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“Make it Count” program
“Make it Count” program generates nearly $800 for homeless shelter BID program raises awareness, adds up nickels and dimes to discourage panhandling Durango, CO – The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) has presented the Durango Community Shelter with $784, generated from the “Make it Count” program. “Make it Count” was launched this summer to encourage locals and visitors to give their pocket change to local charities and not...
New Airline Service in Cortez
You can now book a flight from Cortez to Denver and Phoenix for less than the price of gas that it would take to drive there. A new airline, Boutique Air, will offer three flights a day from Cortez to Denver and one flight a day to Phoenix. Mike Pence, the Republican Candidate for Vice President, drew a crowd of hundreds for his appearance at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. And a new commercial airline begins service...
Three Springs Fall Festival
The 10th Annual Three Springs Fall Festival Is Bigger Than Ever! Featured Activities Include a Bouncy House, Petting Zoo, Pumpkin Bowling and Live Music from Dave Mensch & Rob Webster Saturday, October 29, 11-2 pm, Three Springs Durango, CO — Three Springs invites the community to celebrate ten years of family fun at the 10th Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 29th from 11:00AM-2:00PM at Three Springs Plaza. This popular...
Introduction to QuickBooks
Introduction to QuickBooks Durango, CO – Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First National Bank of Durango are sponsoring a full day workshop, Introduction to QuickBooks on Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Community Room at First National Bank. The workshop offered from 9:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. will have an hour lunch break from noon to 1:00 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a brown bag lunch. This workshop,...
ROCKY HORROR SHOW
ROCKY HORROR SHOW—LIVE ON STAGE 2016 Henry Strater Theatre at the Historic Strater Hotel Kick Up Your Heels with Rocky Durango, CO – For the ninth year running, the Henry Strater Theatre presents Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show—Live On Stage. As always, the show features familiar faces from Durango and around Southwest Colorado along with some outstanding out-of-town talent. This year...
Modern dance with Paul Taylor’s Taylor 2
Modern dance with Paul Taylor’s Taylor 2 in Durango Oct. 27 Community Concert Hall welcomes one of world’s most revered dance troupes Durango, CO – One of the world’s most revered dance troupes, Paul Taylor’s Taylor 2, comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, 7:30 p.m. The Paul Taylor Dance Company was founded in 1954, and dancemaker Paul Taylor is called one of the seminal artists...
Ignacio Students Make the Grade
Ignacio Schools celebrate significant improvements to student achievement—improvements that have come at just the right time. A local chiropractor uses his skills to heal humans, and their canine companions… And we take a look at that most durable of cookware, the cast iron skillet, and why it’s rising in popularity as the go-to pan in America’s kitchens. These stories and more on this edition of Durango TV...
Final Exhibition Opening at the Open Shutter Gallery: Ilze Aviks + Deborah Sussex
Open Shutter Gallery announces final opening, Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. EXHIBITIONS: Ilze Aviks exhibition of new work in the Red Room Gallery and Deborah Sussex, Each Day A Landscape; Hiking The Colorado Trail in the Vault Gallery. EXHIBITION DATES: October 20 to November 30, 2016. VENUE: Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., Durango, Colorado. OPENING HOURS: 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. Mon – Sat ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: Thursday, October 20,...
Open Shutter Galler Presents “Noting the Effect” – Ilze Aviks
The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Avenue, Durango, is excited to present their new Red Room exhibition, Noting the Effects, showcasing one-of-a-kind photography, collage, and stitching on linen, silk, and felted wool by internationally exhibited textile artist, Ilze Aviks. The show begins Thursday, October 20, and continues through. Ilze Aviks, MFA, is renowned for her thought-provoking, innovative work with fibers, stitching,...
Hasan Minhaj set to perform on October 22, 2016
Hasan Minhaj set to perform at the Community Concert Hall Oct. 22 Up-and-coming comedian brings one-man, Off-Broadway show to Durango Durango, CO – Hasan Minhaj, talented comedian widely known for his role on the Emmy and Peabody award-winning program “The Daily Show,” will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with his one-man show, Homecoming King, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Minhaj’s...
