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Thursday17 Singer songwriter Greg Ryder plays a free show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details. The Fort Lewis College String Ensemble performs a free show at 7 p.m. in Roshong Recital Hall in the Sage Hall building. The FLC Life-Long Learning Lecture Series continues with a lecture by J. Gunnar Anderson entitled ?Public Art: Experiences of a Traveler/Commissioner/Sculptor? at 7 p.m. in 130 Noble Hall. 247-7401 for details. The Thursday Night Thought and Inquiry Forum hosts Film Night at 7 p.m. at St. Mark?s Parish Hall, 910 E. Third Ave. This month the feature film will be ?Wit,? starring Emma Thompson, and a discussion will follow. 884-7277 for details. The Mill Street Brews Coffee House in Bayfield presents Open Mic Night in Bayfield from 7-9 p.m. Sign-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. 946-8765 for details. Lacey Black and Red Rhapsody play at Scoot ?n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. Thom Rader and Mike Freeman plays downstairs at the Sidecar Jazz Lounge. 259-1400 for details. The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., presents College Night, including mechanical bull riding, at 8 p.m. 375-2568 for details. Durango Joe?s, 732 E. College, presents 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 Johnny and DJ Tim spin music for ?80s NIght at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details. Friday18 Tim Guidotti plays a free acoustic show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details. Doug Phillips plays a rock/jazz/blues show at the Berliner in Oxford at 6 p.m. 884-2098 for details. The Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., offers Parents? Night Out from 6-9 p.m. for kids ages 3-10. The center provides activities and a snack. 375-7306 to register. The 8th Ave Trio plays bluegrass and more at the 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave., at 7 p.m. 259-8801 for details. Blues-Americana pianist Ken Saydak plays at Scoot ?n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. Hot Biscuits play the Sidecar Jazz Lounge from 8-11:30 p.m. 259-1400 for details. DJ Shoe spins a contemporary club mix at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details. The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., presents the return of country-rock band, Movin? On, at 9 p.m. 375-2568 for details. Kinetix brings its high-energy, funk, rock and soul to the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 10 p.m. 247-2324 for details. Saturday19 America Unchained, a shop-local effort, takes place at participating businesses throughout Durango with special promotions and a drawing. The 8th annual Artisans Holiday Gift Show takes place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. The show features an eclectic blend of hand-crafted work by local artisans, refreshments will be served and one free mystery gift will be drawn every hour. 247-0235 for details. A pre-holiday art sale and exhibit takes place from 9 a.m. to noon at the home at 1604 Forest Ave. The event includes photography, Navajo rugs and sculptures, as well as light refreshments. www.sfondilas.com to preview the exhibit. Durango Skies Telescope & Binocular, 21738 Hwy. 160 West, presents free solar viewing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 259-5400 for details. Kirtan, an evening of Eastern Indian devotional singing and chanting, takes place from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Smiley Building?s Blue Heron Yoga Studio, 1309 E. Third Ave. 259-2110 for details. Tim Guidotti plays a free acoustic show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details. The Cat Creek Band plays old time music at the Berliner in Oxford at 6 p.m. 884-2098 for details. The undefeated Durango Betties ice hockey team hosts the Telluride Box Canyon Beavers at 7 p.m. at Chapman Hill. www.durangobetties.com for details. Durango DOT Comedy performs an evening of improv comedy entitled, ?The Absolute Truth About Thanksgiving? at 8 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave. 259-2606 for details. Chicago pianist Ken Saydak plays a second show at Scoot ?n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. Hot Biscuits play the Sidecar Jazz Lounge from 8-11:30 p.m. 259-1400 for details. The 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave., hosts a karaoke party at 8 p.m. 259-8801 for details. DJ Mowgli spins for Mountaintop Hip Hop at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details. Movin? On plays a second show at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave. 247-7634 for details. California?s Blue Turtle Seduction plays a show at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 10 p.m. 247-2324 for details. Sunday20 The Durango Betties ice hockey team hosts the Telluride Box Canyon Beavers for a second match at 11:30 a.m. at Chapman Hill. www.durangobetties.com for details. The annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club Thanksgiving Dinner & Presentation takes place from 1-4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 2300 Main Ave. Professor David Gonzales will discuss the evolution of diatremes in the Northeastern Navajo Volcanic Field. The event is free to the public. 