Thursday, Jan. 30
SNOWDOWN 2014: SAFARI SO GOOD! begins. Check www.snowdown.org or pick up a printed schedule of events at downtown businesses.
Korko Arto Sculpture, noon, Wine Merchant, 1514 Main Ave.
Passport to Africa Painting Contest, noon-4 p.m., Cocktails & Creations, 858 Main Ave.
Name That Tune, 2 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave.
Wing Eating Contest, 4 p.m., Cuckoo’s Chicken House & Watering Hole, 128 E. College Drive.
Shuckin’ Suckin’ Oyster Slurping Contest, 4 p.m., Highway 3 Roadhouse, 955 Highway 3.
Snowdown Jr. King & Queen Contest, 4:30 p.m., Best Western Rio Grande Inn, 400 East Second Ave.
FIFA XBox Safari Soccer, 5 p.m., bent Urban Sports Bar, 42 County Road 250.
Salsa and Stories, 5 p.m., Linda’s Local Food Café, 309 W. College Drive.
Souper Thursday with Diamond Down String Band, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com.
9th Annual Snowdown Kids’ Follies, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
20th Anniversary La Plata Open Space Wine and Spirit Tasting & Fine Art Exhibition, 5:30 p.m., DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.
Kayak Pool Slalom, 5:30 p.m., Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Magical Musical Mystery Tour Finals, 6 p.m., Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, 1150 Main Ave.
Sudoku Tournament, 6 p.m., Moe’s Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Trivia Night at The Pow – Snowdown Edition, 5:30 p.m., Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio, 259-9234, www.durangodiscovery.org.
Jack Ellis, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Beer Pong Tournament, 6 p.m., Ponga’s, 121 W. Eighth St.
Washers, 6 p.m., BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 W. College Drive.
Dave Mensch, 6 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.
Bar Olympics, 6:30 p.m. (music by Rob Webster to follow), Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440.
Pop, Drop & Drink, 6:30 p.m., Urban Market, 865 Main Ave.
Dodgeball for Peace, 6:30 p.m., Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Arm Wrestling Tournament, 7 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave.
The Safari Strut Drag Race & Fashion Show, 7 p.m., El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.
Joel Racheff, 7 p.m., 6512, 128 E. College Drive, 247-9083.
Robby Pepper, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260.
19th Annual Lady F’s Lunacy, 7:30 p.m., Lady Falconburgh’s Barley Exchange, 640 Main Ave.
Limbo Dance Contest, 8 p.m., Moe’s Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Got Beer’d? Beard Growing Contest, 8 p.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave.
The Guinness Games – Operation (8 p.m.); Connect Four (10 p.m.), Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave.
Karaoke Contest, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Thumb War, 10 p.m., Moe’s Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Durango Massive presents Juno What? Snowdown Jungle Funk Party, 10 p.m., $12, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com.
Friday, Jan. 31
Wait, Wait! Let Me Taste That! pro/am blind wine tasting, 11 a.m., ENO, 723 East Second Ave.
Passport to Africa painting contest, noon-4 p.m., Cocktails & Creations, 858 Main Ave.
Snowdown Waiter/Waitress Race, 1 p.m., Steamworks, 801 East Second Ave. (alley).
Iron Mixology Creative Cocktail Contest, 2 p.m., El Moro Spirits & Tavern, 945 Main Ave.
Hot Dawg Eating Contest, 3 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave.
Durango Discovery Museum Rated F for Family, 4 p.m., Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio.
Decorate Your Own Pith Helmet Contest awards ceremony, 4 p.m., Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave.
Four Square Tournament, 4 p.m., Durango Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave.
13th Annual Snowdown Spaghetti Dinner – early seating 4:30-6:30 p.m.; late seating 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave.
Hand on the Safari Car, 5 p.m., Your Running Store, 726½, Main Ave.
“Visions of the West,” photography of Howard Rachlin, opening reception 5-7 p.m., Sub-stra-tum Gallery, 1021½ Main Ave., 375-7877, www.howardrachlin.com.
Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Snowdown Firework and Light Parade, 6 p.m., Main Ave.
Snowdown Jungle Jam Dance, 7-10 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Robby Overfield, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260.
Chapman Challenge Uphill/Downhill Race, 7:30 p.m., Chapman Hill Ski Area, 500 Florida Rd.
Ski Softball, 7:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College Softball Complex.
Snowdown Light Parade Awards, 8 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
Jungle Jam Music Triva, 8 p.m.,
The High Rollers, 8 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568.
Karaoke Contest, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Dustin Burley & Kevin Blaum (5 p.m.); Jungle Jam Music Trivia/Mr. Black (8 p.m.), Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.
Snowdown Follies Simulcast BOTH PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com.
Zumba Booty Shaking Contest, 8 p.m., Durango Dance, 1120 Main Ave.
Hungry Hungry Humans 8 p.m.; Post-parade party with Lawn Chair Kings, 8:30 p.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 259-2545.
Disco dance party with DJs Mateo and Codestar, 9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Pole Dancing Contest, 10 p.m., Ponga’s, 121 W. Eighth St.
DJ Tricerahops’ Jungle Boogie Party, 10 p.m., 6512, 128 E. College Drive, 247-9083.
Saturday, Feb. 1
SNOWDOWN 2014: SAFARI SO GOOD! Check www.snowdown.org or pick up a printed schedule of events at downtown businesses.
Snowdown Balloon Rally Mass Ascension, 8 a.m., Highway 550 North near Animas Valley Elementary School.
