Arts and Entertainment
Pub Science Happy Hour at Durango Discovery Museum
Pager item text :Discovery MuseumImage:Pub Science Happy Hour at Durango Discovery Museum by Ashley Hein Pub Science at the Durango Discovery Museum happens the first Friday of every month from 5:30-7:30. It is intended to be a very casual and fun happy hour, where something cool is bound to happen. Ska is the beer sponsor and 1887 is the food sponsor. Tickets are $5. In January, the price will increase to $7, but will remain $5 for...
Library to Screen “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T”
Image:Library to Screen “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T” Durango, CO: Can you see it here? Can you see it there? You can’t see “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T” just anywhere. On Tuesday, October 18 at 6:15 p.m. as part of “Seuss on the Loose,”the Durango Arts Center’s celebration of all things Dr. Seuss, the Durango Public Library is hosting a screening of this unique...
Durango Open Studios Tour and Art Sale set for Oct. 15-16, 22-23
Image:Durango Open Studios Tour and Art Sale set for Oct. 15-16, 22-23 Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and Mancos artists to open their studios to the public DURANGO, Colo. – Fifty-one artists from Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and Mancos, Colo., will open their studios or galleries and share their artistic processes with the public the weekends of Oct. 15-16 and 22-23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. as part of the 3rd Annual Durango Open Studios...
The 4th Annual Durango Heritage Celebration
The 4th Annual Durango Heritage Celebration When you are looking for Durango events to keep you and the family busy, why not consider the fun and educational activities of the Durango Heritage Celebration? From Thursday, October 6th to Sunday, October 9th, the town of Durango is transformed back into the time of its incorporation, from 1881 to 1912. The Western and Victorian era is filled with a number of events and photo...
SOLAS returns to the Community Concert Hall Oct. 6
Image:SOLAS returns to the Community Concert Hall Oct. 6 Celtic-folk super group invigorated the Irish traditional music scene DURANGO, Colo. – SOLAS, the Celtic-folk super group said to have invigorated the Irish traditional music scene, returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, for a 7:30 p.m. show.Acclaimed by many as the most exciting Irish traditional group worldwide, SOLAS breaks...
23rd Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Durango, Colorado
Pager item text :Cowboy Poetry GatheringImage:23rd Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering Art, music, theatre, and, of course, poetry – cowboy style – converge once again in Durango September 29 through October 2. Lest you assume the Cowboy Poetry Gathering is some hokey faux-western event designed to capture the citified tourist, let me assure you that this is the real deal. Real cowboys from real farm and ranch families with...
Auditions for Christmas play, “Hark the Neville Angel Sings”
Image:Auditions for Christmas play, “Hark the Neville Angel Sings” Durango Lively Arts Company and the Durango Arts Center will hold auditions for their Christmas play, “Hark the Neville Angel Sings”, this Sunday, Sep. 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and also on Monday evening, Sep. 26th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Arts Center Theater at 802 E. Second Ave. They are looking for singers, dancers and actors fro...
San Juan Symphony to Present “Friends & Family” Concert on October 2 in Durango
Image:San Juan Symphony to Present “Friends & Family” Concert on October 2 in Durango Durango, CO – The San Juan Symphony will kick off its 2011-12 Season of Appreciation at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College at 3 pm on October 2 with a concert brimming with gratitude entitled Friends & Family. A former member of the Durango family and Fort Lewis College Artist-in-Residence Norman Krieger...
Experience La Plata County History at the Animas Museum of Durango
Pager item text :Animas MuseumImage:Experience La Plata County History at the Animas Museum of Durango Carolyn Bowra tells tales out of school. Well, out of a school, actually. The Historic Animas City School to be specific. Bowra, the Director of the Animas Museum, housed in the old school, is passionate about the history and culture of La Plata County and even more passionate about sharing it with locals and heritage tourists. Bowra...
See the Spectacular Seuss Surprises this Saturday at the Library
Image:See the Spectacular Seuss Surprises this Saturday at the Library Durango, CO: On Saturday, September 17, Durango Public Library will play host to a Dr. Seuss related happening so spectacular that the details are top secret! Starting around 2:30 pm, library visitors of all ages will be wowed by a Seuss surprise. This event is a preview of the community-wide “Seuss on the Loose” celebration that will run from...
