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Durango goes big for the Fourth of July
Broke Mountain blows into Durango Arts Center
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Singer-songwriter Terry Rickard sings Christmas favorites on the patio at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 21382 US Hwy 160 W., at 5 p.m. 382-3844.

“The Durango Yoga Center Summer Party Fund-raiser” takes place at 5:30 p.m. at Carvers, 1022 Main Ave. The event includes free live music from Nina Sasaki with $1 from each pint of “Enlightened Lager” benefiting the center. 259-2545 for details.

Fort Lewis College’s free summer bluegrass series continues from 6-8 p.m. in the Community Concert Hall with a show from the Hot Strings. Considered the “host” band of the Four Corners Folk Festival, the Hot Strings mix bluegrass, jazz, Celtic, reggae and newgrass. This series continues each Thursday through Aug. 4 and admission is free. 247-7657 for details.

Durango Motorless Transit presents a group trail run on the Raiders Ridge Loop at 6 p.m. Runners should meet at the Horse Gulch trailhead. 385-2664 for details.

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

Grounded plays rock and blues at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8:30 p.m. show. 259-1400 for details.

Durango Joe’s, 732 E. College, hosts Open Mic Night from 8:30-11 p.m. Sign-ups for music and poetry begin at 8:30 p.m. 375-2121 for details.

DJ Matthew spins music for ’80s NIght at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., celebrates Ladies Night with live music and specials. 375-2568 for details.

Mama’s Cookin’ brings its world funk back to Durango with a show at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

DJs Dai and Mytha present “Beats and Bass” at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., for Pint Night. 259-9200.

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The San Juan Mountains Association offers a free, guided naturalist hike at Durango Mountain Resort from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 385-1210 for details.

Thom Rader plays Brazilian jazz guitar at The Berliner, 7874 Hwy 172 in Oxford, at 7 p.m. 884-2098.

The 8^th Ave. Trio plays bluegrass and variety at the 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., at 7 p.m. 259-8801 for details.

DJ Shoe spins the hottest club hits at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

Durango’s Freewill Recovery jams at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

The Lawn Chair Kings play their suburban rock at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

Southern California’s Agua Dulce brings afro-cuban funk to the Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, at 10 p.m. 385-1711 for details.

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Brant Leeper performs blues & jazz from noon to 2 p.m. at the Beat the Heat Celebration at Pure Soul Coffee, 40 Town Plaza. At 5 p.m. Leeper will be joined by Paul Karmazyn and friends for live jazz. 259-5499 for details.

The Cat Creek Band plays old-time music at The Berliner, 7874 Hwy 172 in Oxford, at 7 p.m. 884-2098 for details.

The 8th Avenue Tavern hosts karaoke from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. at 509 E. 8^th Ave. 259-8801.

DJ Mowgli spins music for mountain top hip hop at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

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

Lion’s Den Unlimited presents a salute to Dennis Emmanuel Brown, the crown prince of reggae, at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 10:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

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The Durango Children’s Museum, 802 E. Second Ave., offers “Pay What You Wish” day from 1-5 p.m. 259-9234 for details.

The Odd Sunday Sessions, open mic hosted by Perfessor Bonehead, take place from 3-7 p.m. at the Lonewolf Bar & Grill in Arboles. 883-5362 for details. 4

Singer-songwriter Tim Guidotti plays the tiki bar at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 5 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

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

The Blue Moon Ramblers play free bluegrass at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 7 p.m. 375-7150 for details.

The 8th Avenue Tavern hosts karaoke from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. at 509 E. 8^th Ave. 259-8801 for details.

The Olde Schoolhouse in Needles hosts a night of punk and indie rock at 9 p.m. The show includes local bands the Thirteens and the Cuffs, Denver’s Maybellines, and Bunny Grunt from St. Louis. 259-2257 for details.

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Independence Day

Nina Sasaki plays the outdoor Tiki Bar at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 5 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

Terry Rickard performs classic rock at El Patio, 600 Main Ave., starting at 5:30 p.m.

Local bands, the Thirteens and the Cuffs, Denver’s Maybellines, and Bunny Grunt, from St. Louis play the Explorer’s Club in Silverton.

Singer-songwriter Tim Guidotti plays a free acoustic show at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., at 7 p.m. 375-7260 for details.

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The Earthrise Community holds an introductory meeting and open house at 6 p.m. with a potluck dinner and socializing. Earthrise is seeking new members interested in community. 259-9488 for details.

The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo performs on the patio at the Cyprus Café, 725 E. Second Ave. , from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884 for details.

The Summit, 600 Main Ave., presents open mic night from 7 p.m.-midnight. 247-2324 for details.

