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Durango Nature Studies remembers Edward Abbey
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Skijoring moved to this weekend

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Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., celebrates Lee’s birthday with local punk from the Mercs and the Neighbors, drunky-tonk from Dixie Wrecked and heavy metal from Rare Form. Kegs will be tapped at 8 p.m. 259-1475 for more info.

Nina Sasaki plays covers at the Palace Restaurant, 1 Depot Place, from 6 to 9 p.m. 247-2018 for more info.

Fort Lewis College will present a lecture by Jurgen Herbst entitled “History of the Liberal Arts I” at 7 p.m. in Room 125 Noble Hall. Herbst’s lecture will explore philosophy, policies and love from Antiquity to the Medieval University.

Pongas, 121 W. Eighth St., hosts a singles, 8-ball pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for more info.

Lady Falconburgh’s, 640 Main Ave., presents Beer Bingo Night at 9 p.m. 382-9664 for more info.

Free Will Recovery jams at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., for College Night. 375-2568 for more info.

Canyon Dog Jam, an open, acoustic free-for-all, takes place at Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east on Florida Road. 259-5657 for more info.

Pete Giuliani brings his acoustic stew to Christina’s Grill and Bar, 3416 N. Main Ave. 382-3844 for more info.

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts Studio 54 Ladies Night at 10 p.m. 259-1400 for more info.

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La Boheme in Mancos, the area’s newest contemporary art gallery and wine room, hosts a wine and cheese art reception for local and national artists from 3 to 7 p.m. The show will feature sculpture, painting, prints, photographs, pottery, glass work and more from nine local artists and artists from both coasts. 533-9837 for more info.

Mysto the Magi does tableside magic from 7 p.m. until close at East by Southwest, 160 E. College. 247-5533 for more info.

Midnight Rose plays country at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave. 375-2568 for more info.

Denver’s Oakhurst plays jamgrass at Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for more info.

MC Emcee spins hip hop at Steamworks, 801 East Second Ave. 259-9200 for more info.

Suzanna Ninichuck & Joe Gilbert play Christina’s Grill and Bar, 3416 N. Main Ave. 382-3844 for more info.

The Bad News Blues Band plays at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400 for more info.

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A Dance of Universal Peace takes place at 7 p.m. at the Mason Center, at the corner of East Third Avenue and 12^th Street. The theme of the evening will be sacred mantras from spiritual traditions around the world.

Mysto the Magi does tableside magic from 7 p.m. until close at East by Southwest, 160 E. College. 247-5533 for more info.

RAQ plays aggressive, improvisational rock at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for more info.

Midnight Rose plays country at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave. 375-2568 for more info.

Oakhurst plays jamgrass at the Olde Schoolhouse in Needles. 259-2257 for more info.

Tim Guidotti plays acoustic soul and funk at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 3416 N. Main Ave. 382-3844 for more info.

The Bad News Blues Band plays at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. The Fallen Angel Fashion Show takes place downstairs at Liquid. 259-1400 for more info.

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Superbowl Sunday

Pongas hosts free pool after 6 p.m. at 121 West Eighth St. 382-8554 for more info.

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts a Superbowl Party with music from the Bad News Blues Band. 259-1400 for more information.

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The Summit, 600 Main Ave., hosts open mic night. 247-2324 for more info.

Native son and Nashville talent Sand Sheff plays the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 6:30 to 10 p.m. 382-2648 for more info.

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., presents Durango Dot Comedy and Comic Kazi. 259-1400 for more info.

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Tuesday Trivia takes place at Lady Falconburgh’s, 640 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. 382-9664 for more info.

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts the King Karaoke Show beginning at 8 p.m.. 259-1400 for more info.

Tim Sullivan plays country at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 6:30-10 p.m. 382-2648 for more info.

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Pongas, 121 West Eighth St., hosts a scotch doubles pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for more info.

Catalyst jams at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for more info.

Tim Guidotti plays acoustic soul and funk at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 3416 N. Main Ave. 382-3844 for more info.

Jeff Strahan and the Strangers rock out at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400 for more info.

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For its seventh year, the Four Corners Commission runs at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., through Feb. 1. This regional, juried exhibit celebrates the uniqueness of the life, land and history of the Four Corners region with art in all mediums. 259-2606 for more info.

The Children’s Museum, 802 East Second Ave., runs its exhibit, “Great Explorations” through April 6. The exhibit includes favorites like the grocery store, lightning room, magnet table, fishing dock and robotics as well as new displays. 259-9234 for information.

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery will host the Faculty Group Exhibition through Thursday, Jan. 30. The work of graduating Fort Lewis College art faculty will be displayed. 247-7167 for more info.

The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 East Second Ave., presents an exhibit by Boston photographer Michael Malyszko through Feb. 28. Malyszko’s work has been published in more than 50 countries and is in the permanent collection of the International Center for Photography in New York. 382-8355 for more info.

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. The center is also hosting “Ranch Families: Culture of America,” a celebration of ranching’s multicultural heritage featuring Jenny Gummersall’s photographs and C. Gregory Gummersall’s paintings, through January. 247-7456.

