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Celebrate The River!
Get ready for a wet & wild weekend Durango! Starting Thursday, June 10th 2010 through Sunday, June 13th 2010, The Animas River Days is finally here. Featuring tons of events and tons of fun, this four day ‘celebration on and around the Animas River reflects and honors our connection to this vital resource flowing through the heart of our town’. This event includes something for everyone from boating events, local food...
SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR FOR ANIMAS HIGH SCHOOL MEANS BRIGHT FUTURE
Image: SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR FOR ANIMAS HIGH SCHOOL MEANS BRIGHT FUTURE Building on Year One Successes, Public Charter High School Prepares for Enrollment to Double in Coming Year Durango, Colorado – June 9, 2010 – Animas High School, a free, public charter school, opened its doors in the Fall of 2009 to its first class of 75 freshmen. In its first year, Animas High School’s engaging college preparatory...
Success – Abundance – Sisterhood
Attention all you Beautiful Matriarch Women;Are you ready to enjoy three hours of fun, food, wine, door prizes, and chance to hear from our local Matriarch Speakers and Board Members? Invite your lady friends and family to share in this amazing, powerful event. Tickets will be available for purchases for the up coming Matriarch Gathering June 25, 26, & 27. Do you have a ‘Matriarch’ that has made a difference in your...
A Hike Along The Colorado Trail… Just One Of Durango, CO’s Little Pleasures
Could Colorado get anymore beautiful?!?!? There is a place us Durangoans know along the Colorado trail. We like to think of it as a place to calm your thoughts, or get in some after work exercise. Whatever the case, we call it the Junction Creek trail. Imagine a fast running creek next to a smooth trail with boulders, trees and cliffs surrounding you. You smell the Cottonwood trees in bloom. Your skin tingles with each breeze through...
Angie McCormick Hired as DurangoDowtown.com Sales & Marketing Director
Image:Angie McCormick Hired as DurangoDowtown.com Sales & Marketing Director DURANGODOWNTOWN.COM is proud to announce the addition of Angie McCormick, Sales & Marketing Director for Durango & the surrounding areas. Angie brings over 8 years of experience in sales, marketing, consulting, and account management to the DurangoDowntown.com team. A dynamic, results driven, marketing expert with demonstrated success and a...
Unique cable injection project helping to preserve electrical system
Image:Unique cable injection project helping to preserve electrical system LPEA using silicone injection to ward off outages while saving money DURANGO, Colo. – In an effort to preserve and extend the life of the electrical system, plus save members’ money, LPEA will soon complete the latest phase of a cable injection project in Durango’s...
Cheers for Children to benefit Riverhouse Children’s Center
Image:Cheers for Children to benefit Riverhouse Children’s Center Riverhouse Children’s Center will be holding its 1st annual Cheers for Children Fundraiser to raise money for early childhood education. Riverhouse thrives in part due to the generosity of philanthropic leaders in La Plata County and all proceeds from Cheers for Children will directly benefit Riverhouse Children’s Center. The event will be...
Salute to America
Pager item text :July 4th EventsImage:Summary:The City of Durango announces its annual series of Independence Day, family-oriented activities promoted collectively as Durango’s “Salute to America.” All events will take place on Sunday, the 4th of July. The holiday festivities will begin with the Freedom Fun Run/Walk, presented by Parks and Recreation beginning at 9 a.m. sharp and starting from Rotary Park. This event...
Fox Fire Farms hosts Gourmet Wine Dinner at the Farm
Pager item text :Fox Fire FarmsImage:Fox Fire Farms hosts Gourmet Wine Dinner at the Farm Local Chefs team up to serve farm dinner featuring local products and winesIgnacio, CO– Fox Fire Farms will showcase the finest in local food and wine at their annual Farm dinner on June 26, 2010 at their La Plata County ranch. The five-course gourmet meal pairs local wines with each menu item. Chef Dave Cuntz from The Strater Hotel, Chef...
The Durango Melodrama is Back at the Henry Strater Theatre
Pager item text :Durango MelodramaImage:The Durango Melodrama is Back at the Henry Strater Theatre On June 11th, 2010 the Durango Melodrama will return to the Henry Strater Theatre in historic Downtown Durango. While being a part of summers in Durango for the past 48 years, the Melodrama introduces “Ole Fashioned” entertainment through Ragtime piano tunes featured in the Henry Strater’s Victorian style...
