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Watch the ultimate Iron Horse Cookoff
Thursday23
Thom Rader & Equiknox, live music, 5-7:30 p.m., Ska Brewing World Headquarters, 225 Girard St.
Durango Motorless Transit group trail run, Raiders/Sky Ridge Adventure Loop, 5:30 p.m., meet at Horse Gulch trail head. 946-5557 or www.go-dmt.org.
Auditions for 10-Minute Plays, 6-8 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. 259-2606. www.durangoarts.org.
Lee Bartley, live music, 6-9 p.m., Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave.
Bingo, 6:30 p.m., Durango Elks Lodge.
Dave Mensch, live music, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Trimble Hot Springs. www.trimblehotsprings.com.
Argentine Tango practice, 7-9 p.m., Rotary Park Gazebo, Smiley Building if bad weather. www.tangodurango.com or 970-769-5519.
CarverFest 2012, live music featuring Black Velvet, Kirk James, Rob Webster, Neil Nelson, Pete Neds, Ben Gibson, Randy Crumbaugh, Big Momma Donna, Andrea Zeiner and others, 7 p.m., Derailed Saloon, 725 Main St.
Salsa night with DJ Caliente, 8 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Andrew Sickler, live music, 8:30-11 p.m., Applebee’s, 800 Camino del Rio.
The Formless, live music, 10 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
DJ P.A., 9 p.m. - 1 a.m., Angel’s End Zone, Cortez.
Durango Motorless Transit group trail run, Raiders/Sky Ridge Adventure Loop, 5:30 p.m., meet at Horse Gulch trail head. 946-5557 or www.go-dmt.org.
Auditions for 10-Minute Plays, 6-8 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. 259-2606. www.durangoarts.org.
Lee Bartley, live music, 6-9 p.m., Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave.
Bingo, 6:30 p.m., Durango Elks Lodge.
Dave Mensch, live music, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Trimble Hot Springs. www.trimblehotsprings.com.
Argentine Tango practice, 7-9 p.m., Rotary Park Gazebo, Smiley Building if bad weather. www.tangodurango.com or 970-769-5519.
CarverFest 2012, live music featuring Black Velvet, Kirk James, Rob Webster, Neil Nelson, Pete Neds, Ben Gibson, Randy Crumbaugh, Big Momma Donna, Andrea Zeiner and others, 7 p.m., Derailed Saloon, 725 Main St.
Salsa night with DJ Caliente, 8 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Andrew Sickler, live music, 8:30-11 p.m., Applebee’s, 800 Camino del Rio.
The Formless, live music, 10 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
DJ P.A., 9 p.m. - 1 a.m., Angel’s End Zone, Cortez.
Friday24
Lunar Bass 2012: Total Eclipse, live music and art festival, all day, Echo Basin Ranch in Mancos. 533-7000 or www.durangolatenight.com/lunarbass.
“Blood, Sweat and Tears: Water on the Colorado Plateau,” presentation and discussion, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.
Irish music, 5-7:30 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200 or www.theirishembassypub.com.
Pete Giuliani, live music, 5-8 p.m., El Rancho Tavern.
“Living Room” art exhibition and installation by Tirzah Camacho, 5-9 p.m., Studio &, 1027 Main Ave.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Café at the Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. 259-6580.
Lawn Chair Kings, live music, 5-9 p.m., The Balcony Bar & Grill.
Nina Sasaki, live music, 6-8:30 p.m., Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave. 403-8182.
Lacey Black, live music, 6-9 p.m., Lost Dog Bar and Grill, 1150 Main Ave. 259-0430.
Caitlin Cannon and The Artillary, 6-9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Jack Ellis, live music, 6-10 p.m., Ecolux at The Springs Resort in Pagosa Springs.
The Kirk James Blues Band, 6-10 p.m., Schank House at Vallecito Lake.
“Fierce Light” screening, Conscious Movie Night, 7 p.m., Sophia Peace Center in Dolores. 882-2123.
The Getbacks, 9 p.m., Billy Goat Saloon, Gem Village. 884-9155.
Signs of a New Day, live music, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m., Paint the Town, 600 Main Ave.
DJ CK, 9 p.m. - close, Pongas, 121 W. 8th St. 382-8554.
Waiting on Trial, 10 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
“Blood, Sweat and Tears: Water on the Colorado Plateau,” presentation and discussion, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.
