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Dissonance comes to Maria's Bookshop
FLC play tackles hate crimes
Cajun jam comes to the Abbey

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El Centro de Muchos Colores hosts its grand reopening party from 4:30-6 p.m. in 420 Berndt Hall at Fort Lewis College. The old El Centro building was demolished this summer. The new El Centro supports Latino and multicultural interests on campus.247-7275.

The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, will screen Durango Film Festival Reruns at 6 & 8:15 p.m. The event includes the shorts "Armor of God," "Butterfly" and "The Boxman"; festival award winners "Educated" and "Thorn Grass"; and the film "Unfinished Symphony." 259-2291 for details.

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

The FLC Life-Long Learning Series continues with a lecture entitled "The Decline and Rise of the English Language" by Shaila Van Sickle at 7 p.m. in 130 Noble Hall. Van Sickle is professor of English emerita at Fort Lewis College. 247-7400 for details.

The Summit, 600 Main Ave., hosts Disco Night with a live DJ spinning house and funk from 8-11 p.m. 247-2324.

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

Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts Femme Fatale with the return of DJs Eric James & Jeremy Swain. 259-1400.

Haggard's Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, presents Canyon Dog Jam , an acoustic jam open to all abilities, at 8 p.m. 259-1622 for details.

Holly Hieronymus and Laura Wright play piano at Christina's Grill & Bar, 21382 Hwy. 160 West, at 6 p.m. 382-3844 for details.

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Operation Healthy Communities presents a TGIF lecture by Catherine Boyle on whether your work environment mirrors your values. The event runs from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and takes place at the Durango Office Suites, 1053 Main Ave. 382-0585 for details.

Early Stages Productions will hold auditions for Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" from 3-5 p.m. at the Fort Lewis College Theatre Department.Auditions are open to actors and singers of all ages. Please bring music and be prepared to sing. People interested in backstage and technical work also are needed. 375-7155 for details.

The Durango High School Wrestling Team and Wrestling Club will hold a fund-raising Frito Pie and Navajo Taco dinner from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. 385-8452.

Grammy-winning western swing band Asleep at the Wheel performs at 7 p.m. at the Fort Lewis College Concert Hall. Merging seamlessly into its fourth decade, Asleep at the Wheel was formed in 1970 and has carried the torch of western swing into the 21st century. 247-7657.

Flash Monkey , Durango's newest funk band, plays the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324.

The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., presents a slide lecture by Bernard Ewell, "Beyond Belief: Confessions of an Art Detective" at 7 p.m. Ewell is an accredited senior appraiser of fine art and teaches evaluation law at the Rhode Island School of Design, George Washington University and the University of California-Irvine. Ewell also will offer appraisals of local artwork throughout the weekend. 259-2606.

The Erasers play supper club at Storyville, 1150 Main Ave. Final Ascent brings jazz and funk to the stage at 9 p.m. 259-1475 for details.

Michelle Shocked plays a sold-out KSUT fund-raiser at the Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College.

Local jam band Catalyst returns to Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 10 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

The Kirk James Blues Band plays "Kiwi's Birthday" at Scoot n Blues, 800 Main Ave., with shows at 5:30 & 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

4 Wheel Drive plays country and rock at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. 375-2568 for details.

The Bruce Hayes Band plays Haggard's Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, at 8:30 p.m. 259-5657 for details.

Holly Hieronymus and Laura Wright play piano at Christina's Grill & Bar, 21382 Highway 160 West, at 6 p.m. 382-3844 for details.

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The Women's Resource Center presents a talk on hormone replacement therapy from 9 a.m-noon at the Durango Rec. Center. Karen Zink of Southwest Women's Health Associates will provide an overview of recent HRT studies.749-1397.

Local archeologist Ruth Lambert will lead a free walk and talk at the Durango Nature Center from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The DNS staff will also offer lessons on the importance of archeology. 382-9244.

The Junior Girl Scout Troop 3026 will hold a food and blanket drive for the Manna Soup Kitchen at Albertson's from noon-2 p.m. A list of needed food items will be available at the scout booth in front of the store, and new andgently used blankets will be accepted. 563-4526.

Early Stages Productions will hold auditions for Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" from 1-5 p.m. at the Fort Lewis College Theatre Department.Auditions are open to actors and singers of all ages. Bring music and be prepared to sing. People interested in backstage and technical work are also needed. 375-7155.

