Durango Events
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TICO TIME SANGHA YOGA FESTIVAL
SANGHA YOGA FESTIVAL JULY 13 – JULY 16, 2023 EVENT DESCRIPTION Sangha Fest celebrates health & wellness, conscious community, and personal development through yoga, breathwork, music, meditation, movement, art, dance, nature, ceremony, and play. You may arrive on Thursday, July 13 to get settled in and join us for opening ceremony in the evening followed by candlelight yoga. Then start bright and early on Friday with 3 full...
Music In The Mountains
UPCOMING EVENTS 2023 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OUR 2023 SCHEDULE IS LIVE! Browse all upcoming events below to learn more about each event, or click here to buy your tickets! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! Free Mobile Stage Concerts JUMP TO TICKETED EVENTS > THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023 11:00 AM FREE MOBILE STAGE CONCERT: DURANGOSTRING ENSEMBLE Cottonwood Park, Next to Animas Valley Elementary, Durango, CO 81301 LEARN MORE THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023...
JULY 4TH IN DURANGO
JULY 1 – JULY 4, 2023 EVENT DESCRIPTION July 4th celebration in Historic Downtown Durango will feature a whole weekend of festivities and events! Things will kick off on Saturday, July 1st at the 11th Street Station with a watermelon eating contest. The night will also include live music! On Saturday evening at the 11th Street Station, get ready to dance like no one is watching during a live concert and silent disco. On Sunday,...
TICO TIME CANNABIS CUP & REGGAE PARTY !!!
CANNABIS CUP & REGGAE PARTY !!! Join us at the Tico Time Cannabis Cup & Reggae Party August 11-13 presented by Elevated. This camping festival is a 2 night, 3 day event with music lineup Friday and Saturday Nights, Cannabis Cup Awards, Cannabis Trade Show, Workshops, Drum & Dance, Late Night Dancehall Parties, Yoga, and more. Our event is focused on celebrating each other & connecting all those interested in the...
Rattlesnake Avoidance Training For Your Dog
Protect your dog! Register today! June 24th, 2023 Sky Ute Fairgrounds Ignacio, Co. Hikers, hunters, and dog park enthusiast! Your season is here! A little training today could prevent disaster tomorrow. Reservation required. Training conducted by Professional Dog Trainer Terry Chandler, with 30 years experience in rattle snake avoidance training. Visit durangokennelclub.com to register or call for your registration today....
Empathy Builds Trust
Empathy is a cornerstone of effective relationships as it builds trust. It often is viewed as a sort of nicety or luxury in business, assuming that logic will prevail. However, in a complex world and business setting, receiving the necessary feedback and appropriate expression of challenge is dependent on building trust in relationships. Empathy is the ability to perceive and seek-out the emotions, issues, and concerns of others and...
TRUE WESTERN ROUNDUP June 7th
TRUE WESTERN ROUNDUP WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2023 EVENT DESCRIPTION The True Western Roundup, formerly known as the True West Rodeo, brings together the western heritage of Durango. True Western Roundup is brought to you by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, TBK Bank and many other impressive businesses. We are very excited to have come together to showcase the working ranch activities of the American Cowboy and Cowgirl....
ANIMAS RIVER DAYS
JUNE 2 – JUNE 4 EVENT DESCRIPTION Animas River Days is dedicated to celebrating the Animas River’s role in Durango by providing a venue for public gathering with whitewater competitions as well as community outreach about river resources and conservation. Events take place throughout downtown Durango. For more information, call (970) 259-3583. Animas River Days includes these sporting events: river surfing, stand-up...
Ten Ways For Writers To Use ChatGPT
In late 2022, along came ChatGPT. I describe it as a search engine (Google) on steroids. COPYRIGHT 2022 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. As a customer service and CX expert, I’ve written more than 3,000 articles over the years, including almost 500 articles for Forbes. I’m often asked how I get ideas for content. I’ll admit that it’s not easy to develop new ideas week after week. I’m often pitched by PR agencies that want me...
A Veteran’s Train Ride For The Iron Horse Classic
Image by Rusty Oremus of engine before leaving the depot Durango, CO – The annual Iron Horse Bicycle Rally took place once again, attracting over 1,900 cyclists who eagerly signed up to conquer the challenging U.S. Highway 550 route from Durango to Silverton. This unique event, which pits participants against the iconic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train, has become a thrilling tradition for both riders and...
