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McDonald’s Cardboard Derby @ Purgatory
The McDonald’s Cardboard Derby at Purgatory Resort is a classic winter competition you won’t want to miss! Build your derby racer out of cardboard and duct tape only, and pilot it down the slopes during one of the most fun days on the mountain! Watch as teams compete in vessels made entirely out of cardboard and duct tape. Or, sign up yourself and participate in the fun. All it takes is some creativity, engineering skills, and...
BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2019
San Juan Citizens Alliance and Rocky Mountain Wild have teamed up to bring the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour to Durango. Traveling to exotic landscapes and remote cultures, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2018/2019 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world. Eight different short films will be shown each night (see organization...
Wolves Visit the Mountain!
Date: March 13, 2019 Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm Location: In the Plaza – Purgatory Resort Website: http://www.wolfwoodrefuge.org/ Have you ever wanted to get to know a wolf up close? Today is your chance! Our good friends from Wolfwood Refuge are bringing these beautiful animals up to Purgatory Resort for the day. This is a great opportunity for kids and adults to learn about wolves and interact with these majestic...
Stephen Marley Acoustic Tour with special guest Koral Delatierra
Stephen Robert Nesta “Raggamuffin” Marley is a Jamaican-American musician who is the son of Bob Marley and his wife Rita Marley. He is an eight-time Grammy Award winner (including Grammys for Best Reggae Album and the Best Alternative Hip Hop performance, a first for a Jamaican artist.) Marley is said to display artistic creativity associated with American legends such as Stevie Wonder and Prince, composing and producing...
Durango Regional Job Fair
Four Corners Expo – Durango Regional Job Fair March 2019 Show Times 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2019 Vendors from March 2018 4CornersJobs.com Aflac American General Media Aramark Mesa Verde Durango Transfer Ballantine Communications/ The Durango Herald Bar-D Chuckwagon Bloomfield Schools Blue Lake Ranch & Ridgewood Event Center City Market Colorado Dept. of Transportation Colorado State Patrol / Cortez Port of...
Durango Celtic Festival 2019
Durango’s Celtic Festival is back! This is one of our favorite yearly festivals and you can’t miss it! Four days of Celtic music and events that’s fun for everyone! For More Info go to: http://www.durangocelticfestival.com/
YTD Snowpack for Colorado & Utah
Here is a look at the snowpack for Utah and Colorado as of this morning (Feb 22). Of course, this does not include today’s snowfall but it is still good news regardless. On average, Colorado is sitting at about 115% of normal for snow water equivalent (SWE) so far this water year. Southeastern Utah is even more impressive sitting at 151% of normal! All areas seem to be getting their fair share of snow and then some. Very good to...
Durango Film Festival – February 27 to March 3
Welcome to the 14th Durango Independent Film Festival. We have an amazing lineup to share with you this year and hope you plan to join us! Escape. Expand. Explore. Durango Film brings a community together with independent filmmakers for the unique opportunity to experience and discuss global, innovative and diverse films. People who have attended our festival find Durango, Colorado to be one of the best venues for film and fun. With...
An Evening With Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
Four Corners music fans have embraced Martha Scanlan ever since her old-time string band, the Reeltime Travelers, began playing festivals like the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown and Silverton Jubilee in the early 2000s. While the bulk of their material was traditional Appalachian numbers, it was Scanlan’s original songs like “Hallelujah” and “Raven” that captured the hearts of fans. After the group broke up, Martha went solo in 2007 and...
Colorado High School Championships
The Colorado High School State Ski Championship is coming to Purgatory Resort! Watch 250 of the state’s best young skiers compete in two days of racing. Thursday, February 21: Slalom Race on Pandemonium Friday, February 22: Giant Slalom Race on Pandemonium Both races take place throughout the morning. Also check out the Classic Cross-Country and Skate Ski races across the highway at the Nordic Center on Thursday and Friday...
