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Durango Motorless Transit hosts a trail run on the Lions Den and College Loop trails. Interested runners should meet at the trailhead at 6 p.m. 385-2664.

The Jeff Solon Jazz Group plays at the Cyprus Cafe, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884.

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

The Center of Southwest Studies will host the public reception and gallery opening for "Cross Cultural Threads" from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Exhibit Gallery. This exhibit features The Durango Collection`AE, which spans eight centuries of weaving traditions in the Southwest. 247-7456 for details.

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

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

Catch 22 Blues Band plays Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for details.

Dean Murphy plays rock and blues at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave. 375-2568.

Haggard's Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, hosts Canyon Dog Jam , an acoustic free-for-all, at 8 p.m. 259-5657 for details.

Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts Studio 54 Ladies Night . 259-1400 for details.

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Fort Lewis College hosts its summer commencement at 9 a.m. in Whalen Gymnasium. Peter Decker, chairman of the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College, will deliver the commencement address to about 175 graduating seniors.

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

Nite Owl plays country at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave. 375-2568 for details.

Broke Mountain , a new local bluegrass band including members of the Salty Dogs and North Carolina's Big Fat Gap, will play Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475 for details.

Greasy Beans plays garage bluegrass at Haggard's Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, at 8:30 p.m. 259-5657 for details.

Little Mary and Her Hometown Boogie Kings play at Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400.

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The Mercy Employee Giving committee will hold the second annual yard sale from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in the hospital employee parking lot on E. Third Ave. between 19th and 20th streets. Proceeds from the sale go to the committee's new facility fund. 382-1270.

The San Juan Mountains Association will host a booth called "Think Global, Recreate Local" at Wal-Mart from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. BJ Boucher will sign copies of her book Walking in Wildness from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 385-1310.

Women Committed to Fitness will host a luncheon at the Rec Center from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. featuring Karen Zink from Southwest Women's Health Associates who will address Hormone Replacement Therapy. 247-1242.

Oakhaven Permaculture Center hosts "Managing Water in an Arid Climate" from noon to 4 p.m. at Oakhaven in La Plata Canyon. The workshop will focus on how to convert lawn into a drought-tolerant fruit garden and other ways to reduce water, build soil and stop erosion. 259-5445.

Maria's Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., will host a booksigning with Tim Sandlin , author of Social Blunders , Sex and Sunsets , Sorrow Floats and 11 screenplays. Sandlin will be promoting his latest book, Honey Don't , from 5:30-7 p.m. 247-1438 for details.

The June Contra Dance will be at Park Elementary, 623 E. Fifth St., at 7 p.m. The Taos Contra Band will provide music. 259-6820.

The Durango and Farmington Barbershoppers will celebrate the joy of four-part harmony at 7:01 p.m. at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall. The group will present its 35th annual concert, "I've Got Rhythm," featuring great rhythm songs from American pop music. 247-7657.

Local jam-band Freewill Recovery plays at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324.

Nite Owl plays a second night of country at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave. 375-2568.

Jammin' Jeff Cerwinske plays piano blues at Haggard's Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, at 8:30 p.m. 259-5657 for details.

Little Mary and Her Hometown Boogie Kings play at Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400.

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The Pedal in the Pines mountain bike race, a 4-Corners Cup Series event, takes place at Echo Basin Ranch in Mancos. Event registration runs from 7:30-8:45 a.m. 533-7725.

Alta Grahm plays celtic harp at the Cyprus Caf`E9, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884 for details.

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

Mark May and the Agitators play Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400 for details.

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Lawrence Nass plays piano at the Cyprus Caf`E9, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884 for details.

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

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The Women's Resource Center, 723 E. Second Ave., will hold an informational meeting on Ready>Set>Go! from noon-1 p.m. 247-1242 for details.

This month's Business Women's Network meeting will take place at Costume Emporium, 225 E. Eighth Ave., from 5:30-7 p.m. 385-4208.

