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Nighthorse exhibit returns to Durango

Concert Hall hosts Formula 151 CD release

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The Durango Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Event takes place beginning at 5 p.m. at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The event includes a pre-awards reception and a new multi-media awards presentation. 247-0312 for details.

An open house to view the finalist proposals for the Animas River Trail Mural Public Art Project takes place from 5-8 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center. The three finalists will present their artwork proposal for the site, located along the Animas River Trail near the Main Avenue Underpass. 375-5002 for details.

Singer-songwriter Greg Ryder plays at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m.

Fort Lewis College’s Life-Long Learning Lecture Series returns to 130 Noble Hall at 7 p.m. Consultant in International Development, John Taber, will discuss “Assisting Economic Development in Third World Countries: A Brighter Outlook!”

The Durango Photography Club meets at 7 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Award winning photographers Rene and Patty Caro will discuss “Panoramic Photography Made Easy (Yeah Right!).” 259-6808 for details.

Volunteer recruitment for the Durango Independent Film Festival happens at 7 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Anyone interested in working during the Feb. 28-March 4 festival should attend.

The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., hosts Service Industry Night from 8-11 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

Lady Falconburgh’s Barley Exchange, 640 Main Ave., offers Sing-Along Karaoke at 8 p.m. 382-9664 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.

DJs Luscious J and Elbeau spin for Pint Night at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 10:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.   

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The San Juan Mountains Association hosts free Winter Discovery Walks for children ages 5-13. Programs take place Friday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon through the end of February or by special appointment. Snowshoes will be provided. 739-3626 for details.

Renowned networking guru Peter Strople addresses the Durango Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch and Learn at noon at the Durango Recreation Center. Strople has been called “one of the most connected men in America.” 385-4354 for tickets.

The Southwest Colorado Peace and Justice Coalition holds a peace vigil from 4:30 to 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 a second show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m.

Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., hosts Blu Friday with a keg giveaway and music from DJ Link beginning at 6 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

The American Red Cross, 1911 Main Ave., kicks off its Fundamentals of Instructor Training from 6-9 p.m. and continues Jan. 20 & 21. The course is geared toward future American Red Cross instructors. 259-5383 to register

The Durango International Folkdancers meet in the Smiley Building’s Wild Sage Yoga Studio, 1301 E. Third Ave., from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Line, circle and couple dances from many countries will be featured. 247-7582 for details.

The Pagosa Hot Strings play a Friends of Wolf Creek benefit at 7 p.m. at Summit Ski & Sports in Pagosa Springs. The event includes

fun, food, beer, bluegrass and goodies. 385-9833 for details.

Wild Country plays country and rock at the 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., at 8 p.m. 259-8801 for details.

The Chills play an evening of rock starting at 8 p.m. at the Columbine Bar, located on Grand Ave. in Mancos. 533-9906 for details.

Jack Ellis & Larry Carver play high altitude blues at the West Side Tavern, 117 W. College, at 8 p.m.

Singer-songwriter Joel Racheff plays the Millwood Junction in Mancos from 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

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

The Lawn Chair Kings play their suburban rock at the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village starting at 9 p.m. 884-9155 for details.

Joseph Israel, with special guest DJ Zen-Ken, brings his reggae back to the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

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Greg Ryder closes out three nights at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5: 30 p.m.

Volunteer recruitment for the Durango Independent Film Festival takes place at 7 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Anyone interested in working during the Feb. 28-March 4 festival should attend.

The Billy Goat Saloon, located on U.S. Hwy 160 in Gem Village, presents Karaoke Saturday at 8 p.m. 884-9155 for details.

The Lawn Chair Kings and the Beautiful Losers share the stage for an 8 p.m. show at the Hollywood in Dolores.

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

DJ Link spins smooth, house music at Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., beginning at 9 p.m. 259-9018 for details.

Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., hosts Boogie Nights with retro DJs accepting reguests beginning at 9:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

TreoLogic plays a hip-hop show at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

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YogaDurango, 1480 E. Second Ave., hosts a session devoted to human rights from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The event is in conjunction with World Yoga Day and donations go to eliminating violence against women and girls in Afghanistan.

