Arts and Entertainment
SAN JUAN SYMPHONY TO PRESENT “AMERICAN SALUTE”
Pager item text :San Juan Symphony Concert 9/11Image:SAN JUAN SYMPHONY TO PRESENT “AMERICAN SALUTE” TO COMMEMORATE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 The San Juan Symphony will present a family concert entitled “American Salute” on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 5 pm at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. Kick off the 2011-12 San Juan Symphony season and commemorate the 10th anniversary...
Blues/R&B artist Kelley Hunt to perform in Durango Sept. 18
Pager item text :Kelly Hunt Benefit ConcertImage:Blues/R&B artist Kelley Hunt to perform in Durango Sept. 18 Hot off her performance at Telluride Blues & Brews, acclaimed Roots R&B/Americana singer-songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist Kelley Hunt returns to Durango for a benefit concert for the La Plata Family Centers Coalition, Sunday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m. in the Rochester Hotel courtyard. The event will cap-off the...
Ignacio Bike Week and Antique Indian Bike Show over Labor Day Weekend
Pager item text : Ignacio Bike Week & Bike Show Image: Ignacio Bike Week and Antique Indian Bike Show over Labor Day Weekend Ignacio Bike Week has something for everyone! Whether you’re into live music, poker runs, bull riding, bikini contests, shopping for new gear among the dozens of vendors, or just hanging around the beer tent, you can do it at THE Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. Check out what this year’s rally...
Community Concert Hall welcomes the Kenya Safari Acrobats, Aug. 27
Community Concert Hall welcomes the Kenya Safari Acrobats, Aug. 27 Show billed as a unique cultural experience and one for the entire family Called a “spellbinding crowd-pleaser,” the Kenya Safari Acrobats will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Combining artistry with humor and playfulness, the Kenya Safari Acrobats is an awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe that...
Library to Host Second Annual Literary Festival September 9-10
Image:Library to Host Second Annual Literary Festival September 9-10 Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library’s second annual Literary Festival begins on Friday, September 9 with a 5:00 p.m. reception followed by a 7:00 p.m. presentation and book signing by featured author Emily Giffin – the New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and Heart of the Matter. The Literary...
Durango Performing Arts Center Auditions for SEUSSICAL August 30th
Image:Summary:Durango Performing Arts Center Auditions for SEUSSICAL August 30th Durango Performing Arts Center Auditions for SEUSSICAL August 30th Now one of the most performed shows in America, SEUSSICAL is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude...
Up with People International Cast to Impact Durango,Colorado
Image: Up with People International Cast to Impact Durango,Colorado: 100 Young People Representing 21 Countries! 15-21 August 2011 WHO: Up With People (UWP) is a global education for young adults between 18 and 29 that brings people together through volunteerism and music. They are 100 participants from 21 different countries! WHAT: Up With People will be staying with local host families, participating in various volunteer...
Durango Independent Film Festival Brings Back Walk of Fame Second Annual Event To Be Held Saturday, September 24, 2011
Image: Durango Independent Film Festival Brings Back Walk of Fame Second Annual Event To Be Held Saturday, September 24, 2011 Durango, CO – The Durango Independent Film Festival has scheduled its popular fun-raiser, themed the Walk of Fame, for Saturday, September 24, 2011. Last year’s event featured 7 venues and auctioned artistic-renditions of the letters in the word DURANGO combined with prize packages. Said...
Robert Earl Keen returns to the Community Concert Hall Aug. 17
Image: Robert Earl Keen returns to the Community Concert Hall Aug. 17 Sultry singer/songwriter Shannon McNally opens the show DURANGO, Colo. – Known for music that blends folk, jazz, country, blues, rock and Texas swing with wit and satire, Robert Earl Keen returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, with his Confetti Western Tour presented by “Ready for Confetti.”...
Movie Day at the Library Features “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Image:Movie Day at the Library Features “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Durango, CO: Look out Voldemort! Get ready for the final installment of the Harry Potter movies (opening July 15th!) by watching “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” at the Durango Public Library on Thursday July 14th at 11am. This movie is rated PG13. Visit our website at...
