Arts and Entertainment
San Juan Symphony – Bernstein and Brahms
The young Brahms was supposed to write Beethoven’s next great symphony. Overcoming the intense scrutiny of his works, Johaness Brahms created a majestic First Symphony, at times thunderous and severe, then redemptive and serene. The San Juan Symphony matches that energy with Leonard Bernstein’s personal and uplifting choral work, Chichester Psalms, featuring a large combined choir with singers from both Farmington and Durango. Date:...
Rocky Horror Show
For the 11th year in a row, the cult classic musical “THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW” returns to Durango. This year, we are bringing the HORROR back to ROCKY. See your favorite characters in a whole new thrilling light. Costumes encouraged – However, please do not bring any weapons (real or fake – including swords, guns, knives, staffs, etc) or any full face masks that obscure identity or vision. You will not be allowed in the theater if you...
Capitol Steps
The Capitol Steps, the only comedy troupe in America that attempts to be funnier than the United States Congress, was founded by a group of current and former Congressional staffers during President Ronald Reagan’s administration. With plans for a holiday party floundering, the founders dug into the headlines of the day, creating the song parodies and skits that have since come to trademark The Steps’ unique brand of humor. No...
Indigenous Artists Festival Fundraiser
Join the FLC Theatre Department in Celebrating the Inaugural Indigenous Artist Festival kick-off Event ~ Keynote Speaker: Frank Waln ~ Sicangu Lakota rapper and winner of three Native American Music Awards Eat, drink and celebrate with wine & light appetizers Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Time: 7:00 PM Community Concert Hall STAGE Seating 1000 Rim Drive Durango, CO 81301 Phone: (970) 247-7657 Email: [email protected]...
Girls on the Run Durango 5K – Three Springs – Saturday November 10th
Girls on the Run of Western Colorado hosts a 5K on November 10th at Three Springs! Girls on the Run is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. The Girls on the Run 5K series is one of the largest running events in the U.S. It is the culminating event for the Girls on the Run program, and the very first 5K for many...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Hardship
“If you’re going thru hell, keep going.” – 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
Free Chocolate Franchise Awaits Successful Senior
The Durango-based Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise has joined forces with the Fort Lewis College School of Business Administration to offer a class in Applied Entrepreneurship and Franchising, and the student who writes the best business plan will be awarded a free RMC
A Lively and Energetic Season
Thomas Heuser, music director for the San Juan Symphony, promises a lively set of performances for the season.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Suitcase Party
Come out and join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado for an evening of food and entertainment! Have a great time with your friends while supporting a wonderful organization that provides positive, one-to-one mentoring to the youth in our community. There will be live music from the Afrobeatniks, food & drinks, a silent auction, and of course, an exciting raffle drawing! One lucky person will win a trip for 2 to the Los...
The Underground Ghost Tour (90 min)
Miner’s flocked to Durango in the 1880’s and 1890’s in search of their fortunes. Men who spent their lives in dark dreary mine shafts chipping away with pick axes at cold dripping rock which too often entombed them. Miners described this work as being a living hell. These same miners may have been the ones to carve out a network of tunnels under Downtown Durango. Bootlegging was prevalent after prohibition and the tunnels aided in the...
Animas Valley Balloon Rally
The Animas Valley Balloon Rally is back with events taking place Friday, October 19th, through Saturday, October 21st. All events are free to the public and offer a great opportunity to get up close to the beautiful balloons. The action kicks off on Friday, October 19th, with a downtown balloon glow in the 500 block of Main Avenue. Then, two mass ascensions will take place, one on Saturday, October 20th, and one on Sunday, October...
Jazz on the Hill featuring STORM LARGE
The annual Jazz on the Hill fundraising event welcomes the return of Storm Large, a dynamic performer who has been called a “remarkably original singer with a pedigree that goes from rock to torch in a rueful heartbeat.” The evening begins with a gourmet dinner in the Concert Hall Courtyard, followed by the performance with Storm Large and her band. The “Afterglow” includes dessert with the artists. (Show-only tickets are available)....
Durango Halloween Events
We’re quickly approaching Halloween, and did you know Durango has a few fun events to celebrate this time of year? One of the local favorites is PEANUTS The Great Pumpkin Patch Express aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. There are a handful of days offered in October. The ride takes a half hour to the pumpkin patch, and kids are given trick or treat bags to use when they get to the patch. At the pumpkin patch,...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Consciousness
“Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.” – 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
Slipping into VENUS RETRO!
We’re slipping into Venus Retrograde… a time of challenged and more volatile emotions… best way to cope, strive to stay balanced in your spiritual center! HEARD OF MERCURY RETROGRADE? I bet you have if you live in California… we all just had a Mercury Retrograde period and it’s rolling around the corner again! But not before Venus goes Retrograde first. Hmmmm. What does it all mean? MERCURY RETROGRADE—...
Buy Bling for Cancer Support
The 14th annual Styles’n’Stones Jewlery Show will benefit the Cancer Coalition of Southwest Colorado. Find out how and why the show got started.
SKA Durango Double
Ska Durango Double: Sat. October 13, 2018 The Ska Durango Double is a trail running and mountain biking event held annually in Durango, Colorado. This year the Durango Double will take place on October 13, 2018. This non-profit event benefits the Women’s Resource Center, an organization advocating for personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency of women and girls in Durango. Other beneficiaries include Trails 2000 and Durango...
12th Annual Three Springs Fall Festival – Saturday October 27th
Join us at Three Springs for the 12th Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 27th, 2018 for all your favorite Fall Fest activities: Trick or Treating Live Music from Dave Mensch Pumpkin Patch Traffic/Parking: Due to street closures around the Plaza, please follow traffic and parking signage on the the day of the event. There will be free event parking available!
Mandy Harvey
Mandy Harvey is an American jazz and pop singer/songwriter who is deaf. She took part in the 12th season of “America’s Got Talent,” where she earned 4th place using her ukulele while performing original songs. She is also the recipient of a 2015 IDA Inspiration Award from the Invisible Disabilities Association. Though her hearing loss is profound, her timing, pitch and passion are perfect, and she has gone on to a rewarding...
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