Santa Fe organist Kevin Calloway presents a 3 p.m. recital at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 E. Third Ave. Calloway is a conductor, composer, vocalist and recording artist. 247-1129 for details.   4

“Growing Voices: Three Literary Arts Recitals in January” continues at 3 p.m. at the Anasazi Heritage Center near Dolores. growingvoices@earthlink.net for details.

Singer-songwriter Joel Racheff performs at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 7-10 p.m.

Digital Underground, the wacky P-Funk troupe that consists of Shock-G, Money-B, D.J. Fuze and others, plays a 10 p.m. show at the Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College. 385-1711 for details.

Monday22

Singer-songwriter Robin Davis plays at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m.

Lacey Black performs solo piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., at 6 p.m. 247-4433 for details.

Tim Guidotti plays acoustic rock at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 7-10 p.m.

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.

Tuesday23

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

Singer-songwriter Terry Rickard plays acoustic rock at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m.

Lacey Black performs solo piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., at 6 p.m. 247-4433 for details.

The American Red Cross, 1911 Main Ave., offers a Standard First Aid Class from 6-10 p.m. 259-5383 to register.

The Summit, 600 Main Ave., presents open mic night from 7 p.m.-midnight. 247-2324 for details.

Singer-songwriter Tim Sullivan plays at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 7-10 p.m.

The Columbine Bar in Mancos hosts its Tuesday Night Jam at 8 p.m. 533-7397 for details.

Special celebrity bartender “Kami” pours at Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., from 9 p.m. until midnight. 259-9018 for details.

Lions Den Unlimited Soundz w/ Dj Vision (aka Zen Ken) will spin reggae and hip hop for Pint Night at J Bo’s starting at 9 p.m. Call 259-0010 for details.

Wednesday24

The “Great Decisions” series kicks off at 5:15 p.m. at Fort Lewis College’s Reed Library. The public is invited to discuss important issues, such as the Middle East, climate change, Mexico immigration, South Africa, war crimes, and Central Asia. 382-6950 for details.

Singer-songwriter Greg Ryder plays at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m.

Lacey Black performs solo piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., at 6 p.m. 247-4433 for details.

The “Be Ready to Ride Series” continues with a free talk from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Durango Sports Club. Dr. Richard Lawton, of Durango Orthopedics, will present the topic: “Common cycling knee injuries and how to avoid them.”

The second annual Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences Junior Faculty Colloquium Series takes place at Fort Lewis College’s Roshong Recital Hall at 7 p.m. The psychology of space, sculpture, lighting instruments and the composer Rzewski will all be discussed.

Adele Kurtz does a live art demonstration during ”Art Spot,” at Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., starting at 7 p.m. 259-9018 for details.

Terry Rickard plays acoustic rock at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., at 7 p.m.

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.

Stampead brings its independent rock to the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

Ongoing

“Shape, Line and Tone,” a 30-year retrospective of Joel White’s fine-art photography, is on display at the Fort Lewis College Art Gallery from Jan. 22-Feb. 14. The show features architecture, textures and abstract images in black and white. White, a Durango resident and president of the Durango Photography Club, is a retired neurosurgeon who spent three decades working in Los Angeles, where he found inspiration in the distressed and blighted urban landscape. The show kicks off with a Jan. 22 opening reception from 5-7 p.m. 247-7167 for details.

The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., displays its 31^st annual Juried Exhibit. The juror typically whittles a field of up to 170 entries down to 65 selections. The choices range from paintings, sculpture and pottery to photographs, mobiles and digitally produced pieces. 259-2606 for details.

Shy Rabbit, a contemporary arts gallery in Pagosa Springs, presents “Hold It!,” an exhibition of contemporary containers. The show runs through Jan. 20 and features the work of Chad Haspels, wood; Sarah Hewitt, fiber; Clarissa Hudson, fiber; Terry Inokuma, ceramics; Mary Ellen Long, mixed media; Chris Richter, ceramics; and Shan Wells, mixed media. 731-2766 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.

Upcoming

The Firewise Council of Southwest Colorado will host an orientation for new Neighborhood Ambassadors on Jan. 25. The ambassadors act as local contacts in the case of a wildfire. 247-8306 to RSVP.

