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Pianists Miho Komatsu and Judy Davidson will perform a free piano recital at 12:20 p.m. in Roshong Recital Hall in the Sage Hall building.

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 for details.

The film “After the Fire” will be shown at 7 p.m. in 130 Chemistry Hall at FLC. This 30-minute film was created to inform people of the important safety issues to be faced for years to come in wake of the fires of 2002. 247-7066 for details.

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

Bonnie “Prince” Billy brings his alt-folk to Storyville, 1150 Main Ave. at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for details.

Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, hosts Acoustic Durango, a songwriters’ showcase hosted by Sally Schuffield, at 8 p.m. 259-5657 for details.

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

Twice Struck plays classic rock at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. 375-2568.

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Silverton Mountain will host its first annual Brew-Ski, a spring ski party including discounted skiing and a beer tasting. 387-5706 for details.

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

Boulder’s Motion for Alliance brings its deep trance and acid jazz back to the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

The Thirteens and the Neighbors bring punk back to Storyville, 1150 Main Ave. at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for details.

Legacy plays country and western at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. 375-2568.

Twice Struck plays progressive rock at Big Daddy’s Nightclub, 2653 Main Ave. 247-1224 for details.

The Badly Bent brings its bluegrass back to Steamworks, 801 E. 2nd Ave. 259-9200 for details.

The Magpies play bluegrass at Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, at 8:30 p.m. 259-5657 for details.

Each Others’ Legend will perform at 9 p.m. at Koko’s Friendly Pub in Cortez.

Danny Rhodes and the Messengers play Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400.

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The 2nd Annual Dandelion Festival takes place at Hummingbird Herbals, 230 E. College Drive, from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and features lectures, workshops and an herb walk. 259-8965 for details.

The First Annual Valley Children’s Fair will take place all day at the Bayfield Recreation Center gymnasium. The fair will feature food, games and music and vendors and service agencies that have something to offer area children. 884-3259 for details or to sponsor the event.

The Dances of Universal Peace take place at 7 p.m. in Room #2 of the Mason Center. Bernie Heideman will be the guest dance leader.

The San Juan Symphony’s 2002-03 season will come to a close with “Russian with a Twist,” at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Concert Hall.

The program begins with the lively “Russian Sailor’s Dance” by Rheinhold Gliere and will be followed by the world premiere performance of “Dance for Peter’s City,” written by Corey Prothero of Bayfield.

Visiting guest artist Julie Albers will perform the challenging “Shostakovich Cello Concerto,” and the season closes with Conductor Arthur Post leading the San Juan Symphony with Tchaikovsky’s well-loved “Symphony #5.”

Bluegrass Cadillac plays Storyville, 1150 Main Ave. 259-1475 for details.

Legacy plays country and western at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. 375-2568.

Orion’s Room, a six-piece pop/rock band, plays Ladies Night at Steamworks, 801 E. 2nd Ave., 259-9200 for details.

The Salty Dogs play bluegrass at Haggard’s Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, at 8:30 p.m. 259-5657 for details.

Danny Rhodes and the Messengers play Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400 for details.

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The 2nd Annual Dandelion Festival takes place at Hummingbird Herbals, 230 E. College Drive, from noon-5:30 p.m. and includes a Dandelion parade, a dandelion killer support group, a cook-off and a musical dandelion concert. 259-8965 for details.

The American Family Theatre will present author Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice in Wonderland” at 2 p.m. The innovative production features more than 10 original songs, special effects and lavish costumes. 247-7657 for details.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., hosts Gran Bailazo, a fiesta night with live music. 375-2568 for details.

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

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

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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Habitat for Humanity is hosting a “Bring a Friend” volunteer orientation meeting from 9-10 a.m. at the Durango Recreation Center. 382-9930 for details.

Greg Gordon will sign his new book 'Landscape of Desire: Identity and Nature in Utah’s Canyon Country' from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.

The book focuses on the San Rafael Swell and weaves together issues including geology, human, plant and animal life, history and development. 247-1438 for details.

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

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts king 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.

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

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., presents Crazy Charlie’s karaoke and talent contest. 375-2568 for details.

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts a Talent Search. 259-1400 for details.

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“Hot Spots,”a new group exhibit of emerging Durango artists, will run at the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave., from April 29-May 31. The exhibit will feature Ed Bolster’s performance and installation work; collage from Michael Darmody; Gary Devore’s oil paintings; and gouache paintings by Mary Mellot. An Artists’ Reception will be held on May 2, from 5-7 p.m. 259-2606 for details.

The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 E. 2nd Ave., will host an exhibit by local photographer John Schwieder titled “Alaska” through May 17. The exhibit features images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 382-8355 for details.

The Durango Arts Force Applause! will present the musical production of “Once on this Island,” a tale told around a Caribbean campfire of a peasant girl who has fallen in love above her class. Applause! is an after-school, student performance troupe. Performances will take place on April 25-26 at 8 p.m. 259-2606 for details.

