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Durango Events Calendar

Durango Theatreworks will perform “A Christmas Carol – A radio play” by Nathan Jerkins. (Courtesy)
Highlight of the week

Durango Theatreworks will present the regional premiere of “A Christmas Carol – A radio play” by Nathan Jerkins at 7 p.m. Friday as a VIP event. The VIP Benefit Preview will have holiday treats and beverages, including a champagne toast.

Tickets cost $50. The show will be at Fort Lewis College’s MainStage Theater, 1000 Rim Drive.

This retelling of the Dickens classic story is set as a 1940s radio play with a group of actors portraying a multitude of colorful characters with live music and sound effects performed by the company members. “A Christmas Carol – A radio play” will run for seven performances from Dec. 9 to Dec. 18.

For tickets and more information, visit bit.ly/3GUrxPx.

Wednesday, Dec. 7

Open Enrollment Support, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield. Free. Details: email HIL@sjbpublichealth.org, call 335-2028 or visit sjbpublichealth.org/hil/.

Joy To The World, 4 p.m., 902 W. Blanco Blvd., Bloomfield, N.M. Free. Details: email bevhatley@gmail.com.

Thursday, Dec. 8

PFAS Awareness and Free Well Testing, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Free. Details: email nironshell@sjbpublichealth.org or call 335-2060.

Insurance enrollment and resource fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., San Juan Basin Public Health Pagosa Office, 502 S. Eighth St., Pagosa Springs. Free. Details: email kmaloney@sjbpublichealth.org, call 585-6121 or visit bit.ly/3GQS6F9.

Robert Webster, 6-9 p.m.,11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

Friday-Sunday, Dec. 9-18

A Christmas Carol,” a radio play presented by Durango Theatreworks, 7 p.m., MainStage Theatre, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3GUrxPx.

Friday, Dec. 9

Wellness Fair and Insurance Enrollment, 3-7 p.m., La Plata Family Centers Coalition, 495 Florida Road. Free. Details: email kmaloney@sjbpublichealth.org, call 585-6121 or visit bit.ly/3OI9PAC.

Festival of Trees Tour, 4:30 p.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, 18044 County Road 501. Details: @ChristmasInVallecito on Facebook.

Parade of Gingerbread Homes, 5 p.m., Animas Chocolate Co., 920 Main Ave. Free. Details: Call 317-5761.

Durango Cool Jazz Presents Jane Monheit, 5 and 8 p.m., The Lift at Cascade, 50827 U.S. Highway 550. $150, includes dinner. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3F5A0gr.

Jack Ellis & Larry Carver, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Bluegrouse, 6-9 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

Elder Grown and Graham Good & The Painters, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $17/$20. Tickets and details: animascitytheatre.com.

Saturday, Dec 10

Maddy O'Neal, Beat Kitty, Omega, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $22/$25. Tickets and details: animascitytheatre.com.

December Holiday Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Details: @durangofarmersmarket on Facebook, durangofarmersmarket.com.

Twinkle, Twinkle ... Like a Lettering Star, noon, The Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave.

Early Durango Churches, 1 p.m., virtual on Zoom. Free. Details: animasmuseum.org/events.html.

Durango Cool Jazz Presents Jane Monheit, 5 and 8 p.m., The Lift at Cascade, 50827 U.S. Highway 550. $150, includes dinner. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3F5A0gr.

Basilaris, 6-9 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

High Altitude Blues, 6-9 pm., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, 18044 County Road 501.

Second Saturday Series: Cousin Curtiss and Delaney Davis, 7-9 p.m., The iNDIGO Room, 1315 Main Ave., No. 207. $15. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3gicLan.

Silent Disco with DJ Squoze, 9-11:30 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

Sunday, Dec. 11

iAM MUSIC Student Showcase, 2-7 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive.

Thursday, Dec. 15

Marketing and Munchies Digital Marketing Basics, noon-1 p.m., Center for Innovation, 835 Main Ave. Suite 225, free, More info: bit.ly/3XSNlkJ.

Holiday Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m., Bank of Colorado, 1199 Main Ave. $10 Preregistration, $15 at the door. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3Y20gAI.

Dustin Burley, 6-9 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

Friday, Dec. 16

GED Graduation Ceremony, 6-7 p.m., Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Details: Visit durangoadulted.org or call 385-4354.

3rd Ave. Arts presents “The Majesty of Christmas,” 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave. $20 adults, $5 students 12 and older. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3us4pR1.

Spaghetti Western, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

Saturday, Dec. 17

Veterans Benefit Christmas Dinner, 3-6 p.m., VFW Durango 4031, 1550 Main Ave.

La La Bones, 7 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Maon Ave.