Arts and Entertainment
Backcountry Film Festival – Friday Night
If you’re stuck in the throes of cold and needing some inspiration, Durango has the perfect opportunity this weekend. The Backcountry Film Festival will once again be held Friday evening January 17. It’s hosted by Durango Nature Studies and focuses on the enjoyment of being outside year round. We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, and we have access to untouched wilderness in our backyard. This is an excellent way...
Ride the Rockies Cycling Tour 2020
In its 35th year, The Denver Post Ride the Rockies Cycling Tour will start June 14 in Durango. After a 418-mile clockwise loop that will feature 28,484 feet of climbing, the non-competitive ride that features 2,500 participants will finish in Durango on June 19. On June 14th, riders on a 73-mile loop starting and ending in Durango with a pass through Ignacio, Bayfield and Vallecito. The second day will travel from...
The Choir of Man
Returning to Durango by popular demand, Choir of Man features 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, “A feast for...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Meetings
“A meeting is an event where minutes are kept and hours are lost.” – Bailey Life lessons learned from hanging out in RE/Max Pinnacle’s real estate office. Learn more about Bailey or search Durango Real Estate at HomesInDurango.com
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Job Perks
“Sometimes the best part of my job is that the chair swivels.” – Bailey Life lessons learned from hanging out in RE/Max Pinnacle’s real estate office. Learn more about Bailey or search Durango Real Estate at HomesInDurango.com
Durango – “Hallmark” winter wonderland
Durango is making national news because of our “Hallmark” winter wonderland. Take a look at The Washington Post’s excerpt, “Welcome to Durango, a town so lovely in the wintertime that its website says it could be the best time of year to visit. You see this from the moment you arrive. In the background: the San Juan Mountains under a blanket of snow. In the foreground: cozy locals bundled up in lounge chairs around fire pits...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Relationships
“The best relationship advice: be sure you are the crazy one” – Bailey Life lessons learned from hanging out in RE/Max Pinnacle’s real estate office. Learn more about Bailey or search Durango Real Estate at HomesInDurango.com
Morgan Heritage
The Animas City Theatre – Music 128 E College Drive Durango, CO, 81301 Wed · January 15, 2020Doors: 7 PM/Show: 8 PMTHE ANIMAS CITY THEATRE – MUSIC$25.00 – $30.00Grateful for innumerable achievements, awards and honors such as a GRAMMY win and nomination for Best Reggae Album, Gramps, Peetah and Mr Mojo are the holy trinity comprising the Iconic culturally driven family band Morgan Heritage that has bridged continents...
Snowdown Balloon Rally Train
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is again the proud sponsor of the Snowdown Balloon Rally Mass Ascension. As part of the celebration, the D&SNGRR is running the Snowdown Balloon Rally Train. The train will stop in the Animas Valley for the colorful hot-air balloon mass ascension, offering passengers the chance to view the mass ascension from the comfort of heated train coaches. If they choose, passengers can also...
McDonald’s Twilight Nights Race Series
If you are into Nordic skiing, snow shoeing, or fat biking, you will want to be a part of this exciting series of races at Purgatory Resort. It’s the Twilight Nights series, presented by our friends at McDonald’s and organized by the Durango Nordic Center. Headlamps required! Twilight Nights is not your typical Wednesday night out. Set at the base of Purgatory Resort, this short track race series is for nordic skiers, fat bikers,...
Happy New Year!
With Christmas behind us, it’s time to focus on the New Year! Durango may be cold, but the cold never stops our town from celebrating New Year’s Eve. New Year’s eve parties are a fun way to ring in the start of 2020, and Durango has some great options. Purgatory hosts their annual New Year’s Eve party with a buffet dinner at Hoody’s. Then, there is a special torchlight parade down the mountain at 6 pm. This unique event lights up the...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Genius
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it limits” – Bailey Life lessons learned from hanging out in RE/Max Pinnacle’s real estate office. Learn more about Bailey or search Durango Real Estate at HomesInDurango.com
Silent Sundays with Swanson / January 12th
Henry Strater Theatre January 12th, 2020, 2:00 PM / Cost $8.00 Come enjoy a Sunday afternoon with silent film classics accompanied live by professional pianist Adam Swanson (to learn more about Adam read below)! Silent Sundays on January 12th will begin with an obscure yet brilliant comedy short wherein the star invents a new machine to “doctor” people’s hair to disastrous effect. The feature film will be another one of Buster...
Dog Sledding Tours – Local Winter Fun!
With Christmas week ahead of us, many people have time off and look for fun activities for the entire family. Or, you may be visiting from out of town and are searching for a fun way to spend vacation. One of the most unique and exciting options is available in Hesperus—Durango Dog Ranch Dog Sled Tours! There are two-hour tours and evening racing tours available. All trails are within 30 miles of Downtown Durango. For the two-hour...
International Guitar Night – 20th Anniversary Tour
Each year, International Guitar Night’s founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries from around the world for special concert tours highlighting the diversity of acoustic guitar music. For IGN’s 20th Anniversary, the tour will feature Guest Host Mike Dawes (England) and his two-hand contemporary style, joined by Cenk Erdogan from Turkey, who is a fretless guitarist, with an intriguing, exotic style and an engaging...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Brightness
“Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some people appear bright until they speak.” – Bailey Life lessons learned from hanging out in RE/Max Pinnacle’s real estate office. Learn more about Bailey or search Durango Real Estate at HomesInDurango.com
Why Buy One Xmas Tree? Buy a Forest!
For the friend or family member who has everything, why not start a new forest for a Christmas present? The San Juan National Forest has gift certificates for seedlings to reforest burn areas.
Chimney Rock – Ancestral Temple of the Sky
Chimney Rock National Monument is an undiscovered gem located at the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains. At more than 7,000 feet above sea level, the ancient Chimney Rock settlement was the sacred center of astrological and calendrical knowledge for Ancestral Puebloans of the Chaco Canyon. This undiscovered gem is an intimate, off-the-beaten-path archaeological site located at the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains in...
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Returning once again to Durango, the widely popular Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats will astound and amaze as the troupe delivers, as the New York Post reported, “… beautifully choreographed routines showcasing their amazing skills and physicality, accompanied by a musical score of traditional Chinese music filtered through a New Age sensibility… Juggling everything from umbrellas to soccer balls – and with props as varied as ladders...
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