4th Wall Student Productions and Prism will present “Identity Unmasked” on April 24-26 at 6 p.m. in the Fort Lewis College Theatre. “Identity Unmasked” is a collage of three performances exploring gender, identity and self. 247-7089.

The 42nd annual Juried Student Exhibition will be on display in the Fort Lewis College Art Gallery through May 1. This highly competitive event will highlight some of the strongest student work. 247-7167 for details.

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 Collection`AE,” a show spanning eight centuries of weaving traditions in the Southwest. 247-7456 for details.

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The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will hold its annual Mexican Food Fiesta on May 1 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. 259-3131 for details.

The Environmental Center will present a lecture and slide show by Tom Riesing and Christie Berven entitled “Permaculture in Your Back Yard” on May 2. 247-7676 for details.

The Spring Gallery Walk including receptions at 12 local galleries will take place on May 2.

The Talon Club will host the 11th annual Skyhawk Sports Spectacular silent and live auction fundraiser on May 2 at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum.

Fort Lewis College will host its 40th annual Spring Commencement on May 3 in the Fieldhouse. Jane Margaret O’Brien, president of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, will deliver the commencement address to about 380 graduating seniors.

Durango’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will take place on May 3 at Santa Rita Park and will feature live music, food, contests and games and activities.

Durango’s next Contra Dance will be held on May 3 at Park Elementary School with musice from the Los Alamos band The Metrognomes. 259-6820.

The 2003 Durango Whitewater “Big Kahuna” fundraiser will be held May 4 at the Abbey Theatre and feature a screening of local film “No Snow. No Rain. No Water. No Problem.” 375-6286 for details.

Ride the Lightning, a benefit mountain bike race for Partners followed by a bash and band at Koko’s, will take place in Cortez on May 10. Registration packets are available at Magpies. 749-1060 for details.

Behind the scenes at Motown What: The Abbey screens “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” Where: The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College When: Nightly at 6:30 & 9 p.m. The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, will screen “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” beginning this week. Fourteen years in the making, this film is based upon a book of the same title that won the 1989 Rolling Stone/BMl “Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.” The almost 2-hour documentary and performance film was shot in 35mm film on location in Detroit and elsewhere. The film tells the saga of the Funk Brothers, Motown’s rotating studio band that played behind 1960s legends from the Supremes to the Temptations, with archival footage and still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes and 20 Motown master tracks. “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” also features 12 new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Khan, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, Montell Jordan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne and Gerald Levert. “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” won the 2002 New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Non-Fiction Film and the 2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Non-Fiction Film. The film also won a Grammy for Best Traditional Vocal Performance. 385-1711 for details.

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Storyville hosts Bonnie “Prince” Billy What: A concert by genre bender Will Oldham Where: Storyville, 1150 Main Avenue When: Thursday, April 24 at 9:30 p.m. Mixing bluegrass, English folk rock, tender love songs and dark humor, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, a.k.a. Will Oldham, does not fit neatly into a single genre of music. His music has also never fit under a single name. He has employed several different aliases in order to place emphasis on the music rather than his specific identity. Since the early nineties, Oldham has been experimenting with music both with bands and solo under the names Palace, the Palace Brothers and Palace Music. In 1998, Bonnie “Prince” Billy made his debut and has since released several albums. Supporting his latest album, Oldham will bring his “Mountains and Deserts Tour” to Durango on Thursday, April 24. Along with his distinctive style, described as austere, understated, Appalachian country/folk music, Oldham will bring special guest Brightblack. Although his sound is unlike any other, Oldham has been compared to Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, and even Walt Whitman because he has a unique, singular vision that is tethered to an ancient spirit. 259-1475 for details.

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Home & Ranch Show returns to fairgrounds What: Durango’s 9th Annual Home & Ranch Show Where: La Plata County Fairgrounds When: April 26 - 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and April 27 - 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. With over 130 product displays and over 100 businesses, the Durango area’s biggest home show returns this weekend with everything from lighting and heating to furniture and fine art. At the Durango Home & Ranch Show, local residents can shop, compare and make purchases, and local and regional businesses can get a jump start on the building season. The Home & Ranch Show features a wide array of products from diverse vendors and seminars throughout the weekend. Schedules will be posted at the show for those shoppers who want to learn techniques for home improvement from the experts. “It’s very satisfying to know that the event is working and that consumers and businesses alike are benefiting, not to mention the monies that are raised benefiting Habitat for Humanity,” says the show’s producer K. Kay Ulwelling. The $1 entrance fee goes to support the local organization and has generated over $25,000 in the show’s nine year history. The show will run this Saturday and Sunday, and Kennebec CafE9 will be on hand to serve breakfast, lunch and pastries both days. 259-5715 for details.

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