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The Fort Lewis Jazz Festival takes place with high school and junior high jazz bands and combos performing throughout the day in the Community Concert Hall. The ensembles are judged and compete for the chance to perform during the evening concert at 7 p.m. in conjunction with the Fort Lewis College Jazz Ensemble and noted trombonist Bruce Paulson. 247-7329 for details.

The FLC Center of Southwest Studies will host the exhibit opening and reception for the “Riders of the West” exhibit from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Exhibit Gallery. This exhibit features approximately 56 black and white photographs by Linda MacCannell capturing the world of Indian rodeo riders and family.

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

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

Fort Lewis College will present a lecture by Shaila Van Sickle entitled “The Ole Grammar, She Ain’t What She Used to Be” at 7 p.m. in 130 Noble Hall. Van Sickle will look at changes in attitudes toward grammar in the last half century. 247-4700 for details.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., hosts amateur fight night starting at 7 p.m. 375-2568.

John Fielder will present his newest slide show, “Best of Colorado,” at the Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, at 7:30 p.m. as a benefit for Colorado Wild.A0Fielder is a renowned nature photographer, publisher, teacher and preservationist.

Jarvis Williams will lecture on “Indian Rodeo: History, Founders and Conflicts” at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyceum of the Center of Southwest Studies for Hozhoni Days. A Navajo, Williams graduated from Fort Lewis College in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Southwest Studies.

Comedian Megan Mooney performs in the Xtreme Room of the College Union Building at 8:15 p.m. Mooney was voted Funniest Person in Austin. 247-7097.

Beer Bingo Night takes place at Lady Falconburgh’s, 640 Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 382-9664 for details.

Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Rd., hosts Canyon Dog Jam, an open, acoustic free-for-all. 259-5657 for details.

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

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Hozhoni Days continues with Bob Clinton lecturing on “The Erosion of Tribal Sovereignty - There Is No Supremacy Clause for Indian Tribes” at 12:20 p.m. in the Lyceum of the Center of Southwest Studies. Clinton is professor of law at the Arizona State University College of Law, Indian Legal Program.

The Brian Carter Band plays jazz and rock at Purgy’s at Durango Mountain Resort from 3-7 p.m. 247-9000 ext. 5125 for details.

Fort Lewis College will host a public reception for candidate for the FLC presidency Michael B. Levy and his wife, Bonny Wolf, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys will play the FLC Community Concert Hall at 7 p.m. 247-7657.

Mysto the Magi does tableside magic from 7-10 p.m. at East by Southwest, 160 E. College. 247-5533 for details.

Dem Tangs brings its local funk back to the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., hosts Santa Fe Night with music from Sensasion. 375-2568 for details.

Local jam band Aftergrass plays at Steamworks, 801 E. 2nd Ave., at 10:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

The Paul Karmazyn Duo plays jazz at Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Rd., at 8 p.m. 259-5657.

Friday Bashment takes place downstairs at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., with Rasta Stevie and 6 Star General spinning dancehall reggae from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Bad News Blues Band plays upstairs. 259-1400 for details.

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The FLC club baseball team hosts its annual Youth Baseball Camp from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. at the FLC softball complex and Folsom Field in Durango. This annual event is a fund-raiser for the college’s competitive club team, and a valuable learning tool for younger players. 970-946-9625 for details.

The Durango Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is sponsoring a Non-Violent Action Workshop from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Rd. This all-day workshop will be taught by Peter Jamieson and Mary Rankin, and will focus on the history, the legal issues, and the how-tos of Civil Disobedience. 259-2445.

The Brian Carter Band plays jazz and rock at Purgy’s at Durango Mountain Resort from 3-7 p.m. 247-9000 ext. 5125 for details.

The Dances of Universal Peace group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Mason Center and devote the evening to Peace Prayers.

Martha Redbone, Nammy debut artist of the year, will bring her Native soul music to the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton at 7:30 p.m. 387-5330.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., hosts Santa Fe Night with music from Sensasion. 375-2568 for details.

World music band Jaka returns to the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., hosts an evening of art, poetry and music. 259-1475 for details.