Mushroom and Wine Festival on August 13th
Mushroom & Wine Festival at Durango Mountain Resort August 13, 2011 Gourmet Mushroom & Wine Pairing Dinner You won’t want to miss our popular Mushroom and Wine Festival dinner at 6:30pm on Saturday, August 13th. Our six-course tasting menu features a variety of mushroom dishes paired with complementary wines. Dishes include premium meats and fish, as well as gourmet ingredients sourced from around the globe. Each...
Salt Fire Circus and Bare Bones Burlesque announce 3 encore performances:Fri., and Sat. June 24th and 25th
Image: Salt Fire Circus and Bare Bones Burlesque announce 3 encore performances:Fri., and Sat. June 24th and 25th Due to the overwhelming success of The Elixir, the most recent production of the Salt Fire Circus & Bare Bones Burlesque, which sold out 7 of the 8 shows in late May, 3 more encore performances have been added! When: Friday, June 24th, 7:30pm, Saturday, June 25th, 6:30 and 9:30pm Where: Durango Arts Center...
TOP – A Juried Garment Design Exhibition and Auction Fundraiser September 23
TOP – A Juried Garment Design Exhibition and Auction Fundraiser September 23 Artists are encouraged to start their design concepts for this year’s 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. The first pick-up for garments will be Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the...
Visual artists invited to sign up for Durango Open Studios
Image: Visual artists invited to sign up for Durango Open Studios Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and Mancos artists to open their studios to the public in October The call for artists is now underway for those interested in participating in Durango Open Studios. The event, slated for Oct. 15-16 and 22-23, 2011, unites visual artists with their interested publics by inviting the latter into artists’ homes or studios to...
My Morning Jacket Plays the Abbey Theatre May 31st
My Morning Jacket Plays the Abbey Theatre May 31st On Tuesday May 31st, 2011 My Morning Jacket (MMJ), The Abbey Theatre, Lightning Communications and Southwest Sound will be teaming up to present My Morning Jackets latest album “Circuital” which will be presented through a live simulcast and broadcast LIVE from the famous Palace Theater in Louisville Kentucky (My Morning Jackets hometown) right here to our own little Abbey...
Phosphorescent will be coming to The Abbey Theatre Monday May 2nd
Pager item text : Phosphorescent Image: Phosphorescent plays The Abbey Theatre Monday May 2nd The Abbey Theatre is please to announce that Phosphorescent will be coming to The Abbey Theatre Monday May 2nd, 2011. Phosphorescent was one of the most loved and acclaimed bands of 2010, earning them recognition from Rollingstone (“The Band Of The Week”), Pitchfork (Ranked their album an 8.2), Paste Magazine (#8 Album of...
Johnny Clegg Band set to perform May 8 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
Pager item text :Johnny Clegg BandImage:Johnny Clegg Band set to perform May 8 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College DURANGO, Colo. – The world beat/pop sound of the Johnny Clegg Band comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College Sunday, May 8, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Johnny Clegg, born in the United Kingdom but considered one of South Africa’s most celebrated sons, is singer, songwriter, dancer,...
Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band, May 5
Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band, May 5 DURANGO, Colo. – The sound of New Orleans comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, as the Hot 8 Brass Band takes the stage Thursday, May 5, 2011, 7:30 p.m. The Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for more than a decade. Coaxing a unique sound from their well-loved and well-worn horns, the...
Salt Fire Circus and Bare Bones Burlesque present: The Elixir
Image:Salt Fire Circus and Bare Bones Burlesque present: The Elixir Thursday – Saturday, May 19, 20, 21 & Thursday – Saturday, May 26, 27, 28, 2011 May 19,20, 26 and 27th – one show per night – 7:30pm May 21st and 28th – two shows per night, 6:30pm...
The Infamous Stringdusters return to the Community Concert Hall Mar. 31
The Infamous Stringdusters return to the Community Concert Hall Mar. 31 Local bluegrass band Waiting on Trial to open the show DURANGO, Colo. – Bluegrass returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with The Infamous Stringdusters set to perform Thursday, Mar. 31, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Local bluegrass band Waiting on Trial opens the show. The “live” Stringdusters’ experience is revered as...
Durango Herald News
- World Cup what to know: Curacao faces daunting first World Cup game against 4-time champion Germany June 14, 2026
- Swiss voters reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million, early results show June 14, 2026
- Trump warns Israel and Iran not to 'blow it' after new strikes threaten emerging ceasefire deal June 14, 2026