Austin Russell became the youngest self-made billionaire in 2021; now he owns Forbes
Austin Russell is on quite a run. The 28-year-old founder and CEO of Luminar, which develops vision-based lidar and machine perception technologies primarily for self-driving cars, told The Wall Street Journal earlier today that he is buying an 82% stake in Forbes Global Media Holdings in a deal that values the company at nearly $800 million. According to the WSJ, Russell’s stake includes the remaining portion of the company owned by...
Your Key To Thought Leadership: Part 4
Becoming a known expert and thought leader in your field requires diligence and a willingness to give away your expert knowledge in the form of various resources. This week, hear from our Director of Book Planning on how to construct thought leadership articles that will attract your audience base. How to Write Successful Thought Leadership Articles Learn the essential elements of thought leadership and how to turn your expert...
IRON HORSE BICYCLE CLASSIC
IRON HORSE BICYCLE CLASSIC MAY 26 – MAY 28 EVENT DESCRIPTION The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic is THE big race! Gear up or just watch as bikers race the train from Durango to Silverton all day. Events include the most popular race, the McDonald’s Citizen Tour, which winds through 50 miles of beautiful Colorado scenery, La Strada La Plata Gravel and the Durango Mesa Cycling Festival. Since 1971, this iconic event has tested man vs....
APR I-dition 2 2023 420 & Jah Shaka with JahMek on M.C. Rasta Stevie’s HEART BEAT OF ZION
New show by RASTA STEVIE’s HEARTBEATOFZION APR I-dition 2 2023 420 & Jah Shaka with JahMek on M.C. Ras… By RASTA STEVIE’s HEARTBEATOFZION #Reggae #Reggae Fusion #Roots Reggae #Dub Reggae #Reggae Rock ITS 420 2023 !!!! Freshest and newest Ganja Anthems with JahMek’s Tribute to JAH SHAKA !!! It’s the FRESHEST REGGAE MUSIC from Yard and Abroad on M.C. Rasta Stevie’s AWARD WINNING Heart Beat of Zion...
Rise and Vibes. May 19-21.
Rise AND Vibes Roots & Reggae, RockinG on the River May 19-21, 2023. Just outside of Durango, Co Rise and Vibes Music Festival is an annual music and camping festival that unfolds within the natural beauty of the Animas River Valley. Located between Aztec, NM and Durango, CO, this carefully curated music festival is in the heart of one of the most breathtaking parts of Colorado and New Mexico. Rise and Vibes Music Festival...
Mother’s Day 2023
From ours to yours, Happy Mother’s Day! Working hard, providing, taking care of the family, mother’s do a lot and May 14th is a day to rest and relax. Durango has a wide variety of locally owned and operated shops to put a nice gift together for the do-all mom. Flowers For a nice bouquet of flowers, visit one of the local florists such as April’s Garden, Adela Flora, or Bayfield Blooms for a colorful, naturally scented,...
DURANGO FARMERS MARKET IS BACK
EVENT DESCRIPTION The Durango Farmers Market offers fresh produce, protein, high-quality artisan crafts and ready to eat food and beverage – all from our local region! Every Saturday you can find us in the parking lot of the TBK Bank on 8th Street in between Main Avenue and Camino del Rio. Free Parking is available at the City Transit Center lot. The market opens at 8 am from May through September and 9 am in October and goes...
Basketball and Cannabis? The NBA gives the OK!
In a major development for cannabis legalization, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that it will no longer test players for cannabis use. This marks a significant shift in the NBA’s approach to cannabis, which has long been prohibited under the league’s drug policy. The decision to end cannabis testing was made after consultation with the National Basketball Players Association, which had been pushing...
La Plata County Assessor
Carrie Woodson, the Assessor for La Plata County, visited The Wells Group to share that the new property valuations are being mailed out to owners in early May 2023. Property values are reassessed every two years. This latest cycle runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. La Plata County saw an average of a 20% increase in value. While this may seem high, it was actually the lowest in all of Colorado. In comparison, Archuleta...
