Culinary Creations with Tom Campbell, Frank Willis and Ben Miner
2025-02-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Community Center, 715 E Main Street, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Culinary Creations with Tom Campbell, Frank Willis and Ben Miner
Ages: 16+
Wednesdays, 6:00pm-8:00pm
February 12, 19, 26 and March 5, 2025
Buena Vista Community Center – 715 E Main St
BV Rec is excited to be offering four cooking classes led by local chefs, Tom Campbell, Frank Willis and Ben Miner. The classes will be held at the Buena Vista Community Center located at 715 E Main Street in Buena Vista, CO 81211. Each class is a stand-alone class. No experience is necessary! Only six spaces are available for each course, so sign up today!
Comprised of hands-on lessons and demonstrations, these classes will set the foundation for a lifetime of great cooking. Working side by side with local chefs, Tom, Frank and Ben, participants will create each dish start to finish from prepping the ingredients to completing the dish. Each participant will complete a meal with two servings so you can take home leftovers or share!
Please bring a Tupperware or to-go box to take home your creations in!
Registration for all four classes opens at noon on Tuesday, January 28th!
Registration Deadline: Friday Before That Class
Available Classes:
Click Here to Register for Steak and Gnocchi Class: $90 – February 12
Click Here to Register for Sweet and Savory Scones Class: $70 – February 19
Click Here to Register for Whole Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup Class: $85 – February 26
Click Here to Register for Tomato Florentine with Homemade Bread Bowl: $75 – March 5

Please email ecartwright@buenavistaco.gov with any questions.

Demon Diggers Youth Volleyball - Winter 2025
2025-02-27 18:00 - 20:15, 2025-03-03 18:00 - 20:15, 2025-03-06 18:00 - 20:15, 2025-03-10 18:00 - 20:15, 2025-03-13 18:00 - 20:15 | Buena Vista Middle & High School Gyms, 559 S Railroad St, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Demon Diggers Youth Volleyball
Coed Grades: 3-8 $60 Mondays & Thursdays, February 24-March 13
Grades 3-4: 6:00-7:00pm (White Gym), Grades 5-6: 6:00-7:00pm (Red Gym), Grades 7-8: 7:00-8:15pm (Red Gym)
Buena Vista High School
BVHS Volleyball and BV Recreation are partnering together again to put on the Demon Diggers Youth Volleyball program! This coed youth volleyball program will consist of camp-style practices led by BVHS Volleyball coaches and players. The focus will be to teach fundamental volleyball skills in a fun environment. Participants will practice and play with players of similar age and ability but will not have a set team. This is a FUNdamentals camp focusing on skills, drills, and technique. The drills include modified games that will maximize each participants’ contacts and help them progress with their skills. Each night, coaches will finish with a fun, game-like drill that will transfer over to the game of volleyball. All players will receive a program t-shirt.
If participants’ families are interested in financial assistance, scholarships are available! Please visit www.buenavistarec.com/scholarships/ for more information and to apply.
Registration Deadline: Monday, February 10

Click Here to Register Online for Demon Diggers Grades 3-4!
Click Here to Register Online for Demon Diggers Grades 5-6!
Click Here to Register Online for Demon Diggers Grades 7-8!

Open Gym Pickleball (Ages 10+) - Winter 2025
2025-02-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-02 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-03-07 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-09 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-03-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-16 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-03-21 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-23 13:30 - 16:30 and 9 more dates | Darren Patterson Christian Academy, 518 S San Juan Ave, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Open Gym Pickleball for Ages 10+ $5/visit January 3 – April 27 Sundays, 1:30-4:30pm; Fridays, 6:00-9:00pm Darren Patterson Christian Academy
This game mixes badminton, tennis, and ping pong skills creating a fun, active, low-impact sport for individuals of all ages and athletic backgrounds! No experience required.
Registration Deadline: Drop-in
Click Here to sign the BV Rec Waiver Online for Ages 10+

Youth Open Gym Indoor Soccer - 2025
2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Darren Patterson Christian Academy, 518 S San Juan Ave, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Youth Open Gym Indoor Soccer
Coed | January 22-March 19 | Wednesdays
Born 2013-2016 (U10 & U12 age groups) – 4:00-5:00pm
$3 per visit | Darren Patterson Christian Academy
Come and play pickup indoor soccer organized by BV Rec this Winter! Players will be split into random teams and play scrimmages. Players should wear non-marking athletic shoes and shin guards.
***Parents/guardians must sign a waiver before their child is allowed to participate!***
Registration Deadline: Drop-in

Click Here to Sign the BV Rec Waiver Online!

