Arts and Entertainment
New Events Featured in Parade of Homes
Find out what new events are scheduled for this year’s Parade of Homes.
PEANUTS™ The Great Pumpkin Patch Express
Join us for the PEANUTS™ The Great Pumpkin Patch Express!! It’s not just for the little ones! See all the activities we have for kids of all ages. “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts™ by Charles M. Schulz. Celebrate 50 years of this classic tale! Ride our train to the Pumpkin Patch to meet Charlie Brown and Snoopy...
The Full Moon Ghost Crawl
Join resident paranormal observer and Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad museum curator Jeff Ellingson, as he guides you on a fascinating walking tour of some of the most haunted locations at the railroad. As you are guided across the railyard past the roundhouse, the warehouse, the box cars and the museum, you will learn about the rich history of each… and where poltergeists are whispered to appear on nights such...
Pancake Day!
Kiwanis Club of Durango will celebrate the 62nd annual Pancake Day Thursday September 20th from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In the Exhibit Hall at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. This is a fundraising event that helps several organizations that support children in La Plata County. Come eat, be jolly and browse our Silent Auction tables. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, maple- and fruit-flavored syrups, green chiles, salsa, coffee, tea,...
Ski/Snowboard Pre-Season Sales Events
Customize Your Ski Season Purgatory Resort’s multi-day, multi-resort cards are back. Get discounted lift tickets at Purgatory Resort, Hesperus Ski Area, Arizona Snowbowl, Pajarito Mountain Ski Area and Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort. Visit Purgatoryresort.com to check the Pre-Season Sales Events calendar for Colorado / New Mexico / Arizona / Texas / Nevada & Utah!!
Journey of Hope 5K Run/Walk – Three Springs – Saturday October 6th
Journey of Hope is an annual 5K run/walk fundraiser event that raises funds for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Mercy Health Foundation hosts this event in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Click here to register for the event! When: October 06, 2018 Where: Mercy Regional Breast Care Center 1010 Three Springs Blvd. Durango, CO 81301 Time: 8AM Registration; 5K Runners start at 9AM, 5K Walkers start at...
Get The Led Out “The American Led Zeppelin”
Back by popular demand. From the bombastic and epic, to the folksy and mystical, Get the Led Out (GTLO) has captured the essence of the recorded music of the renowned Led Zeppelin, bringing it to the concert stage. The band’s accomplished musicians recreate Zeppelin’s songs in all their depth, including the studio overdubs that Zeppelin never performed live. Whether it’s the passion and fury with which GTLO delivers the blues-soaked,...
Humane Society Benefit Concert Featuring Wells & van Tyn
CV Wells Benefit Concert September 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join us for a night of storytelling music with singer/songwriter CV Wells. From folk to Celtic to gypsy and beyond, we have you covered for a musical night benefiting LPCHS! Tickets are $15/per person Durango Arts Center 802 E 2nd Ave Durango, CO 81301 Show starts at 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm Purchase Tickets at Durango Art Center, or visit their website at...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Issues
“Anything that doesn’t eat you today is saving you for tomorrow.” – 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
Purgatory’s New Coaster Offers Thrills
Purgatory Resort opened its long-awaited coaster, and resort officials are touting it as the longest and steepest in the country.
Happy Hour at the Farmers Market
Enjoy a cocktail while shopping for fresh produce, flowers and other goods at the new Animas City Farmers Market.
10th Annual Car Show – September 8th
Saturday, September 08, 2018 8:30 AM 10TH ANNUAL SKY UTE CASINO CLASSIC CAR SHOW NO ENTRY FEE • Registration @ 8:30AM The first 150 entries receive a gift bag. Over 20 categories including People’s Choice & Best in Show. Contact Tracy Leppert at 970.563.1752 or email at [email protected] for more information. Download registration entry form here.
Durango Autumn Arts Festival
Join us September 15-16 in beautiful, historic downtown Durango, Colorado to celebrate the 24th Annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival. The Festival is a regional destination event, held on quaint, tree-lined Second Avenue surrounded by boutique hotels, shops, and locally-owned restaurants, with Main Avenue just one block down, known a gathering place for shoppers and the thousands of visitors that fill the town each fall. Organized as...
OTZI, the 5,300-year old Tyrolean Iceman Mummy and the World’s Oldest Tattoos
In this second presentation of the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society’s John W, Sanders Lecture Series, Aaron Deter-Wolf, Prehistoric Archaeologist, Tennessee Division of Archaeology, will discuss “Otzi, the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman Mummy and the World’s Oldest Tattoos” Since his recovery from an Alpine glacier in 1991, the ice mummy known as “Otzi” has come to represent a triumph of modern scientific analysis. ...
WholeExpo Durango
WholeExpo, the Four Corners 23rd annual mega-event focusing on body, mind and spiritual health. Discover your Whole-Self and enrich your life at the WholeExpo, Durango in September. Enjoy 80 exhibitors offering holistic and environmental products and services. Check out breakthrough nutritional and herbal products at the exhibitors booths. Browse handcrafted jewelry, clothing, paintings, musical instruments, crystals and much, much...
Opening Reception Wine – Art – Wolves
This will also kick off the preview of art scheduled to be auctioned which supports Wolfwood Refuge later in the month. The art will be on display at Four Leaves from September 7th to the 22nd. For more information contact Paula Woerner, 970-946-9606 or wolfwoodrefuge.org Friday, September 7, 2018 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm Four Leaves Winery – 528 Main Ave, Durango
Local Durango Events—Something for Everyone!
It’s September in Durango, and there’s no shortage of local activities to keep the entire family entertained! Each week we write a lifestyle blog featuring events, information, or local businesses. This week, there’s a variety of activities in and around Durango, so we wanted to highlight a few of the options. The Southern Ute Museum in Ignacio offers education, current event exhibits, and cultural information on the Southern Ute...
Planet Nine may exist, but it might be hiding behind Neptune
Evidence for Planet Nine continues to mount, but there may be a good reason why scientists have yet to find it – it may be hiding. In October 2017, NASA released a statement saying that Planet Nine may be 20 times further from the Sun than Neptune is, going so far as to say “it is now harder to imagine our solar system without a Planet Nine than with one.” But the reason it may not yet have been found is due to that same...
Winter will be ‘teeth-chattering’ cold, have plenty of snow, Farmers’ Almanac claims
If you’re over the sweltering heat and humidity that’s blanketed much of the country this summer, get ready for a rough winter. The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a “colder-than-normal” winter from the Continental Divide on eastward, with “teeth-chattering” cold arriving in mid-February in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and even into the Southeast. “Contrary to the stories storming the web, our...
Bailey’s Bits: Bailey on Being Content
“Be content with what you’ve got; just be sure you’ve got plenty.” – 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 Herald News
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