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Thursday19
Durango Motorless Transit sponsors a group trail run for
all levels on the Sale Barn trail. Interested runners should meet
at the trailhead near Dietz Market at 6 p.m. 382-8005 for
details.
The League of Women Voters hosts a candidates forum with
Jim Isgar, Ron Tate, Joe Colgan , Chris Navage and Ellen Roberts
from 6-8 p.m. in Durango City Hall, 949 E. Second Ave. A discussion
of local ballot issues will also take place.
Ultimate Frisbee takes place at the Miller Middle School
football field at 5:30 p.m. 375-7313 for details.
The Fort Lewis College Life-Long Learning Lecture Series
continues with Dr. Charles Burnham discussing “Glaciers, Ice
Sheets and Sea-Level Rise: What’s Happening
Now?” at 7 p.m. in 130 Noble Hall.
The Durango Photography Club meets at 7 p.m. at the La Plata
County Fairgrounds. Photographer Paul
Boyer will discuss “Capturing the Essence of
Place.” 259-6808 for details.
Local author Nancy Heleno discusses brain development in
children and teaching colors to infants at 7 p.m. in the
Durango Recreation Center. The free program is sponsored by the
Durango Public Library. 375-3380 for details.
Club Uno Mas, 117 W. College., hosts salsa dancing, including
free dance lessons, from 7-8 p.m., and a DJ spinning tunes until 10
p.m. 375-2568 for details. 247-9151 for details.
Certified True Life Coach Victoria FittsMilgrim gives a free
introductory talk, “Retreats: A Journey to More
Aliveness,” at 7 p.m. at True Life Coaching, 1549 CR 205.
259-9040 to reserve a space.
Duane Smith presents the slide lecture, “A Time for Peace
– Fort Lewis, Colorado 1878-1891,” at 7:30 p.m. at
the Animas Museum, 3065 W. Second Ave. The program will cover the
period when Fort Lewis was a military fort. 259-2402 for
details.
Master blues storyteller Jack Ellis performs at Scoot ‘n
Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. Lisa Blue and Brant
Leeper play in the Sidecar Jazz Lounge at 7:30 p.m. 259-1400
for details.
International actors Bernardo Rey and Nube Sandoval perform the
play, “Maria Magdalena,” at 8 p.m. at Roshong
Recital Hall. Proceeds Benefit the 2007 Fort Lewis College Summer
Theatre Season. 247-7398 for details.
Vic spins a club mix at the Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., for
Service Industry Night at 8 p.m. 259-0430 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.
Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., celebrates Pint Night with a CD
release for a solo record by Tyson Snider, of Dialogue. DJ Element
will spin at 10 p.m. 259-9200 for details.
Friday20
The Southwest Center for Independence, 835 E. Second Ave.,
offers Munch Bunch, a weekly gathering of women dealing with
challenges in daily functioning and disability. 259-1672 for
details.
The Southwest Colorado Peace and Justice Coalition holds a
peace vigil from
5 to 6 p.m. at the corner of Main Ave. and 11th St.
Signs available or bring your own. 259-4185 for details.
Terry Rickard and the Chills play legendary local rock at Scoot
‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., with shows at 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.
Dean Murphy and the Swing Rays play downstairs in the Sidecar
Jazz Lounge at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.
The League of Women Voters hosts a candidates forum with
Linda Daley, Jean Walter, Sheryl Ayers, Padraig Lynch and Joelle
Riddle from 6-8 p.m. in Durango City Hall, 949 E. Second Ave. A
discussion of local ballot issues will also take place.
Gary Walker plays favorite jazz standards at the Mahogany
Grille, 699 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for details.
The Fall 2006 Band & Choir Concert, presented by the Fort
Lewis College Music Department, begins at 7 p.m. at the Community
Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. 247-7657 for details.
International actors Bernardo Rey and Nube Sandoval perform
“Muysua,” a play based on pre-Columbian myth, at 8
p.m. at Roshong Recital Hall. Proceeds Benefit the 2007 Fort Lewis
College Summer Theatre Season. 247-7398 for details.
The 8th Avenue Trio plays at the 8th Ave.
Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave., at 8 p.m. 259-8801 for
details.
Freeplay, with Pete Giuliani, plays everything from classics to
modern rock at the Columbine Bar in Mancos at 8 p.m. 533-7397 for
details.
DJ Mowgli spins a club mix at The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave.,
at 9 p.m. 259-0430 for details.
Zoomin’ Newman plays rock ‘n roll at the Billy
Goat Saloon, located in off Hwy. 160 in Gem Village, at 9 p.m.
884-9155 for details.
The Staboola McPet Quartet, an Afro-Cuban, Latin, funk jazz
project, plays a 9:30 p.m. show at the Summit, 600 Main Ave.