Maria's Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., presents a joint signing and reading with Duane Smith and Eva Tucker from 1-3 p.m. Both authors' latest releases are histories of the San Juan Mountains in their latest releases. Smith will be signing A Visit With the Tomboy Bride , and Tucker will sign Otto Mears and the San Juans . 247-1438.

"The Wolf Prince: A Swedish Folktale" will be presented by renowned performers Scott and Johanna Hongell-Darsee at the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., at 2 p.m. The free event includes storytelling, live music and mime. 385-2970 for details.

Durango Community Access Television celebrates four years at the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., at 6 p.m. The evening will include food and entertainment by Applause, Rocky Mountain Rockettes, Catch It Quick Juggling Co., Blake Chatfield the Magician and Durango Dot Comedy. 259-2802.

The Durango Choral Society kicks off its 2003-04 season with "He and She" at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 910 E. Third Ave., at 7 p.m. "He and She" is a lively musical battle-of-the-sexes, with the Durango Women's Choir vs. the Fort Lewis College Men's Ensemble. 247-7251.

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

Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., presents Story-Aid , a multiband benefit for the venue's sound system, at 9:30 p.m. 259-1475.

DJ El-Beau spins Deep House at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., for Ladies Night at 10:30 p.m. 259-9200.

4 Wheel Drive plays country and rock at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. 375-2568 for details.

Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave., holds over the Kirk James Blues Band for a show at 8 p.m. Downstairs at Liquid, DJ Styles spins funky house and break beat at 9 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

Holly Hieronymus and Laura Wright play piano at Christina's Grill & Bar, 21382 Highway 160 West, at 6 p.m. 382-3844 for details.

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Oakhaven Permaculture Center and the FLC Environmental Center co-host the workshop "Introduction to Cheese Making" at the La Plata County Fairgrounds from noon to 4 p.m. It will feature a demonstration of the process of making hard cheeses like Swiss and cheddar and discuss cultures and starters and the different ways hard cheeses are aged. 259-5445.

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

Durango Motorless Transit presents its final trail run of the season on the Smelter Repeater Loop. Interested runners should meet at 6 p.m. at the trailhead behind Centennial Mall. 385-2664.

The 2003-04 Alexander Murray Faculty Recital Series continues at 7 p.m. in the Roshong Recital Hall of the Sage Hall building with a performance by Assistant Professor of Music Lisa Campi (piano) and Professor of Music Linda Mack (soprano). 247-7657.

Tim Guidotti plays acoustic originals and classics at Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave. 259-1400 for details.

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The Summit, 600 Main Ave., hosts Open Mic Night at 8 p.m. with sign-ups at 7 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave., presents a Keg Party at 8 p.m. at Liquid with guest DJs Matthew and Sluke. 259-1400.

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

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The Green Party of La Plata County will host its monthly community meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Eolus Room at the Durango Rec. Center. 259-3254 for details.

The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, will screen Teton Gravity Research's latest film "High Life" at 7:45 & 9:30 p.m. The event is a benefit for the Adaptive Sports Association. 385-1711.

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 "Feed Your Brain" series continues at the Women's Resource Center, 723 E. Second Ave., from noon to 1 p.m. Jill Clark, health-care consultant and licensed agent, will give an overview on shopping for health insurance . 247-1242 to register.

Destination Imagination will hold an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. in the 9-R School District administration building. Destination Imagination is an extension of the Odyssey of the Mind program and encourages student creativity, teamwork and performance skills.884-6175 for details.

In celebration of World Population Awareness Week 2003, the FLC Environmental Center presents a talk by Werner Fornos, president of the Population Institute, entitled, "Population and its Global Environmental Impact." The talk takes place at 7 p.m. in Noble Hall, Room 130. 247-7676 for details.

The Frank Trio , featuring Pete Pheteplace (guitar), Johnny Revetto (bass) and Steve Dejka (drums), plays live jazz at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 7 p.m. 259-9200.

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

Scoot n Blues, 900 Main Ave., presents Round 4 in its 2nd annual Music Talent Search at 8 p.m. Downstairs at Liquid, FLC Wednesdays continue with DJ Styles. 259-1400 for details.

Girl's Nite Out , featuring an all-male revue, takes place at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., at 8:30 p.m. 375-2568.

