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Exploring the chi of food

Nosotros takes the Summit stage
Abbey hosts world music release

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Singer songwriters Nina Sasaki and Jason Thomason play at El Patio, 600 Main Ave., beginning at 5 p.m.

Kirk James plays a solo show of rock and blues at American Pie in Bayfield from 5: 30-8:30 p.m. 884-8800.

Greg Ryder plays a free show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150.

Durango Motorless Transit sponsors a group trail run for all levels on the Carbon Junction trail. Interested runners should meet at the trailhead at 6 p.m. 382-8005 for details.

Pete Giuliani brings his guitar and voice to the Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 259-2545 for details.

An Evening of Experimental Shorts with theatre students reading selections and monologues takes place at 8 p.m. in Fort Lewis College’s outdoor amphitheater. Admission is free.

The Patio Restaurant, 475 Wolverine Drive in Bayfield, presents Open Mic Night from 7-9 p.m. Sign-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. 946-8765 for details.

The Talent Search continues at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. plus a special show from the Goodlife R&B Band. Jazz singer Heather Sullivan plays the Sidecar Jazz Lounge at 7 p.m. 259-1400 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.

The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., hosts ’80s and Service Industry Night beginning at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

The Charlie Shafter Band plays a show at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., at 9 p.m. 375-2568.

Spark Madden spins a hip hop/club mix for Pint Night at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 10 p.m. 259-9200 for details.  

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The City of Durango and The Chamber of Commerce sponsor Clean Day from 9 a.m.- noon. Local businesses and organizations are asked to provide volunteers to help spruce up downtown Durango. 247-0312.

Singer songwriter Nina Sasaki plays at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 21382 US Hwy. 160 W., at 5 p.m. 382-3844 for details.

Kirk James plays a solo show at Pride of the West in Silverton at 5:30 p.m. 387-5150.

Critical Mass meets at the corner of Main Ave. and 5^th Street at 5:30 p.m. The ride begins at 6 p.m.

Greg Ryder plays a free show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details.

Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., hosts a Face Plant Ale Party Friday with a keg giveaway and specials from 6-9 p.m. Denver’s Brethren Fast plays its revved-up hillbilly funk at 9:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

New Mexico’s Motor Kings play rock and blues at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., with shows at 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. Lee Bartley and Terry Wells play in the Sidecar Jazz Lounge at 8:30 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

The Jeff Strahan Band brings its Texas blues to El Patio, 600 Main Ave., at 8 p.m.

The 8th Ave. Trio plays old school variety at the 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., beginning at 8 p.m. 259-8801 for details.

DJ Mowgli spins a club mix at The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., beginning at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

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

The Steve Leonard Band plays blues and rock at the Billy Goat Saloon, located on U.S. Hwy. 160 in Gem Village, at 9 p.m. 884-9155 for details.

The Victor Barnes Band plays insurgent bluegrass at 10 p.m. at the Summit, 600 Main Ave. 247-2324.

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The Durango Farmers Market meets in the First National Bank of Durango parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St., from 8 a.m.-noon. www.durangofarmersmarket.com .

A benefit yard sale for Medicine Horse Center for Therapeutic Riding and Equine Rehabilitation happens from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at 40700 County Road in Mancos. Donations to the yard sale will be accepted at the same location, and food and refreshments will be served. 533-7403 for details.

The Durango Community Tennis Association holds its annual Tennis Opening Day from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Durango High School tennis courts. The event includes free clinics, racquet demos, a tournament, and tennis games and activities for all ages. www.durangotennis.com for details.

Lacey Black and Red Rhapsody perform at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 21382 US Hwy. 160 W., at 5 p.m. 382-3844 for details.

Singer songwriter Greg Ryder plays a show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details.

Dave Mensch and Katherine Tischhauser of Formula 151 play a cello/guitar duet at the West Side Bar and Grill, 117 E. College, from 6-9 p.m. 247-9151.

The Motor Kings play a second night at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8:30 p.m. The Frank Trio plays in the Sidecar Jazz Lounge at 8 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.

The Jeff Strahan Band plays its Texas blues at El Patio, 600 Main Ave., at 8 p.m.

The Kirk James Blues Band performs at Pride of the West in Silverton at 8:30 p.m. 387-5150 for details.

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

Most Wanted plays a second show at the Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., at 9 p.m. 375-2568.