Walk of Fame Artists Announced Second Annual Event Durango Independent Film Festival Fundraiser To Be Held Saturday, September 24, 2011
Walk of Fame Artists Announced Second Annual Event Durango Independent Film Festival Fundraiser To Be Held Saturday, September 24, 2011 Durango, CO -The Durango Independent Film Festival’s popular fundraiser, themed the Walk of Fame, will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011. This multiple venue event features guided tours to three locations and culminates with a unique Live Auction dubbed Let’s Make A Reel. ...
2nd Annual TOP Event
Image:2nd Annual TOP Event Durango, CO – New Face Productions will host the second annual TOP event on Friday, September 23, 2011 at the Durango Arts Center (DAC). TOP is a juried garment design exhibition and auction fundraiser to support adult programs at DAC. In early summer, artists were provided with a stylish, high-quality t-shirt and invited to refashion it with their own innovative, original design. This year an...
“10-Minute Play Festival” will be on stage at the Durango Arts Center
Image:”10-Minute Play Festival” will be on stage at the Durango Arts Center Durango Arts Center and Durango Lively Arts Company will present the winners of the 2011 DAC 10-Minute Play Contest on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. The “10-Minute Play Festival” will be on stage at the Durango Arts Center, corner of 8th Street and East 2nd Avenue. All tickets are...
Community Concert Hall welcomes the return of Sam Bush, Sept. 18
Image:Community Concert Hall welcomes the return of Sam Bush, Sept. 18 “One of Austin’s most interesting new bands” The Trishas opens the show DURANGO, Colo. – The Sam Bush Band returns to Durango and the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, for a 7:30 p.m. show, with special guest, Austin-based band The Trishas. A perennial Durango favorite, Sam Bush is revered for extending...
Sarah Siskind Debuts New Album at The Rochester Hotel Courtyard on Wednesday, September 28th
Pager item text :Sarah Siskind on Sept. 28thImage:Sarah Siskind Debuts New Album at The Rochester Hotel Courtyard on Wednesday, September 28th In July of 2010, Sarah Siskind found herself thousands of miles from her Tennessee home in a small ranch house just outside of Boulder. Escaping the oppressive southern summer heat for six weeks, she took temporary roots in Colorado while teaching songwriting at a nearby festival and touring...
Fort Lewis College Cycling’s Fall Blaze Bicycle Tour launches with a “Salute to Tom Danielson”
Slide text :Fort Lewis College Cycling’s Fall Blaze Bicycle Tour launches with a “Salute to Tom Danielson” Top American from the Tour de France holds Q&A session in Durango Meet and celebrate Tour de France top-ten finisher Tom Danielson at “Salute to Tom Danielson,” a free question-and-answer event at the Fort Lewis College Concert Hall on Friday, September 30, at 6:30 p.m. The intimate event...
13th Annual Wine Tasting Gala & Silent Auction in Durango on October 28th
Image:13th Annual Wine Tasting Gala & Silent Auction Join Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County for their biggest event of the year on October 28th, 2011 from 5:30PM – 8:30PM at the Doubletree Hotel Ballroom. The event celebrates their community and partnership in providing affordable housing! Wine, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, live music and silent auction. DOWNLOAD FLYER Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door....
Library to Host “Death on the Cheap: The Killer B’s of Film Noir”
Image: Library to Host “Death on the Cheap: The Killer B’s of Film Noir” Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library is once again delving into the world of Film Noir with “Death on the Cheap: The Killer B’s of Film Noir.” The first film “Detour”, starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage, will be screened at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14. In this series, we’ll be...
“Country Royalty” comes to the Community Concert Hall Sept. 16
Image: “Country Royalty” comes to the Community Concert Hall Sept. 16 Jason Petty and Carolyn Martin featured in tribute to Hank Williams and Patsy Cline DURANGO, Colo. – Talented performers Jason Petty and Carolyn Martin team up to bring two country music legends – Hank Williams and Patsy Cline – to the stage together for the first time in the musical tribute “Country Royalty.” The...
Steamworks firkin beer to celebrate Colorado’s harvest
Image: Steamworks firkin beer to celebrate Colorado’s harvest DURANGO, Colo. – Steamworks brewers Ken Martin and Spencer Roper saw opportunity in the plethora of fresh Palisade peaches currently available, and have created a firkin that celebrates the harvest. Firkin Fridays continues at Steamworks Brewing Co. on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, with the tapping of “Eüberpucker Ale” at 3 p.m. “The base...
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