The Sand Sheff Trio plays at Haggard's Black Dog Tavern, 10 miles east of Durango on Florida Road, at 6:30 p.m. 259-5657.

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

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The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the exhibit "Evolution of the Book," featuring work by Laurie E. Dickson and Mary Ellen Long, through Oct. 31. Dickson is a professional photographer and recently released the book Artists' Interiors: Creative Spaces, Inspired Living . Long is known for her creation of books as art objects. The theme continues upstairs with "Pop-Up Books," artist books by Carol Barton. 259-2606 for details.

Open Shutter Gallery, 755 E. Second Ave., will present an exhibit by California photographer David H. Collier through Nov. 19. Collier, a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography, and has won numerous awards. His vivid color photographs of the American West are a contemporary approach to a familiar subject. His varied use of techniques and filters gives his medium- and large-format work special impact. 382-8355.

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery hosts the third annual Invitational Ceramics Exhibition through Oct. 23. Artists will exhibit their pieces and many are for sale. 247-7167.

The Animas Museum, 3065 W. Second Ave., shows " Ranch Families: Culture of America ," an exhibit featuring photographs and artwork of southwest Colorado ranch families by Jenny & Greg Gummersall. 259-2402 for details.

Feat of Clay, an artists' co-op in Farmington at 108 S. Main, presents artists Jessica Polatty and Pip Howard as its October featured artists of the month.Polatty is a potter from Aztec, and Howard is a jewelry maker. An opening will be held Friday, Oct. 24, from 6-8 p.m. 505-334-3014 for details.

Pianist Hoyle Osborne plays "Transcendental Ragtime" at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., from 5:30-7 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on weekdays except Sundays. 247-4431 for details

The Center of Southwest Studies hosts the "Images of the Southwest" juried photography show through Nov. 7 in the Exhibit Gallery. The center also presents "Cross Cultural Threads: Pueblo, Navajo and Hispanic Textiles of the Southwest" through Nov. 7 in the Exhibit Gallery. This collection features The Durango Collection`AE, which spans eight centuries of weaving traditions in the Southwest. The center is also presenting the Artistry of Mata Ortiz in the Exhibit Gallery. Regular gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. 247-7456.

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Unity in Spirit will host a talk by Doc Roberts, Ph.D. entitled "Be Paid to Do What You Love" on Oct. 23 at the Rocky Mountain Retreat Center.

"Devotion," a dance performance by the 3rd Ave. Dance Company, will premiere Oct. 23-25. The evening of jazz and contemporary dance includes new works by local choreographer Suzy DiSanto as well as works by nationally acclaimed guest choreographers. 259-4122 for details.

The San Juan Mountains Association will host its third annual Cultural Site Stewardship Conference from Oct. 24-26. The symposium will explore the region's diverse cultures and heritage resources, as well as stewardship strategies to protect them. 385-1210 for details.

In solidarity with the National March on Washington, the SW Colorado Peace and Justice Coalition will host a peace gathering and walk at Rotary Park on Oct. 25. The following day the SWCPJC will screen two documentaries at the Smiley Theater.

Kathleen S. Fine-Dare will sign her new book Grave Injustice: The American Indian Repatriation Movement and NAGPRA on Oct. 28 at Maria's Bookshop.

Dissonance comes to Maria's Bookshop What: Reading and book-signing by former resident Lisa Lenard-Cook Where: Maria's Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. When: Friday, Oct. 17, 5:30-7 p.m. Former Fort Lewis College professor and one-time KDUR DJ, Lisa Lenard-Cook, returns to Durango this week with her novel Dissonance . Lenard-Cook will be signing copies of the already acclaimed book this Friday at Maria's Bookshop. In Dissonance , Lenard-Cook tells the story of Anna Kramer, a Los Alamos, N.M., piano teacher whose life changes when she receives a letter beginning "Notice to the Heirs of Hana Weissova." Anna, who has never heard of Weissova, is instructed to meet the estate's attorney. The inheritance consists of journals and musical scores written by Hana Weissova just after her release from Terez`EDn ( Theresienstadt ), a concentration camp established in Czechoslovakia for "culture and learning." As Anna plays Weissova's creations, much of it sounds strangely familiar. Dissonance won the Jim Sagel/Red Crane Book Award for the Novel in 2001. The three-year cycle of awards for New Mexico writers began as a prize for an unpublished poem in 1999, continued with a prize for an unpublished short story in 2000, and concluded with the prize for an unpublished novel, which Lenard-Cook won, in 2001. Dissonance was chosen from more than 150 entries. Lenard-Cook now lives in Corrales, N.M. For more information, call 247-1438.