Final Exhibition Opening at the Open Shutter Gallery: Ilze Aviks + Deborah Sussex
Open Shutter Gallery announces final opening, Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. EXHIBITIONS: Ilze Aviks exhibition of new work in the Red Room Gallery and Deborah Sussex, Each Day A Landscape; Hiking The Colorado Trail in the Vault Gallery. EXHIBITION DATES: October 20 to November 30, 2016 VENUE: Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., Durango, Colorado. OPENING HOURS: 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. Mon – Sat ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: Thursday, October 20,5...
Beerocracy- Discounted beers for every registered voter!
Beerocracy Now will be a fun, engaging event at Carver Brewing CO This coming Tuesday, October 4th 5-7 PM. The community will learn about the issues and elections being voted on this November 8th. Beers will be discounted for every registered voter. We will update or register anyone who is not already. Attendees can relax over local brews while playing trivia and engaging in conversation about the initiatives proposed on the upcoming...
Hesperus Joins SW Ski Group
Purgatory Resort’s owners add another local ski area to their consortium of Southwest resorts. Do you know the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack and what to do about it? And travel to Pagosa Springs for a soak in one of the area’s oldest hot springs and resorts… On this edition of Durango TV News.
Meet artist Holly Roberts at the Open Shutter Gallery in Durango Oct. 7
Open Shutter Gallery to host an artist reception for Holly Roberts, with refreshments, at 5 p.m. Oct. 7. ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, October 7, 5 – 7 p.m. VENUE: Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., Durango, Colorado. OPENING HOURS: 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. Mon – Sat EXHIBITION DATES: Fox Dreaming, September 16 to November 30, 2016. Durango, CO: Holly Roberts transforms photographs with paint, telling symbolic narratives that reference...
Land Designations: Are we Achieving our Goals?
Are we achieving the management goals we think we are? Originally written by Michael Remke In this essay, I hope to open up a conversation about federal land designation policy and true success in terms of follow-through in attaining these goals. Our public lands cover hundreds of thousands of acres across the U.S. and there are many barriers to reaching our diverse goals and visions. In some cases the goals of the designation...
QuickBooks Workshop Friday, October 28, 2016
Introduction to QuickBooks Durango, CO – Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First National Bank of Durango are sponsoring a full day workshop, Introduction to QuickBooks on Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Community Room at First National Bank. The workshop offered from 9:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. will have an hour lunch break from noon to 1:00 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a brown bag lunch. This workshop,...
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering September 29 – October 2, 2016 Durango, CO – The Gathering is an exciting, fun-filled event with evening performances and Saturday daytime sessions. Poets and musicians from throughout the country grace our intimate stage at the Diamond Circle Theatre, performing classic and contemporary poems and songs that will bring tears to your eyes and keep you in stitches. For additional...
Banking on Wetlands
A long-time La Plata County family is plowing under its hay fields for a 70-acre wetlands preserve. Find out how the restoration project allows them to keep the family farm for another generation. Composting your vegetable waste doesn’t have to be a stinky business—especially with this new, door-to-door pick-up service called Table to Farm. And find out who will be in the Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade. You’ll be surprised by what she...
Wines of the San Juan
The Four Corners region is filled with hidden treasures, and if you’re the adventurous type, you’ll find a treasure in Turley, New Mexico, where David and Marcia Arnold operate a small vineyard and tasting room called Wines of the San Juan.
September 28, 2016
Community Concert Hall presents Get The Led Out on Sept. 28 “The American Led Zeppelin” recreates original Led Zeppelin sound Durango, CO – Fans of Led Zeppelin can relive the music of The Mighty Zep as the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College presents Get The Led Out, the American Led Zeppelin, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. The dance floor will be open. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out...
