St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 E. Third Ave., hosts a
nondenominational “Blue Christmas”
service beginning at 5:30 p.m. The service is oriented toward
people who are dealing with heartbreak. 247-1129 for details.
Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., presents live
jazz from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and a DJ spinning starting at 10 p.m.
259-9018 for details.
Singer-songwriter Greg Ryder plays a free show at the Diamond
Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., beginning at 5:30 p.m. www.strater.com for details.
The Southwest Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1911
Main Ave., Suite 282, offers an Adult CPR/AED class from 6-10 p.m.
259-5383 to pre-register.
Kati B. and David Earl Pfieffer perform live jazz and blues
standards from 6-8 p.m. at Guiseppe’s Restaurant in
Bayfield. 884-7135 for details.
Forest Lakes hosts Caroling in the Meadows beginning at
6:30 p.m. in the Community Center park
ing lot. The event is a caroling hay ride and includes
refreshments.
Dave Mensch, of Formula 151, plays a free solo show at the
Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., beginning at 7 p.m.
Jonezy, the host of KDUR’s MEDS (Modern Electronic Dance
Sessions), spins straight vinyl for Pint Night at Steamworks,
801 E. Second Ave. 259-9200 for details.
P is for Peanut, 473 E. College, hosts live holiday
music at noon. 385-4525 for details.
The Southwest Colorado Peace and Justice Coalition holds a
peace vigil from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the corner of Main Ave. and
11th St. Signs will be available or bring your own. 259-4185
for details.
Greg Ryder plays an encore show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699
Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. www.strater.com for details.
Deb Barr plays solo piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main
Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for details.
Kirk James plays solo blues at Rubio’s Restaurant,
located in Aztec, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Pandemic plays rock at the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village
at 9 p.m. 884-9155 for details.
DJ Fat Pea spins at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m.
247-2324 for details.
Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., presents a DJ
spinning starting at 10 p.m. for late night happy hour. 259-9018
for details.
Durango Skies Telescope & Binocular, 21738 U.S. Hwy 160 W.,
hosts a free solar viewing from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 259-5400 or www.durangoskies.com for details.
Greg Ryder closes out three nights at the Diamond Belle
Saloon, 699 Main Ave., beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Guiseppe’s Restaurant, 871 CR 501 in Bayfield, hosts open
mic with Handsome Dan from 6-8 p.m. 884-7135 for details.
Deb Barr plays solo piano at the
Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for
details.
Kirk James plays solo blues at Rubio’s Restaurant,
located in Aztec, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave.,
offers karaoke from 8 p.m. to close. 259-8801 for details.
Smokin’ Section plays country/rock at the Columbine
Bar, located on Grand Ave. in Mancos, at 8:30 p.m.
The Summit, 600 Main Ave., hosts live music from the band,
Article, at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.
The Southwest Colorado Peace and Justice Coalition holds a
peace vigil from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the corner of Main Ave. and
11th St. Signs will be available or bring your own. 259-4185
for details.
Singer-songwriter Terry Rickard plays at the Diamond Belle
Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m. www.strater.com for details.
Deb Barr plays solo piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main
Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for details.
The Kirk James Blues Band plays at the 8th Ave.
Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave., beginning at 8 p.m.
259-8801 for details.
Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., presents a DJ
spinning starting at 10 p.m. for late night happy hour. 259-9018
for details.
P is for Peanut, 473 E. College, hosts free kids’
storytime at 1 p.m. 385-4525 for details.
Singer-songwriter Robin Davis plays the Diamond Belle Saloon,
699 Main Ave., at 5: 30 p.m.
Silverton’s Miner’s Tavern hosts music from
four bands, the Good Neighbors, the Antibodies, Artikle and
Aftergrass, beginning at 7 p.m.
The 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave.,
offers a karaoke New Year’s celebration beginning at 8
p.m. 259-8801 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.
Tim Sullivan & Narrow Gauge play a New Year’s Eve
bash at the Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave., from 8:30
p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Formula 151 plays New Year’s at the Columbine Bar,
located on Grand Ave. in Mancos, beginning at 9 p.m.
Durango band Boxcar plays New Year’s at
Silverton’s Pride of the West Pub & Grill beginning at 9
p.m.
DJ Brian Ess spins house music at the Abbey Theatre, 128 E.
College, for New Year’s Eve. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. 385-1711
for details.
Knucka plays punky-tonk for New Year’s at the Summit,
600 Main Ave., at 9: 30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.
The Freeman Social plays New Year’s at the Olde
Schoolhouse, located in Needles near Purgatory, at 10 p.m.
The Arts & Crafts Market of Durango holds its Holiday Market
“A Winter Wonderland of Art” at the Durango Mall
through Dec. 24. The show includes locally crafted paintings,
fine-art photography, clothing, blown glass, wood carved sculpture
and furniture, hand-crafted jewelry, and hand-made soaps &
aroma therapy products. Visit www.ACMDurango.org for details.
The Animas Museum, 3065 W. Second Ave., hosts the exhibit,
“Presents from the Past,” The show features a
sampling of the ornaments, toys, gifts and winter recreational
equipment found in the Museum’s Permanent Collection. The
museum is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
259-2402 for details.