Denver’s Brethren Fast plays a second show at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 259-9200.

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The 29^th annual Animas Surgical Hospital Narrow Gauge 10 mile & 5K run takes place. The 10 mile run starts at 8 a.m. at 5^th St. and E. Third Ave., and the 5K begins at 8:15 a.m. at Fort Lewis College. Both races finish at Park Elementary School, and an award ceremony takes place at 11 a.m. Visit www.go-dmt.org or call 884-9257 for details.

Singer songwriter Tim Guidotti plays acoustic soul and funk at Christina’s Grill and Bar, 21382 US Hwy. 160 W., at 10 a.m. 382-3844 for details.

Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., wraps up its Iron Horse festivities with a DJ spinning throughout the town criterium. 259-9200 for details.

The Blue Moon Ramblers play free bluegrass at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details.

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

The Summit, 600 Main Ave., presents an evening of punk rock at 9:30 p.m. with local bands, the Freeman Social and the Dugouts, and Denver’s Start Tomorrow. 247-2324 for details.

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The Animas Music Festival continues at 1 p.m. as the Woodwork Percussion Ensemble presents a free family concert of American classics with poetic and historical readings at Rotary Park.

Dobro player Anders Beck plays bluegrass at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 4375-7150 for details. 4

Singer songwriter Terry Rickard plays El Patio, 600 Main Ave., beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Pongas, 121 E. Eighth St., hosts a 9-ball pool tournament at 7 p.m. 382-8554 for details.

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Singer songwriter Tim Guidotti plays at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150.

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

Lisa Blue and Brant Leeper play in the Sidecar Jazz Lounge at Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 7 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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Greg Ryder plays a free show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. 375-7150 for details.

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

The Pheteplace Trio plays a free show of latin jazz at Zia Taqueria,3101 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-3355 for details.

The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. Second Ave., presents Ladies Night, including dance lessons from 7-9 p.m. followed by karaoke with Crazy Charlie. 375-2568 for details.

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

Climber and comedian Timmy O’Neill gives his slideshow, “Brothers on Space,” at Bill Hatcher’s Dolores Studio at 8 p.m. The event benefits the Dolores Nature Center. 564-5900 for details.

An open-level Swing Dance Party takes place at 8:30 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center. No partner necessary. 903-9402 for details.

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

Head for the Hills plays a 9:30 p.m. bluegrass show at the Summit, 600 Main Ave. 247-2324 for details.

Ongoing

For the third year in a row, hot rods, classic cars, customs, antiques and motorcycles will line both sides of Main Avenue in downtown Durango on Memorial Day Weekend.  While the Main Avenue show is on May 27 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the festivities start Friday evening with an old fashioned ice cream social and pedal car auction at 6 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center, benefiting Cadence Therapeutic Riding. A poker run is scheduled for the morning of May 28. Go to www.durangomotorexpo.com.

The annual HD Mountains Campout takes lace on May 27 & 28. The first day begins at noon and includes a group hike of the HDs, a picnic potluck, libations, music and a campfire. The following day, there will be discussions of on the upcoming release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. 259-3583 for details and directions.

The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, screens “Akeelah and the Bee.” Starring Lawrence Fishburne, Angela Bassett and newcomer Keke Palmer, the film is about a young, Los Angeles girl who is determined to do well in spelling bees despite the objections of her mother. With the help of friends, neighbors and teachers, she makes it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The film shows most nights at 3:30, 6 and 8:30 p.m. with weekend matinees at 1 p.m. 385-1711 for details.

Oakhaven Permaculture Center, located in Hesperus, presents Kid Fest Summer Camps for elementary age children. The outdoor day camps will build science knowledge and foundations and strong minds and bodies and take place five days a week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a session beginning on May 30. Visit www.oakhavenpc.org for details.

A Vallecito Lake Fishing Tournament takes place on May 26-28 and includes activities, food and more than $1,000 in prize money. An Angler’s Reception and Tournament Registration takes place on May 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the Vallecito Community Center. An Angler’s Breakfast and Late Tournament Registration takes place on May 27 from 7-9 a.m. at the center. The tournament concludes on May 28 with a 5 p.m. awards ceremony and fish fry. 769-5836 for details.