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FLC play tackles hate crimes What: A play dealing with the aftermath of a hate crime Where: The FLC Theatre main stage When: Oct. 16-18 & Oct. 23-25, 7:30 p.m. The Fort Lewis College Theatre tackles hate crimes with its upcoming presentation of "The Laramie Project." The play, written by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, explains the process the city of Laramie, Wyo., went through in the aftermath of the brutal hate crime committed in 1998 against Matthew Shepard, a gay freshman at the University of Wyoming. Kaufman and his theatre company conducted more than 200 interviews with members of the Laramie community and crafted a series of vignettes that not only celebrate Shepard's memory but also explore issues of violence, hate, tolerance and the hope that can emerge in the midst of tragic circumstances. The cast of "The Laramie Project" includes: Miles Batchelder, April Currie, Jill Davis, Emily Flood, Kristen Hathcock, Josh Martin, Terry McAlister, Ashley Wagner, Jessica Fiorucci and guest artist, Terry Shellnut. The play opened in February 2000 at the Denver Center Theatre Company and has since been taken up by both regional and professional theatres. The local cast worked extensively with approximately six characters to portray the Laramie community and also to increase their own awareness of hate crimes in Durango and the Four Corners. As a unique feature of the local production, community leaders will moderate post-show audience discussions. They include: Bill Bolden, assistant to the FLC vice president for student affairs, on Oct. 16; Jim Dyer, former state senator for Senate District 6, on Oct. 17; Virginia Castro, Durango mayor, on Oct. 18; Robert Dolphin, Jr., Fort Lewis College president, on Oct. 24; and Mark Larson, state representative for House District 59, on Oct. 25. Director Kathryn Moller commented, "It is imperative to address the issue of hate in light of the murder of Fred C. Martinez, a gay 18-year-old beaten to death in Cortez in 2001 and the efforts to bring anti-discrimination legislature to Colorado." The play runs the next two weekends, Oct. 16-18 & Oct. 23-25, at 7:30 p.m. on the Fort Lewis College Theatre Department's main stage. For more information or ticketing, call 247-7089.

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Cajun jam comes to the Abbey What: A concert with Louisiana band BeauSoleil Where: The Abbey Theater, 128 E. College When: Sunday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. America's premier Cajun band, BeauSoleil, rolls into Durango this Sunday and the Durango Society of Cultural & Performing Arts production is sure to get people on their feet. For more than 25 years, Grammy-winning BeauSoleil has blended fiddles, accordions and traditional rock n' roll instruments. Since 1975, the Lafayette-based BeauSoleil has transformed Louisiana's traditional Cajun and Creole music into a hugely popular phenomenon. The band takes its name from Joseph Broussard dit BeauSoleil, who helped lead the Acadian resistance to a forced exile from their home in Nova Scotia in 1755 and helped establish the early Cajun settlements in Louisiana. Band founder Michael Doucet dates the band name back to a childhood family reunion that took place in a house built by Joseph Broussard's son. Among Doucet's goals is a reclamation of the word "Cajun" itself. "When I was growing up, the word Cajun' was never used," he said. "People finally started to become a little more proud of their culture. Even if you weren't as educated as a Philadelphia lawyer, you had something to offer, to give - a way of life." BeauSoleil is more than just a collection of traditionalists, though. The band, which includes Doucet (fiddle, mandolin, mandocello, guitar); his brother, David Doucet (guitar, vocals); Jimmy Breaux (accordions); Al Tharp (bass, fiddle, banjo, vocals); Tommy Alesi (drums; and Billy Ware (percussion, vibraphone), has been called "the Cajun Grateful Dead" for its tendency to wander into the jam-band territory of the Dead, the Allman Brothers, Little Feat, Widespread Panic and others. With more than a dozen albums under its belt, BeauSoleil has garnered eight Grammy nominations over the course of its career and won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk album for 1998's "L'Amour Ou La Folie." Because this is a dance concert and BeauSoleil is a dance band, seating at the Abbey Theatre will be limited. Doors and the bar open at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 385-1711.

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