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DIFF screens ‘Klunkerz’ and ‘Mallethead’

The Voodoo Organist returns to Durango
World Rumba guitarist plays Arts Center

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The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., hosts Kindred Spirit Art classes from 9:30-11:30 a.m. A Kindred Spirit Outreach Class also meets in the West Building from 1-3 p.m. Materials are supplied and the classes are open to everyone. 759-5246 for details.

The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., offers after-school hours at the Paint Bar from 3:30-5:30 p.m. 259-2606 for details.

A community meeting on the Durango Parks, Open Space, Trails and Recreation Master Plan is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center. The city is seeking public input on a comprehensive evaluation of its parks, open space, trails and recreation system, facilities and programming. 375-7300 for details.

The Sustainability Alliance of Southwest Colorado holds its monthly board meeting from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Durango City Council Chambers, 949 E. Second Ave. All are welcome.

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.

Durango Motorless Transit hosts a group trail run on the Dry Gulch trail. Interested runners should meet at the Rockridge trailhead at 6 p.m. 946-5557 for details.

The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series continues at Fort Lewis College with “Ancient Wisdom: The Psychology of Eastern Religion,” a talk by Dr. James A. Kline, at 7 p.m. in 130 Noble Hall. 247-7401 for details.

Dave Mensch, of Formula 151, performs solo at the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., starting at 7 p.m.

Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., offers Salsa Night. The evening includes salsa lessons from 7-7:30 p.m. and DJ Twelfth Night spinning on the patio until 11 p.m. 259-9018 for details.

Jeremiah Bitsui, actor and businessman, speaks at 7:15 p.m. in 130 Chemistry Hall as part of the Fort Lewis College Native American Speaker Series. The free presentation is titled, “Jeremiah Bitsui from Showbiz to Big Biz.”

The 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., offers karaoke from 8 p.m. to close. 259-8801 for details.

The Brent Barry Band plays Americana and roots at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

DJ Mowgli spins a mix of music for Pint Night at Steamworks, 801 E. Second Ave., at 10 p.m. 259-9200 for details.

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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 David Earl Pfeiffer plays swing and blues from 5-9 p.m. at the Quaking Aspen Cafe and Gallery in Bayfield. 884-2002 for details.

The One Wheel is Better Unicycle Club meets at 6 p.m. on the Animas River Trail near the BMX track. 769-1244 for details.

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

Durango Scottish Dancers offers Scottish Country Dance Classes from 6:30-8 p.m. in the upstairs studio at the Smiley Building, 1309 E. Third Ave. The classes continue on Fridays through May. 382-9593 for details.

Tumblin’ Dice rock out at

the 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave., starting at 8 p.m. 259-8801 for details.

Cosmic Accident plays rock at the Billy Goat Saloon on Highway 160 in Gem Village starting at 8 p.m. 884-9155 for details.

Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., presents live music from the Good Neighbors from 5:30-8:30 p.m. 259-9018 for details.

Solar Junkyard, rock and funk from Crested Butte, plays the Summit, 600 Main Ave. 247-2324 for details.

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The Durango Farmers Market meets from 8 a.m.-noon at First National Bank of Durango, 259 W. 9^th St. The event includes produce from local farmers, prepared food items and locally made crafts. Food stamps accepted.

The Southwest Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1911 Main Ave., Suite 282, offers an Adult CPR/AED and Standard First Aid class from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 259-5383 to pre-register.

The Arts & Crafts Market of Durango meets at Buckley Park from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. www.acmdurango.org for details.

Four Corners Equine Rescue, located on C.R. 3334 in Aztec, hosts a 10 a.m.-4 p.m. open house, featuring demonstrations, a tack sale, tours and more. 505-334-7220 for details.

The Animas Museum hosts its Fall Open House from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 3065 W. Second Ave. The Durango Heritage Celebration includes free admission and the talks, “First Impressions” at 1 p.m. and “Durango’s Strangest Shootout” at 3 p.m. 259-2402 for details.

The Durango Arts Center Paint Bar, 802 E. Second Ave., is open from noon-4 p.m. 259-2606 for details.

