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Workshop offers expert guidance on starting your own business
Image:Workshop offers expert guidance on starting your own business Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First Southwest Bank are sponsoring a half-day Starting Your Business workshop on Wednesday, March 12 in the Durango Public Library Program Room. The workshop will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 1 p.m. Starting a business can be challenging and uncertain. This course is designed to help you...
How the Affordable Care Act Affects Your Family
Image:How the Affordable Care Act Affects Your Family Durango, CO – San Juan Basin Health Department wants local residents to know that there is still time to find affordable health insurance through Connect for Health Colorado and Medicaid. No-cost and reduced cost insurance is available to many Coloradans, even those with pre-existing conditions. Kevin O’Connor, Health Coverage Guide for San Juan Basin Health Department,...
La Plata Electric board candidate election packets available Mar. 17
Pager item text :LPEA Board Image:La Plata Electric board candidate election packets available Mar. 17 Four seats on LPEA’s Board of Directors up for election this year Durango, CO – Election packets for those interested in running for a seat on the La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors will be available Monday, Mar. 17, 2014, at LPEA offices in Durango and Pagosa Springs and online at www.lpea.coop. To...
Durango Wine Experience set for April 24-27, 2014
Pager item text :”Are You Experienced?”…Image:”Are You Experienced?”… Durango Wine Experience set for April 24-27, 2014 Durango, CO – Posing the question “Are You Experienced?”, the eighth annual Durango Wine Experience is set for April 24-27, 2014, in Historic Downtown Durango, Colo. The “Experience” offers three days of educational seminars, wine dinners and unique...
Area high school students to visit Washington DC courtesy of LPEA
Image:Area high school students to visit Washington DC courtesy of LPEA Juniors Kaycee Bennett of Pagosa Springs and Logan Graham of Durango selected Durango, CO – Area high school students Kaycee Bennett of Pagosa Springs and Logan Graham of Durango have been selected to represent La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) as part of the National Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington D.C. scheduled for June 12 – 19, 2014....
Patty Larkin in concert on Tuesday, March 18th at the Durango Arts Center
Image:Patty Larkin in concert on Tuesday, March 18th at the Durango Arts Center Durango, CO – Patty Larkin, a much beloved performer in the Durango area, returns the day after St. Patrick’s day with her new album “Still Green”. Patty continues to draw sell-out crowds each time she comes to Durango, due to her spellbinding talent both on the guitar and vocally, as well as her generous spirit and fabulous sense...
The Met: Live in HD continues Mar. 1 with Borodin’s Prince Igor
Pager item text :Borodin’s Prince IgorImage:The Met: Live in HD continues Mar. 1 with Borodin’s Prince Igor Performance transmitted “live” to FLC campus from New York’s Metropolitan Opera Durango, CO – The Met: Live in HD continues at Fort Lewis College, Saturday, Mar. 1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Borodin’s defining Russian epic, Prince Igor.Dmitri Tcherniakov’s new production, the first return...
Jazz returns to the Concert Hall Mar. 5 with Christian McBride Trio
Pager item text :Christian McBride TrioImage:Jazz returns to the Concert Hall Mar. 5 with Christian McBride Trio McBride is known as one of the most important figures in today’s jazz world Durango, CO – One of the most important and omnipresent figures in today’s jazz world, Christian McBride, comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with the Christian McBride Trio, Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 7...
Durango Film Welcomes Celebrities to the 9th Annual Festival
Pager item text :February 26-March 2 2014Image:Durango Film Welcomes Celebrities to the 9th Annual Festival Judge Reinhold and Wes Studi To Join In Panels and Special Screenings Durango, CO – Durango Film – An Independent Film Festival – has announced that Judge Reinhold of Fast Times at Ridgemont High fame and Wes Studi a star in the film The Last of the Mohicans, will be in Durango for this year’s independent...
Durango Center Earns Highest Honor at FASTSIGNS® Annual Convention
Pager item text :Durango FASTSIGNS®Image:Durango Center Earns Highest Honor at FASTSIGNS® Annual Convention Durango, CO – Feb. 17, 2014 – Laurie Sigillito, owner of FASTSIGNS® Durango, received the FASTSIGNS Award, which is the franchise network’s most important recognition, at the annual convention recently held in Anaheim, Calif. Out of more than 500 locations, the FASTSIGNS Award recognizes a franchisee...