247-2324 for details.
Saturday21
The Durango Farmers Market meets in the First National Bank of
Durango parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St., from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The final
Farmers Market takes place on Oct. 28. www.durangofarmersmarket.org for details.
Durango Nature Studies hosts an open house at the Durango Nature
Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The event is free and open to the
public. 382-9244 or www.durangonaturestudies.org for details.
Women’s Give-Hockey-A-Try Day takes place at Chapman Hill
from 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m. The Durango Fury Women’s Hockey team
is offering the free event. E-mail durangofury@hotmail.com to
sign up. 4
An evening of Kirtan, Eastern Indian chanting, takes place from
5:30-7 p.m. in the Smiley Building’s Blue Heron Studio, 1309
E. Third Ave. 259-2110 for details.
The third annual Autumn Brew Banquet and Lavish Live
Auction, benefiting the Southwest Colorado Chapter of the American
Red Cross, takes place at 5:30 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center, 802
E. Second Ave. 259-5383 for details.
Jeff Sweet plays favorite jazz standards at the Mahogany
Grille, 699 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for details.
The sixth annual Medicine Horse MusicFest fund-raiser takes
place at 6:30 p.m. at the Mancos Community Center. The evening
features entertainment from newgrass phenoms, the Hot Strings, and
benefits the Medicine Horse Center. 533-7403 for details.
One of the annual marks of the coming ski season hits this
Saturday, when Matchstick Productions’ latest ski film,
“Push,” shows at 7 & 9 p.m. at the Abbey Theatre,
128 E. College. The film showcases the record ski season of
2005-06. 385-1711 for details.
International actors Bernardo Rey and Nube Sandoval perform
“Muysua,” a play based on pre-Columbian myth, at 8
p.m. at Roshong Recital Hall. Proceeds Benefit the 2007 Fort Lewis
College Summer Theatre Season. 247-7398 for details.
Terry Rickard and the Chills play a second night at Scoot
‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8:30 p.m. Jo Jo & the Hoods
play the Sidecar Jazz Lounge at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.
DJ Mowgli spins a club mix at The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., at 9
p.m. 259-0430 for details.
The Summit, 600 Main Ave., hosts the Lawn Chair Kings
long-awaited CD release party at 9 p.m. The local suburban
rock band will be joined on-stage by Rock and Rye and Pinhead for
the celebration. 247-2324.
Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., hosts Ladies Night with DJs
spinning the music of the 70s and 80s at 9:30 p.m. 259-9200 for
details.
Sunday22
Ultimate Frisbee takes place at the Miller Middle School
football field at 4 p.m. 375-7313 for details.
The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, hosts a 4 p.m. forum on
“Will your vote count?,” featuring guest speaker
Claudia Kuhn, of Be the Change USA. The film “Invisible
Ballots” will be screened and county clerk candidates Linda
Daley and Jean Walter will be on hand. 385-1711 for details.
Singer-songwriter Joel Racheff plays the Office
Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 7-11 p.m. 375-7260 for
details.
Monday23
The Durango DEVO Team’s junior program, mountain biking
for riders from second to fifth grade, meets from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
247-8355 or stescher@yahoo.com for
details.
An open-level Latin/Salsa Dance Party takes place
at 8:30 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main
Ave. No partner necessary. 903-9402 for details.
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The Durango DEVO Team’s junior program, mountain biking
for riders from second to fifth grade, meets from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
247-8355 or stescher@yahoo.com for
details.
Durango FiberWorks, 1309 E. Third Ave. in the Smiley Building,
hosts Community Night from 5-8 p.m. Local and aspiring fiber
artists are encouraged to attend. www.durangofiberworks.com for details.
Ultimate Frisbee takes place at Miller Middle School
football field at 5:30 p.m. 375-7313 for details.
The Summit, 600 Main Ave., presents open mic night from 7
p.m.-midnight. 247-2324 for details.
Singer songwriter Nina Sasaki returns to Scoot ‘n
Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 7:30 p.m. 259-1400 for details.
The Columbine Bar in Mancos hosts its Tuesday Night Jam at
8 p.m. 533-7397 for details.
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A free injury-screening clinic, including lectures from
physicians, physical therapists and athletic trainers, takes place
at 5 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center. 382-8776 for
details.
Fort Lewis College hosts a candidate’s debate between
State House of Representatives candidates Ellen Roberts and Joe
Colgan at 7 p.m. at the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum.
247-7405 for details.
Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., hosts a 7 p.m. reading
and booksigning with Colorado poet and naturalist Karen Chamberlain
for her essay and story collection, Desert of the
Heart. 247-1438 for details.
A panel discussion on the “Decision to Drop the
Bomb” takes place at 7 p.m. in Reed Library. The
Professional Associates of Fort Lewis College will address the
decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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.