Adult Pickleball - Learn to Play Days - Winter 2025
2025-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Darren Patterson Christian Academy, 518 S San Juan Ave, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
Have you heard of Pickleball? Pickleball mixes badminton, tennis, and ping pong skills creating a fun, active, low-impact activity for individuals of all ages and athletic backgrounds! Come try your hand at a fun, rapidly growing sport at the Learn-to-Play Pickleball Day! Certified Pickleball Coach Cami Jamerson will provide instruction that will teach the rules, technique, and strategy of the game. Equipment will be provided.

One Learn to Play session will be held each month at Darren Patterson Christian Academy (518 S San Juan Ave) starting in January and ending in March. The 2025 sessions will be held on Saturdays, January 18, February 15, and March 8. All sessions will begin at 1:00pm and will end at 4:00pm. Minimum of 6 participants needed per session. These sessions are open to anyone 16 years of age and older and will cost $10 per person.

Please only register for ONE of these Learn to Play sessions. They are all the same clinic and the same things will be taught at each of them.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday Before the Session

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR JANUARY 18

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR FEBRUARY 15

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MARCH 8

Achieve Social: Split Happens - March 29, 2025
2025-03-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Split Happens, 7615 US-50, Salida, CO, 81201, United States
Achieve Social: Split Happens
Coed
Ages: 14+
$5/Participant
Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 24th, 2025
Buena Vista Recreation partners with Achieve, Inc. to provide programming for neurodiverse individuals (such as those on the autism spectrum or with ADD/ADHD). This program is designed for teens and young adults, ages 14+, in Chaffee County and nearby areas.
Program Goals:

Improve communication and teamwork skills
Build confidence
Develop social and cognitive skills

Details:

Activities and outings will have a ratio of 1 support staff for every 3 participants.
If more one-on-one help is needed, participants must bring their own volunteer or mentor.
Separate registration is required for each participant to ensure space availability.

Transportation & Financial Assistance:

For help with transportation to/from Split Happens, contact Danielle Brown at danielle@achievelifeskills.org or (970) 209-2976.
Scholarships are available! Visit: www.buenavistarec.com/scholarships/.

Sign up by Monday, March 24th, 2025! Space is limited.
Split Happens: Please arrive at Split Happens, located at 7615 W US Hwy 50, Salida, CO, on Saturday, March 29th, at 2pm for a day of bowling with friends. We will be heading home around 4pm. Please reach out to Danielle Brown, Programming Assistant of Achieve Inc., at danielle@achievelifeskills.org or (970) 209-2976 with any questions.
Program Dates: March 29th – Split Happens, Salida, CO
Click here to register for Split Happens on March 29 in Salida CO!

Keeping Bewnie Buena! - 2025
2025-04-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Community Center, 715 E Main Street, Buena Vista, CO, 81211, United States
What: Keeping Bewnie, Buena! – BV Neighborhood Clean-Up Day
Who: You! We welcome the entire BV Community! Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Cost: FREE!
When: Sunday, April 27 from 1:00-3:00pm
Meeting location: West Dirt Parking Lot of the Buena Vista Community Center – 715 E Main St. Buena Vista Colorado, 81211
Please still register prior to Sunday if you plan to attend, so we have an idea of how many people plan to show up. At this point, a shirt is not guaranteed, but we would still appreciate you registering. And, even if you don’t register, we would still love to see you on Sunday helping clean up trash and making BV even more beautiful!

Huge Thank You To Our Sponsors!
2 Brothers Concrete
Central Colorado Kitchens
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort
Providence Plumbing

Buena Vista Recreation is excited to announce the fourth annual Keeping Bewnie Buena! – BV Neighborhood Clean-Up Day is scheduled for Sunday, April 27 from 1:00-3:00pm. Join your friends and family for a fun filled afternoon centered around cleaning up surface trash in and around the town of Buena Vista’s streets, parks, and open spaces.

Community members can meet at the BV Community Center. All participants will check in at 1:00pm (pre-registered folks will receive a t-shirt at check in). We will divide into small working groups, and you will be given a designated area to focus on. We will have options for locations to walk to or drive to. The Town of Buena Vista will provide a large trash receptacle at the parking lot of the Community Center for everyone to dispose of their clean-up bounty.

How to prepare:
Bring your own gloves for clean up day
Facilitators will have bags for folks to use at the meet-up location
Feel free to bring your own TRDs (trash removal devices) and use your own waste bags if that is preferable

Why are we doing this?
A large group of locals have done a very similar activity each spring for the last 20 years but have only focused on the River Park area. We feel this spring would be another great time to get outside and do something rewarding that everyone will appreciate immensely. And why not help keep Bewnie Buena?

Please register each individual that plans to participate.

Click here to register online!