The Durango Discovery Museum at the Powerhouse, 1333 Camino del Rio, offers Powerhouse Playdays from noon-3 p.m., featuring free electric shows, tours, music, food and pedal-powered Wi-Fi.

Yogadurango, 1485 Florida Rd., hosts Yoga Basics, a free workshop designed for beginners, from 1-2:30 p.m. 946-8961 for details.

The Southwest Colorado Peace and Justice Coalition sponsors a peace walk meeting at Buckley Park at 4 p.m. Walkers will canvas Main Avenue to the train station and back, signs will be available and everyone is welcome.

Singer-songwriter Derrick Martin plays Steamworks in Bayfield, 442 Wolverine Dr., from 5-8 p.m. 884-7837 for details. 4

Singer-songwriter David Earl Pfeiffer plays swing and blues from 5-9 p.m. at the Quaking Aspen Cafe

and Gallery in Bayfield. 884-2002 for details.

Tom MacCluskey performs on piano at the Mahogany Grille, 699 Main Ave., from 6-9 p.m. 247-4433 for details.

The Dances of Universal Peace meet at 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church, 910 E. Third Ave. The event uses chants and songs from many spiritual traditions to foster a sense of unity and respect for all spiritual practices. 533-9040 for details.

The 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., offers karaoke from 8 p.m. to close. 259-8801 for details.

Durango DOT Comedy performs “Look Mom, It’s DDC,” live improvisational comedy, at 8 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave. 259-6004 for details.

Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., presents dancing on the patio from 9 p.m.-close. 259-9018 for details.

Formula 151 performs at The Buffalo Inn in Pagosa Springs starting at 9 p.m.

The Summit, 600 Main Ave., hosts a CD release party for Oatie Paste with special guests Fuzzy Killing Machine and Mutant Apocalypse at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

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The Durango chapter of Food Not Bombs serves free vegetarian/vegan food starting at 1 p.m. at Riverfront Park in conjunction with a drum circle. Volunteers, donations and potluck dishes are welcome at the weekly event. durangofoodnotbombs@gmail.com for details.

Durango BMX hosts racing just south of Gateway Park with sign-ups from 1-1:30 p.m. and racing to follow. 799-1780 or www.durangobmx.com for details.

San Juan Symphony presents Where Giants Dare to Tread at 3 p.m. at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.durangoconcerts.com for details.

The Women’s Welding Company, featuring singer-songwriters Jenny Bird, Melissa Crabtree and Tina Collins, plays a 7 p.m. show at the Rocky Mountain Retreat, 848 E. Third Ave. The trio will play harmonies from the New Mexico mountains and the Appalachian woods 247-8395 for details.

Joel Racheff plays the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 7-11 p.m.

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

The 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., offers karaoke from 8 p.m. to close. 259-8801 for details.

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A doing your own divorce and/or custody seminar meets at 6 p.m. in the conference room at the Commons Building, 701 Camino del Rio. Anyone wishing to apply for the free book of forms and instructions is encouraged to arrive ten minutes early. 247-0266 for details.

Local flyfishing guide Kristi Miller presents a free slideshow on Isla Holbox, Mexico, at 6 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Institute of Healing Arts, 98 Everett St. in Bodo Park. 946-1614 for details.

The Southwest Conservation Corps presents a slide show and discussion of work done on the “King of Trails” – the Continental Divide Trail at 7 p.m. in 125 Noble Hall at Fort Lewis College. Corps members worked in several locations between southern New Mexico and southern Colorado this year. 

The Center of Light presents a free workshop, “Creating Your Life Using the Laws of the Universe,” at 7 p.m. downstairs at the Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave. The gathering meets every Monday. 882-4920 for details.

The 8^th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8^th Ave., hosts open mic night from 8 p.m. to close. 259-8801 for details.

Singer-songwriter Terry Rickard plays an 8 p.m.-midnight show at Joel’s, 119 W. 8^th St.

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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A Kindred Spirit Art Class meets at the Four Corners Health Care Center from 10:15-11:15 a.m. Materials are supplied and the class is open to everyone. 759-5246 for details.

The Durango Arts Center’s Paint Bar, 802 E. Second Ave., offers Supermud, clay for kids. Ages 4-7 meet from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 8-12 meet from 4:40-5:40 p.m. The Paint Bar also offers after-school hours from 3:30-5:30 p.m. 259-2606 for details.