Ongoing
The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the
“Everything with Drawers” exhibit from Oct. 20-Nov. 17.
Artwork submitted by local artists will compliment the furniture of
Durango craftsman Gregg Senne. This exhibit takes place in
association with the Durango Arts and Crafts Conference &
Marketplace, Oct. 26-29 and an opening reception will be held Oct.
20 from 5-7 p.m. 259-2606.4
The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery hosts the exhibit,
“Visual Stories.” Artist Anna Ursyn transformed images
inspired by the natural and technological worlds for the prints and
projected images in the show. Ursyn will present a lecture on Oct.
20, from 3-4 p.m. and a reception will follow. The Exit Gallery
hosts “Hiroshima Nuclear Legacy: Realities and
Implication,” a poster exhibit created by Hiroshima
Women’s University. 247-7167.
The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, screens “The Last
Kiss,” a remake of the Italian film,
“L’Ultimo Bacio.” Starring Zach Braff, Jacinda
Barrett, Casey Affleck and Tom Wilkinson, “The Last
Kiss” is a contemporary comedy-drama about life, love,
infidelity, forgiveness, marriage, friendship and coming to grips
with turning 30. The film shows most nights at 3:30, 6:15 & 9
p.m. 385-1711 for details.
The 3rd Ave Dance Co. presents “Face the Music &
Dance” on Oct. 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m. and on Oct. 21 at 2
p.m. at the Smiley Theatre, 1309 E. Third Ave. This 6th anniversary
performance is an evening of dance that showcases a variety of
dance styles such as jazz, modern, musical theater dance and
incorporates a wide range of thematic content. 259-4122 for
details.
Smelter’s Coalroom, 801 Main Ave. under Joel’s,
hosts “Pink Drink” night every Thursday and Friday
in October from 5-7 p.m. Partial proceeds from all sales will
benefit breast cancer research. 259-3470 for details.
The ICON Sacred Arts Festival runs through Nov. 3 at St.
Mark’s Church. The festival provides a venue for the display
of sacred art from artists of all ages and religious backgrounds
and encourages artists to express their sense of the sacred.
247-1129 for details.
The Children’s Museum, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the new
exhibit, “Pushing Your Limits.” The museum
explores how people “push their limits” to survive, or
just have more fun. Children can crawl into Puebloan dwelling and
imagine how it was to live on the edge, wiggle in a full-sized
raft, or grind it out on a mountain bike trail. 259-9234 for
details.
A new exhibit, “Railroad Boomtown – The San Juan
Extension & the Founding of Durango,” is on display at
the Animas Museum, 3065 W. Second Ave. The exhibit uses historic
photos, maps, newspapers, art and artifacts to commemorate the
125th anniversary of the founding of Durango and
the coming of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. 259-2402
for details.
Durango BMX hosts races every Sunday (weather permitting) with
sign ups from 1 to 2 p.m., and gate practices take place every
Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to dusk. Visit www.durangobmx.com for details.
The Center of Southwest Studies presents 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
Upcoming
The FLC Life-Long Lecture Series continues on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.
with “Great Geezer Art: Creative Expression in Old Age, from
Michaelangelo to Matisse, Hokusai to Picasso,” a
slide-lecture by Judith Reynolds.
Marina Vasquez, Mayan scholar, will discuss “Creation Myth
and the Mayan World” on Oct. 26 at the Center of
Southwest Studies.
The Halloween installment of the Durango Critical Mass ride
takes off from the train depot on Oct. 27.
The Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club will host a
beginning cabochon class on Oct. 28.
The Magpies will play electric bluegrass at the Columbine
Bar in Mancos on Oct. 28.
Peakinsight LLC’s annual conference takes place Oct.
28-29 at Fort Lewis College, and this year’s theme is
Sustainability Quest.
The Center of Southwest Studies is accepting submissions for the
4th annual Juried Photography
Exhibition through Oct. 30. 247-7456 for details.
Excel Charter School will host a Haunted House on Halloween
night, Oct. 31.
A Wine Tasting & Silent Auction benefiting Habitat for
Humanity takes place Nov. 3 at the FLC Ballroom.
The 10th annual Durango AIDS Benefit takes place Nov. 4 at
the Durango Arts Center and includes dinner, silent auction and
dance.
A Boot Camp for New Dads is scheduled for Nov. 4 and
expecting fathers and fathers with infants are invited. 247-5960 x
13 to register.
The Durango Independent Film Festival will screen “The
Heart of the Game” as its November Monthly Movie on Nov.
8 at the Abbey Theatre.
Bones’ Solo Ensemble, a live percussion looping,
multi-media event, performs at the Abbey Theatre on Nov. 10.
