Mancos kicks off Grand Summer Nights

Mancos artist Janice Reich uses electricity to burn patterns into gourds during a demonstration at the first 2018 Grand Summer Nights on Saturday.

Mancos High School students James Ayers and KC Dunn draw on the Grand Avenue sidewalk during the Grand Summer Nights event on Saturday.

Mancos Creative District Director Jodi Jahrling makes souvenir buttons for passersby at the Grand Summer Nights event on Saturday. Many of the other vendor booths were moved to the sidewalk or taken down because of gusty winds.

Attendees make poetry out of magnetized words on a board set up during Mancos’ Grand Summer Nights event.

Area musician Hurricane Jake gets help from some young volunteer backup singers during a concert at the Grand Summer Nights event on Saturday.