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Hauntings & History Ghost Tour
Join Horsefly History Tours on a special haunted underground tour this Halloween. You’ll hear true ghost stories from the buildings and businesses on Main Avenue as you explore. Highlights of the tour include the saloon block, where the ghost of a murdered sheriff still lingeres, a sporting girl still wanders a building where her throat was slashed, and a little boy still plays and runs around the halls of an old hotel where...
Is the US facing a potential ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID-19?
As summer ended and the United States headed into the fall and winter, doctors were worried Americans would see a “twindemic” — a situation in which both flu and COVID-19 spread at the same time. But experts told ABC News the country may now be facing the threat of a “tripledemic” as doctors see an early rise in other pediatric respiratory viruses, particularly respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. MORE: Flu...
What is RSV?
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a contagious virus that is usually mild, but can severely affect the lungs and respiratory airways in older adults While you may not have heard of it yet, RSV is not a new virus and may be more of a health concern than you think—even if you’re healthy. And if you’re aged 60 or older, you can get RSV. But don’t worry, by coming here you’ve taken a savvy first step toward learning...
CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2022
EVENT DESCRIPTION The little ghost and goblins fill the streets of Downtown Durango on October 31 for the Children’s Halloween Event. This is a fun and safe option for kids to trick or treat in costume at nearly 100 participating merchants. This event is for children 10 and under, accompanied by an adult, and in costume. LOCATION Downtown Durango Durango, CO
ROCKY HORROR SHOW OCTOBER 28 – OCTOBER 30
EVENT DESCRIPTION Come and be a part of the Rocky Horror experience at the DAC. New Location, Same Crazy Fun! For its 15th year The Rocky Horror Show returns to Durango. Sing and dance the “Time Warp” along along with Brad and Janet as they discover the wonders “over at the Frankenstein place” as they learn about love, life, and transvestite aliens. Showtimes: October 29nd: 7 PM & 10 PM October 30th: 7 PM & 10 PM October 31st:...
The Lizard Head Quartet Gets Down With Funk and Jazz-Fusion at Durango Hot Springs
The Lizard Head Quartet, a fusion band based here in Durango, Colorado, played a marvelous performance at a spectacular venue of Durango Hot Springs on Thursday, October 13th, 2022. Getting together amidst a worldwide pandemic in 2020, the now-called Lizard Head Quartet started as the McCurry Organ trio. Which was named after one of the past band members, Ryan McCurry, who was also a music teacher at Stillwater Music here in...
Christmas in Durango, Colorado
Christmas in Durango, Colorado Christmas in Durango extends the entire month of December. Our little mountain town comes alive with activities all month long for everyone from the adventure seeker to the holiday traditionalist. Durango, Colorado has so much to offer during the Christmas season. Take A Ski Trip Around Christmas, it is common for Durango to turn into a snowy winter wonderland. Enjoy skiing at one of the great ski spots...
Olivia Newton-John’s final gift to the world: Late star’s research institute discovers a major breakthrough for pancreatic cancer treatment
The cancer research charity founded by the late Olivia Newton-John has made a significant discovery in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Professor Matthias Ernst, the director of the Melbourne-based ONJ Cancer Research Institute and head of La Trobe’s School of Cancer Medicine, led a study presenting a solution to the difficulties of treating one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Professor Ernst cautioned the study was...
It’s Lonely in the Metaverse
It’s Lonely in the Metaverse: DappRadar Data Suggests Decentraland Has 38 ‘Daily Active’ Users in $1.3B Ecosystem Data from DappRadar suggests metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox each have fewer than 1,000 “daily active” users, despite $1 billion valuations. The platforms say these numbers don’t tell the full story. What’s going on in the metaverse these days, you might ask. Looking at two of the biggest...
Olivia Newton-John’s husband John Easterling reveals her last wishes
Olivia Newton-John’s husband John Easterling reveals her last wishes before her tragic death and says the legendary singer was ‘cheerful and joyful and pain free’ in her final days John Easterling has revealed his late wife Olivia Newton-John, in her final days, wanted all Australians suffering from cancer to have access to alternative medicines. The film producer, 70, told The Herald Sun Australia’s sweetheart...
2022 Animas Valley Balloon Rally October 14-16, 2022
EVENT DESCRIPTION The Animas Valley Balloon Rally hosts a full weekend of events October 14-17, 2022. The event kicks off with the Downtown Balloon Glow on Friday evening, where spectators will see multiple hot air balloons light up. The event also features a few candlesticks (baskets without their balloons.) This is a great opportunity to meet the pilots and get up close to the balloons. In the Animas Valley on Saturday and Sunday...
Durango Open Studio Tour Events
We’re Back!! For the first time since 2013, Durango Open Studio Tour will be opening doors all over Durango to the working studios of professional and emerging artists to explore local art studios, discover inspirational art and connect with artists. Taster Exhibition Artist VIP Gathering: (all participating artists welcome!) Smiley Building, 1309 E 3rd Ave, Suite 114, Durango, CO 81301 Friday, October 14, 4-5pm Taster...
A Spooky Night at the Pumpkin Patch
Friday October 14, 6-8:30 PM Friday October 21, 6-8:30 PM LOCATION Falfa Pumpkin Patch 54 County Road 221 Durango, CO 81303 Come see our spooky animated monsters come to life! Hot chocolate, treats, and a Halloween movie are included with the price of admission. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes and wear headlamps or bring a flashlight. $5 admission per person. Train rides are an additional $3 per child. Pumpkins...
Grace and gratitude are elegant leadership qualities
The word gratitude is from the Latin gratia, meaning grace or graciousness. Definitions of grace include a simple elegance or refinement of movement, courtesy, poise, goodwill, acknowledgment, recognition, obligation, and gratefulness. Leaders consume a lot of brainpower and physical endurance during the day. Leaders may do some or all the following: listening, discerning, reflecting, analyzing, imagining, decisioning, negotiating,...
How to Adopt a New Pet During COVID-19
Pets need good homes at all times, regardless of what’s going on in the world. If you’ve been wanting to adopt a pet, you can still do so during the pandemic. Some pet shelters and breeders might have different policies during the pandemic, but you can still find many pets to choose from. Here’s everything you need to know about the process. First, Pick the Pet That’s Right for You Each type of pet and specific breed has its own...
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Hollywood intersection named after late singer Yma Sumac
Peruvian-American singer Yma Sumac is seen at the Waldorf Hotel during a visit to London on May 27, 1952. (Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) HOLLYWOOD — A Hollywood intersection was dedicated Thursday as Yma Sumac Square in honor of the record-setting Peruvian singer and one of the best known performers of exotica music in the 1950s, nine days after the 100th anniversary of her birth. Damon Devine, who was...
Fruits are booming this harvest season around Durango
The Good Food Collective’s gleaning coordinators gathered about 630 pounds of apples from just two trees on Friday. Rachel Landis said apples are biennial crops, meaning they produce fruit in “massive quantities” – an estimated 2.3 million pounds during an average season in the Animas Valley watershed – every other year. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 14th annual Apple Days Festival at farmers market scheduled for Oct. 8 Apple, peach,...
Stunning NASA James Webb Telescope Image Reveals Neptune’s Delicate Rings
The trailblazing machine delivers once again, offering us the best view of Neptune since 1989. When we imagine a world embraced by cosmic haloes, we typically envision Saturn. One might even argue Saturn based its entire personality on those dazzling rings — and rightfully so. They’re solid. Visible. Luxurious even. But if you didn’t already know, it is my honor to tell you Neptune has rings too. They’re...
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