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Alternatives to drilling in the HDs
FLC hosts annual
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Laurie Lewis and
Tom Rozum play holiday show
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Thursday28
The Annual Turkey Trot five-mile
race takes place at Fort Lewis College. A one-mile family
fun run will also be held. Start time for the five-mile
race is 10 a.m. The one-mile begins at 11 a.m.
Pongas, 121 W. Eighth St., presents a singles,
8-ball pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for more
info.
Steff Mahan plays rock, country
and folk at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 3416 N. Main
Ave. 382-3844 for more info.
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Friday29
Interface plays jazz/rock at
Grizzly Peak Pub, at Cascade Village Resort, from 8:30
to 11:30 p.m. $2 margs while they play. Also, happy hour
takes place from 3:30 to 5:30 featuring half-price apps.
259-3500.
Brian Carter brings jazz guitar
and piano to Christina’s Grill and Bar, 3416 N.
Main Ave. 382-3844 for more info.
DJs Brian Ess and Pierre play
house music at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave. 259-9200
for more info.
Combo Deluxe plays good old-fashioned
rock and roll at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400
for more info.
Midnight Rose plays the Wild
Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave. 375-2568 for more info.
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Saturday30
The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 E. Second Ave., and Pennington
Camera will present a digital photography
open house from 1 to 3 p.m. at the gallery. Pennington’s
Jeff Scott will show off the latest equipment, and Paul
Boyer of the Open Shutter Workshops will discuss digital
photography workflow. 385-8355 for more info.
Each Others Legend gets psychedelic
at Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for
more info.
Combo Deluxe rocks out at Scoot
‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400 for more info.
Terry Rickard plays acoustic rock
at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 3416 N. Main Ave.
382-3844 for more info.
DJs Jeremy Swain and Patrick Fee
play house and hip-hop and host open mic all night at
Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., for Ladies Night. 259-9200
for more info.
Midnight Rose swings at the Wild
Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave. 375-2568 for more info.
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Sunday01
Pongas hosts free pool after
6 p.m. at 121 W. Eighth St. 382-8554 for more info.
New Orleans singer-songwriters Anders
Osborne and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux play Storyville,
1150 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for more info.
Michael Martin Murphey performs
his “Cowboy Christmas” at 6 p.m. at the FLC
Community Concert Hall. The show features classic and
new tunes that set the tone for the holiday season. 247-7657
for more info.
The Sweet Ross Quartet and Brad Tarpley
Trio play jazz at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main
Ave. 259-1400 for more information
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Monday02
The Summit, 600 Main Ave., hosts open
mic night. 247-2324 for more info.
Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts Comic
Kazi with Durango Dot Comedy. 259-1400.
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Tuesday03
CU Boulder professor Alison Jaggar presents a lecture
entitled “Living With Contradiction:
Some Dilemmas of Liberal Feminism” at 7 p.m.
in FLC’s Chemistry Hall, Room No. 130. Her lecture
explores dilemmas faced by American feminists. 247-7002
for more info.
Lady Falconburgh’s, 640 Main Ave., kicks off Tuesday
Trivia at 8 p.m. 382-9664 for more info.
King Karaoke takes place at Scoot
‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. at 7 p.m. 259-1400 for more
info.
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Wednesday04
Wolf Creek sells reduced price tickets for Local’s
Appreciation Day.
Pongas, 121 W. Eighth St., hosts a scotch
doubles pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for
more info.
The Unidentified Jazz Project plays
at the Summit, 600 Main Ave. 247-2324 for more info.
The Fort Lewis College Employee Council hosts its annual
Holiday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the College
Union Building Ballroom. This event gives people the opportunity
to buy hand-made arts and crafts at reasonable prices.
247-7542 for more info.
The Durango Chapter of the Nashville Songwriter’s
Association presents a live showcase
of original music at 7 p.m. at Storyville, 1150
Main Ave. For more info or to perform in future showcases,
call 749-6475.
Drs. Bruce Andrea, James Burpee and Marvin Collentine
will present a lecture on social issues
of aging, preventive health and anti-aging concepts
at 7 p.m. in Room 130 Noble Hall at Fort Lewis College.
247-7400 for more info.
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Ongoing
The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, will screen Michael
Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine”
through Dec. 18. “Bowling for Columbine” is
an alternately humorous and horrifying film about the
violent soul of America. The film shows nightly at 6 &
8:30 p.m. 385-1711 for more info.
The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery hosts a silent
auction of pieces donated by college faculty, students
and donors Dec. 2 -6. Students will receive 50 percent
of the proceeds, and faculty and other donors will receive
a tax deduction for their donations. Remaining proceeds
will benefit the Art Gallery and future exhibits. 247-7167.
The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., presents
the “Spirit in Hand Holiday Boutique”
through Dec. 23 in the Barbara Conrad Gallery. The exhibit
will feature inspired gift items from local and regional
artists. A “Meet the Makers” reception will
be held Friday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. An exhibit titled
“Holiday Cards,” a display of handmade cards,
will run concurrently in the DAC Art Library. 259-2606.
The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 East Second Ave., presents
an exhibit titled “The Heart of
Asia” with the works of Kate Thompson, Bob
Winsett and Margy Dudley. The exhibit, which runs through
Dec.12, includes photographs from Mongolia, Bhutan and
China, and chronicles lifestyles and cultures. 382-8355.