385-8993 for details. The America Unchained event continues with a free 5 p.m. screening of ?Independent America: The Search for Mom & Pop? at the Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College. The national documentary on independent businesses features several Durango businesses. 385-1711 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. Singer songwriter Nina Sasaki plays at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., from 6-10 p.m. 259-0430 for details. The 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave., hosts a Karaoke Party at 8 p.m. 259-8801 for details. Monday21 The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, screens the Oscar Award-winning ?Babette?s Feast? for the Women?s Resource Center?s Chick Flick Night. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for socializing, drink specials and a free slice of pizza. 247-1242 for details. Anders Beck of Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band fame plays a free show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details. Pongas, 121 E. Eighth St., hosts a 9-ball pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for details. Singer songwriter Terry Rickard performs at 8 p.m. at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave. 259-0430 for details. J.Bo?s, 1301 Florida Rd., hosts Gentlemen?s Night featuring music and dancing from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 259-0010 for details. Tuesday22 Terry Rickard plays a free show of acoustic music at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details. Lacey Black performs on piano in the Sidecar Jazz Lounge at Scoot ?n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 6 p.m. 259-1400 for details. The Summit, 600 Main Ave., presents open mic night from 7 p.m.-midnight. 247-2324 for details. Singer songwriter Terry Rickard plays a solo show at J.Bo?s, 1301 Florida Rd., at 7 p.m. 259-0010 for details. Tuesday Trivia takes place at Lady Falconburgh?s, 640 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. 382-9664. Wednesday23 Lions Den Unlimited Soundz, featuring DJs Vision and I-Gene, spin roots reggae, dub and ska at J. Bo's, 1301 Florida Rd., at 4:20 p.m. 259-0010 for details. Greg Ryder performs on acoustic guitar at 5:30 p.m. at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150 for details. The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., offers a music mix for Ladies Night beginning at 8 p.m. 375-2568 for details. The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., presents ?70s Retro Night with DJs Tim & Johnny at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details Joel?s, 119 W. 8th St., hosts ?Underground Lounge? with DJ Claytanik spinning music for Ladies Night. 385-0430 for details. Ongoing Great Old Broads for Wilderness hosts an online auction fund-raiser through Nov. 21. Items available for auctioneering include a San Rafael Swell canyoneering trip with Steve Allen, guided flyfishing and dogsledding trips, trips to Maine and Sonoma, Calif., a print from Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jack Dykinga, other paintings and artwork, and more. All of the auction proceeds support wilderness advocacy work by the locally based Great Old Broads for Wilderness. Those interested in bidding should visit www.greatoldbroads.org and click on the auction link. ?Stuff The Bus,? an annual food drive benefiting the Volunteers of America, Southwest Safehouse and the Durango Community Shelter takes place throughout the weekend. The goal is to fill a school bus with donations of nonperishable food items. The bus will be at South City Market on Nov. 17 from 3-6 p.m.; Albertson?s on Nov. 18 from 3-6 p.m.; and at Wal-Mart on Nov. 19 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 247-1240 for details. The City of Durango hosts a three-day computer and television recycling collection event from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 17-19 at the Durango Recycling Center, 710 Tech Center Drive. In order to cover recycling and transportation costs, fees will be charged for CPUs, printers and scanners, monitors, laptop and televisions. Keyboards, cables, mice, Gameboys, cell phones, toner cartridges and CD players will be accepted at no charge. 375-4831 for details. The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., hosts the Women?s Art Show through the end of November. Paintings, pottery, photographs and jewelry by local contemporary artists are on display and for sale, and all proceeds go to the artists. This is the second Underground Group Art Show in Durango this year and the first ever to showcase only local women. 