A Hot Weekend Is Nothing To Waste…
Hot enough for you this weekend? Remember only a few weeks ago when it was still threatening to snow? Well, not any more… Summer is here folks and this weekend was a reminder that Durango can get hot! But as the temperature rises, so does the action on the trail systems, cliffs, boulders, rivers, lakes and more. This weekend, because of the bluebird Colorado skies and great weather, was an especially desirable time to get out...
Electric-Americana group Great American Taxi plays Abbey Theater June 10
Pager item text :Great American TaxiImage:Great American Taxi plays Abbey Theater June 10 The electric-Americana group Great American Taxi is one of those brilliant, rare gems on the club and festival circuit- a fun, danceable jamband with great original songs. Since parting ways with legendary jamgrass pioneers Leftover Salmon, Taxi driver Vince Herman has been writing and collecting new classics to add to his vast catalogue...
The Hillbenders Play The Summit June 16
Pager item text :HillbendersImage:Summary:The award-winning Hillbenders will be perfoming at The Summit with Cyndi Wolff Wednesday, June 16. After nearly a year in the making the Springfield, MO based bluegrass sensations, The HillBenders, released their debut album ” Down To My Last Dollar” on April 16 th. Produced By Jeremy Chapman and featuring Jeremy Garrett from the Infamous Stringdusters on fiddle, this highly...
Aftergrass to play at The Summit June 11
Pager item text :AftergrassImage:Summary:From Durango, Colorado, Aftergrass is a band that has been described by many as “hard to describe”. Without a doubt, this is dance your ass off music. Aftergrass plays a variety of musical styles including but not limited to rock, funk, bluegrass, and rockabilly…. We’re ski bums.. what can we say.. It’s all about the live show for us. Check us out on youtube as...
The Yellow Carrot – Beyond Catering
Food often plays an important role in social events and family life, and there is definitely a lot of skill required in making it as beautiful & delicious as possible. Consequently, if you are looking for a professional, yet extraordinary catering company that not only offers exquisite catering services but every day take out and a unique daily menu, look no further than ‘The Yellow Carrot’. Offering everything...
Share the Trails ~ Hike It, Hoof It, Bike It, Ride It!
Image:Share the Trails ~ Hike It, Hoof It, Bike It, Ride It! Saturday, June 5, Santa Rita Park, Durango 8 a.m. – noon Celebrate National Trails Day in a unique way this year. Enjoy a pancake breakfast and then Share a Trail! Summer’s around the corner: azure skies, warm fresh air, and the irresistible urge to get out on the trails. Are you ready for a new trail adventure? Perhaps you haven’t explored...
Hello Dollface replaces Cindy Woolf as opener at the Community Concert Hall’s “Fridays at the Fort” set for June 4
Pager item text :Hello DollfaceImage:Hello Dollface replaces Cindy Woolf as opener at the Community Concert Hall’s “Fridays at the Fort” set for June 4 DURANGO, Colo. – The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College today announced that Hello Dollface has stepped in as special guest, opening the show at “Fridays at the Fort” on June 4 for headliner The Porchlights. Due to a band...
Largest single gift in Fort Lewis College Foundation history just one reason to be optimistic about the future
Image:Largest single gift in Fort Lewis College Foundation history just one reason to be optimistic about the future DURANGO, CO – The Fort Lewis College Foundation recorded the largest single gift in its history with the donation of four luxury townhomes at Dalton Ranch, located north of Durango. The gift is appraised at $2.7 million. For the immediate future, the Foundation plans to rent the townhomes to derive...
The Golden Experience
Expand your horizons and savor a great meal at the same time! Newly opened ‘Golden Triangle’ offers experience, atmosphere, creative cuisines & exotic beverages. Located on College Avenue this Thai/Vietnamese inspired restaurant will leave you wanting more, providing delicious unique foods from another culture as well as a distinctive atmosphere and décor. While waiting for your table or after you...
Road information for Memorial Day Weekend
Pager item text :Iron Horse Road Closure Image:Road information for Memorial Day Weekend Durango, CO – Memorial Day Weekend and the 39th Annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic is next weekend. For an added safety measure for both participants and vehicles, highway 550 from the Iron Horse Inn to County Road 203 in Hermosa will be limited to northbound vehicular traffic traveling in the southbound shoulder while...
