promises you make. As each graduate shared his commitment, he wasn't just speaking words he was giving his Palabra to become the man he strives to be.

We are incredibly proud of each graduate and the courage they showed throughout this journey. Congratulations, Class of 2026. May you continue to lead with honor, purpose, and the strength to keep your word. ❤️