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KDUR presents ‘Before the Music Dies’
David Bromberg plays the concert hall
Kan’Nal returns to Durango

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The Southwest Center for Independence, 835 E. Second Ave., Suite 200, offers a free ongoing art class with Margaret Pacheco on Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. All are welcome but preference is given to people with disabilities. 259-1672 to register.

Performance artist Gerald Clark will present a film screening and discussion along with filmmaker Sean Owen beginning at 5 p.m. at the Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies. The Cahuilla artist’s installation will be open to the public through March 31. 247-7456 for details.

The Family Center of Durango, 489 ½ Florida Road, hosts Sensory Night for Kids from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The free event features diverse displays appealing to all five senses. 385-4747 to RSVP.

Ultimate Frisbee takes place at Miller Middle School football field at 5:30 p.m. 903-8416 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.

San Juan Citizens Alliance sponsors a City Council Candidates’ Forum at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, 949 E. Second Ave. All eight candidates will state their opinions on local environmental and social

justice issues. 259-3583 Ext. 212 for details.

The Fort Lewis College Life-Long Learning Series continues with “Beetles, Butterflies, Birds and Nano Technology” at 7 p.m. in 130 Noble Hall.

The Fort Lewis College String & Brass Ensembles play a 7 p.m. show at Roshong Recital Hall. www.durangoconcerts.com for details.

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

The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., hosts Service Industry Night from 8-11 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.

Posh Josh spins funky beats 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 March or by special appointment. Snowshoes will be provided. 739-3626.

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.

Staboola McPet brings its funky jazz to Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

Singer-songwriter Tim Guidotti plays acoustic rock 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 beginning at 6 p.m. Moab band, Stonefed, plays live rock at 9:30 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

Singer-songwriter Denny Finn plays acoustic guitar at 6 p.m. at Junebug’s Catfish & Steak House in Bayfield.

Gary B. Walker plays jazz piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for details.

Katie Vedder gives a clarinet recital at 7 p.m. at Fort Lewis College’s Roshong Recital Hall. Admission is Free.

The 8^th Ave. Trio plays music of the 1970s and 1980s at the 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., at 8 p.m. 259-8801 for details.

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

The Columbine Bar in Mancos hosts King Karaoke with Steve Kahler 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.

The Beautiful Losers bring their alt-country to the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village starting at 9 p.m. 884-9155 for details.

MFA/GMC brings their live electronica to the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

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Tim Guidotti plays a second show at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 5:30 p.m.

Perfessor Bonehead (aka Denny Finn) plays his “One Banned Man Apparatus” at 5 p.m. at the Steamworks in Bayfield.

Guiseppe’s Restaurant, 871 CR 501 in Bayfield, hosts Open Mic with Handsome Dan from 6-8 p.m. 884-7135 for details. 4

Jeff Sweet plays jazz piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for details.

Champion juggler Erin Stephens performs at a 7 p.m. fund-raiser at the Fort Lewis College Ballroom. Funds will help her get to the world championships in Connecticut in July. 375-2285 for details.

The Dances of Universal Peace return to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 E. Third Ave., at 7 p.m. The evening will include dances from the Abrahamic traditions.

Jack Ellis & Larry Carver play high-altitude blues at the Summit in Pagosa Springs at 7:30 PM. 

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts karaoke and dance music with Steve Kahler at 8 p.m. 259-1400 for details.

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

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

Psyche Origami, live hip hop from Atlanta, returns to Durango for a 9:30 p.m. show at the Summit, 600 Main Ave. 247-2324 for details.

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Free naturalist ski treks take place at Durango Mountain Resort throughout the ski season and meet at the base of Chair #4 at 9:45 a.m. Half and full-day guided snowshoe tours are also available upon request. 385-2147 for details.  

Trimble Hot Springs hosts a free concert from jazz musicians Mike Freeman and Mark Simons at 4 p.m. Music at Trimble takes place every Sunday. 247-0111 for details.

Southern rockers, .38 Special, play a 7 p.m. show at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.durangoconcerts.com for details.

The Blue Moon Ramblers play their weekly gig at the Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., at 7:30 p.m.

The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College, hosts Mannequin Makeout, an evening of punk rock with The Freeman Social and In a Day. 385-1711 for details.

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The 2007 Hozhoni Days Celebration kicks off at Fort Lewis College. The annual happening includes the Native American Academic Speaker Series, an Open Mic Night, a Talent Show, the Miss Hozhoni Pageant, and a Powwow. Dr. Joely De La Torre will speak as part of the Native American Academic Speaker Series at 6 p.m. in the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum.

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.

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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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.

The League of Women Voters of La Plata County host the panel discussion, “Health Care Crisis in La Plata: Where do we go from here?,” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Durango Recreation Center’s Sunlight-Windom-Eolus rooms. The panel will include five health-care experts from the area.