Singer-songwriter Tim Sullivan plays a free acoustic show at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., at 7 p.m. 375-7260 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., presents King Karaoke with Steve Kahler beginning at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

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Junior Wheel Club meets at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Durango Recreation Center. Mountain bike riders ages 10-18 are welcome to ride with Chad Cheney, Sarah Tescher and other locals. 247-8355.

The Jeff Solon Jazz Group with vocalist Alison Dance performs on the patio at the Cyprus Café, 725 E. Second Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 385-6884 for details.

Singer-songwriter Terry Rickard performs a free acoustic show at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., at 7 p.m. 375-7260 for details.

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

Joel’s, 119 W. 8^th St., hosts “Underground Lounge” with DJ Claytanik spinning music for Ladies Night. 385-0430 for details.

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The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, screens “Ladies in Lavender” from July 1–14. The new film from director Charles Dance stars two grand dames of British theatre: Judy Dench and Maggie Smith. In the acclaimed film, two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village. “Ladies in Lavender” shows most nights at 4:30, 6:45 and 9 p.m. 385-1711 for details. 4

T Open Shutter Gallery, 755 E. Second Ave., presents an exhibit of black and white photographs by Arizona photographer Chip Thomas through Aug. 10. The show, “The Incidental Eye,” includes images taken on the Navajo Reservation, where Chip has been working as a physician since 1987, as well as images captured during his travels throughout Africa and Cuba. His work is all hand-printed in the darkroom on silver gelatin paper. 382-8355 for details.

The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts its 29^th annual Juried Exhibit through July 8. The exhibit presents more than 50 works by local and regional artists and craftspeople that were hand-picked by this year’s juror, David Guerrero, from Alamosa. In addition to the juried exhibit, DAC is hosting “The Seventh Baker’s Dozen Collage Exchange,” an international show traveling to the Museo de Mexico. The exchange features 175 artists, and the exhibit will be on display through June 30 upstairs in the Art Library. 259-2606 for details.

The Diamond Circle Melodrama, 699 Main Ave., presents “Death at Devil’s Cave,” an action-packed Western melodrama is full of gunfights, heroes, villains, lovers, liars and laughter, on odd numbered dates. On even-numbered dates, “The Vagabond,” an Irish comedy-melodrama, shows. The shows take place nightly at 7:30 p.m. except on Sundays. Call 247-3400 or visit www.DiamondCircleMelodrama.com for more information.

Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts, 680 Main Ave. “on the corner,” presents the exciting, glowing watercolors of local artist Mary Lou Murray through the month of July. 247-9018 for details.

The Center of Southwest Studies presents “Circle of Spirit: Navajo and Tibetan Wisdom for Living” through Oct. 21. The new exhibit was produced by the Center of Southwest Studies’ Exhibition Committee in conjunction with Peter Gold, author of Circle of the Spirit: Navajo and Tibetan Sacred Wisdom, and other project partners. 247-7456 for details.

Durango BMX, located off Camino del Rio just south of Handlebar Cycles, hosts gate practices every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to dusk; races every Sunday with sign-ups from 1-2 p.m. and every Wednesday with sign-ups from 5:30-6:30 p.m.; and Todd Burdick BMX clinics on Tuesdays from 5:30-7 p.m. All events are weather permitting. www.durangobmx.com for details.

The Children’s Museum of Durango, 802 E. Second Ave., presents its new exhibit, “Playing to Learn: Learning to Play.” The show explores the importance of play for children with the illusions area, swinging and tumbling, shopping in the grocery store, the water environment, a special toddler room and more. During this month, there are daily workshops including Dad’s Day paperweights, planting summer seeds, summer sunbursts, fancy fans, and 4^th of July windsocks. 259-9234 for details.

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Durango BMX hosts its 3rd annual fund-raiser Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction at the Durango Rec Center on July 7.

Legendary blues harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite plays at July 7 DSCPA show at the Durango Arts Center.

The Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run returns to the mountains above Silverton on July 8-10.

The Iguanas, of New Orleans, play a benefit for KSUT Public Radio on July 9 at Durango Mountain Resort.

“Hike, Lunch and Wine With a Llama” returns to Durango Mountain Resort on July 9. 385-1210 for details.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) will discuss the ramifications of the impending resignation of a Supreme Court justice on July 12.

Maria’s Bookshop will host a “Midnight Release Party” for the new Harry Potter book on July 15. Reserve your copy now and $5 will be donated to the Durango Discovery Museum. 247-1438 for details.

Colin Hay, former frontman of the 1980s powerhouse, Men At Work, plays the Abbey Theatre on July 15.