Snowdown Balloon Rally Train, 8 a.m., D&SNGR Depot, 479 Main Ave.
Shootout 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, 9 a.m., Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Aqua Safari for the Cubs, 9 a.m., Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Hang-Over Obstacle Course, 10 a.m., Albertson’s Parking Lot, 311 W. College Drive.
Snow Games, 10 a.m., Chapman Hill, 500 Florida Rd. (Santa Rita Park if there is no snow.)
Doggie Olympics, 10 a.m., Creature Comforts, 305 Camino del Rio (Centennial Center).
Snowdown Broomball Tournament, 10 a.m., Chapman Hill Ice Rink, 500 Florida Rd.
9-Ball Tournament, 11 a.m., Ponga’s, 121 W. Eighth St.
Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf Tournament, noon, Main Mall Commons/835 Main Ave.
Snowdown Chili Cook-off, noon, La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Bloody Mary Contest, noon, La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Book Games, noon, Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.
Call of “Boozy,” 1 p.m., bent Urban Sports Bar, 42 County Road 250.
Hula Hoop Contest, 1 p.m., Gazpacho parking lot, 432 East Second Ave.
Belt Sander Drag Races, 1 p.m., Kroeger’s AceHardware, 8 Town Plaza.
Feline Fashion Show 1 p.m.; Canine Fashion Show 2 p.m., McDonald’s Parking Lot, 201 W. College Drive.
Bristlebot Races, 1 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
Aqua Safari, 1 p.m., Durango Recreation Center.
Nose Roll Races, 2 p.m., Baskin-Robbins, 32 Town Plaza.
13th Annual Outhouse Stuffing, 2 p.m., Gazpacho Parking Lot, 431 East Second Ave.
Street Bowling, 2 p.m., Durango Brewing Co., 3000 Main Ave.
Jeopardy Gone Wild!, 3 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Serengeti Wipe-out, 3 p.m., Buckley Park, 12th Street and Main Avenue.
Corn Hole Tournament, 4 p.m. American Legion, 878 East Second Ave.
Broomball Awards, 5 p.m., Cuckoo’s, 128 E. College Drive.
Search for “The Silver Bullet” Awards Ceremoney, 5 p.m., Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, 1150 Main Ave.
Snowdown Inkdown Tattoo Contest, 5 p.m., Ponga’s, 121 W. Eighth St.
Snowdown Prom, 5 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave.
Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Snowdown Fireworks, 6 p.m./dusk, opposite College West Rim.
The Lost Dog Art Spectacle presents the Snowdown Safari Art Show (6-8 p.m.); Electric Safari with DJs Greg Eversoul, Brian Ess and Niko (9 p.m.-close); Pickup Line Contest (10 p.m.), Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, 1150 Main Ave., 259-0430.
Snowdown Rail Jam, 6-8 p.m., Chapman Hill, 500 Florida Rd.
“MacGyver on Safari” (Rated M for Mature), 6 p.m., $10, Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio, www.durangodiscovery.org.
Washers, 6 p.m., BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 W. College Drive.
JP Duo, 6:30 p.m., Jean-Pierre Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave., 385-0122.
Snowdown Safari Contra Dance, 6:30 p.m. (family dance – $2); 8 p.m. (Zesty dance – $10), Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1550 Main Ave., 385-9292 or http://groups.google.com/group/Durango-Contra-Dances.
19th Annual Lady F’s Lunacy, 7 p.m., Lady Falconburgh’s Barley Exchange, 640 Main Ave.
Ace Revel, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260.
The Stereotypes, 7 p.m., 6512, 128 E. College Drive, 247-9083.
Chad MacCluskey (jazz fingerstyle guitar), 7 p.m., ENO, 723 East Second Ave., 385-0105.
Snowdown Beer Trivia, 8 p.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave.
Karaoke Contest, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
The High Rollers, 8 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568.
The Guinness Games – Yahtzee!, 8 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave.
Dustin Burley & Kevin Blaum (5 p.m.); Mr. Black (8 p.m.), 8:30 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.
Pull-up Contest, 10 p.m., Pongas, 121 W. Eighth St., 382-8554.
Mario Kart tournament (6 p.m.); DJ/MC Battle (9 p.m.-close), Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.
Snowdown Follies Simulcast, (7:30 show SOLD OUT); 10 p.m., $9, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com.
Sunday, Feb. 2
Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.
Belle Brunch with Donny Johnson, 1 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Jazz Church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.
Joel Racheff, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260.
Blue Moon Ramblers, country, 7:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
Ongoing
Four Corners Commission: “Journey Stories” (through Saturday in the Barbara Conrad Gallery); also “Improvisation: Restraint,” stitched drawings by Susan Moss (through February in the upstairs Art Library), Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606, www.durangoarts.org.
“Tones of Black & White,” images by Steve Immel, Marshall Gould, James Cammack, Paul Caponigro and Mitch Dobrowner, through March 5, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., 382-8355, www.openshuttergallery.com.
Southside Artisans Guild presents Roxanne E. McKnight, through Feb. 12, Raider Ridge Café, 509 East Eighth Ave., 375-9727.
“Woven to Wear: textiles from The Durango Collection,” through May 2014, Center for Southwest Studies at FLC, http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Far Out
Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott, Feb. 16, $75, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606, www.durangoarts.tix.com.
Submissions
Submit events at www.durangoherald.com/section/eventsubmit, or fax, mail or deliver a listing for your event to the Herald no later than noon Wednesday for the coming week. Ted Holteen compiles the calendar. Email him at ted@durangoherald.com. Check www.durangoherald.com for updates to the calendar throughout the week.