Fort Lewis College joins the national campaign for “real food”
Pager item text :Fort Lewis College Image:Fort Lewis College joins the national campaign for “real food” Durango, CO – Fort Lewis College is only the second college in Colorado to sign the Real Food Challenge (RFC) Commitment. To commemorate this milestone, the College is hosting the Real Food Chow Down on March 18th in the Student Union’s San Juan Dining area. The Chow Down showcases the RFC’s definition...
Shop local Feb. 10-14 for a “random act of kindness”
Image:Shop local Feb. 10-14 for a “random act of kindness” BID to reward local shoppers with gift cards throughout the week Durango, CO – In support of National Random Acts of Kindness Week, Feb. 10-14, 2014, the Durango Business Improvement District (BID) and Bank of Colorado in Downtown Durango have teamed up to encourage local shopping with a Durango version of “random acts of kindness.” Throughout the...
“What’s new in the District?” at BID Coffee & Conversation Feb. 14
Image:”What’s new in the District?” at BID Coffee & Conversation Feb. 14 Monthly meeting to highlight recent business changes throughout the BID DURANGO, Colo. – The monthly BID Coffee & Conversation (BCC), hosted by the Durango Business Improvement District (BID) will be held Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Durango City Hall. The main topic will be a look at “what’s new” in...
Seasons Rotisserie & Grill to host “Burning Down the House” Feb. 22
Pager item text :“Burning Down the House”Image:Seasons Rotisserie & Grill to host “Burning Down the House” Feb. 22 Fifth annual benefit to thank and support Durango’s emergency responders Durango, CO – As has become tradition, they’ll be “Burning Down the House” Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, 5:30-10 p.m., as Seasons Rotisserie & Grill hosts its fifth annual fundraiser, benefitting...
Yesterday – A Tribute to The Beatles – comes to Durango, Feb. 12
Pager item text :Beatles TributeImage:Yesterday – A Tribute to The Beatles – comes to Durango, Feb. 12 Community Concert Hall to stage authentic Beatles tribute band Durango, CO – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ first arrival in New York City in 1964, Yesterday – A Tribute to The Beatles – will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday, Feb. 12,...
Job Fair at Fort Lewis College open to the community
Image:Job Fair at Fort Lewis College open to the community Durango, CO – Community members are invited to the free annual Fort Lewis College Job Fair on Wednesday, February 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. This event is designed to help connect employers and job seekers with positions of all types, from full-time and part-time positions to seasonal jobs and internships. Forty local, regional and national...
San Juan Symphony continues 2013-14 Season on February 15 & 16 in Farmington and Durango
Image:San Juan Symphony continues 2013-14 Season on Feb. 15 & 16 in Farmington & Durango Durango, CO – The San Juan Symphony will present the third concert of the 2013-14 season on Saturday, February 15 in Farmington and Sunday, February 16 in Durango. Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Beyond will feature Israeli flute soloist Yossi Arnheim performing Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2, and the world premiere performance of a new...
Hot times at Steamworks’ Firkin Friday with “Flaming Willie”
Image:Hot times at Steamworks’ Firkin Friday with “Flaming Willie” Steamworks Brewing Co. taps specialty beer at the brewpub, Feb. 7 Durango, CO – A new twist on a chili beer, “Flaming Willie,” will be tapped Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Steamworks Brewing Co.’s monthly showcase of unique hand-crafted beers, Firkin Friday. The firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m. With a base of Steamworks’...
Advice on navigating financial aid available at College Goal Sunday at Fort Lewis College
Image:Advice on navigating financial aid available at College Goal Sunday at Fort Lewis College Durango, CO – On Sunday, February 9, Fort Lewis College will host College Goal Sunday. The aim is to connect students interested in college and their families with financial aid professionals. The event offers guidance on ways to pay for college, specifically how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which...
The Met: Live in HD continues Feb. 8 with Dvořák’s Rusalka
Pager item text :FLC Community Concert Hall Image:The Met: Live in HD continues Feb. 8 with Dvořák’s Rusalka Performance transmitted “live” to FLC campus from New York’s Metropolitan Opera Durango, CO – Opera sensation Renée Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, the title character in Antonín Dvořák’s soulful fairy-tale opera Rusalka, when The Met: Live in HD...
