Organizers of a spiritual festival have withdrawn their application and are looking for a new location for the festival.
The “Rhythm and Soul Festival” had been planned for a location southwest of Mancos on Road G, but some neighbors of the proposed site were unhappy with the proposal, festival organizer Fred Boshardt said May 4.
“In order to make peace, we decided not to go through with it,” Boshardt said.
Organizers withdrew their application for a perpetual high-impact permit for the Road G location on Wednesday, May 3, according to Montezuma County Planning Director LeeAnn Milligan. The county planning and zoning board had previously recommended approval for the application at their April 13 meeting.
The event is being put on by Agape Durango and is still planned for Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, Boshardt said. He is looking at several other possible locations for the festival, including Cottonwood Park in Mancos.
Agape Durango’s festival website promises a weekend of music, keynote speakers and other events, including yoga each morning. Boshardt said he expects 800 to 1,000 to attend.
“Rhythm & Soul was created to offer a series of life-changing experiences of simultaneous frequency activations, personal realizations and festive celebration,” the website reads.
Agape Durango was founded in 1996 by teacher and author Michael Bernard Beckwith, according to the site. The group puts on workshops, concerts, sacred services and other events, the site states.
The festival lists several music performers on the schedule, including Mancos band The Aftrobeatniks and Telluride band Niceness.
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