San Juan Symphony – Fantasy and Fairy Tale
Experience symphonic storytelling on an epic scale as the San Juan Symphony presents brilliant and familiar showpieces. With the tales of the Arabian Nights so wildly portrayed in Scheherazade, the childlike simplicity of Ravel’s Mother Goose makes a delightful contrast. The program features beautiful solos for our musicians, and Tchaikovsky’s “Fantasy Overture” Romeo & Juliet will be played Side-by-Side with local students....
Choir of Man
The Choir of Man is the runaway hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017, featuring a high-paced show of entertainment that combines live music and foot stomping choreography from nine “ordinary guys” who perform everything from sing-along classics to classic rock. Envision the greatest pub gig ever seen and multiply it by 10. There’s something for everyone in what is revered as a joyous and uplifting show for all ages. Noted Broadway Baby,...
The Infamous Stringdusters
The Infamous Stringdusters propel the legacy of bluegrass and string band music into the future with a stunning blend of musical virtuosity and fresh energy. The “live” Stringdusters’ experience is revered as “anti-formulaic, groove-friendly and mind-expanding – not your granddaddy’s bluegrass, unless your granddaddy was Jerry Garcia.” Extended improvisation makes every performance unique. The professional players are steeped in the...
Purple XPerience – A Tribute to Prince
Purple Xperince featuring Marshall Charloff – The Nation’s Most Authentic Tribute to Prince! Sky Ute Casino Resort – Sky Ute Casino Resort, Colorado 172, Ignacio, CO, USA February 16, 2019 / 8:00 PM Purchase Tickets
Forever Tango
Revered as the greatest tango show in the world, Forever Tango features 14 world-class tango dancers, one vocalist and an on-stage 11-piece orchestra, including the instrument of the tango, the Bandoneon, in an evening that celebrates the passionate music and dance of Argentina. The show tells the story of the birth of tango in 19th century Argentina through today, when the tango may be Argentina’s best known export. Date:...
Snowdown 2019 – January 30th – February 3rd
Comicon is coming to Durango. Celebrating 41 years in 2019, this five-day winter celebration takes place from January 30th-February 3rd, with fun, folly, and a family-friendly parade of lights. Come beat your cabin fever at Durango’s favorite winter event! For more information, check out the full events schedule on Durango Downtown’s Snowdown Events page or Snowdown.org
The Pump and Dump Show: Parentally Incorrect Tour
The Original Moms’ Night Out is back and better than ever in 2019! Join comedians Shayna Ferm and Tracey Tee for The Pump and Dump Show, a hilarious and unique escape for all moms, as seen on Today, People and Parents Magazine. Treat yourself and your #BREEDER friends to a cathartic evening of all-original music, comedy and games, guaranteed to make you laugh your c-section scar open. It’s rough out there in the Momosphere – you’ve...
The Growling Old Men
Acoustic Americana/bluegrass mandolin and guitar duo Growling Old Men will be performing at The Strater on Monday, January 28th. Ben Winship (mandolin, octave mandolin and vocals) and John Lowell (guitar and vocals) present a relaxed set of original, traditional and obscure music that is never the same each night. The Growling Old Men are favorites at festivals and concerts all over the western world, having played at the Shetland...
Durango Snow and Ski Reports
Durango and Southwest Colorado have AMAZING snow for skiing, snowboarding, sledding and every other kind of winter fun! We’ve compiled a list of Southwest Colorado and Durango snow reports. In addition, we’ve added snow reports for 2 non-local resorts (Snowbowl and Kirkwood) because these resorts are excellent indicators of snow storm tracks. Arizona Snow Bowl often receives the same Southern-track snow storms as Southwest Colorado,...
The Second City
The Second City is the celebrated and long-running improvisational comedy enterprise that originated in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood and spawned comedic greats including Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, John Belushi, Tina Fey and more. The Second City Touring Company, self-proclaimed “a mind explosion of political and social satire,” promises to bring some much-needed comic relief to Durango, putting comedy first in a...
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