Arts and Entertainment
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Pager item text :Paul Taylor Dance CoImage:Paul Taylor Dance Company: Taylor 2 comes to The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Sept. 26 Durango, CO – Taylor 2 brings internationally renowned modern dance to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Celebrated choreographer Paul Taylor, one of the founders of the art of modern dance in the 1950s, created the...
San Juan Symphony To Present “ROCK ‘N ROLL IN VIENNA” Concert On Sept. 29, 2012
Image:San Juan Symphony To Present “ROCK ‘N ROLL IN VIENNA” Concert On Sept. 29, 2012 Durango, CO – The San Juan Symphony will kick off its 2012-13 Lollapalooza season at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College at 7:30 pm on September 29 with a knock-your-socks-off rowdy concert entitled Rock ‘n Roll in Vienna. Israeli Cellist Inbal Segev will return to Durango to perform Fredrich Gulda’s...
Fresh Check Day on September 22, 2012
Pager item text :Three Springs Fresh Check DayImage:Fresh Check Day on September 22, 2012 How are you doing? Durango, CO- Three Springs is hosting and events where the entire community will get together to promote positive mental health, educate the community about the signs and symptoms of mental health disorders, open communication channels to remove the stigma surrounding mental health, and encourage community members to...
Library to Host 3rd Annual Literary Festival
Image:Library to Host 3rd Annual Literary Festival Durango, CO – The Durango Public Library’s third annual Literary Festival kicks off on Friday, September 28 at 5:30 p.m. with an opening reception with hors d’oeuvres and beverages, followed by a 7:00 p.m. presentation and book signing by featured author Ellen Hopkins – the New York Times bestselling author of Crank, Identical, and Triangles. The Literary...
“Jazz on the Hill” to support Community Concert Hall Endowment Fund
Pager item text :”Jazz on the Hill”Image:”Jazz on the Hill” to support Community Concert Hall Endowment Fund Dinner/jazz concert on the stage set for Saturday, Sept. 22 Durango, CO – To help grow the endowment fund designed to maintain the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College as the quality performance venue it is today, a special dinner/show – “Jazz on the Hill” – will be...
Community Concert Hall confirms contract with Metropolitan Opera
Pager item text :Metropolitan Opera at FLCImage:Community Concert Hall confirms contract with Metropolitan Opera Opera performances to be transmitted live in High-Definition to FLC campus Durango, CO – The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College has finalized a contract with The Metropolitan Opera to screen performances of The Met: Live in HD during the opera’s 2012-2013 season. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 14,...
Join Fort Lewis College in celebrating Fiesta on the Mesa on September 12
Image:Join Fort Lewis College in celebrating Fiesta on the Mesa on September 12 Durango, CO – Fiesta on the Mesa 2012 will be held on Wednesday, September 12, from 5-8 p.m. on the Fort Lewis College Student Union Plaza. The community is invited to join with the College in partaking of the great food and entertainment that makes Fiesta on the Mesa one of the most popular events on campus. El Centro de Muchos Colores, the...
Call for Altered Images 2012
Image:Call for Altered Images 2012 Durango, CO – Deadline September 15, Show us your best “Altered” images! Altered is a juried photography exhibit for those working in antique and alternative processes. The exhibition will be held October 5-31 in the Red Room at Open Shutter Gallery (www.openshuttergallery.com) in Durango, Colorado. The show will be up during the Art Studio Tour. Cash and photography related awards....
From Ghana, West Africa, the Saakumu Dance Troupe
Image:From Ghana, West Africa, the Saakumu Dance Troupe comes to the Community Concert Hall on Sept. 11 Durango, CO – Bringing music and dance from West Africa, the Saakumu Dance Troupe will open the 15th Anniversary Season at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Dedicated to introducing audiences to African music and dance, Saakumu Dance Troupe is among the leading traditional...
The 5th Annual Durango Heritage Celebration
Pager item text :Durango Heritage Celebration Image:The 5th Annual Durango Heritage Celebration October 11-14, 2012 Durango, CO – The Durango Heritage Celebration Steering Committee is pleased to announce that its fourth annual Heritage Celebration was a huge success! The 2012 event will be held in Durango, Colorado from Thursday, October 11 through Sunday, October 14, 2012. This event will again educate and entertain all who...