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

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

Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave., presents king karaoke with Steve Kahler beginning at 8 p.m. 259-1400.

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The Women's Resource Center Reading Circle will meet to discuss Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier at the Rochester Hotel, 721 E. Second Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 259-9442.

The Jeff Solon Jazz Group plays at the Cyprus Caf`E9, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884 for details.

Pine Needle Mountaineering, 835 Main Ave., will host a free slideshow by Carl Sitselaar , professional paraglider. The show takes place at 7 p.m. and will focus on wind sports and paragliding around the world. 247-8728.

The San Juan Mountains Association will host a free "Leave No Trace" workshop at the San Juan Public Lands Center. 385-1210 for details.

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

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

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., presents Crazy Charlie's karaoke . 375-2568 for details.

Percy Strother plays Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400 for details.

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The Diamond Circle Melodrama will open its 42nd season June 14 with "After Dark." The play is set in Victorian England and follows a young girl's struggle to find her family. It is filled with mystery and a double crossing. Shows at 7:45 p.m. nightly except Sundays. 247-3400.

Barbara Tobin Klema, Mariah Mullins and Julia Klema, a mother and her two daughters, will present "En Otra Calle" at Gallery Ultima, 1018 Main Ave. The exhibit of mixed media will run from June 6-24 with an artists' reception on June 6 from 5-7 p.m. 247-1812.

The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., will open its 27th annual Juried Exhibit June 6. An artists' reception and award presentation will be held that evening from 5-7 p.m. Following the reception, juror Doug Casebeer will offer a slide lecture, "Source and Inspiration." The exhibit runs through June 26. 259-2606.

Silverton hosts "Step Back In Time" from June 5-8, a historical celebration of the mining boom of the early 1900s that includes lessons in authentic dances, visits to the Mayflower Gold Mill, horseback rides, ice-cream socials, train robberies, tours of the cemetery and more. 387-5522.

Silverton's A Theatre Group opens its summer stage with "Steel Magnolias," a Robert Harling comedy/drama that runs June 4-7, 12-14, and 17-20 at 7:30 p.m. A 4 p.m. matinee will be held June 15. 387-5337.

The Durango Public Library is offering a Summer Reading Program for grades 6-12. The theme of this year is "Fourteeners." Students may register at the library.

Durango Mountain Resort's Kids Summer Adventure Camp runs weekdays through Aug. 1. Activities include mountain biking, climbing, teamwork exercises, nature studies and more. 385-2149 for details.

"About a Bike," an exhibit of original paintings by Krista Harris celebrating bicycles in all their forms will be on display at Steamworks through Aug. 30. 259-9200.

The Open Shutter Gallery will present an exhibit titled "WILD!" featuring outdoor adventure photography of Gunnar Conrad, Bill Hatcher and Kennan Harvey. The exhibit runs through July 15. 382-8355 for details.

The FLC Art Gallery presents Plein Aire Painters of the Four Corners through June 6. All mediums are represented, including oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel. 247-7167.

The Center of Southwest Studies will host " Cross Cultural Threads: Pueblo, Navajo and Hispanic Textiles of the Southwest" through Nov. 7 in the Exhibit Gallery. A reception will be June 5 from 6:30-9 p.m. The center is also presenting the "Spring Sampler Quilt Show" in the Exhibit Gallery, featuring selections by the La Plata Quilters Guild. Regular gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. 247-7456 for details.

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Zach Parrish and his blues band plays Storyville on June 12.

The San Juan Mountains Association will host a tour of the Missionary Ridge burn area June 12 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. 385-1210 for details.

Folk rock musician Ellis will play an intimate concert at the Steaming Bean on June 13.

The AdventureXstream Adventure Race takes place at Durango Mountain Resort on June 14. This 55+ mile adventure race will include mountain biking, kayaking, trail running and rappelling over eight to12 hours.