Ultimate Frisbee takes place at Miller Middle School football field at 5:30 p.m. 903-8416 for details.

Singer-songwriter Terry Rickard performs 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 Durango Farmers Market General Membership Meeting takes place at 6:30 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Pine Room. All current and future vendors and members of the public are encouraged to attend. www.durangofarmersmarket.org for details.

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

The Adult Education Center offers a free class on the food and beverage industry beginning at 8 p.m. The class will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks. 385-4354 Ext. 30 for details.  

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

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

Hozhoni Days continues with “Sáani Bá Hané: Navajo Women Elders Speak” at 6 p.m. in the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum. The elders will discuss early 20th Century Indian Boarding School recollections.

The Lost Dog, 1150 Main Ave., presents Canyon Dog Jam, an acoustic music jam, from 6-9 p.m. 259-0430 for details.

Serving Life Chiropractic Studio, 1075 Main Ave. Suite 225, hosts Wellness Wednesday, a free health/wellness talk, from 6-7 p.m. (970) 422-2032 to reserve a seat.

Lacey Black performs solo piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., at 6 p.m. 247-4433 for details. 4

Teachers from the Colorado Distance Learning Academy host a Meet and Greet from 7-9 p.m. at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. The academy is for k-12 students looking to achieve academic success in the comfort of their own homes. www.cdela.com for details.

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

Scoot ‘n Blues, 900 Main Ave., hosts karaoke and dance music with Steve Kahler at 8 p.m. 259-1400 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.

Blue Turtle Seduction plays at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

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The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts the traveling exhibit, “Intersections: Artifice & Matter,” through March 27. The show explores the intersections between physical or bodily experience and psychological or social experience. In the Local Expressions Gallery, DAC displays “Body Expressed,” featuring the work of Barbara Tobin Klema, Maryellen Morrow and Judy Brey. The DAC Art Library hosts “Maintaining Indecision,” featuring the work of Karina Hean, visiting Fort Lewis instructor. 259-2606 for details.

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College displays “Impacted Nations,” a traveling environmental exhibit, featuring the works of over 50 Native American artists on the negative impacts of energy developments. Also on display are “Masterpieces of Colorado Landscape,” an exhibition of the works of more than 40 prominent Colorado artists, and an exhibit of the jewelry of Ben Nighthorse, a show that appeared at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Visit www.swcenter.fortlewis.edu for details.

The Open Shutter Gallery, 755 E. Second Ave., exhibits “Oui,” the black-and-white photography of Deborah Nelson and Michael A Shapiro. The show highlights images of the Parisian lifestyle reminiscent of many of the old masters such as Henri Cartier-Bresson. The images portray many people and familiar French icons and will be on display through April 12. Call 382-8355 or visit www.openshuttergallery.com for details.

Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., exhibit the fine art photography of Howard Rachlin, an award-winning Durango photographer, through April 4. 375-7877 for details.

A new local chapter of Business Networking International meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 a.m. in room 100 of the Durango Office Suites, 1053 Main Ave. 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, “Pushing Your Limits.” The museum explores how people “push their limits” to survive, or just have more fun. Children can crawl into a 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.

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Fort Lewis College Theater opens “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” on March 29 in the Mainstage Theatre. The play continues March 30-April 1 and April 5-7.

The Fort Lewis College Environmental Center’s signature event, Earth Week, is scheduled for March 30-April 8.

Dave Insley & The Careless Smokers, and opening act the Lawn Chair Kings, play a March 30 Durango Acoustic Music show at the Diamond Circle Theatre.  

Trails 2000 will kick off the trail work season on March 31 at Durango Nature Studies. www.trails2000.org for details.

The Billy Pilgrims, a Front Range bluegrass and honky tonk band, play a March 31 show at the Diamond Circle Theatre. Local band Rock and Rye will open the show.

The Fort Lewis College Theatre will present a day of free theatre master classes on March 31. http: //theatre.fortlewis.edu for details.

A documentary commemorating the City of Durango’s 125^th Anniversary screens April 4 at the Abbey Theatre.  

The Sexual Assault Services Organization will host a free interactive writer’s workshop with local author Kate Niles on April 4.

Durango Nature Studies will offer its 27^th free Volunteer Naturalist Training on April 4, 6 & 7. Volunteers will lead the Children Discovering Nature Program. 382-9244 for details.

Limited tickets remain for blues legend Keb’ Mo’s April 5 show at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.

The Week of the Young Child in La Plata County will be celebrated April 8-14 and includes an annual kids fair on April 14. 382-0856 for details.

The La Plata County “It’s About Kids Advocacy Network” will host a child-advocacy training on April 10.

Maria’s Bookshop hosts a panel discussion with members of the Trois Riviere Fiction Writers group on April 10.

The Open Shutter Gallery will open the exhibit “Women Empowered” a collection of images by internationally renowned photographer Phil Borges, on April 13.