Phat Lizard plays live funk for ladies night at Steamworks, 801 E. 2nd Ave., at 10 p.m. 259-9200.

The Salty Dogs bring local bluegrass to Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Rd., at 8:30 p.m. 259-5657.

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

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The Durango Film Festival is hosting a benefit Oscars party for festival attendees and guests at the Recreation Center in the Peaks Room at 6 p.m. Food, drinks and big-screen coverage will be provided. 259-2291 for details.

Pongas hosts free pool after 6 p.m. at 121 W. 8th St. 382-8554 for details.

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

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Sand Sheff plays the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 6:30-10 p.m. 382-2648 for details.

Mark Trahant will lecture on “What’s on Page One? Native News!” at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyceum of the Center of Southwest Studies for Hozhoni Days. Trahant, who is of Shoshone/Bannock descent, is the editorial page editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts live improv with Comic Kaze. 259-1400 for details.

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Hozhoni Days continues with a lecture by Navajo weaver Dy Begay on “Woven by the Grandmothers: Collaborating an Exhibition with the Smithsonian” at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyceum of the Center of Southwest Studies.

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

The Fort Lewis College Brass and Woodwinds Ensembles will perform at 7 p.m. in Roshong Recital Hall in the Sage Hall building.

Candye Kane returns to Durango with a show at Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-7293.

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts karaoke with Steve Kahler beginning at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

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

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Pongas, 121 W. 8th St., hosts a scotch doubles pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for details.

Hozhoni Days continue with a lecture by Suzanne Harjo on “Cultural Rights and the Nature of the Sacred” at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyceum of the Center of Southwest Studies. Harjo, who is of Cheyenne/Hodulgee Muscogee descent, is the executive director of the Morning Star Institute in Washington, D.C.

Kirk James plays at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 6:30-10 p.m.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., hosts karaoke and DJ music with Crazy Charlie. 375-2568 for details.

Paul Galaxy and the Galactix play rockabilly at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400.

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The Durango Act Too players will present “Crimes of the Heart” from March 20-22 and March 27-29 at 8 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. The play traces the plight of three young Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions. Their own personal troubles are grave, yet somehow hilarious, as they strive to escape the past. 385-3620.

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery hosts an exhibit titled “John W. Winkler: Master Etcher” through April 4. This significant collection of over 40 works includes Winkler’s 1919 San Francisco etchings. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 247-7167.

The Center of Southwest Studies is showing “Riders of the West,” black and white photographs by Linda MacCannell capturing the world of Indian rodeo riders and family, and “Southwest Textiles from the Durango CollectionAE,” a show spanning eight centuries of weaving traditions in the Southwest. 247-7456 for details.

Through March 22, the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave, presents “Continuation: Honoring and Celebrating the Human Condition,” a collection of 38 photographic portraits which memorialize the life and death of a young woman, Larisa Caldwell. The exhibit “Corita Kent: Books and Prints” is also showing in the DAC Art Library and highlights the renowned silkscreener. 259-2606.

The Children’s Museum, 802 E. 2nd 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 details.

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The Air Quality Advisory Council will sponsor folk musician Melissa Crabtree at the Abbey Theatre on March 27. A panel of regional experts on biodiesel, an alternative fuel for reducing air pollution, will be followed by music and refreshments.

Durango Mountain Resort will host the Wolverton Telemark Festival from March 28-30. The weekend will feature an uphill/downhill race, BBQ, apres parties & more.

Beginning April 1, the Durango Arts Center will present Creativity Festivity, an exhibit celebrating the art work of the 9R School District.

The Women’s Resource Center presents the sixth annual Men Who Cook food competition and wine-tasting fundraiser on April 5.

Acclaimed Moscow juggler and clown Gregory Popovich brings his Comedy and Pet Theater to the FLC Community Concert Hall on April 5.

