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Thursday01
Durango Motorless Transit sponsors
a group trail
run on the Goulding
Trail at 6 p.m. Interested runners should meet at the trailhead
located north of Tamarron. 385-2664 for details.
Local paddlers Damon
Miller and Russell Kelly will give a slideshow on expedition kayaking in Peru
and Chile at 4
Corners Riversports, 360 S. Camino del Rio, at 7 p.m. 259-3893 for
details.
Pongas, 121 E. Eighth
St., hosts a singles,
8-ball pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for
details.
The Durango Community
Recreation Center offers Open Kayak Night in the pool from 7-8:45 p.m. 375-7310
for details.
The Durango Arts Center,
802 E. Second Ave., hosts an an all ages show beginning at 8 p.m. The show features
the local bands, Certainty Kills, History of . . . and Uprooted.
259-2606 for details.
Beer Bingo takes place at Lady Falconburgh's, 640
Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 382-9664 for details.
Element 37 , a groove-rock trio featuring the
guitarist from Cabaret Diosa, plays the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at
9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.
Airborne plays jazz at Scoot n Blues, 800 Main
Ave., from 6:30-9:30 p.m. DJ Erik James and a special guest spin
music downstairs for Femme Fatale at 10 p.m. 259-1400 for
details.
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Friday02
The San Juan Mountains Association
offers free, guided
naturalist hikes at
Durango Mountain Resort from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on every Friday through
Sept. 3. 385-1210 for details.
Ron Urban plays Americana and kicks off Fourth of
July weekend from 5-7 p.m. for Music on Main, a weekly concert at
8th Street and Main. The performance is put on by the City of
Durango and is free to the public. 385-2850 for details.
Paul Boneau and Eli Madden play acoustic rock at El Patio,
600 Main Ave., from 5-9 p.m.
Listen brings hip hop, dub, indie-rock, funk
and electronica to the Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College. Doors open at
9 p.m. with the show starting at 10 p.m. 385-1711 for
details.
Storyville, 1150 Main
Ave., hosts an evening of rock n roll with Pop-Shuv-It and opening act The Hounds of Purg . The evening begins at 8 p.m. 259-1475
for details.
A DJ spins a hip-hop mix at Solid Muldoon's, 117 W. College, at
9 p.m.. 247-9151 for details.
Steamworks, 801 E. Second
Ave., presents dance
music from DJ Hydro with Zen Ken-Lion's Den Unlimited at
10:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.
The Dean Murphy Band plays dance music and blues, jazz and
rock at Buffalo Gap, 17460 CR 501 at Vallecito Lake, from 8:30
p.m.-12:30 a.m. 884-2259 for details.
The Kirk James Blues Band plays the Explorer's Club Southwest,
located on Blair Street in Silverton, at 9 p.m. 387-5006 for
details.
Jeff Strahan and the
Strangers play rock
and blues at Scoot n Blues, 800 Main Ave., with shows at 5 & 8
p.m. 259-1400 for details.
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Saturday03
The Durango Farmers Market , a community-based organization of
local agriculturalists and artisans, gathers in the First National
Bank of Durango parking lot, 259 W. 9th St., from 8 a.m.-noon.
946-5269 for details.
The Catch 22 Blues Band plays from 2-3:30 p.m. at Downtown Days
at Orchard Park in Farmington.
Local jam band
Sol Vista plays at El Patio, 600 Main Ave., from
5:30-9:30 p.m.
The monthly Contra Dance takes place at the VFW Dance Hall, 1515
Main Ave., with music from the Los Alamos band Roaring Jelly and
Richard Wilson calling the dance. Beginner instruction takes place
at 7 p.m., with dancing at 7:30 p.m.No partner is necessary and
all ages are welcome to thesmoke- and alcohol-free event.
259-6820 for details.
Country musician David Osborn plays a free show
"under the stars" at 8 p.m. at Rotary Park.
The Abbey Theatre, 128 E.
College, hosts the "Escape From Santa Fe" tour with R & B from
the Alex Maryol
Band and the
Ken Valdez Approach
. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
385-1711.
A DJ spins a hip-hop mix at Solid Muldoon's, 117 W. College, at
9 p.m.. 247-9151 for details.
DJ Rem-E and the Nonsense Crew spin music for Ladies Night at
Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 10:30 p.m. 259-9200 for
details.
Saaraba , a five-piece funk, reggae, Cajun band
from New Orleans plays Storyville, 1150 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m.
259-1475.
The Dean Murphy Band plays dance music and blues, jazz and
rock at Buffalo Gap, 17460 CR 501 at Vallecito Lake, from 8:30
p.m.-12:30 a.m. 884-2259.