Irish music, 5-7:30 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200 or www.theirishembassypub.com.
Pete Giuliani, live music, 5-8 p.m., El Rancho Tavern.
“Living Room” art exhibition and installation by Tirzah Camacho, 5-9 p.m., Studio &, 1027 Main Ave.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Café at the Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. 259-6580.
Lawn Chair Kings, live music, 5-9 p.m., The Balcony Bar & Grill.
Nina Sasaki, live music, 6-8:30 p.m., Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave. 403-8182.
Lacey Black, live music, 6-9 p.m., Lost Dog Bar and Grill, 1150 Main Ave. 259-0430.
Caitlin Cannon and The Artillary, 6-9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Jack Ellis, live music, 6-10 p.m., Ecolux at The Springs Resort in Pagosa Springs.
The Kirk James Blues Band, 6-10 p.m., Schank House at Vallecito Lake.
“Fierce Light” screening, Conscious Movie Night, 7 p.m., Sophia Peace Center in Dolores. 882-2123.
The Getbacks, 9 p.m., Billy Goat Saloon, Gem Village. 884-9155.
Signs of a New Day, live music, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m., Paint the Town, 600 Main Ave.
DJ CK, 9 p.m. - close, Pongas, 121 W. 8th St. 382-8554.
Waiting on Trial, 10 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
Saturday25
Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m. - noon, First National Bank Parking Lot.
5K Walk/Run, a fund-raiser for Durango Pregnancy Center and Best for Babes Foundation, 9 a.m., starts at Santa Rita Park. www.prettybrasfornursingmoms.com.
San Juan Brewfest, 1-5 p.m., downtown Durango between 12th and 13th streets.
Yoga Basics Workshop for beginners, 1-2:30 p.m., YogaDurango, Florida Road Studio. 946-8961.
“Quilts: Where History Meets Art” exhibit reception, 1-3 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 W. 2nd Ave. 259-2402.
Open Skate with The Durango Roller Girls, 2-4 p.m., Chapman Hill.
5K Walk/Run, a fund-raiser for Durango Pregnancy Center and Best for Babes Foundation, 9 a.m., starts at Santa Rita Park. www.prettybrasfornursingmoms.com.
San Juan Brewfest, 1-5 p.m., downtown Durango between 12th and 13th streets.
Yoga Basics Workshop for beginners, 1-2:30 p.m., YogaDurango, Florida Road Studio. 946-8961.
“Quilts: Where History Meets Art” exhibit reception, 1-3 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 W. 2nd Ave. 259-2402.
Open Skate with The Durango Roller Girls, 2-4 p.m., Chapman Hill.
Jack Ellis, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Café at the Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. 259-6580.
Pete Giuliani and Brad Tesmer, live music, 6-9 p.m., Mountain Madness Brewing.
Traditional Ceili, 7-10 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200 or www.theirishembassypub.com.
Black Velvet CD Release Party, live music, 8 p.m., Derailed Saloon, 725 Main St.
DJ Pat Fee and Brian Ess, 10 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
DJ Mateo, live music, 9 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
DJ CK, 9 p.m. - close, Pongas, 121 W. 8th St. 382-8554.
Pete Giuliani and Brad Tesmer, live music, 6-9 p.m., Mountain Madness Brewing.
Traditional Ceili, 7-10 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200 or www.theirishembassypub.com.
Black Velvet CD Release Party, live music, 8 p.m., Derailed Saloon, 725 Main St.
DJ Pat Fee and Brian Ess, 10 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
DJ Mateo, live music, 9 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
DJ CK, 9 p.m. - close, Pongas, 121 W. 8th St. 382-8554.
Sunday26
Irish music jam, 12:30-4 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200 or www.theirishembassypub.com.
Gospel Brunch with The Hot Licks, 1 p.m., and Blue Moon Ramblers, 7 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Community vegan/vegetarian meal, 1 p.m., Riverfront/Iris Park.
Katrina and Cook, 1-4 p.m., Trimble Hot Springs. www.trimblehotsprings.com.
Sign Language Practice Group, 4-5 p.m., Durango Joe’s by the Hydration Station, 6 Town Plaza. 903-1524.
