Friday
Gallery tour and talk led by William Matthews, 5-6 p.m., Barbara Conrad Gallery, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
Screening of documentary film “William Matthews: Drawn to Paint,” 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., $10, Durango Arts Center Theater, 802 East Second Ave.
Merely Players present Dead Man’s Cell Phone, 7:30 p.m., $22, VFW Hall, 1550 Main Ave., durangoconcerts.com, 247-7657.
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, various events and locations, durangocowboypoetrygathering.org.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Funked-up Fridays with DJ Kaztro, 9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Saturday
Saturday Series: “Fun with Shakespeare” with Mona Wood Patterson, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Durango Arts Center Theater, 802 East Second Ave., durangoarts.org.
The Met: Live in HD featuring Il Trovatore, 10:55 a.m., $23/$21, Vallecito Room, Fort Lewis College Student Union, metopera.org/Season/2015-16-Season.
Local poet show featuring Poet Ramona Cugnini and Fiddler Red Greer, 2-3:30 p.m., Rochester Hotel Garden, 726 East Second Ave.
Kirk James, blues, 6 p.m., Seven Rivers Steakhouse, Sky Ute Casino & Resort, 14324 Colorado Highway 172, Ignacio, 563-7777.
Stanley Maynard McNeil, 7 p.m., $3, Mancos Valley Distillery, 116 N Main St, Mancos, 946-0229.
Manhattan Short Film Festival, presented by Durango Film, 7 p.m., Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez, www.durangofilm.org.
Cellist Inbal Segev performs with the San Juan Symphony, 7:30 p.m., $50-$16, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 247-7657, durangoconcerts.com.
Voodoo Swing, 7:30 p.m., $15, Crash Music, 104 N. Main Ave., Aztec, crashmusicaztec.com
Merely Players present Dead Man’s Cell Phone, 7:30 p.m., $22, VFW Hall, 1550 Main Ave., durangoconcerts.com, 247-7657.
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, various events and locations, durangocowboypoetrygathering.org.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
First Saturdays event featuring DJs I-Cite and Kid Consume, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Sunday
Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.
Cellist Inbal Segev performs with the San Juan Symphony, 3 p.m., $20, Montezuma-Cortez High School, 418 South Sligo St., Cortez, 565-9127, 565-4757.
Jazz church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Latin music night, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, various events and locations, durangocowboypoetrygathering.org.
Alex Blocker, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Monday
Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org.
Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., yoga and a pint of beer for $10, www.skabrewing.com.
Winterizing Your Garden, 5:30 p.m., Ohana Kuleana Community Garden, 564 E. 30th St., 259-3123, thegardenprojectswcolorado.org/winterizing_2015.
Reconciling Water Rights, Law, Justice and Ecology in the 21st Century, 6 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum at Fort Lewis College, 247-7456, cswsmail@fortlewis.edu.
Tuesday
Informal tango practice, 6-8 p.m., the gazebo at Rotary Park, 15th Street and Main Avenue, tangodurango.ingo, 533-7231.
Reel Rock Film Tour, 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 247-7657, reelrocktour.com.
Open mic night, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Wednesday
Black Velvet Trio, 4 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave., 422-8008.
Kirk James, blues, 5:30 p.m., Kennebec Cafe, 4 County Road 124, Hesperus, 247-5674.
Marilyn Kroeker and Sweetwater Station, 5:30 p.m., Far View Lodge Lounge, Mesa Verde National Park, nps.gov/meve/supportyourpark/artists_in_residence.htm.
Open studio figure drawing, facilitated Ed Bolster, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www.durangoarts.org.
Pub quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200.
Two-step and waltz dance lessons, 6:30-7:30 p.m., $10, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 799-8832.
Poker and ping pong tournaments, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Geeks Who Drink trivia, 8:30 p.m., BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 W. College Drive, 259-5959.
Karaoke with DJ Crazy Charlie, 9 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568.
Thursday
Screening of “Alive Inside” documentary, 6 p.m., Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez, sunflowertheatre.org.
Moses Walker, 7 p.m., Crash Music, 104 N. Main Ave., Aztec, crashmusicaztec.com
Dustbowl Revival, 7:30 p.m., $19/$15, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, www.durangoconcerts.com.
Karaoke with DJ Crazy Charlie, 9 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568.
Karaoke, 9 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Ongoing
“RARE II: Imperiled Plants of Colorado,” Center of Southwest Studies Museum at Fort Lewis College, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-7 p.m. Thursday, swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Works of Jessica Richardshon on display, through Wednesday, Raider Ridge Cafe, 509 East Eighth Ave.
Andrew Jagniecki’s exhibit “Earth, Water, Sky,” through Oct. 31, Durango Arts Center Art Library, 802 East Second Ave., durangoarts.org.
100 Patterns: Ben Barry, through Wednesday, Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, 247-7167, fortlewis.edu/art-design/artgallery.aspx.
William Matthews’ exhibit “Our West Now,” through Oct. 24, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
“The Up and Down of It” work by Becca Conrad-Whitehead, through Dec. 18, Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave., beccaconradwhitehead.artspan.com.
Submissions
Submit events at www.durangoherald.com/section/eventsubmit, or email your listing to herald@durangoherald.com no later than noon Wednesday for the coming week.
