Discover Creativity!
What is Lamp Post?
Lamp Post Creative Learning Center aims to provide a facility / campus to house plays, learning groups, classes, and clubs to meet the needs of our community for ages children to adults who desire to explore and learn. This is a place to build a vibrant community through active learning, integrity, hard work, dedication, and faith. It is a space where a variety of people can come and share their knowledge, craft, and expertise with others. This is a place for Creators to have a space and resources to practice their craft and Creative Teachers to teach others. Lamp Post Creative Learning Center is a Section 501(c)(3) charitable corporation and is recognized by the State of Colorado as a charitable corporation, donations to which are tax-deductible.
Upcoming Events
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Improv Troupe Interest Meeting
Improv is acting without a script. It’s an exciting form of storytelling that often leads to comedic results.
Lamp Post is starting an Improv Troupe, and you’re invited. Our interest meeting is Tuesday, August 4 at 6:30pm at Lamp Post. Kids 10 and up and adults are invited. No experience necessary.
We’ll play some improv games and see what happens next.
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Auditions!
Join us on Tuesday, August 25 at 6:30pm to audition for our fall production of Frankenstein. Ages 16 and up. Please register below.
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2026-27 Season Patrons and Sponsors Now Available!
Lamp Post is excited to announce our 2026-27 Season - Frankenstein, The Pirates of Penzance, Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty, and Dinosaurs Before Dark and Pirates Past Noon.
Get your season tickets and sponsor packages now!
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Young Adult Social Nights
Join us August 23 at 6:30pm for our mini cooking competition.
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Support our Capital Campaign
Lamp Post is trying to raise money to purchase our two buildings and land from Rock Springs Church. Read about all the opportunities Lamp Post provides the community and how you can help us meet our goal.
Meet the Team
Nicholaus and Corinne Sandner are co-founders of this new non-profit! We are all about YOU, the community of Cortez, Mancos, Dolores, Montezuma County! We are here to provide creative learning to ALL ages and to build community through that creative process.
We love you all and wish to make a more vibrant place to live, create and play!
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Co-FounderNicholaus Sandner’s motto is “Never Stop Learning!”
He has a BA from Fort Lewis College, with minors in Computer Science and English Communications. He has been teaching in Cortez, CO for the last 14 years with certifications in CTE Administration (Career and Technical Education) and Code.org (computer programming education), building his theatre program from a handful of high school students to a program that holds a quarter of the HS student population with huge community support and participation. His last musical at the HS had a cast and crew with adults and students of 124! He received the 2024 Colorado Theatre Teacher of the Year Award this past fall. He also received the Bobby G (Colorado Education Theatre Awards) Outstanding Community Leadership Award in 2023.
He comes into Lamp Post Creative Learning Center with 20+ years of theatre experience. His own creative learning includes making sugar glass, prosthetics, prop making, set building and design, laser wood burning, resin printing, form casting, alginate mold making, silicone molds and replicas, and foam fabrication.
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Co-Founder
Corinne Sandner is a 5th Generation Resident of Southwest Colorado. Born with one hand, she hasn’t let that slow her down. She is a wife of a dedicated, creative mind, mother of five, one with special needs, and a BA in Music from Fort Lewis College. Art and music are a passion of hers, with 30+ years of teaching music lessons from ages 4 to 93. She has a great love of painting whether it be acrylic, oil pastels, watercolors, or sets for stage. She has 15 years of experience with set design and scenic painting. She has also tried her hand at prop making for a few shows.
Corinne is also very passionate about writing and leading Women’s Retreats for ten years, bringing love and care to women of the Four Corners.
Corinne also has experience in publishing with programs, ads, and newsletters.
Autism Education and Limb Difference are areas she actively teaches and shares about.
Our Services
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Theatrical Productions
Offering play productions throughout the year for all ages. Come learn to sew, to build and paint sets, to act, and to make music. Summer theatre camps also offered.
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Community Space
Need a space for your medium to large group? We offer open spaces that fit a large variety of needs. We are happy to host your event.
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Learning/Teaching
All ages are welcome to come learn something fun and new. We will be offering a variety of classes in STEM, art, music, foam fabrication, cosplay, animatronics, and mold making.
Do you have a creative skill to share? Come be a teacher with us. We will handle all the advertising and supplies, and we will provide the space.
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Retreats
Our space is a perfect place to come and recharge. We will be offering several types of retreats to meet a variety of needs.
If you want to have a team building retreat for your company, come to creatively play and build together.
Let’s Stay in Touch!
Interested in hearing about upcoming events? Click the button below to create an account on our BookTix page, and we’ll keep you up to date on our future events and activities! Plus you can use that account to purchase tickets for our future shows.