Durango BMX will host a "Race for Life" to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on June 14. On June 15, an ABA Redline Cup Qualifier will take place. 259-6243 for details.

Thomas the Tank Engine will return to Durango June 14-16 with rides departing every 45 minutes.

The Durango Nature Center hosts Junior Naturalist Day Camp June 16, 18 and 20 at various locations. 382-9244.

San Juan Singles will present a social mixer for single 30- and 40-somethings June 18 from 7-9 p.m. at Steamworks. 375-6235 for details.

Swing a Pulaski for trails day What: Two local trail work days Where: Colorado Trail and Vallecito Lake Trail When: Saturday, June 7 National Trails Day is held the first Saturday of every June with more than 2,000 events taking place during America's largest celebration of the outdoors. Durango residents have two options, each on opposite ends of the trails system, for celebrating National Trails Day this Saturday. The San Juan Mountains Association will host a work day on the Colorado Trail at Gudy's Rest, and Trails 2000 will work on trails and fire rehab at the Vallecito Lake Trail. People interested in helping tune up Gudy's Rest can meet at the Junction Creek trailhead at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Volunteers should bring a day pack, gloves, water and sunscreen. SJMA will provide tools and lunch. Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged. 385-1310 for details. Trails 2000 will honor National Trails Day with fire rehab and trail maintenance on the Vallecito Lake Trail. Volunteers should meet at the Vallecito Marina on the west side of the reservoir at 10 a.m. Trails 2000 will provide lunch, tools and spare work gloves. 259-4682 for details.

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Little Hercules comes to Steamworks What: An up-and-coming Colorado band Where: Steamworks, 1150 Main Ave. When: Friday & Saturday, June 6 & 7, 10 p.m. Minturn's Little Hercules is an act that is rising steadily on the state and national music scene. The band will be bringing its raw soul and funk for two shows this weekend at Steamworks. Little Hercules' jam band sound has been described as soul food music, and its shows always get people on the dance floor. Denver's Westword called the band's music "reminiscent of both Cake and Phish's more laid-back, funky meanderings, though without the sarcasm of the former or the self-indulgence of the latter." In recent years, this recipe has made Little Hercules one of Colorado's top original acts. As evidence, the band has been invited to tour with Chicago's Grammy nominee Liquid Soul and has toured with Leo Nocentelli, the guitarist of the Meters. For this summer, another tour with Nocentelli and the addition of the Liquid Soul horn section are being discussed. Little Hercules also has performed with the likes of Spearhead, Galactic and Rebirth Brass Band and has had shows at the New Orleans Jazz Festival for the last two years. Call 259-9200 for details.

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Storyville hosts blues power What: A concert by Tinsley Ellis Where: Storyville, 1150 Main Ave. When: Saturday, June 7, 8 p.m. Known for giving nonstop, powerful shows full of Southern-flavored blues and rock, guitarist Tinsley Ellis will play Storyville this Saturday. Raised in southern Florida, Ellis picked up his first guitar at age 7. His musical influences include B.B. King, Otis Rush, Albert King and Magic Sam. In 1975, Ellis moved to Atlanta and has been playing ever since. In a storied career that spans eight albums, Ellis has shared the stage with artists ranging from John Lee Hooker and James Cotton to the Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic. During this time he also has earned widespread acclaim. Rolling Stone wrote, "His nonstop gigging has sharpened his six string to a razor's edge he achieves pyrotechnics that rival Beck and Eric Clapton." The Chicago Sun-Times said that it is difficult to "overstate the raw power of his music." Tinsley's most recent album, "Hell or High Water," has a taste of blues and Memphis R&B as well as urban funk. Its style migrates from old-school urban blues to guitar-heavy rock. Since the 1980s, Ellis has been on the road an average of 200 or more days per year, and after this return performance in Durango, he will travel to Europe for shows in France and Spain. Call 259-1475 for details.

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