Funk patriarchs Porter, Batiste and Stoltz, original members of the Funky Meters, play a July 17 DSCPA show at the Abbey Theatre.

George Winston will be performing a benefit concert for the Durango Arts Center and the Durango Community Food Bank on July 23.

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Durango goes big for the Fourth of July What: The annual celebration of Independence Day Where: Downtown Durango When: All day on Mon., July 4 Durango is pulling out all the stops for this Independence Day, and a full slate of events is scheduled for America’s 229th birthday. The festivities get under way at 7 a.m. at Rotary Park with the annual pancake breakfast. Voted as Durango’s No. 1 breakfast extravaganza, the event continues until 10:30 a.m. Midway through breakfast, the Freedom Fit-n-Fun Run takes off from Rotary Park at 8 a.m. Serious runners, families, children and even people with dogs on leashes are encouraged to participate. The free event takes place on the Animas River Trail and begins and finishes at Rotary Park. On the other side of downtown, kids under 18 will be selling their old toys, sports gear, clothes, music, books and more at the Kids-to-Kids Flea Market at Wells Fargo Bank. The event is held from 9 a.m. to noon in the bank’s parking lot. Selling space is free but must be reserved by calling 385-9349. From 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the 29 sculptures of the Pumas on Parade public art project will be on display at Buckley Park. At the same location, American Voices, a public reading of major American documents presented by Fort Lewis College, will take place. The readings run from 10-11 a.m. and will include the Declaration of Independence. From 11 a.m. 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 Picnic in the Park. There will be food, drink, music, magic, vaudeville and games. New this year will be a BBQ cook-off as well as a beer garden. The day climaxes with an evening events package of parade, street dance and fireworks. The United Veterans Council presents a patriotic “Salute to America” with a second-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-to-America Street Dance” begins at the corner of Main Avenue and 10th St. The dance begins around 6:45 p.m., includes live music, a beer garden and ends with the “Salute to America Fireworks Display.” Start time is planned for dark, around 9:15 p.m.

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Broke Mountain blows into Durango Arts Center What: The only local summer show by the bluegrass phenomenon Where: The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave. When: Friday, July 1, at 8 p.m. Fresh off a second-place finish in the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest, the Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band plays its brand of “kick-ass bluegrass” this Friday in Durango. One of the band’s only local shows before a heavy summer-tour schedule, the concert takes place at the Durango Arts Center at 8 p.m. Broke Mountain has been hailed as one of the top bluegrass bands in Colorado. In the band’s short career, it has won the prestigious Rockygrass Band Contest and took home second two weeks ago in Telluride. With one foot firmly rooted in traditional bluegrass and the other pressed firmly on the gas pedal, Broke Mountain brings young energy to our country’s oldest music. The group was conceived in the spring of 2003 and has been wowing audiences and gaining fans from Oregon to North Carolina ever since. In the summer of 2004, Broke Mountain released its much-celebrated first album “Cabin in the Hills,” which contains mostly original material. The band is made up of Anders Beck on dobro, Travis Book on bass and vocals, Robin Davis on mandolin and vocals, Chad Love on Banjo and Jon Stickley on guitar and vocals. As a special bonus, this Friday’s show will include an opening set by Benny Galloway, of Yonder Mountain String Band fame, and Greg Ryder, of Durango cowboy swing fame. For more information on the show, contact the Arts Center at 259-2606.

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Dulce Flamenco Internacional plays Durango What: Dance and music from some of Spain’s top gypsy flamenco families Where: The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave. When: Thurs., June 30, at 8 p.m. An evening of flamenco music and dance, featuring some of Spain’s most renowned gypsy flamenco families, is coming to Durango. Dulce Flamenco Internacional will perform on the Durango Arts Center stage this Thurs., June 30, at 8 p.m. The concert will demonstrate a variety of traditional and modern flamenco styles, including the ever-popular castanets, bata de cola (long-trained dress) and manton (large shawl), along with rustic, gypsy styled tangos; explosive music; dance solos; and more. In addition, the show features eight original new dances that have been staged by the company specifically for the 2005 tour. Dulce Flamenco Internacional features artists from the famed Carpio flamenco family of Jerez de la Frontera and artists from the family of renowned flamenco singer Paquera. The company also includes two artists from the United States, the popular Lujan sisters. Dulce Flamenco kicked off its 2005 tour in Tucson, Ariz.  The company has already performed in a variety of venues this year across five states and will be touring the Southwest, Midwest and Central Mexico along with performances in New York and London later this year. This concert is recommended for all ages. For more information, call the Durango Arts Center at 259-2606.

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