Sherman Alexie, Esther G. Belin, Lisa Lenard-Cook, Steven J.
Meyers, William Pitt Root and more will be featured at the
Southwest Writers Institute on Nov. 10-11. Visit
southwestwritersinstitute.org for details.
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What: A concert by the innovative New York percussion ensemble
Where: Community Concert Hall at FLC
When: Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
So Percussion plays Concert Hall
So Percussion, a unique ensemble the New York Times has
hailed as “brilliant” and “consistently
impressive” comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis
College this Sunday. The show gets under way at 7 p.m.
Coming together in New Haven, Conn., at Yale’s graduate
program, So Percussion is made up of Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski,
Jason Treuting and Lawson White. The band was created to give fresh
voice to what co-founder Treuting calls “funky contemporary
music.” Devoted to the conceptual dreamscapes of Steve Reich,
Iannis Xenakis, John Cage and others, “So” has
established a disciplined work ethic, learning pieces whole –
memo
rized and absorbed – instead of merely read.
“I experienced a miracle: The So Percussion quartet
completely disarming the most conservative audience known to
mankind,” said Paul Cox of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The audience ate out of the palm of their collective hand.
They rock.”
Eager to expand, So members continue to experiment with
glockenspiel, toy piano, vibraphones, bowed marimba, melodica,
tuned and prepared pipes, metals, unusual sound programming and
more. The resulting idiosyncratic tone explorations are found on
the ensemble’s newest CD, “Amid the Noise,” and
were synchronized to Jenise Treuting’s haunting films of
street scenes in Manhattan and Tokyo.
Tickets for this Sunday’s show are available at www.durangoconcerts.com, by calling 247-7657 or by visiting the
Ticketing Services Office at 7th and Main Avenue.
Doors to the Concert Hall open at 6 p.m.
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The Motet does the Abbey
What: An early Halloween show by the noted Afro-Cuban band
Where: The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College
When: Wed., Oct. 25. Doors open at 9:30 p.m.
After an extended absence, the Motet is returning to Durango
next week, and the band is bringing Madonna’s repertoire with
them. The Motet will again play its unique “electric
Americubafrican groove” at the Abbey Theatre on Oct. 25, but
this time the show will have a “Like a Virgin”
flair.
The Motet continues to rise in the American improv-touring band
scene. The Boulder-based band draws large audiences with its world
beats and hard groove. Attempting to describe the Motet’s
sound, with its Latin jazz textures, dirty funk grooves, West
African & Cuban drum rhythms and sax work, is difficult at
best.
The band includes: Dave Watts on drums, Scott Messersmith on
percussion, Greg Raymond on keyboards, Garret Sayers on bass and
Mark Donovan on guitar. The combination is working. Jambase.com
raved, “The Motet is as groovy as ever, knocking down the
walls with its hyper beats and pulsating sound.”
The Motet is diving into new territory with its Oct. 25 show at
the Abbey. Costumes are encouraged, and the band will be covering,
bending and putting a unique spin on the artist formerly known as
Madonna.
Doors for The Motet’s Halloween show at the Abbey open at
9:30 p.m. For information, call 385-1711.
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Halloween carnival returns to DELC
What: The Fall Festival Block Party fund-raiser
Where: Durango Early Learning Center, 890 E. Third Ave.
When: Saturday, Oct. 21 from 1-6 p.m.
Halloween is in the air, which means it’s time for Durango
Early Learning Center’s annual fall carnival. This year, DELC
invites the whole community to attend the festival, which takes
place Saturday afternoon from 1 to 6 p.m. Entrance is free, but
event and food tickets will be sold for 25 cents each. Proceeds
from ticket sales will go toward the nonprofit school’s
building-purchase fund.
Co-sponsored by Durango Party Rental, this family-oriented event
will include local vendor booths, a costume parade at 1:30 p.m.,
food, crafts, games, raffles for cruiser bikes and a bike trailer,
face painting and a jumpy castle. There also will be live
entertainment, including the Benet El Noor belly dancers and a
magic show by Mysto the Magi.
Generations of Durangoans have attended Durango Early Learning
Center, which has served more than 20,000 children since opening
its doors in 1978. Originally a grade school, over the years the
role of the school changed with the needs of the community. Today,
DELC offers toddler and preschool provision for 70 children in La
Plata County. The school is a nonsectarian, nonprofit center that
works in partnership with the Department of Human Services and the
Colorado Preschool Program.
Over the years, the school has rented the building, an older
structure that was originally a family home. The various rooms were
converted into classrooms that utilize both inside and outside
spaces, such as gardens, natural stone walkways, vegetable beds and
a playground. This year, the school was given the exciting
opportunity to purchase the building from its owners and is asking
the community for help in ensuring that DELC continues to serve
local families for years to come.
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