The Center of Southwest Studies presents,
“Potters and Painters: The Artistry of Mata Ortiz.”
This collection features contemporary pottery from the
village of Mata Ortiz in northern Mexico. Other exhibits
on display include “Ranch Families: Culture of America”
and “The Durango Collection.” Regular gallery
hours are 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays. 247-7456.
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Upcoming
Ska Brewing will host its annual Punk
Rock Breakfast with the Thirteens, Gina Go Faster
and beer and cocktails well before noon at Storyville,
1150 Main Ave., Dec. 8.
Fort Lewis College Theatre presents “A
Christmas Memory” Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 15. The
play is adapted from a Truman Capote story in which a
young boy shares Christmas memories of his best friend,
who also happens to be his great aunt. 247-7089 for more
info.
Fort Lewis College and Colorado Materials Exchange present
a free workshop on computer reuse and
recycling on the afternoon of Dec. 6 in the Center
of Southwest Studies Lyceum. (303) 492-4330.
The merchants of Second Avenue will host a Second
Avenue Holiday Celebration on Dec. 7 including
music, art openings, arts and crafts, and special events.
247-2211 for more info.
The Business Women’s Network presents a Christmas
Auction and gift exchange on Dec. 10 at the Rochester
Hotel, 247-1242 for more info.
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Alternatives to drilling
in the HDs
What: The
findings of a new study on other options for the HD
Mountains
When:
7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3
Where:
Fort Lewis College’s Noble Hall-Room 125
 The
Fort Lewis College Environmental Center will present
a lecture by Ecos Consulting on possible alternatives
for drilling in the nearby HD Mountains. The talk
is titled “The HD Mountains of Southwest Colorado:
Impact of Proposed Coal-Bed Methane Development
and Promising Alternatives.”
Located 20 miles southeast of
Durango, the HD Mountains are home to old-growth
ponderosa pine and provide important habitat to
wildlife. The proposed drilling of 300 new gas wells
threatens one of the last, large old-growth stands
in the region. A Durango-based environmental and
energy-efficiency consulting firm, Ecos Consulting,
has recently completed a study and will share alternatives
to the proposed plan.
Fort Lewis College Environmental
Center Coordinator Michael Rendon said the HDs represent
one of the few places in the region that have not
been hit by drilling.
“There is quite a bit
of habitat and wildlife in that vicinity,”
he said. “It is the only place left in the
area that hasn’t been drilled.”
For more information,
contact Rendon at 247-7091.
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Laurie Lewis
and Tom Rozum play holiday show
What:Folk
and bluegrass holiday concert
When:7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, Dec. 5
Where: Durango
Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave
Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum bring
their “Winter’s Grace” tour to
Durango featuring a concert of holiday and winter-themed
songs from their “Winter’s Grace”
album, as well as bluegrass, folk and old-time classics
from their entire catalog. The duo, which will be
making its third Durango Society of Cultural &
Performing Arts appearance, also has graced the
stages of such events as the Telluride Bluegrass
Festival, Silverton Jubilee and RockyGrass Festival.
Lewis is known for her songwriting,
singing, bluegrass and old-time fiddling. She has
recorded a string of critically-acclaimed albums
for the Flying Fish and Rounder labels, including
“The Oak and the Laurel,” which was
nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary
Folk Album category in 1996. She has twice been
chosen as the International Bluegrass Music Association’s
Female Vocalist of the Year, and her song “Who
Will Watch The Home Place?” was chosen as
the IBMA Song of the Year in 1994. “Tall Pines,”
a song from her 1999 album “Laurie Lewis and
Her Bluegrass Pals,” was the nation’s
No. 1 bluegrass song for three months.
Rozum shares vocal duties with
Lewis and plays mandolin and guitar. His duet album
with Lewis, “The Oak and the Laurel,”
earned a Grammy nomination in 1996. His highly acclaimed
solo debut, “Jubilee,” was recently
released on Signature Sounds.
Longtime Lewis & Rozum collaborator
(and former member of Laurie Lewis & Grant Street),
Peter McLaughlin, will play lead guitar.
Tickets can be bought
at Canyon Music Woodworks, the Durango Arts Center
and Southwest Sound, or by calling the DAC, 259-2606.
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FLC
hosts annual Holiday Bash
What:The
FLC Music Department’s annual holiday concert
When:7 pm, Fri,
Dec 6
Where: FLC
concert hall
How Much: A
mere $5 for adults; $1 for students and kids
 The
Fort Lewis College Music Department’s annual
Holiday Bash concert will feature performances by
the college’s string quartet, concert band,
men’s and women’s ensembles, and the
chamber and concert choirs.
A wide selection of seasonal
music will be performed, including Christmas and
Hanukkah songs. Fort Lewis College Professor of
Music and Director of Choirs Linda Mack invites
everyone to get into the spirit of the season. “The
bash is the Music Department’s holiday gift
to the campus and community,” she said. “The
night will be a lot of fun, and everyone will have
a good time.”
Refreshments – including
cider and hot chocolate – will be served.
Tickets are available
at the Community Concert Hall Box Office and can
be bought by calling 247-7657.
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