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BR549 will play their country rock at Storyville on Jan. 30. 259-1475.

Grammy-award winner Kathy Mattea will bring her blend of country, folk and bluegrass to the FLC Community Concert Hall on Feb. 5. 247-7657 for more info.

“The Vagina Monologues” returns to Durango for a benefit performance Feb. 7 at the Smiley Theatre. Proceeds will go to Alternative Horizons, a local organization dedicated to ending violence against women and girls.

The Sam Bush Band and Leftover Salmon will play a pair of concerts at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall on Feb. 24 & 25. Each night will consist of separate and shared sets. 247-7657 for more info.

Singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick will play a benefit concert Feb. 16 at the Diamond Circle Theatre. Berkeley folkie Rachel Garlin will open the show. This show is a benefit for Michelle Morey, a local Durangoan who is in a serious battle with cancer.A0Tickets available at Southwest Sound & Canyon Music.

Durango Nature Studies remembers Edward Abbey What: An evening with Edward Abbey’s friends Where: The Smiley Theater, 1309 East Third Ave. When: Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. This Saturday, four of Edward Abbey’s close friends will remember him through personal stories, readings, songs and film. The event is a benefit for Durango Nature Studies. Like Abbey, all four of this Saturday’s presenters were firmly rooted in the environment and conserving it. Dave Foreman is a noted conservationist currently living in Albuquerque. Foreman co-founded Earth First! and recently co-founded the Wildlands Project, which focuses on the preservation of wilderness. Durangoan Bart Koehler also was a co-founder of Earth First! and performed with Abbey as a singer/songwriter under the stage name of Johnny Sagebrush. Koehler is currently the director of the Wilderness Society’s Wilderness Support Center. Jack Loeffler authored Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey. Of their friendship Taos writer John Nichols commented, “Ed Abbey and Jack Loeffler were like Don Quijote and Sancho Panza.” No stranger to Durango, Dave Peterson will round out the evening. Peterson recently wrote Ghost Grizzlies and spends much of his time searching the remote reaches of the San Juans for grizzly bears. Tickets are available at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., or the Durango Nature Studies office on the third floor of the Smiley Building. Credit cards also are accepted at 382-9244 with $1 per ticket processing fee. Proceeds from this fund-raiser will go toward improvement and interpretive projects at the Durango Nature Center.

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Abbey Theatre presents “Rivers and Tides” What: A film exploring the life of Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy Where: The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College Drive When: Beginning Jan. 22 and showing at 6 & 8:30 p.m. “Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy, Working With Time” is a rare film about an artist that is a work of art. It is a journey into the world and mind of Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, a land artist who uses materials from nature to make site-specific works. Goldsworthy allows the elements to have the last say in his beautiful creations, as his ingenious patterns of wood, leaves, stone and ice move and erode over time. German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer followed the artist for more than a year in several outdoor locations, intimately documenting his improvisational process and capturing the serene spectacle of his works and their delicate changes. Although Goldsworthy’s private and often ephemeral pieces have been documented extensively in still photographs, this remarkable movie uses the artist’s own voice to guide the audience through his process. The recently released film won the Golden Gate Award at the recent San Francisco International Film Festival. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote: “The hottest ticket in town. The movie is breathtaking!” The New York Times remarked, “As the film’s images accumulate the movie becomes a sustained and ultimately refreshing meditation on surrender to the idea of temporality.” The film will show nightly at the Abbey Theatre, a mere two weeks after it opened in New York. Showtimes are at 6 & 8:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday matinees will take place at 4 p.m. 385-1711 for more info.

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Skijoring moved to this weekend What: Snowdown event involving skiers and horses Where: Buffalo Gap restaurant at Vallecito When: Saturday, Jan. 25, at noon & Sunday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. Durango residents itching for an early taste of Snowdown will get their wish this year. Skijoring, a long popular event for the winter carnival, has been moved up a week because of scheduling conflicts. Modern skijoring consists of a cross-country skier being aided by a single dog. However, Snowdown takes an appropriate trip back in history. For this weekend’s event, horses and riders will pull skiers through a prescribed course which includes jumps and obstacles and gates and rings to collect. The two-day event is sanctioned by the North American Skijoring Association and includes a professionally designed course with electronic timing. Silver belt buckles and cash prizes are awarded in all classes. The competition takes place at the Buffalo Gap restaurant at Vallecito. For more information, call Kim Baird at 259-4871. Snowdown returns for its 25th year on Jan. 29-Feb. 2. This year’s theme is “Snowdown Carnaval: Viva Veinte Cinco!” and will take a page from Rio de Janeiro’s party playbook with beads, masks, parades, lots of music, wild colors, crazy costumes, conga lines and lots of surprises. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, look for Fashion Dos and Don’ts, the Magic Musical Mystery Tour, the fifth annual Fire and Ice Run, Lady F’s Lunacy, Cribbage, Foosball and Pool Tournaments and the annual bicycle roller races. Visit www.snowdown.org for more info.

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