Pure Soul Coffee, 40 Town Plaza, hosts “Mornings at Seven,
Afternoons at Five,” an evolving show of new coffee house
sketches by Maureen May. The exhibit runs throughout the month of
December.
The Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., hosts
an exhibit of Durango, Ridgway and New York images taken by
photographer Tracy Janes. The show will be on display through the
month of December. Visit http: //tracyphotos.pbwiki.com for
details.
Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts, 680 Main Ave., hosts “Beauty
Before Me,” a one-woman show of new acrylics and
watercolors by Karyn Gabaldon, through Dec. 25.
The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the Holiday
Art Olé exhibit, where the gallery is set up as a local
arts retail store, through Dec. 28. The works of 25 local artists
is available for purchase during the once a year event. Upstairs,
the DAC Library presents an exhibit of miniature works by local
artists, entitled, “Smaller Than a Breadbox.” The show
includes two- and three-dimensional works. 259-2606 for
details.
The Family Center of Durango offers PAT – Parents as
Teachers – a free, ongoing home visitation program for
parents and their children. The free program offers specific
developmental information for parents and children up to 3 years of
age, and visits can take place weekly or monthly depending on
interest and need. 385-4747 for detials.
Professional Business Builders, a chapter of Business Networking
International, meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 a.m. at the
Unitarian Church in Durango. BNI Business Connections meets
every Wednesday from 11:30-1 p.m. in room 100 of the Durango
Office Suites, 1053 Main Ave. A new Business Networking Chapter
meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 a.m. at the Wells Group. BNI is
the largest business networking organization in the world. Call
422-2032 or e-mail servinglife@hotmail.com for
details.
The Children’s Museum, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the
exhibit, “Living Off the Land.” The museum offers
a hands-on exploration of the Rocky Mountain ecosystem and is open
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.-Fri. and 1-5 p.m. on Sat. and Sun.
259-9234 for details.
The San Juan Mountains Association will offer its Winter
Discovery Walks on most Fridays beginning on Jan. 4.
The second annual Durango Ice Festival takes place from Jan. 4-6
in Cascade Canyon and includes ice climbing clinics and slideshows.
www.swaguides.com for details.
The Family Center of Durango will offer Tumbling Tots for
parents and their 14 month to 3-year-old children beginning on Jan.
7.
The Southwest Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross will
host a Lay Fundamentals of Instructor Training on Jan. 7-9.
259-5383.
The fifth annual Juried Photo Show, “Images of the
Southwest,” will accept entries from Jan. 7-15.
http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu for details.
Open Shutter Gallery is inviting submissions for its community
show, “The Art of Animals,” which will be on
display Jan. 11-30. Applications can be picked up at Open Shutter
Gallery.
The Hesperus Ski Patrol will present its “Common Sense
Approach to Avalanches” class on Jan. 15, 17 & 19.
Applications are available at outdoor stores throughout the area.
247-4617 for details.
Durango native brings ‘Sprung’ to DAC What: An unscripted improv comedy performance Where: The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave. When: Fri., Dec. 21 at 9 p.m.
Durango native son Ian Hoch returns from New
Orleans this week to bring some laughs to his hometown. Hoch
will present “Sprung,” an unscripted tour-de-force
improv journey through culture and history. The performance
takes off this Fri., Dec. 21, at the Durango Arts Center.
“Sprung” features a cast of dozens of
characters and settings all suggested by the audience. Hoch plays
every character in the show and delights in pitting them against
one another in ways a student of history might not expect. A
dedicated student of Chicago-style improvisation, Hoch is currently
a performer and instructor at La Nuit Comedy Theater, the Gulf
South’s only comedy training institution. He got his
beginnings in improv performing with the “Raging
Six Machine” at Durango High School, where he also starred in
theater productions “Oliver!” and “Little Shop of
Horrors” under the guiding hand of Mona
Wood-Patterson.
“Sprung” has garnered the coveted PG-13 rating, and
Hoch will take the stage at 9 p.m. A portion of proceeds from the
show will benefit Project Merry Christmas. Call 259-2606 for
tickets.
Marching for peace on Main Ave. What: A local candlelight vigil and peace march Where: Beginning at the corner of 11th St. and Main Ave. When: Fri., Dec. 21 starting at 4:30 p.m.
Locals are putting a premium on peace this holiday season. This
Friday, Durango will join cities from throughout the nation and
observe the Iraq Moratorium.
On the third Friday of every month, a collective cry of protest
sounds in cities around the nation. Activists last month in D.C.
banged pots and pans in front of congressional offices to
“get the attention of the government” while in
Minneapolis and St. Paul, students walked out of classes at noon
and held teach-ins and workshops. In New York City, black clad
figures handed out pamphlets while others displayed hand-pained
Pietas. All over the country, the grassroots effort is aimed at
ending the war in Iraq through awareness and education.
Local activists are getting in on the action this Fri., Dec. 21.
As part of this national movement, the Southwest Colorado Peace and
Justice Coalition will be hosting a candle light vigil and peace
march beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the corner of
11th and Main. Concerned citizens will trek down
Main in an effort to help bring peace to the Middle East.
Members of the public are welcome to join the march, and signs
will be available. For more information, call 385-0291.