4 Corners Space Camp meeting and BBQ, 4-6 p.m., Santa Rita Park. 749-9387 or 799-4917.
Open Jam Night, 4-9 p.m., Pura Vida Café at Lake Vallecito.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, live music, 5-8 p.m., Dalton Ranch’s Swing Restaurant and Bar. 247-8774.
Jack Ellis, live music, 5-9 p.m., The Plaza Grill in Pagosa Springs.
Gospel Brunch with The Hot Licks, 1 p.m., and Blue Moon Ramblers, 7 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Community vegan/vegetarian meal, 1 p.m., Riverfront/Iris Park.
Katrina and Cook, 1-4 p.m., Trimble Hot Springs. www.trimblehotsprings.com.
Sign Language Practice Group, 4-5 p.m., Durango Joe’s by the Hydration Station, 6 Town Plaza. 903-1524.
4 Corners Space Camp meeting and BBQ, 4-6 p.m., Santa Rita Park. 749-9387 or 799-4917.
Open Jam Night, 4-9 p.m., Pura Vida Café at Lake Vallecito.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, live music, 5-8 p.m., Dalton Ranch’s Swing Restaurant and Bar. 247-8774.
Jack Ellis, live music, 5-9 p.m., The Plaza Grill in Pagosa Springs.
Jazz Church jam session, 6-9 p.m., Musica del Mundo, 9 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Monday27
Mark Simons, live music, 5-6:30 p.m., Cosmo, 919 Main Ave. 259-2898.
Tim Telep, live music, 6 p.m., Pura Vida Café at Vallecito Lake. 884-2766.
Chad MacCluskey, live music, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave. 385-6884.
Meet the Author event featuring Jon Kedrowski, author of Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. www.mariasbookshop.com.
Monday Night Dance Party, 7:30-9 p.m., Durango Rec Center. 903-9402.
Kentucky Deluxe, live music, 9 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
Tim Telep, live music, 6 p.m., Pura Vida Café at Vallecito Lake. 884-2766.
Chad MacCluskey, live music, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave. 385-6884.
Meet the Author event featuring Jon Kedrowski, author of Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. www.mariasbookshop.com.
Monday Night Dance Party, 7:30-9 p.m., Durango Rec Center. 903-9402.
Kentucky Deluxe, live music, 9 p.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
Tuesday28
Volunteer Picnic for San Juan Mountains Association, 5-7 p.m., Junction Creek Group Campground. 385-1310.
Wild Mushrooms of the San Juans and Urban Mushroom Walk with Chris Ricci, 6-8 p.m., Durango Natural Foods, 575 E. 8th Ave.
Open mic, 6-8 p.m., Durango Joe’s, 40 Town Plaza.
Chad MacCluskey and Jeff Solon, live music, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave. 385-6884.
Open mic night, 7:30 p.m.-close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Open mic/jam session, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m., The Summit, 600 Main Ave. www.durangosummit.com.
Beer bingo, 9-11 p.m., Lady Falconburgh’s, 640 Main Ave.
Wednesday29
In-Town Wee Walkabouts, 10-11 a.m., For the Birds, 1560 E. 2nd Ave.
Hello Doll Face, live music, 4:30-7:30 p.m., The Rochester Bar, 726 E. 2nd Ave.
Lisa Blue Trio, live music, 5-8 p.m., Mountain Madness Patio.
Bocce Ball, 5:30-7 p.m., Buckley Park.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, live music, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave. 385-6884.
Durango Chess Club, 6:30 p.m., Durango Joe’s, 732 E. College. 4
Ping pong and poker tournaments, 7:30 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.
Pub Quiz, 9 p.m. - close, The Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. www.theirishembassypub.com.
Ongoing
Sock and Toothpaste Drive for the local community shelter, Advantage Physical Therapy & Wellness P.C., through Sept. 15, drop off at Advantage Physical Therapy, 3600 Main Ave., Suite A. 259-7829.
Photography exhibit by Howard Rachlin, through August, Durango Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. 375-7877.
The works of Albert Dreher, through August, Toh-Atin Gallery, 145 W. 9th Street. www.toh-atin.com.
“Recently Domesticated,” works by Heather Leavitt Martinez, through August, Durango Arts Center Art Library, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.
“Beehive the ‘60s Musical,” 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays thru Sept. 1, Durango Arts Center Theater, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.