The Badly Bent will play an April 13 CD Release Party at the Abbey Theatre. The Outta Hand String Band will open the show.

The Dolores River Festival will host the third annual Great Outdoor Gear Silent Auction Fund-raiser on April 13 at the Dolores Community Center

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KDUR presents ‘Before the Music Dies’ What: A benefit screening of the film documenting the inner workings of the music industry Where: The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College When: Thursday, March 22. Doors open at 6 p.m. The inner workings of the music industry go on screen at the Abbey Theatre this week. The special March 22 screening of “Before the Music Dies” benefits KDUR’s “Spring into Summer Fun” membership drive. Doors open at 6 p.m. The film documents a time when only a few companies control a large portion of the music industry. As a result, the music industry has been going in two very different directions: one path is homogeneous, corporate music that seems to revolve around profit and mass appeal, the other is based on independent labels with loyal fan bases online and at clubs nationwide. Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country in search of answers to why mainstream music has turned into a packaged, repetitive process. They also wanted to find how much power corporations hold in curtailing musical innovation. The movie includes interviews with musicians, industry insiders, music critics, and fans to give perspective on music in America. From The Dave Mathews Band to gospel singers, this film sheds light on all genres of music. Appropriately, “Before the Music Dies” also benefits one of Durango’s independent music sources, KDUR. The screening is free to KDUR members and $7 for members of the community. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a welcoming party, and the first 50 entrants receive a free pint of beer, courtesy of the Carver Brewing Co. For details on the film or becoming a member of KDUR, visit www.kdur.org.

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David Bromberg plays the concert hall What: “An Evening of American Acoustic Music” with Bromberg and the Angel Band Where: The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College When: Friday, March 23. Doors open at 6 p.m. A musical pioneer lands on Durango’s biggest stage this Friday. David Bromberg, “a musician’s musician,” plays the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on March 23. The 7 p.m. concert is being hailed as “An Evening of American Acoustic Music,” and Bromberg will be joined by special guests, the Angel Band and Paul Thorn. Bromberg’s remarkable musical versatility and innovative resourcefulness have earned him vast critical and popular acclaim. Impossible to classify, Bromberg is a product of blues, country, jazz, folk and classical music. “David Bromberg is one of the artists who gave us late-20th-century folk eclecticism, absorbing all kinds of folk and pop music traditions, and transforming the materials into earthy, down-home, exciting music for our own time. It’s great that he’s touring and performing again, and it will be wonderful to see him in Durango,” noted local musician, Hoyle Osborne. Early on, Bromberg’s skill at guitar picking and stylistic range attracted the attention of popular musicians, including Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Jerry Jeff Walker and Tom Paxton, among others, and he developed a career as a sideman. He has session credits on more than 100 albums. Stepping “out front” in the early ’70s, Bromberg signed with Columbia and released four albums. By 1977 he’d moved to San Francisco and changed labels, recording several albums for Fantasy. Late this February, Bromberg released his first studio recording in 17 years, and early reviews are calling it “extraordinary.” Tickets for the show are available on the web at www.durangoconcerts.com, by calling 247-7657 or by visiting the Ticketing Services Office at 7th and Main behind Magpies. Doors to the Concert Hall and concessions open at 6 p.m.

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Kan’Nal returns to Durango What: A multimeda tribal trance show Where: The Durango Arts Center Theater, 802 E. Second Ave. When: Friday, March 23. Doors open at 8 p.m. Durango gets a taste of the Burning Man Festival this Friday. Kan’Nal, a band closely connected with the Burning Man movement, brings its multimedia tribal trance show to the Durango Arts Center on March 23. Doors to the all-ages show open at 8 p.m. The Kan’Nal experience is difficult to pin down. In fact, the group does not even classify itself as a “band.” The seven members of Kan’Nal consider themselves more of a tribe, and they’ve been picking up converts for years. The band met and formed in 2001 around Lake Atitlan, locat ed in the high mountains of Guatemala. While building an enormous following in Guatemala, Kan’Nal quickly developed a unique and new approach to modern music. A Kan’Nal show has been called a multi-sensual spectacle. The concert mixes psychedelic guitar, world percussion, conscious lyrics, bass and didgeridoo with a visual, onstage theatrical performance. In their brief time together in North America, Kan’Nal has already headlined festivals such as the Om Festival in Toronto andthe Legends Festival in Austin. Judging from critical consensus, Kan’Nal has put together a winning recipe. David Kirby, of the Boulder Weekly, wrote, “The music, which throbs at Kan’Nal’s core, burns with a rare, unique passion.” Eric Schmidt, of Dirt Magazine, concurred, saying that Kan’Nal is breaking new ground and will be remembered, “as much a part of this 21st century phenomenon as the Rolling Stones and Beatles were to the social revolution of the ’60s.” For more on the show, call DAC at 259-2606.

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