Jackson Katz, internationally known educator and anti-sexist activist, will give a free lecture/presentation on Jan. 25 at Fort Lewis College.

Paramount’s Original LaserSpectacular, featuring the music of Pink Floyd, visits the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, on Jan. 26.

Sababa, a band playing “Jewish music that rocks,” will present a Jan. 27 show at Fort Lewis College’s Roshong Recital Hall.

The Durango Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2007 Fund-raising Banquet and Auction takes place Jan. 27 at the Sky Ute Pavilion.

The Durango Recreation Center will host the Snowdown Shootout 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on Feb. 3 & 4. 375-7313 for details.

The Mancos Mush and Silverton Slush sled dog races return to the region Feb. 9-11.

An introductory workshop on identifying wildflowers meets Feb. 10 at the San Juan Public Lands Center.

Folk great Patty Larkin plays the Millwood Junction on Feb. 13 & 14.

Teams are currently forming for ninth annual Dave Spencer Ski Classic on March 2-3. The event benefits the Adaptive Sports Association. 259-0374 for details.

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Nighthorse exhibit returns to Durango What: An acclaimed exhibit of the jewelry of retired Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell Where: The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College When: Beginning Jan. 21 with a 1-4 p.m. opening reception The work of Ben Nighthorse Campbell is coming home to Durango this week. On Jan. 21, the Center of Southwest Studies opens a retrospective exhibit of the retired senator’s jewelry. The same exhibit premiered at the Grand Opening of Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, D.C., in 2004. The Center of Southwest Studies actually developed the exhibit, and it traveled to two other museums after it closed at NMAI. Ben Nighthorse (the name Campbell uses as an artist), traces his father’s ancestry to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, though he and his wife, Linda, live on a ranch in Ignacio, in the heart of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. Although Nighthorse’s work was initially considered highly unorthodox, he launched his jewelry career by winning his first competition at the California State Fair in 1974. He experimented with techniques unfamiliar to traditional Native American jewelry, such as using precious stones and gold, but strived to retain traditional Indian elements. He also incorporated “rock art” designs inspired by ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs and Yeis, (Diné [Navajo] Holy People) that are found throughout the Four Corners/Mesa Verde area. In addition to the Nighthorse exhibit, the Center galleries will continue to feature a historic Mesa Verde photographic exhibit, an exhibit by author Judith Reynolds, Nordenskiöld of Mesa Verde, which includes original correspondence of the young Swedish scientist, and selected textiles from The Durango Collection®. The Nighthorse exhibit goes public this Sun., Jan. 21, and Campbell will give the opening remarks. The reception runs from 1-4 p.m.

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Concert Hall hosts Formula 151 CD release What: A CD release concert from the local acoustic rock band Where: The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College When: Fri., Jan. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Formula 151 is stepping onto Durango’s biggest stage this week. The acoustic rock band plays a CD release show at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College this Fri., Jan.19, at 7:30 p.m. Led by singer/songwriter and guitarist Dave Mensch, Formula 151 will debut its second CD of all new and original music, “Yesterday’s Tomorrow.” Copies of the new release will be offered for first-time sale during the event. Formula 151 offers a unique sound relative to today’s contemporary music. The band takes its listeners on a melodic and lyrical journey, incorporating dynamic arrangements performed by Mensch, Katherine Tischhauser (cello, electric cello), Mike Kornelson (bass), and Steve Dejka (percussion) and Ross Martin (lead guitar). A more atypical aspect of Formula 151 is the inclusion of cellist Tischhauser. Mensch has a strong affinity for stringed instruments and the resonance, passion and depth they bring to a song, so he asked Tischhauser, who was more readily known locally for her classical work, to join the band. The Community Concert Hall show will be staged to allow fans to “experience” the music as recorded on the actual “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” CD. Though guitarist Ross Martin has relocated to New York since recording, he will return for the one-time show. A DVD of the performance will also be created. Tickets for the show are available on the web at www.durangoconcerts.com, by calling 247-7657, or by visiting the Ticketing Services Office in at 7th St. and Main Ave. Doors to the Concert Hall and concessions open at 6:30 p.m.

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