Jeff Strahan and the Strangers
play a second night at Scoot
n Blues, 800 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.
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Sunday04
Durango Mountain Resort hosts
its Red, White and
Blues, a 4th of July picnic , from noon-5 p.m. The event features
free live music from the Catch 22 Blues Band, a watermelon seed
spitting contest, games, prizes and more. 247-9000.
The NORBA-sanctioned,
five-race Purgatory
Downhill Series ,
open to all levels, takes place at 1 p.m. The race runs every
Sunday afternoon through July 25. 385-2149 for details.
Pongas hosts free pool after 6 p.m. at 121 W. 8th St. 382-8554
for details.
The Explorer's Club
Southwest, located on Blair Street in Silverton, hosts music from
local bands Suitcase,
Amazing Larry and Satyrica . The July 4 event kicks off at 7 p.m.
387-5006 for details.
Steve Kahler performs at Scoot n Blues, 800 Main
Ave. 259-1400 for details.
The Dean Murphy and Kevin
Blaumduo plays at El Patio, 600 Main Ave., from
1-5 p.m. The Dean Murphy Band plays blues, jazz and rock from 5-9
p.m.
The Blue Moon
Ramblers play
bluegrass at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., from 7-10
p.m. 375-7150 for details.
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Monday05
Drawing on Your
Dreams , a group
exploring dreams through art and discussion, meets from 7-8 p.m.
every Monday through Aug. 9 at 204 W. 22nd St. 259-9636 for
details.
Swing Shift plays melodic and lyrical jazz
standards at the Cyprus Caf`E9, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m.
385-6884 for details.
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Tuesday06
The Jeff Solon Jazz Group plays on the patio at the Cyprus
Caf`E9, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884 for
details.
The Durango Community
Recreation Center hosts Open Kayak Night in the pool from 7-8:45 p.m. 375-7310
for details.
Tuesday Trivia takes place at Lady Falconburgh's, 640
Main Ave., at 8 p.m. 382-9664 for details.
Solid Muldoon's, 117 W.
College, hosts College
Night with a DJ
spinning hip-hop. 247-9151 for details.
Scoot n Blues, 900 Main
Ave., presents king
karaoke with Steve
Kahler beginning at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.
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Wednesday07
The Jeff Solon Jazz Group plays on the patio at the Cyprus
Caf`E9, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884 for
details.
The Wild Horse Saloon,
601 E. Second Ave., hosts a live DJ with no cover. 375-2568 for details.
Scoot n Blues, 900 Main
Ave., hosts Bike
Night , a Durango
Harley Davidson event. 259-1400.
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Ongoing
The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College,
screens the film "What
The (Bleep) Do We Know," an acclaimed film that is part story,
part documentary and part animated daydream. The protagonist finds
herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her
daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the
uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider
to be our normal, waking reality. The film shows most nights at
6:15 & 8:30 p.m. 385-1711 for details.
The Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers &
Photographers hold
their 31st annual conference from July 7-10 at Fort Lewis College.
The organization includes professionals and amateurs and will offer
activities ranging from writing and photography workshops to field
trips in the area. For more information, call (970)
856-4251.
The Diamond Circle Melodrama , 699 Main Ave., celebrates its
43rd season withthe productions of "Under the Gaslight," a 19th
century tale of an interrupted engagement, and "Hazel Kirke,"
a family drama set in Scotland. "Under the
Gaslight" shows on odd-numbered dates and"Hazel
Kirke" shows on even-numbered dates. Both shows are followed by a
Vaudeville Revue with singing, dancing and slapstick. The melodrama
shows at 7:45 p.m. and is closed Sundays. 247-3400 for
details.
An exhibit of plein air
oil painting by Sharon Abshagen is on display in the Art Gallery of the
Durango Community Recreation Center until July 13. The exhibit,
depicting the Southwest, is open during Rec. Center hours. 247-1916
for details.
The Children's Museum,
802 E. Second Ave., presents "Nature and Me" an exhibit about the indigenous trees
in the area. Included in the exhibit will be a puppet tree house,
forest campsite, mini forest, bugs that help and hurt trees, video
information about the effects of the Missionary Ridge Fire, a walk,
and more. 259-9234 for details.
The Adaptive Sports
Association presents "A
Lift for Charity," a
new fund-raising event, through July 4. Chairlift chairs from the
original Purgatory Lift 1 have been turned over to a number of
local artists and transformed into porch swings and patio benches.
The chairs are available for viewing and bidding at the Main Mall.
259-0374 for details.
The Adaptive Sports
Association offers new summer recreational activities for people with
disabilities . They
include trips to Mesa Verde, explorations of the Animas Forks ghost
town, ropes courses and overnight camping. ASA will continue to
provide flatwater canoeing and kayaking, fishing, biking and other
activities. 259-0374.