The League of Women Voters of La Plata County holds a candidates’ forum for the local county commissioner and district attorney races from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Ignacio Public Library. www.lwvlaplata.org.

Non-profit Turtle Lake Refuge offers a Wild Foods Class (living foods preparation) from 5:30-8 p.m. at Rocky Mountain Retreat, 848 E. Third Ave. The class continues on Tuesdays through Nov. 4. 247-8395 for details.

Durango BMX hosts practices from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the track just south of Gateway Park. 799-1780 or www.durangobmx.com for details.

Ultimate Frisbee takes place at Miller Middle School at 5:30 p.m. and is open to all comers.

A panel discussion on Amendment 48 meets from 6-7 p.m. in 130 Noble Hall at Fort Lewis College. The forum will discuss the proposed amendment’s impact on women’s rights, health care, patient privacy, ectopic pregnancies and more.

Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., hosts a 6:30 p.m. booksigning and reading with Noelle Oxenhandler, author of The Wishing Year. 247-1438 for details.

The Summit, 600 Main Ave., presents open mic night with Matt Dyer of Mr. Nobody Productions from 7 p.m.-midnight. Bands and DJs are welcome. 247-2324.

Acoustic folk/pop/indie troubadours Annie Brooks and Cyle Talley split a set of originals at the Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave., from 7-9 p.m. 4

The Billy Goat Saloon, located on Highway 160 in Gem Village, hosts karaoke with Crazy Charlie starting at 7:30 p.m. 884-9155 for details.

Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., hosts live rock from 8 p.m.-close. 259-9018 for details.  

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The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave., offers pre-school paint hours at the Paint Bar from 11 a.m.-noon. 259-2606 for details.

Animas SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), Durango’s only independent, radical, anti-authoritarian student & youth collective, meets every Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. in a top-secret location. Email animas-sds@riseup.net for details.

Durango Nature Studies hosts a full moon hike from 5:45-7:45 p.m. at Cascade Falls. DNS program director Gretchen Lamar will teach about cool moon facts and nighttime lore. 382-9244 ext 3 to reserve a spot.

An open bluegrass jam meets from 6-8 p.m. at the Durango Brewing Co., 3000 Main Ave. The circle gathers every Wednesday. 247-1264 for details.

The Four Corners Lecture Series continues at 6: 30 p.m. at the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum with “This is How I am a Diné Woman: It’s my Story and I’m Sticking to It.” 

The Durango Chess Club gathers for its weekly meeting at Durango Joe’s, 732 E. College, at 6:30 p.m.

Cortez astrologer Cassandra Leoncini will lead an open discussion about astrology and its many uses in our everyday lives at 6:30 p.m. at the Cortez Public Library. Talks are also set for Oct. 22 & 29. 565-7272 for details.

Songwriter Terry Rickard plays the Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., from 7-11 p.m.

The Center of Light presents a Mystical Book Club meeting at 7 p.m. downstairs at the Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave. The first book is Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. The club meets every Wednesday. 882-4920 for details.

Dave Mensch, of Formula 151, performs solo at Joel’s starting at 8 p.m.

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

Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave., hosts DJ Bank spinning dance music from 9 p.m.-close. 259-9018 for details.  

The Sweats play funk and rock at the Summit, 600 Main Ave., at 9:30 p.m. 247-2324 for details.

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The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College hosts the exhibits, Transitions: Navajo Weaving 1880-1920, and Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Southwest, in conjunction with the Durango Heritage Celebration. An opening reception, including a talk by Duane Smith, is set for 6-7 p.m. on Oct. 9. Also on exhibit are 100 Contemporary Works from Native Artists and selections from Ben Nighthorse Jewelry. Visit http: //swcenter.fortlewis.edu or call 247-7456 for more information

Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts, 680 Main Ave., hosts the exhibit “Heritage of the Land,” featuring paintings of the area by Eileen Fjerstad, Caroline Reeves Johnson, and Karyn Gabaldon. The show runs through Oct. 30 with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 10. 247-9018 for details.

