Friday
Artist Reception: Deborah Sussex’s “Back There, Here Now,” 5-8 p.m.; on display through Aug. 5, Red Room, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., www.openshuttergallery.com.
Artist reception: James Cammack and O. Rufus Lovett’s “Home Sweet Homes,” 5-8 p.m.; on display through Aug. 5, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., www.openshuttergallery.com.
Opening reception: Carol and Donn Rawlings’ “Strata: Books & Prints,” 5-7 p.m. July 3; on display through August, Art Library, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Cafe at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 259-6580.
The Assortment, 6-9 p.m., Foxfire Farms Winery, 5513 County Road 321, Ignacio, 563-4675.
Kirk James, blues, 6 p.m., Hideaway Grill, 18044 County Road 501, Vallecito Lake, 884-2964.
Pete Giuliani Band, 7-11 p.m., Lake House, 17460 County Road 501, Vallecito Lake, 884-9150.
Funked-up Fridays featuring Carusco, 7 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Pete Giuliani Band, 7-11 p.m., Lake House Bar & Grill, 17460 County Road 501, 884-9150.
Ben Gibson, 7 p.m., 6512' Restaurant and Lounge, 152 E. College Drive, 247-9083.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Void Where Prohibited, classic rock, 8 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440.
Saturday
Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Cafe at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 259-6580.
DJs Noonz and Ralphsta, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Third Time Charmed, rock, 10 p.m., Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave., Suite 205.
Sunday
Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.
Gary Allegretto, 4:30 p.m., $15, Sunflower Theatre, Main and Market streets, Cortez, www.sunflowertheatre.org.
Strawbelly Jerry, 5 p.m., Pura Vida, 14810 County Road 501, Vallecito Lake.
Gary Allegretto’s “Learn to Play Harmonica Instantly” workshop, 6 p.m., $20, Sunflower Theatre, Main and Market streets, Cortez, www.sunflowertheatre.org.
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.
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, 225 Girard St., yoga and a pint of beer for $10, www.skabrewing.com.
Pete Giuliani, acoustic show, 6:30-10 p.m., Farview Lodge, Mesa Verde National Park.
Tuesday
Informal tango practice, by donation, 6-8:30 p.m., gazebo at Rotary Park, 15th Street and Main Avenue behind the VFW, www.tangodurango.info, 533-7231.
Jeff Solon Jazz Group featuring vocalist Alison Dance, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Cafe, 725 East Second Ave., 385-6884.
Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing Co. 225 Girard St., 247-5792.
Pete Giuliani, acoustic show, 6:30-10 p.m., Farview Lodge, Mesa Verde National Park.
Open mic night, 7 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Summer from Scratch Concert Series featuring Six Dollar String Band, 7-9 p.m., Yardbird Eatery, 139 E. 5th St., www.yardbirdeatery.com.
Wednesday
Music about the West: Broadway Musicals, Popular Culture and the Concert Hall, a talk by Linda Mack Berven, 1:30 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum Room No. 120, 247-7456.
Lisa Blue Trio, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Rochester Secret Garden, 726 East Second Ave., 385-1920.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Cafe, 725 East Second Ave., 385-6884.
Pub quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200.
Open studio figure drawing, facilitated by Ed Bolster, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www.durangoarts.org.
Two-step and swing dance lessons, 6:30-7:30 p.m., $10, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 799-8832.
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
Air National Guard Band of the Southwest, 4:30 p.m., Rotary park, www.facebook.com/531stAirForceBand, www.bandofthesouthwest.ang.af.mil.
Pete Giuliani, Richard Leavitt and Ross Douglas, 5-7 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792.
Concerts in the Park: Sneaky Pete and the Secret Weapons, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Buckley Park, 1200 block of Main Ave., www.durangoconcerts.com.
Kirk James, blues, 6 p.m., Hideaway Grill, 18044 County Road 501, Vallecito Lake, 884-2964.
Black Velvet duo, 6-9 p.m., St. Clair Winery & Bistro, 5150 E. Main St., Farmington, (505) 325-0711.
Laugh Therapy, open mic stand-up comedy, sign-up, 6 p.m.; show, 7-9 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200. www.theirishembassypub.com.
Fly-fishing book discussion and signing, with authors Shelley Walchak and Don Oliver, 6:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., 247-1438.
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
“Back There, Here Now” photography of Deborah Sussex, Friday-Aug. 5, Red Room, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., www.openshuttergallery.com.
“Tough Men in Hard Places: The Electrification of Colorado’s Western Slope,” “Beauty and Necessity: Rio Grande Textiles from the Durango Collection” and “Masterpieces of the Durango Collection: Native Blankets from the Early American Southwest,” Center of Southwest Studies Museum at Fort Lewis College, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-7 p.m. Thursday, swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
“RARE II: Imperiled Plants of Colorado,” through Dec. 16, Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 247-7456, http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Susan Reed, acrylic painting and Brad Reed, pottery, through Aug. 1, Olio, 114 West Grand Ave., Mancos.
“Home Sweet Homes,” the photography of James Cammack and O. Rufus Lovett, Friday-Aug. 5, main room of Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., www.openshuttergallery.com.
“Skyscapes of the West,” photography of Howard Rachlin, through July, Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave., 375-7877.
Lorraine Trenholm show, through July 31, Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave.
“Strata: Books & Prints” by Donn and Carol Rawlings, opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Friday July 3; exhibit, through Aug. 29, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www.DurangoArts.org.
“Guitar strings, a Cowboy and a Lost Peacock,” live theater show, 7:45 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday through Sept. 26, Henry Strater Theater, 699 Main Ave., HenryStraterTheatre.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.