Open Shutter Gallery, 755
East Second Ave.,presents the exhibit "Testimonials," featuring the black and white
photography of Keith Carter and Janet Woodcock through July 21.
Emerging photographer Woodcock's work focuses on "barnyard
portraits" and nationally renowned photographer Carter's work is of
Americana. 382-8355.
The Center of Southwest
Studies presents the exhibits "Today's Navajo Weavers," "A Stirring Story: Navajo and Pueblo
Spoons" and
"Presence with
Abandonment." "Today's Navajo Weavers" features the
work of nearly 40 Navajo weavers. "A Stirring Story" is a traveling
exhibit from the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian and
features spoons and other flatware that were among the earliest
products of Navajo and Pueblo silversmiths. "Presence within
Abandonment: Photography, Archaeology and Western Historic Sites"
is a photographic exhibit by Thomas Carr. 247-7494 for
details.
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Upcoming
Maria's Bookshop will host a July 8
talk about the edible
and medicinal plants of the San Juans with guest speaker
Calida.
Chess champion Halvard Hagesaether
will play up to 20 players
simultaneously on July 8 at 3 Rivers Brewing in
Farmington.
The Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance
Run takes place in
the San Juans above Silverton from July 9-11.
"PaRaDiSE 4 $Ale," a one-woman play written and performed
by Iala, shows on July 9 at the Durango Arts Center.
KSUT Public Radio and
Durango Mountain Resort will present the Crash Test Dummies in an acoustic performance July 10. The
show is a benefit for KSUT.
"Hike, Lunch and Wine with a
Llama" takes place at
Durango Mountain Resort on July 11. 385-1210 to
register.
The Oakhaven
Permanculture center will host Swadeshi on the Green: A Festival of
Local Self-Sufficiency on July 11.
Maria's Bookshop will
host a talk and book
signing with local author and physician Dr. Ben Crue on July 13. Dr. Crue's two-volume
reference work is entitled The Myth of
Chronic Pain .
The Larry Keel
Experience along with Jeff Austin of the Yonder Mountain
String Band play
progressive acoustic flat-picking at the Abbey Theatre on July
14.
The second annual
Durango MTB 100 , a 100-mile mountain bike race
takes place at Durango Mountain Resort on July 17.
The second annual
Durango Harley Davidson Poker
Run takes place July
17 and benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Music in the Mountains
celebrates its kick-off with Brass & Barbeque at the Cascade Wye on July 18. The
classical music festival runs through Aug. 8.
Durango goes all out for Independence Day
What: The local celebration of July 4th
Where: Downtown Durango in various locations
When: All day on July 4
Durango is pulling out
all the stops for this Independence Day and a full slate of events
is scheduled for America's 228th birthday. The all day celebration
is made up of seven individually produced events under the single
promotional umbrella of "Durango's Salute to America."
"We wanted to build upon
our already great fireworks show, so we put together an
all-American line-up of traditional events, and then added several
popular family-oriented activities to round out the schedule," said
Bob Kunkel, Central Business District events and promotion
coordinator.
The events kick off at 7
a.m. at Rotary Park with the annual pancake breakfast. Organized by
the Durango Rotary Club, the meal includes fruit-topped gourmet
pancakes, eggs, juice and coffee. Proceeds go to Mercy Medical
Foundation for the establishment of The Kidney Dialysis Center. The
breakfast continues until 10:30 a.m.
Midway through breakfast,
the Freedom Fit-n-Fun Run takes off from Rotary Park at 9 a.m.
Serious runners, families, children and even people with dogs on
leashes are encouraged to participate. The event takes place on the
Animas River Trail and begins and finishes at Rotary Park.
Registration takes place at 8:30 a.m.
On the other side of
downtown, kids under 18 will be selling their old toys, sports
gear, clothes, music, books and more at the first-ever Wells Fargo
Stars and Stripes Kid's Sale and Swap. Held from 9 a.m. to noon in
the bank's parking lot, bank personnel will help kids with set-up
and transactions. Selling space is free but must be reserved by
calling 385-9349.
From noon to 5 p.m., the
Kiwanis Club and many sponsors will host a day of fun, food, music
and games at Rotary Park at the Old Fashioned Family Picnic. There
will be races, entertainment and awards as Kiwanis present their
Hometown Hero awards to deserving locals. Plenty of food and
beverages will be available from event sponsors, as will a BBQ and
beer garden in the nearby VFW picnic area. There will be live music
from Ron Urban, the Kuntz Family, Russ Box, the Pozo Family and the
Pearls, and entertainment from Mysto the Magi.