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery presents the David Hunt Annual Ceramics Invitational, featuring work by FLC and area artists, through Oct. 21. Featured artist, FLC graduate Adam Field, is currently apprenticing with 6^th generation master Onggi potter Kim Il-Mahn of Yeojoo, South Korea. The gallery is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., exhibits “Spirit of the West” in celebration of the upcoming Cowboy Gathering. This show is a collection of Western images in both black and white and color by Jay Dusard, Tony Stromberg, Shane Knight and Claude Steelman. It runs through Oct. 29. 382-8355 or www.openshuttergallery.com for details.

The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum hosts a living, cultural treasures exhibit. Ten Ute women and the baskets they weave are the focus of the show, which features 40 pieces accompanied by video of the White Mesa, Utah artisans. www.southernutemuseum.org for details.

Pure Soul Coffee House, 40 Town Plaza, displays paintings by Elizabeth Kinahan through Nov. 15. 259-5499 for details.

Ragtime pianist Terry Hartzel plays at The Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., from 5 to 7 p.m. and 8 to 10:30 p.m. every day except Sunday.

The nature photography of Durangoan Howard Rachlin is on display through August at the Ignacio Community Library. 375-7877 for details.

The Animas Museum, 3065 W. Second Ave., host the exhibit “Durango’s Strangest Shootout- The Day the Marshal Killed the Sheriff.” This show reveals one of Durango’s most tragic events, when two lawmen shot it out on Main Avenue. 259-2402 for details.

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The League of Women Voters of La Plata County hosts an Oct. 16 Ballot Issue Forum at Durango City Hall. The forum will discuss the pros and cons of Colorado’s 14 statewide ballot issues. Sessions are scheduled for Oct. 21 in Ignacio and Oct. 22 in Bayfield. 259-7263 for details.

The Fort Lewis College Common Reading Experience will screen the film, “The Beauty Academy of Kabul,” on Oct. 16.

The San Juan Mountains Association and geologist Jason Hooten host an informative geology walk on Animas Mountain on Oct. 16.

Noted photographer Dean Conger will present “The Imagemakers: from Daguerreotype to Digital” for the Life-Long Learning Lecture Series on Oct. 16.

Nature photographer John Fielder will give an Oct. 17 slideshow at Open Shutter Gallery for Colorado Wild’s 10^th anniversary fund-raiser. 385-9833 for details.

Healthy Lifestyle La Plata presents the 3^rd annual Worksite Wellness Conference, featuring keynote speaker Izzy Gissell, on Oct. 17.

Durango Choral Society will present “He and She” on Oct. 17 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

The Oktoberfest celebration at VFW Post 4031 has been postponed until Oct. 18.

A Durango Gallery Walking Tour will meet on the afternoon of Oct. 18. 247-7385 for details.

Fort Lewis College’s Homecoming Weekend is set for Oct. 17-19.

A Homegrown (Share the Abundance) Festival is set for Oct. 19 at Buckley Park. The family fun festival will focus on food sustainability in Durango.

The Eco Home Center will host an Oct. 20 Eco Ever with David Johnston, the author of Green Remodeling and Green from the Ground Up. 259-8326 for details.

The Abbey Theatre will screen Teton Gravity Research’s latest ski film, “Under the Influence,” on Oct. 22.

4CORE will kick-off the La Plata County Climate Action Plan development process on Oct. 23 at the Durango Recreation Center.

The Abbey Theatre will host a free screening of “I.O.U.S.A.,” a film examining the consequences of rapidly growing national debt, on Oct. 23.  

Medicine Horse will host its 8^th Annual MusicFest on Oct. 25 in the Mancos Opera House. 533-7403 for details.

The Henry Strater Theatre will host a live stage performance of the Rocky Horror Show from Oct. 28-31.

The KDUR Transvestite Ball returns to the Abbey Theatre on Oct. 31.

The Adaptive Sports Association of Durango will host volunteer orientation meetings on Nov. 5 & 6 at the Durango Recreation Center. Training is free, and volunteers earn one day of free skiing for each day volunteered. 259-0374 for details.

Our Sister’s Keeper and the Native American Center of Fort Lewis College host the 1^st annual Wellness and the Sacred Woman Summit on Nov. 7-8. 259-2519 for details.