259-0430 for details. The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, hosts ?Oblivion,? the Durango theatre company Penumbra?s second show of the season. The multimedia presentation follows a blind girl as her hometown is taken over by a mysterious fog and her young brother is stolen by the Lady of the Dead Forest. ?Oblivion? shows Nov. 17, 18 & 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. 385-1711 for details. The Durango High School Thespian Troupe 1096 will present performances of Disney?s ?Beauty and the Beast? at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17-19. Some dates are already sold out, but there are still a few tickets available. 259‑1630, ext. 2141 for reservations. The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the last of this year's group exhibits, ?Polar Popsicle Seeds,? through Nov. 26. The show presents work by Sandra Butler, Lauren Carroll and Jazz Morgan. Butler's mixed media sculpture reflect her observations of the natural world; Carroll?s oil paintings focus on small and common objects; and Morgan?s paintings concentrate tensions of energy into visually arresting images. DAC also presents a Book Art Students Exhibit featuring work from Amy Wendland?s class at FLC in the Art Library. 259-4363 for details. The Center of Southwest Studies hosts three separate exhibits: The 3rd annual ?Images of the Southwest? Juried Photography Show, ?Trees in a Circle: Navajo Teec Nos Pos Rugs? and ?Borderline: An Environmental Installation by Michael Berman.? The exhibits will be on display through Dec. 15. The new exhibit ?Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): A Living Tradition? is also on display in the Center?s Delaney Southwest Research Library. 247-7494 for details. The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery hosts the Plein Aire Painters of the Four Corners? third annual exhibition through Nov. 30. This group of 36 professional artists meets once a month to paint out-of-doors ?en plein air? at various locations in the Southwest. The artists work in oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel. 247-7167 for details. The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 E. Second Ave., presents ?On this Earth,? an exhibit of portraits of East African wild animals by photographer Nick Brandt, through Nov. 30. The show portrays the animals with an intimacy and elegance in their natural state of being without the use of a telephoto lens. Brandt has had solo exhibitions in many major cities around the world, and his work is sold in limited editions of 35. 382-8355 for details. Durango BMX, located off Camino del Rio just south of Handlebar Cycles, hosts gate practices every Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to dusk; races every Sunday with sign-ups from 1 to 2 p.m.; and Todd Burdick BMX clinics on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. The season continues weather permitting through Dec. 15. www.durangobmx.com for details. The Children?s Museum, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the dinosaur exhibit, ?Now You?re in Their World.? There will be many hands-on activities, fine motor and gross motor fun, ?Dinosaur Ridge? and extinction dioramas. Workshops are available anytime during museum hours and include dinosaur stuffed animals, dinosaur face masks and alphabet coloring dinosaurs. 259-9234 for details. The REACH (Resource, Enrichment, & Academic Choices) Program for independent learners in Bayfield offers enrichment classes to any K-12 students in the area. For the month of November, REACH classes include: Drumming & Rhythm, Group Guitar, Dia de los Muertos, Top & YoYos, and Introduction to North American Indians. 884-3259 for details. An exhibit of calligraphy by Beth Wheeler shows at the Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. The show will be on display through the end of Nov. 259-2545 for details. Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts, 680 Main Ave. ?on the corner,? presents ?Contemporary Landscape Oils? by Durango artist Caroline Reeves Johnson through Nov. 21. 247-9018 for details. Upcoming The annual Turkey Trot 5-mile race takes place Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, at Fort Lewis College beginning at 10 a.m. with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the Business Education Building. There will also be a 1-mile family fun run beginning at 11 a.m. 382-8005 for details. The Durango Arts Center will host ?Sip ?n See,? a free kids gallery event, on Nov. 25 coinciding with the exhibit ?Polar Popsicle Seeds.? Local author Will Hobbs will give a book signing at Waldenbooks in the Durango Mall on Nov. 26. A Reel Environmental Experience, a benefit for the FLC Environmental Center, returns to the Abbey Theatre on Dec. 8 with screenings of ?The Future of Food,? ?Pie? and ?Adhesive: The Wilson Carr Story? as well as wine, beer, appetizers and a silent auction. Break Mechanics bring their jazz/fusion/hip hop back to the Abbey Theatre on Dec. 9. The Nutcracker returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Dec. 9-11.
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