DNS Bluegrass Festival returns to Rotary Park
What: Music and food to benefit Durango Nature Studies
When: 5:30 - 9 p.m., Fri., Aug. 8
Where: Rotary Park
Tickets: $7 in advance at Maria’s Bookshop; $10 at the door. Kids 6 and under free
 It’s fiddling for a good cause Friday night, as Durango Nature Studies presents its sixth annual Bluegrass Festival fundraiser on the lawn at Rotary Park.
The evening features a full slate of local pickers, kicking off with The Slackers at 5:30 p.m. This informal group of musician/friends have been getting together for years in one another’s living rooms and, occasionally, at a party, family gathering or benefit. Members playing Friday night include: Joe Lewandowski (guitar), Sue Coulter (mandolin), Hugh Felt (banjo) and Michael Schultz (bass).
At 6:45 p.m., La La Bones, a local six-piece bluegrass band, takes the stage. The group is unique on the local scene in that it features the full suite of bluegrass instrumentation (fiddle, dobro, banjo, mandolin, guitar and double bass). Furthermore, vocals are shared by the entire group – three men and three women – which is made up of Tommy Frederico (banjo); Jimi Giles (bass); Kathy Hilimire (fiddle); Deb Moses (dobro); Scott Roberts (mandolin); and Kyle Siesser (guitar.) To check out their music, visit www.reverbnation.com/lalabones
Headliners, the Flume Canyon Boys, come on at 8 p.m. With roots in New Mexico’s Sangre De Cristo mountains playing for a Boy Scout camp in 2011, the band recently relocated to Durango. With their first album, “100 Miles,” under its belt, the band is working on establishing itself in the local community. Playing original and old time bluegrass, the band features: Joshua Standard (guitar, lead vocals); Timmy Borden (bass, vocals); Evan Coombs (banjo); Jeremy Ralstin (guitar, vocals); and Art Woodard (mandolin). To check them out, visit www.facebook.com/TheFlumeCanyonBoys
In between sets, the Tweeners, featuring DNS’ own Sally Shuffield, will keep crowds entertained. Shuffield, who was a touring songwriter in another life and has three CDs to her credit, will bring her bluegrass stylings as well as some traditional tunes. To hear more, visit www.sallyshuffield.com.
Beer, root beer, burgers and brats will be available for purchase. Proceeds go to fund the DNS nature center as well as educational programs and scholarships.
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Thursday07
“Disney’s Peter Pan, Jr.” and “Jungle Book – Kids,” presented by DAC Applause!, 1 p.m., Durango Arts Center Theatre, 802 E. 2nd Ave.
Drop-in Tennis, any time after 4:30 p.m., Durango High tennis courts. 769-3772.
Tim Sullivan Band, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Rochester Hotel, 726 E. 2nd Ave.
Gleewood Band, 5 p.m., Homewood Suites, 15 Girard St.
First Thursdays Art Walk, 5-7 p.m., meet at Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.
Pete Giuliani Band, 5-7 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.
Artist Ryan Doty opening reception, 5-7 p.m., show runs thru Sept. 15, Raider Ridge Café.
Lisa Blue Trio, 5-8 p.m., Animas River Café at the Doubletree. 259-6580.
Photo Divine’s A Mile in My Shoes Scholarship Show, 5-8 p.m., Studio &, 1027 Main Ave.
Kirk James Blues Band, 5-8 p.m., James Ranch, Highway 550.
"Power of the Horse" opening reception, 5-8 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. 247-3555.
Adam Swanson performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150.
Dustin Burley performs, 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave.
Terry Rickard performs, 6 p.m., 6512’ Restaurant and Lounge, 152 E. College Dr.
Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio.
“Marijuana Toxicity in Animals” with Dr. Randy Hays, 6:30 p.m., Durango Public Library. 247-8545.
Lecture on excavating an Ancestral Pueblo village, 7 p.m., Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez. 564-4362.
Salsa Night, 7 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Eliza Gilkyson Trio with special guest Melissa Crabtree, 7 p.m., Mancos Opera House. 759-9716.
Rob Webster performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Friday08
Free Legal Self-Help Clinic, 2-5 p.m., Ignacio Library. 563-9287.
32nd St. Farm Stand, 3-6 p.m., 821 E. 32nd St.
Gleewood Band, 5-7 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.
Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Café, DoubleTree Hotel.
Adam Swanson performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150.
Durango Nature Studies’ Bluegrass Festival, 5:30-9 p.m., Rotary Park.
Brian Keith Wallen performs, 6 p.m., 6512’ Restaurant and Lounge, 152 E. College Dr.
Photography of Jimmy Williams, opening reception, 6-9 p.m., Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave.
Lacey Black performs, 6-9 p.m., Fox Fire Farms in Ignacio. 563-4675.
Tim Telep performs, 6:30-10 p.m., Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National Park.
Pete Neds performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Funked Up Fridays, Splatapus performs, 6-9 p.m., DJ Rxn and guest, 10 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
“Pippin: the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.
Kai Welch performs, 7:30 p.m., Studio &, 1027 Main Ave. anddurango.com.
Neil Nelson & the Saloonatics, 8:30 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave.
Wild Country, 8:30 p.m., Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village.
