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Babyarm plays first show at the Summit
“Sanctified” comes to the Abbey Theatre
International Mountain Celebration kicks off

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Thanksgiving

The annual Turkey Trot takes place at Fort Lewis College. The event includes at 5-mile race starting at 10 a.m. and a 1-mile family fun run beginning at 11 a.m. Registration takes place at 8: 30 a.m. at the Business Education Building. Turkeys, pies and prizes will be awarded to top finishers, contest winners and in random drawings. www.go-dmt.org for details.

“A Durango Thanksgiving” takes place from noon-2 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. The

free event is for people who are alone or hungry on the holiday. 247-5990 for details or transportation.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., presents College Night, including mechanical bull riding, at 8 p.m. 375-2568 for details.

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The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., offers “Sip N See,” a fun, free art experience for children, at 3: 30 p.m. In conjunction with the exhibit, “Polar Popsicle Seeds,” the event includes gallery games, storytime, art viewing and Polar Bear Popsicle Punch. 259-2606 for details.

The Durango Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Christmas Caroling Walk beginning at Buckley Park at 5:30 p.m. sharp. Santa and Mrs. Claus will join the kids in a caroling procession down Main Ave. to Rio Grande Land to light the Main Ave. Christmas Tree. 247-0312 for details.

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 Alpiners play traditional German music at the Berliner in Oxford at 6 p.m. 884-2098 for details.

The 8^th Ave Trio plays bluegrass and more at the 8^th Ave.

Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., at 7 p.m. 259-8801 for details.

Nite Owl plays rock and blues at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. The Jeff Solon Jazz Quartet plays 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.

Wild Country plays country and rock at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., at 9 p.m. 375-2568 for details.

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Local author Will Hobbs signs his books from 1-3 p.m. at Waldenbooks in the Durango Mall. Hobbs’ books are for young readers and the young-at-heart. 259-3728 for details.

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.

Dean Murphy plays original rock, blues and jazz at the Berliner in Oxford at 6 p.m. 884-2098 for details.

The Dances of Universal Peace return to the Mason Center, 301 E. 12^th St., at 7 p.m. This event will focus on movement, breath and the company of the circle.

Nite Owl plays a second show at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. The Tom Maynard Trio plays the Sidecar Jazz Lounge from 8-11:30 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

The 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th 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.

Wild Country plays a second show at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., at 9 p.m. 247-7634 for details. 4

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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.

The 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., hosts a Karaoke Party at 8 p.m. 259-8801.

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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.

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.

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P is for Peanut, 473 E. College, offers storytime at 11 a.m. Admission is free. 385-4525 for details.

Wichita plays acoustic music at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s Silverton Avalanche Forecast Office hosts a 6 p.m. fund-raiser at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave. The event includes food, libations and a silent auction of outdoor gear, lift tickets, snow cat passes, restaurant gift certificates and more. 259-9200 for details.

Thom Rader performs on guitar 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.

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

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Lions Den Unlimited Soundz, featuring DJs  Zen Ken and I-Gene, spin roots reggae at  J. Bo’s on Tap, 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 Fort Lewis College Jazz Combo performs a free show at 7 p.m. in Roshong Recital Hall in the Sage Hall building.

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

Local band Stellar Interlock plays original indie and pop rock at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

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The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, screens “Everything is Illuminated” beginning Nov. 23. The film, starring Elijah Wood, is based on the critically acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. It tells the story of a young man’s quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. The journey becomes surprisingly meaningful with a powerful series of revelations. It shows most nights at 4:15, 6:30 & 8:45. 385-1711 for details. 4

The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., hosts the Women’s Art Show through the end of November. Paintings, pottery, jewelry and photographs 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 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.

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.

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Music Together of La Plata County will offer after-school Pajama Jams on Dec. 1, 7 & 13. The sessions include seasonal songs, dance tunes and instrumental jams. 799-0960 for details.

The Durango Lively Arts Company will present the all-ages comedy, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” on Dec. 1-3 & 8-10 at the Durango Arts Center.

Starbucks will host a Dec. 1 benefit for the Humane Society, including pet photos with Santa, food and beverages.

Durango Acoustic Music and the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown will present a three-band bill of bluegrass, including Sweet Sunny South, Rock & Rye and the Magpies, on Dec. 2 at the Abbey Theatre.

The FLC Music Department hosts its annual holiday bash on Dec. 2 at the Community Concert Hall.

Friends of the Durango Public Library will hold a 50 cent book sale on Dec. 3-4 at Fort Lewis College.

The Durango Independent Film Festival will screen “The Battle of Algiers” for a fund-raising event Dec. 7 at the Abbey Theatre.

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.

Mesa Verde National Park will host its annual Holiday Open House and Centennial Opening Ceremony on Dec. 8.