The Chimney Rock Interpretive Association offers Local Appreciation Days with half-priced, guided tours of the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area will on May 27-29. The tours take place at 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. and 1 & 2 p.m.  Visit www.chimneyrockco.org for details. 4

The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 E. Second Ave., exhibits “Forsaken Places,” the black-and-white film photography of Lou Swenson from Dolores, through July 5. Swenson’s photography highlights the often overlooked features of the rural Western landscape. Swenson develops, prints and frames his own work. 382-8355 for details.

Durango BMX offers races every Sunday (weather permitting) with sign ups from 1-2 p.m., and gate practices take place every Tuesday from 5:30 p.m.-dusk. Visit www.durangobmx.com for details.

Gerald Baumann and Howard Rachlin of The Durango Photography Club are exhibiting scenes of the Four Corners on The Durango Coffee Co. photo wall during the month of May. Members of The Durango Photography Club are also exhibiting at the Pine River Library in Bayfield. For more information on either show, call 375-7877.

The Center of Southwest Studies hosts the Mesa Verde Centennial exhibit featuring 11 sections on a variety of themes, including archaeology, rock art (with Hopi interpretation), fire, park ranger life, Navajo stone masonry, pottery (both ancient and contemporary) and tourism bring the story to life. The exhibit will run through late October. 247-7456 for details

Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts, 680 Main Ave., exhibits “Impressions,” acrylics on canvas by Albuquerque artist Angus Macpherson, through the end of May. 247-9018 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.

Upcoming

The Battle of the Animas, which pits local businesses against each other in a head-to-head paddle-rafting race, takes place on June 1. 247-4789 for details.

Author Kay Niemann will discuss her book, Salone Italiano, on June 1 at the Silverton Town Hall.

State Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, will give the National Organization for Women meeting the “insider’s scoop” on June 1.

Top BMX Pros Jason Rogers and Donny Robinson will conduct a two day clinic the Durango BMX track on June 1 & 2. 759-5700 for details.

The Animas Music Festival concludes with Zaubernacht “Magic Night,” a magical concert presentation of a theatrical work, on June 2.

“The Celestine Prophecy,” a new film based on the international bestseller, opens at the Abbey Theatre on June 2.

A fund-raiser for the Mancos Skate Park takes place June 2 at the Mancos Community Center.

Local favorite The Frank Trio plays a June 2 show at the Summit with special guests Wooleye.

The Dolores River Festival returns to Joe Rowell Park in downtown Dolores on June 2-3 and includes a fun run, children’s activities, fly-fishing demos, free raft rides, an outdoor-gear silent auction, and live music and libations.

The Medicine Horse Center for Therapeutic Riding and Equine Rehabilitation will host at June 3 volunteer training. 533-7403 for details.

Men Who Grill, the annual fund-raiser for the Women’s Resource Center, returns to Buckley Park on June 4.

The La Plata Quilters’ Guild hosts its seventh annual Small Quilt Auction on June 4 at Rotary Park.

The application deadline for Leadership La Plata class of 2006-07 is set for June 5. 247-0312 for details.

2005 Rockygrass Bluegrass Band Contest winners, Town Mountain, will perform on June 8 at the Abbey Theatre.

The Durango Arts Center will host the Four Corners Commission Exhibit, “Myths & Prophesies,” beginning on June 8.

Relay for Life, an overnight event celebrating survivorship and raising money to help the American Cancer Society, takes place June 9-10.

The 6^th annual Adventure Xstream Adventure Race Series returns to Durango on June 10 with both 12- & 24-hour races.  

Who’s Your Daddy, a festival benefiting for the Children’s Museum and the Durango Discovery Museum, returns to Main Avenue on June 17.

A Claude Monet picnic takes place on June 18 at Blue Lake Ranch and includes a Monet-inspired lunch, garden tours, costumes, entertainment and more. 259-2606 for details.