The day climaxes with an
evening event package of parade, street dance and fireworks. The
United Veterans Council presents a patriotic "Salute to America"
with a first-ever July 4 Main Avenue Parade starting at 6 p.m. at
Fifth Street and traveling north along Main. The procession will
feature music, colorfully decorated vehicles and war veterans from
all the local veterans clubs.
As the parade draws to a
close, the Salute America Street Dance begins in the 800 block of
Main. Ralph Dinosaur and the Fabulous Volcanoes provide the music
for the event, and patriotic-themed items will be available for
kids along with homemade lemonade and a beer garden. The dance
begins at 6:45 p.m. and ends with the "Salute America Fireworks
Display." The show will boast more than 2,200 charges and last
nearly a half-hour. Start time is planned for dark, around 9:15
p.m.
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Broke Mountain Band goes on a local tear
What: Several shows by the winners of the 2003 Rockygrass Band Contest
Where: Millwood Junction, The Summit and the Durango Arts Center
When: July 2, 3 & 7
The Broke Mountain
Bluegrass Band is back in Durango for two weeks and is playing
numerous shows throughout the area. The three-show series, which
includes appearances in Mancos and Durango, will be capped off with
a CD release party on Wednesday, July 7, at 8:30 p.m. at the
Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second. The band also will play on
Sat., July 3, at 9:30 p.m. at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., and on
Fri., July 2, at 8:30 p.m. at the Millwood Junction in
Mancos.
The band formed in
January of 2002 when two guys from North Carolina walked into
Canyon Music Woodworks, picked up instruments and started jamming.
A local dobro player was working that day, and they all got
together later and picked the night away. That night, the Broke
Mountain Bluegrass Band was born. The band includes: Anders Beck on
dobro, Robin Davis on mandolin, Travis Book on bass, Andy Thorn on
banjo and John Stickley on guitar.
The band's hard-driving,
high-energy bluegrass earned a respectable local reputation and
strong local following prior to a temporary break-up at the end of
last summer. That strong following is no longer limited to Durango.
Last summer, the combination of traditional bluegrass and youthful
energy won the band the Rockygrass Band Contest, earning it a spot
on this year's Rockygrass stage.
The band also recently
cut its first album. Recorded at Brown's Studio in Graham, N.C.,
the new album is entitled "Cabin in the Hills." The album will see
daylight during the band's July 7 show at the Arts
Center.
For more information on
the Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band, log onto
www.brokemountain.com.
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Arts Center presents "Roots: Life and Pathways"
What: A exhibit featuring work by artists Ric Peterson, William Secrest and Jamie Turk
Where: The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave.
When: July 6-31 with an opening reception July 9
The Durango Arts Center
unveils the second of this year's group exhibits, "Roots: Life and
Pathways," this week. Presenting work by artists Ric Peterson,
William Secrest and Jamie Turk, the exhibit will be on display July
6-31. The public is invited to meet the artists during a reception
July 9 from 5-9 p.m.
Peterson, of Durango,
describes his acrylic and oil paintings as "images of people,
places and things that have crossed my path from two places on the
planet exactly opposite each other." Peterson studied art at
Southern Illinois University and received private instruction under
arts masters in Rome, Guatemala, Japan and Australia. He has
exhibited in both British Columbia and Australia, and has worked as
a graphic designer and illustrator in the U.S. and Australia. His
teaching background includes instruction in visual literacy and
Japanese design.
Secrest, of Pagosa
Springs, is an oil painter, who characterizes his work as
"representational of my life, my intent and my imagination. They
are landscape metaphors for my journey the last two years rooted,
yet un-rooted to reflect upon transformation and validation."
Secrest credits his Hispanic heritage for the emotion and passion
present in his artistic interpretations. He is a self-taught artist
and has exhibited in Farmington; Cedar City, Utah; Casper, Wyo.;
and Durango.
Turk's "Homage Series"
pays respect to a handful of people who have helped her to grow as
an individual and to mold within herself the qualities she admires.
The larger-than-life graphite and pastel portraits from this series
depict the individuals who made a profound impact on her life while
living in Durango over the past five years. She earned a bachelor
of art in fine arts from Fort Lewis College with an emphasis in
painting and drawing and a minor in Spanish. She participated in
several exhibits while attending Fort Lewis and currently lives in
Colorado Springs.
Meanwhile, the arts
center will host the exhibit "The Book Unbound Redux" in the
Garner/Vega Room-DAC Art Library from July 6-Aug. 28. This is an
abridged return of the original "Book Unbound" exhibit which showed
at the center in 1994. An opening reception for "The Book Unbound
Redux" is also scheduled for July 9.
Gallery hours are Tuesday
through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call
259-2606.
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