The Durango Friends of the Arts will hold its general membership meeting Tuesday at the Fort Lewis College Theater with a 10 a.m. social, followed by a 10:30 a.m. meeting,
A special program will follow featuring Thingamajig Performing Troupe from Pagosa Springs, performing a scene from their production, “A Few Good Men.” You may bring friends and share this program with them.
World Belly Dance Day, Saturday, is internationally recognized in the belly dance community with events worldwide. In Durango, the Shimmy Mob will perform Saturday at the Durango Farmers Market at 11 a.m. and at Ska Brewing at 1 p.m.
Alternative Horizons will be the benefactor of the Durango Shimmy Mob’s fundraising event from 1 to 4 p.m. May 21 at the American Legion, 878 East Second Ave. There will be refreshments, a silent auction, raffle and a performance by the Durango Shimmy Mob’s belly dance troupe.
Center of Southwest Studies offers free annual summer lecture series, starting June 8. A collaborative effort between the Center and local art critic and author Judith Reynolds, the lecture topics were designed to be wide ranging, yet reflective of the theme “A Year in the Life of the West.” The lectures will be offered about every other week on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum, Room 120. The series includes:
June 8, Jeffrey Richardson, curator of exhibits at the Farmington Museum, 1873: The Guns that Won the West.June 23, Judith Reynolds, The Baron of Mesa Verde: The Myth and Reality, which will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Lyceum.June 29, Paul Dittmer, The Searchers: The Movie, the Novel and the Real Parker Family.July 13, Craig Nettleton, 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.Aug. 10, Shelby Tisdale, An American Tragedy: The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.Aug. 24, Syl Allred, First Glimpse of a Rugged Land: Tales of an 1851 Expedition.For more information, contact the center’s business office at 247-7456 or visit http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Due to popular demand and with a sold-out June train, the Durango Blues Train has announced a second weekend, Aug. 12-13, of live blues aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Tickets will be available soon and the artist lineup will announced.
The Durango Arts Center announces these events:
Tickets are on sale now for Fashion Fusion deConstructed at 5:30 p.m. May 25 at the Fort Lewis College Ballroom.Fashion Fusion is a runway show featuring clothing made from materials sourced by local businesses. This event raises funds and awareness for the Durango Arts Center. Tickets are $17.50 general admission available online at Durangoarts.org; $28 VIP seating next to the runway, contact Sharon@durangoherald.com.
The opening reception for the 40th annual Juried Exhibit at the Durango Arts Center will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. May 27 in the Barbara Conrad Gallery. Juried by Holly Roberts of Corrales, New Mexico, submissions are open to all artists working in any 2-D and 3-D medium, except film. Submissions are due May 24. For more information, visit, durangoarts.org/40th-annual-juried-exhibit.Herald Staff