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Exploring the chi of food What: Turtle Lake Refuge’s Chi Foods Class Where: Rocky Mountain Retreat, 848 E. Third Ave. When: For four Thursday evenings starting May 25 Durangoans have an opportunity to explore wild and living foods beginning this Thursday. Turtle Lake Refuge is again offering its Chi Foods Class, gourmet living-foods preparation instruction, one night a week over the next month. The classes have been offered since 1998 and celebrate the connection between personal health and wild land. “These classes are about teaching how to grow greens in your own houses all through the year,” explained Katrina Blair, of Turtle Lake Refuge. “We’ll learn lots of recipes, how to make really healthy foods very delicious, light and sim ple. We talk about the full spectrum from the morning green juice to fresh apple pies and ice cream.”   Students will also learn about different local wild plants that are edible and nutritious. “My big passion is wild land, and I realize that the more people learn the value of wild land by learning what is edible, the more people will protect it,” Blair said. “So that’s the big motivation for me.” Classes meet every Thursday from 6-8:30 p.m. for a month, there is a suggested donation of $111 and dinners are included each night of classes. Turtle Lake Refuge also serves lunch at the Rocky Mountain Retreat on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11: 11 a.m.-2:22 p.m. For more information, call Turtle Lake Refuge at 247-8395 or visit their website, www.turtlelakerefefuge.org

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Nosotros takes the Summit stage What: A concert by the noted Latin band from Albuquerque Where: The Summit, 600 Main Ave. When: Sat., May 27, 9:30 p.m. An Albuquerque band with a growing legion of local fans returns to Durango this Saturday with a show at the Summit. Nosotros is a seven-member band that draws on flamenco guitars, Latin percussion and Spanish lyrics. The band has toured extensively throughout the Southwest playing various music festivals, nightclubs, private bookings, and television and radio programs. The band also has had the opportunity to share the stage with major artists like Etta James, Lisa Loeb, Dave Mason and the Gipsy Kings. Nosotros features Felipe Ruibal (vocals); David Diaz (vocals, flute, saxophone); Shane Derk (guitar); Randy Sanchez (guitar); Justin McLauchlin (bass); and Dennis Jasso (drums, cajon). The musicians bring together individual styles including salsa, jazz, flamenco, funk, Latin-jazz and rock. Nosotros has self-produced two albums, both of which received excellent reviews. In 2003, Nosotros signed with the California-based label Taj Stone Records. The band has since released its third album, the self-titled “Nosotros,” with help from noted producer Chris Trujillo. The band also received 15 nominations for last year’s New Mexico Music Industry Awards, including one for the best album of the year. For more information contact the Summit at 247-2324 or visit www.nosotrosmusic.net.

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Abbey hosts world music release What: “Compassionate and Wise,” the second installment of the Animas Music Festival Where: The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College When: Fri., May 26, 7:30 p.m. Fans of musical wizard John Pennington have a chance to hear a live performance of his newest CD this Friday. Pennington, Cyprian Consiglio and friends will perform works from “Compassionate and Wise” at 7:30 p.m. on May 26 at the Abbey Theatre. The CD follows in the footsteps of three other CDs by these imaginative musicians. At the Friday concert, Pennington and Consiglio, a Camaldolese monk, ordained priest and versatile composer-musician, will also perform a few works from two earlier recordings, “In the Heart of the Desert” (2000) and “Awakening” (2004). Contemplative and often joyful, the texts range from contemporary poetry (Maya Angelou) to traditional Gregorian chant, from a Hindi Bhajan to the title piece based on the Chinese Buddhist Metta Sutta. Musically, the work belongs to the genre of world music. It’s richly textured and highly rhythmic, incorporating instruments from Africa, Latin America and Asia. Consiglio’s high, warm baritone soars over a tapestry of sound, the words always clear and the sonic fabric full of glistening detail. Pennington himself has composed several works. “The Pulse of God” has a strong, dancelike beat. The text, drawn from St. Thomas Aquinas, recalls a moment of insight, a moment of connection, which the music evokes with great elegance. Only one piece is conceived as strictly instrumental, and it, too, incorporates the human voice – but on an open vowel. “Matsu Kaze” evokes winds in the pines; Consiglio vocalizes in parallel octaves with a Japanese flute, the shakuhachi. Pennington plays tuned gongs, the bodhran, wind chimes, and the Brazilian caxixi. The longest piece, composed by Consiglio and set to a text by Federico Garcia Lorca, begins: “The labyrinths that time creates vanish.” Sung in Spanish, the piece leads through images of earth, desert, silence and back to a core idea for the entire CD: “The Pulse of God.” As a whole, this CD is fresh, beautiful and celebratory. And come Friday, it will be a rare treat to hear Pennington, Consiglio and friends perform live. For more information, contact the Concert Hall Box Office at 247-7657.

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