The 12th annual AIDS benefit is set for Nov. 8 at the Durango Arts Center.

The Mighty Underdogs, a Bay Area supergroup, will play the Abbey Theatre on Nov. 13. 

The Colorado State University’s Master Gardener program in La Plata County is accepting applications through Nov. 14. Classes start Feb. 5 and meet all day on Thursdays. 382-6465 for details.

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DIFF screens ‘Klunkerz’ and ‘Mallethead’ What: The kick-off for the Durango Independent Film Festival’s new movie series Where: The Smiley Theatre, 1309 E. Third Ave. When: Sat., Oct. 11. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.   The Durango Independent Film Festival new movie series pedals into the Smiley Theatre this Saturday. Two bicycle films, “Klunkerz” and “Mallethead,” kick off the new local offering on Oct. 11. “Klunkerz,” a film by Billy Savage, is a fond look back at the birth of the mountain-biking movement in Marin County. Scavenged from dumpsters, junk yards and even adapted from old motorcycle parts, the pioneers’ hefty steeds were affectionately known as klunkerz. From these humble beginnings, a multi-billion dollar industry, a new form of recreation for the masses, and an Olympic event were born.   The locally produced “Mallethead” follows seven Durango bike polo enthusiasts who take their passion to the road and challenge an out-of-town squad for the first time. The “mockumentary” stars local cycling legends Jon Bailey and Chad Cheney, among others.  Films will be shown at the Smiley Building located at 1309 E. Third Ave. in Durango.  Doors to the screening and a cash bar open at 5:30 p.m., and the show starts at 6:30 p.m.  For more information, visit www.durangofilm.org.

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The Voodoo Organist returns to Durango What: A show from the two-man, L.A. underground band Where: The Summit, 600 Main Ave.     When: Sun., Oct. 12 at 9:30 p.m. Underground music’s favorite traveling sideshow preacher makes his return to Durango this weekend. The Voodoo Organist, touring behind his latest “Darwin Dance Hall Days,” plays an Oct. 12 show at the Summit. Scott Wexton, the “conjure man behind the band,” is a former goth industrialist from Detroit, whose high school band opened for Nine Inch Nails among others in the ’90s. Wexton has also played the organ since the age of 10. He spent time in various bands in cities around the country before settling in Los Angeles at the turn of the century and reinventing himself as the Voodoo Organist.  For the last several years, he’s crafted and refined his unique yet recognizable sound on the road, touring full time first as a one-man band and then, with the addition of drummer Robin Kennon, as a two-man “army of darkness.” Even though just a two-piece, they are purported to have the sound and intensity of a full band. The combination led Detroit’s Metro Times to proclaim, “Wexton’s a thrill-seeker and smart aleck, a busker in the red light district, a preacher who’s one altar wine away from a padded cell. Preach on, Brother Wexton, preach on.” Brother Wexton brings the revival back to the Summit on Sunday. The show goes on at 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 247-2324.

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World Rumba guitarist plays Arts Center What: A concert from guitarist/composer Brent Gunter Where: The Durango Arts Center, 802 E. Second Ave. When: Thurs., Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. Global guitar goes into the spotlight this week at the Durango Arts Center. World Rumba guitarist Brent Gunter plays an Oct. 9 show at the local venue. When artists are pegged into musical categories, too often they are creatively restrained and not allowed to think outside the box. Not so with Gunter. On his debut CD, “Andalucia on Sandia Crest,” the guitarist/composer has bridged many worlds in his fusion instrumental music. The songs range from pop and blues to flamenco and Middle Eastern, all of which are laced with jazz and classical grace notes. The work is garnering national attention. Indie Music Review proclaimed that Gunter, “skillfully blends Spanish guitars with smooth rhythms and acid-jazz groves.   Vintage Guitar Magazine called his work “evocative” and “spicing Flamenco and Middle Eastern melodies with classical, pop, jazz and eve blues tinges.” Durangoans can judge for themselves this week. The Portland, Ore.,-based guitarist is currently on tour in support of the CD and plays the DAC Theatre this Thursday at 7 p.m. For more information, contact 259-2606.

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