Saturday09
Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m. - noon, Choose Colorado Tour stops by,
www.ColoradoProud.org, First National Bank parking lot, 259 W. 9
th St.
Drop-in Tennis, 9 a.m., Durango High tennis courts. 769-3772.
Muck and Mire Mud Adventure Race, 10K, 5K and 1-mile Mini Muck and Mire Fun Run for Kids, benefits Food for La Plata Kids, 9:30 a.m., Durango Mountain Resort.
www.skipurg.com/M3.
2nd annual Metal Heads Against MS, run starts at Coles Chop Shop, 11 a.m., bike show, 3-5 p.m., silent auction, 5-7 p.m., live music, 3 p.m., to midnight, VFW Post 4031, 1550 Main Ave.
Trails 2000 Public Trailwork Day, 1-4 p.m., Basecamp & Hoody’s Trails at Durango Mountain Resort, Highway 550.
Lacey Black performs, 5-8 p.m., Serious Texas BBQ South, 650 Camino del Rio. 259-9507.
Ben Gibson and Jim Belcher perform, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Café, DoubleTree Hotel.
Adam Swanson performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150.
Red Eyed Djinn performs, 6-10 p.m., The Balcony, 600 Main Ave.
Jack Ellis performs, 6-10 p.m., Seven Rivers Steakhouse at Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio.
Tim Telep performs, 6:30-10 p.m., Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National Park.
Greg Ryder performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
“Divergent” screening, 8 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. 884-2222.
Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Bottom Shelf Brewery in Bayfield.
DJs CK and Mateo perform, 8 p.m. - close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Carute Roma performs for 2nd annual Escalante Days and Nights Music Festival, 9 p.m., Dolores River Brewery.
DJ Kaztro, 9 p.m., Pongas, 121 W. 8th St. 382-8554.
Sunday10
32nd St. Farm Stand, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., 821 E. 32nd St.
Irish Music Jam, 12:30-4 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200.
The Ben Gibson Band performs, 4-7 p.m., Wines of the San Juan in Blanco, N.M.
Jazz Church, 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave.
Tim Guidotti performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Blue Moon Ramblers perform, 7 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150.
Latin Music Night, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Monday11
Storytime for Kids, 3 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Branch Library. 588-3331.
Free Acupuncture for veterans and families, 3-5 p.m., 635 E. 5th Ave. 403-4150.
Terry Hartzel performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150.
Chad MacCluskey performs, 6-9 p.m., Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave. 385-6884.
Mondays on Main singing and dancing, 6:30-8 p.m., Cold Stone and Starbucks patio, Main Ave.
Pete Giuliani performs, 6:30-10 p.m., Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National Park.
Ace Revel performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Tuesday12
Drop-in Tennis, any time before 4:30 p.m., Durango High tennis courts. 769-3772.
Terry Hartzel performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150.
Robbie Overfield performs, 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave.
Greg Ryder performs, 6 p.m., Pura Vida Café, 14810 CR 501, Vallecito. 884-2766.
Rotary Club of Durango meets, presentation by Steve Riddell on bio-carbon projects, 6 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. 385-7899.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Group featuring Alison Dance, 6-9 p.m., Cyprus Café, 725 East 2nd Ave. 385-6884.
Informal Tango Practice, 6-9 p.m., Rotary Park Gazebo.
The Entrepreneur Lounge, 6-7:30 p.m., back room of the Himalayan Kitchen, 10th and Main.
Meet the Author: Tekla Dennison Miller, author of Mother Rabbit, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. 247-1438.
Pete Giuliani performs, 6:30-10 p.m., Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National Park.
Tim Sullivan performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Tango Milonga, 7-9 p.m., Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave.
Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. - close, Moe’s 937 Main Ave. 259-9018.
Wednesday13
Bird Walk, 8 a.m., meet at Rotary Park.
Toddler Storytime, 10 a.m., Ignacio Community Library.
Weekly Wee Walk About, preschool nature walk, 10-11 a.m., Pavilion at Rotary Park. 769-1800.
Storytime for Kids, 3 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Branch Library. 588-3331.
32nd St. Farm Stand, 3-6 p.m., 821 E. 32nd St.
“Blogging, Book Publishing, and Digital Marketing," Writers and Scribblers, 3:30-5 p.m., Pine River Valley Bank.
Kirk James performs, 5-7 p.m., Concert in the Park at Three Springs.
Rotary Day Ice Cream Social, Kitchen Jam Band performs, 5-7 p.m., Rotary Park, near Main Ave. and 15th Street. 385-7899.
Terry Hartzel performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 375-7150.
Auditions for 10-Minute Play Festival, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2
nd Ave.
www.durangoarts.org.
Group trail run, 6 p.m., meet at Horse Gulch trailhead, E. 8th Ave. and E. 3rd St.
Jose Villarreal performs, 6 p.m., 6512 Restaurant and Lounge, 152 E. College Dr.
Ace Revel performs, 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 6-9 p.m., Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave. 385-6884.
Meet the Doulas and Midwives, 6:30-8 p.m., Inhabit Studio, 1970 W. 3rd St.
Terry Rickard performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Pub Quiz Trivia, 8:30 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200.
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