Open Shutter Gallery announces exhibits
The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., will present an exhibit of regional and Midwestern photographs by Durango resident Deborah Sussex in a show titled “Back There, Here Now,” in the Red Room.
The show will begin July 3 and continue through Aug. 5. An opening reception will take place in the Red Room with Sussex from 5 to 8 p.m. July 3. This will coincide with the opening reception for James Cammack and O. Rufus Lovett in the main room, also from 5 to 8 p.m.
An exhibit of elegant black-and-white photographs by Cammack and Lovett will be part of a show titled “Home Sweet Homes.” Lovett explores the familial aspects of a tight-knit community in eastern Texas called Weeping Mary. Cammack elaborates on the importance of place and the experience of having two different homes that are worlds apart. The show begins July 3 and continues through Aug. 5.
For more information, call 382-8355 or visit www.openshuttergallery.com.
Comedian to perform July 11
Nationally known comedian Josh Blue will perform July 11 at Parque de Vida in Cortez.
Perhaps best known as the comedian who puts the “cerebral” in “cerebral palsy,” Blue centers much of his self-deprecating act around his disability. Winner of Last Comic Standing in 2006, Blue has appeared twice on Ron White’s Comedy Salute to the Troops and as a regular guest star on Comedy Central.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. The performance will benefit Special Olympics Colorado and Community Connections. The event also will feature live music with the Carl Johnson Trio. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on Saturday and are available at Rocky Mountain One Stop in Cortez or by calling 565-9249.
Jam session to take place in Marvel
A jam session will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County Road 133A.
Anyone is welcome to drop by and play. Participants should bring their own instruments. For more information, call 779-0906.
Air National Guard band to perform
The Air National Guard Band of the Southwest will perform at 4:30 p.m. July 9 at Rotary Park.
Under the direction of commander and conductor Lt. Col. Eric Patterson, the concert band performs music by various composers and favorite selections from Broadway and Hollywood. A highlight of every concert is the showcase of patriotic and popular melodies specially arranged to feature the vocalists. Food will be available at the VFW beginning at 3:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/531stAirForceBand or www.bandofthesouthwest.ang.af.mil.
First Art Walk takes place Thursday
First Thursdays Art Walk will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at participating venues around Durango.
The event will feature new exhibits, featured artists and diverse artwork on display.
For more information, visit www.DurangoArts.org/firsthursdays.
New exhibit opening at Arts Center
Visiting Arizona artists Carol and Donn Rawlings will display “Strata: Books & Prints” from July 3 through the end of August in the Art Library at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
An opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. July 3. Donn Rawlings grounds his print-making in a texture of dense mark-making that evolves into patterns as a way to discover meaning. Carol Rawlings’s one-of-a-kind, handmade, calligraphic books seek openness and balance as text is joined to color and gesture.
For more information, visit www.DurangoArts.org.
Herald Staff