Animas Conservancy and Friends of the Animas River will release the “Celebrate the Animas” calendar on Dec. 9 at the Open Shutter Gallery.

Break Mechanics bring their jazz/fusion/hip hop back to the Abbey Theatre on Dec. 9.

The 2^nd annual Festival of Trees Event, featuring a festive tree auction, takes place Dec. 9 & 10 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.

The Nutcracker returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Dec. 9-11.

A Cycling Celebration takes place Dec. 16 at the Community Concert Hall. Discovery Team member Tom Danielson, USPRO National Champion Chris Wherry and four time Tour de France rider Bob Roll will all be on hand.

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Babyarm plays first show at the Summit What: A new band mixing Freewill Recovery, Hotmops and the Frank Trio Where: The Summit, 600 Main Ave. When: Friday, Nov. 25, at 10 p.m. Babyarm could be the next force in the Durango music scene. The trio draws on talents from three local music mainstays and plays its first show at the Summit this Friday. Pulling members from Freewill Recovery, Hotmops and the Frank Trio, Babyarm is a rock/pop/improv trio born from a combination of idle time and mutual admiration. The band includes Steve Morris (Hotmops, Freewill Recovery) on guitar/bass/keyboards/vocals, Peter Pheteplace (Frank Trio) on guitar/bass/vocals and Greg Vadnais (Hotmops) on drums. The genesis of Babyarm took place in September when the members of Durango jam band favorites Freewill Recovery parted ways. The band had attracted the interest of a booking company and only half the band was interested in hitting the road full time. Soon after, Giovanni Rovetto, the Frank Trio’s bass player, left for a two-month journey to India. Morris and Pheteplace connected, Vadnais came in on drums, the trio put together a couple set lists, and Babyarm was born. Morris commented that the three made a conscious choice to keep the line-up simple, noting that three musicians make for easy musical communication. Morris and Pheteplace will trade off on bass during this Friday’s show, and for just a hint of complexity, Charles Raish (aka Chaz Mcflash) will jump in on a handful of songs. Babyarm will come out of the box and onto the stage for its first show on Nov. 25, and things will get under way at 10 p.m. For more information, call the Summit at 247-2324.

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“Sanctified” comes to the Abbey Theatre What: A ski film dedicated to the backcountry experience Where: The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College When: Tues., Nov. 29. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Winter will be making an appearance in Durango next week, but only inside the doors of the Abbey Theatre. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Abbey will screen “Sanctified,” a film dedicated to the backcountry experience. Don’t expect big air, steep turns or a thumping soundtrack next Tuesday at the Abbey. “Sanctified” does feature some of the face shots, remote locales and big lines of conventional “ski porn.” But the film is rooted in a higher purpose. KGB Productions, along with Backcountry Magazine, produced “Sanctified” with a mission in mind. Pristine mountain environments are disappearing all over the world, and public lands in the United States are no exception. “Sanctified” addresses some of the issues the filmmakers feel directly threaten the backcountry experience, including resort development, access issues, overuse and misuse, and global warming. A wide range of experts, scientists, preservationists, authors/journalists and well-known mountain personalities contributed to “Sanctified,” and the film seeks not only to entertain but also to educate and inspire. Doors open for the screening at 6:30 p.m. and the film goes on at 7 p.m. For more information, call the Abbey at 385-1711.

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International Mountain Celebration kicks off What: An inaugural celebration of the San Juan and Rocky Mountain ranges Where: Fort Lewis College and locations in Durango When: Nov. 29-Dec. 11 Durango plays host to a celebration of mountains beginning next week. The International Mountain Celebration takes place from Nov. 29-Dec. 11 with events at a variety of locations at Fort Lewis College and in Durango. The events are all free and open to the public. The Mountain Studies Institute, Fort Lewis College Environmental Center, School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences and Outdoor Pursuits are all collaborating on the inaugural event. The celebration kicks off with the Mountain Studies Institute’s open house at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in 130 Chemistry Hall. Following the open house, Jonathan Overpeck will discuss “Global Change and Its Impact on Mountains of the West” at 4:30 p.m. in the same location. Overpeck is the director of the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth at the University of Arizona and a member of the Mountain Studies Institute. His specialty areas include climate dynamics, including paleoclimatology, climate and ecosystem interaction, and climate assessment and decision support. The slate of events scheduled for Nov. 29 also includes a silent auction fund-raiser for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) Silverton Forecaster Office from 6-9 p.m. at Steamworks. The CAIC is the oldest avalanche forecast program in the United States. The event continues with a presentation on “Snow Science in the San Juans: Development of New Hi-Tech Tools for Snow Avalanche and Hydrology Applications” on Dec. 2 and concludes with the observance of International Mountain Day on Dec. 11. For more information on the first annual celebration, contact the Mountain Studies Institute at 247-7044 or visit www.mountainstudies.org.

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