Downtown Colorado, Inc. Announces 2012 Governor’s Awards for Downtown Excellence Winners
Pager item text :Durango Discovery Museum Image:Downtown Colorado, Inc. Announces 2012 Governor’s Awards for Downtown Excellence Winners Durango Discovery Museum receives Creative Community Award Durango, CO – Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI), a nonprofit membership organization committed to building better communities through educational and technical assistance, is pleased to announce the 2012 winners of the...
City of Durango partners with “Building Homes for Heroes” for Labor Day Sunday event
Image:City of Durango partners with “Building Homes for Heroes” for Labor Day Sunday event Durango, CO – The City of Durango will again host the popular hot rod and motorcycle parade on Sunday morning of the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The event is held in conjunction with the area’s traditional motorcycle rally that spreads across the Four Corners region. Everyone is invited to support “Building Homes...
Historic Strater Hotel Guest Room 222 Designated A Literary LANDMARK ™
Image:Historic Strater Hotel Guest Room 222 Designated A Literary LANDMARK TM The Louis L’Amour Room Durango, CO – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) has designated the historic Strater Hotel Guest Room 222 a Literary Landmark TM in honor of Twentieth Century American author Louis L’Amour. The famous author wrote many of his novels and short stories, including much...
Colleen Miller Grew Up in the Wild West …
Image:Colleen Miller Grew Up in the Wild West … At Least That’s How She Remembers … Durango! Durango, CO – Colorado author, Colleen Miller will be a featured guest and speaker at the upcoming September 8th Animas City Day that will take place at the Animas Museum. Also that day the museum will host the Animas City School Reunion for former students who attended school in the building that now houses the museum....
Ignacio Bike Week Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 2012 (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Wade Shockley/Southern Ute Drum)
Pager item text : Ignacio Bike Week Image: Ignacio Bike Week Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 2012 Ignacio, CO – Get your motor runnin’ and head on out to the city of Ignacio, Colorado for the biggest and best in Colorado motorcycle events, Ignacio Bike Week, held August 29th to September 3rd. Incredible sights, breathtaking views, exciting adventures… During your stay in the Four Corners region, be sure to check out the many...
20th Annual Ignacio Bike Week Aug. 29-Sept.3, 2012
Image: 20th Annual Ignacio Bike Week August 29-September 3, 2012 Ignacio, CO – What can be more irresistible than the sight and sound of more than 35,000 roaring motorcycles riding in grandeur through the spectacular scenery of southwest Colorado? If you have a bike, you need to plan ahead to be in Ignacio, Colorado, for the 20th annual Ignacio Bike Week. It’s THE Four Corners Motorcycle Rally! For those thousands...
Juried Photography Exhibit October 5-31, 2012
Image:Juried Photography Exhibit October 5-31, 2012 Durango, CO – Deadline to submit your “Altered” images is September 15, 2012. Show us your best “Altered” images! A juried photography exhibit for those working in alternative and antique processes. The exhibition will be held October 5-31 in the Red Room at Open Shutter Gallery (www.openshuttergallery.com) in Durango, Colorado. Cash and...
3rd Annual Toyed With Show
Image:3rd Annual Toyed With Show Durango, CO – It all started three years ago when Arts Perspective magazine facilitated its first international photography competition, Toyed With, sponsored by Open Shutter Gallery. It started with images shot with toy and vintage cameras or printed in alternative processes. The inaugural event was juried by local photographer, Kit Frost. The following year was juried by Holga Queen, Michelle...
“Concerts in the Park” to feature The Assortment/Kirk James Blues Band
Image:”Concerts in the Park” to feature The Assortment/Kirk James Blues Band Community Concert Hall and Alpine Bank continue free Buckley Park concert series on Aug. 2 Durango, CO – Durango bands The Assortment and the Kirk James Blues Band will take the stage for the final Alpine Bank-Community Concert Hall “Concerts in the Park” show of the season, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, 5 to 7:30 p.m., at...
The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes the return of Asleep at the Wheel, Aug. 15
Image:The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes the return of Asleep at the Wheel, Aug. 15 Durango, CO – Asleep at the Wheel, the Grammy-awarding winning band revered for sustaining Texas-based Western Swing, returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. The dance floor will be open. Since the early ‘70s, the Wheel has been the most important force...