The Motet returns to Durango What: A concert by Boulder jam band The Motet When: Thursday, March 20 Where: Storyville, 1150 Main Ave. Since The Motet’s conception on Halloween of 1998, the Boulder-based outfit has been astonishing audiences with unpredictable sets. The Motet might take its audience to New Orleans for some “swampy” funk, or to Cuba for a bit of Latin Jazz, or even to New York City for some polished James Brown-type funk. The Motet is composed of some of Boulder’s premiere musicians. Setting the foundation is Dave Watts on the drum kit. Watts has played with the likes of Keller Williams, Shockra, Skin, Tony Furtado and The Theory of Everything. On percussion is New Orleans-based Scott Messersmith. Not only steeped in the rich styles of his hometown, Messersmith also brings his extensive study of Cuban, West African, and Brazilian drumming to The Motet’s mix. On organ, Fender Rhodes, and piano is keyboardist Greg Raymond. Garrett Sayers rounds out the low end with his bass skills. Texas-born Jon Stewart adds his seasoned horn playing to the mix. Jon has shared the stage with Charlie Hunter, Cubanismo, John Medeski, Deep Banana Blackout, and others. With their eclectic mix of Cuban, West African, Funk, Soul and Jazz traditions, the Motet is winning over fans all over the country. One fan commented, “I never know what they’re gonna play next, but I know it’s going to be good and I love that!” The Motet will hit the Storyville stage on March 20 at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for details.

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Ram Dass hits the Abbey Theatre screen What: The documentary “Ram Dass – Fierce Grace” When: March 23-29 at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Where: The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College Ave. In the 1960s, Richard Alpert and Timothy Leary were to spiritual awareness what the Beatles and the Stones were to rock ‘n’ roll. As Harvard faculty members, they began experimenting with LSD and in 1963 were, famously, expelled by the university. While Leary continued to tune in, turn on and drop out, Alpert — whose father was a wealthy Jewish attorney and President of the New York-New Haven Railroad — morphed into Ram Dass, a serious and much loved spiritual leader, author and lecturer. His 1971 best-seller Be Here Now has been followed up recently by Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying. Filmmaker Mickey Lemle has known Ram Dass for 25 years. The film “Ram Dass – Fierce Grace” was first released last year. It balances fascinating, often hilarious footage from the hippie era, with contemporary material. Ram Dass has been exploring the nature of consciousness for over 45 years, and reporting about his findings in his books, his lectures and his teachings. His explorations took an uninvited turn, when he suffered a massive stroke in February 1997. Now, he has been forced to live his teachings in a way he had not expected. The movie has captured this by observing what he must deal with on a daily basis: his use of a wheelchair, paralysis on his right side and speech aphasia. He uses his current predicament to help others, as shown in several sequences in the film. Lemle wrote: “When I first met Ram Dass 25 years ago, one of his messages that touched me was that we are both human and divine and that we must hold both simultaneously. He would explain that if one goes too far in the direction of one’s humanity, one suffers. If one goes too far in the direction of one’s divinity, one runs the risk of forgetting one’s postal code.” 385-1711 for details.

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Open Shutter presents “Along the Way” What: An exhibit by regional photographer Lou Swenson When: March 21-April 16 Where: The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 East 2nd Ave. Lou Swenson’s eyes were opened when he enlisted as a young Marine and was sent off to the mountain highlands of Korea. Little did he know that his mother’s advice, “Take some pictures along the way,” would become pivotal to his future. For Swenson it started with his first Kodak Pony camera. Later, he honed his talent with a Leica photographing locales including the jungles of Vietnam. Unfortunately, most of his negatives of the period were lost in an oversea shipment. After careers in the military and as a commercial photographer, Lou retired to his native Southwest. He settled in Dolores and has devoted himself to fine-art black and white photography. Swenson believes in doing his own lab work incorporating the finest archival presentations of his images. For several years, Lou specialized in large format landscape work, but has recently returned to his beginnings in documentary photojournalism. The Open Shutter Gallery show represents Lou’s work from 34-years ago to present. The photographs range from social, religious, and economic commentaries in Kansas City to pictorial ironies of modern-Indian culture. The exhibit will begin March 21 and run through April 16. An opening reception will take place at Open Shutter on Friday, March 21 from 5-7 p.m. 382-8355 for details.

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