“Toyed With,” a juried photography exhibit, through Sept. 3, Open Shutter Gallery’s Red Room, 735 Main Ave. www.openshuttergallery.com.
“Water in the West” exhibit, runs through Sept. 15, Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, unique black and white silver gelatin prints by Brian Killigrew, through Sept. 19, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave. 382-8355.
“The Two Orphans,” 7:45 p.m., show runs through Sept. 22, Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave. 375-7160 or www.durangomelodrama.com.
“Grit: Coloradoans and the Dust Bowl” photographic exhibit, Lavenia McCoy Library in Bayfield. 884-2222.
Karaoke, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. Thurs. – Sun., 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E. 8th Ave.
Upcoming
Four Corners Folk Festival, Aug. 31- Sept. 2, Reservoir Hill, Pagosa Springs. folkwest.com.
Derby 101 with The Durango Roller Girls, Sept. 1, 2-4 p.m., Chapman Hill.
Coffee Festival, a fund-raiser for the Durango Adult Education Center, Sept. 8, 8-11:30 a.m., 8th Street and Main Ave. 385-4354.
Contra Dance, with music by the Virginia Creepers and caller Wendy Graham, Sept. 8, 7 p.m., Park Elementary School, 510 E. 6th Ave. 385-9292.
Head for the Hills, live music, Sept. 8, 8:30 p.m., The Abbey Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. www.abbeytheatre.com.
Musical fund-raiser for Ann Butler, Sept. 9, 4-7 p.m., the Welle home, 6636 Country Road 250. http://AnnButlerBenefit. brownpapertickets.com
An Evening with Senator Gary Hart, author of Durango, a novel exploring the Animas-La Plata water project, Sept. 10, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.
Soup Supper a fund-raiser for Manna Soup Kitchen, Sept. 15, 5-8 p.m., St. Columba, 1800 E. 2nd Ave. 385-5095.
La Plata County Health Summit, Sept. 18, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Durango Public Library. 759-3751.
“Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War” screening, Sept. 21, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. 259-4713.
Watch the ultimate Iron Horse Cookoff
What: Iron Horse Chef Competition Finale
Where: Durango Farmers Market
When: Sat., Aug. 25, 9-11:30 a.m.
It’s time to get cookin’ for the final competition of the 5th annual Durango Iron Horse Chef cookoff from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Durango Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of First National Bank on 8th Street.
Where: Durango Farmers Market
When: Sat., Aug. 25, 9-11:30 a.m.
It’s time to get cookin’ for the final competition of the 5th annual Durango Iron Horse Chef cookoff from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Durango Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of First National Bank on 8th Street.
The event, hosted by Colorado State University Extension-La Plata County in cooperation with Kitchen Koach, pits two great chefs in a head-to-head battle against each other and the clock. This year’s semifinal winner, Warren Smith, takes on the 2011 winner, Dennis Morrisroe.
The two have just an hour and a half to shop and prepare dishes from the Farmers Market, and the winner takes home the coveted traveling trophy, a personalized Durango Iron Horse Chef Competition Jacket, and the title The Iron Horse Chef of 2012.
For more information about the event, email parmenterdm@co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6464.
Meet the kings of the Colorado 14ers
What: Meet the Author event
Where: Maria’s Bookshop
When: Mon., Aug. 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Check out the view from the top of Colorado’s tallest peaks with a Meet the Author event featuring Jon Kedrowski, author of Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.
Where: Maria’s Bookshop
When: Mon., Aug. 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Check out the view from the top of Colorado’s tallest peaks with a Meet the Author event featuring Jon Kedrowski, author of Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.
Mountain geographer Jon Kedrowski, who successfully climbed Mount Everest this year, and meteorologist Chris Tomer joined forces in 2011 for a groundbreaking project in which the two experienced the tallest of what Colorado has to offer. Kedrowski slept on the summit of all 55 Colorado 14ers in just 95 days, and Tomer joined him for many of the bivys, providing real-time weather analysis and forecasts.
Their story is now a full-color, coffee-table style book with high resolution photography of every summit, sunsets and sunrises. It also features stories of rogue storms, bear attacks and peak-specific discussions on meteorology and geography from Tomer and Kedrowski.
Attendees get the chance to meet Kedrowski and have their copy of the book autographed. For additional information about the event, visit www.mariasbookshop.com or call 247-1438.
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