Acting groups to hold fundraising shows
Merely Players and Durango Performing Arts Company will present the youth theater extravaganza, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” at Durango Arts Center.
Show times are 7 p.m. May 3, 4, 10 and 11, with a matinee at 1 p.m. May 11. Tickets are $18 for evening shows and $15 for the matinee. They are available at Durango Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave., by phone at 247-7657 or online at www.durangoconcerts.com.
A special fundraising performance will be held at 5:30 p.m. May 9, which includes a catered dinner by Mutu’s, prize drawings and a talkback with cast and directors for $50. Call 749-8585 to reserve a seat.
Men Who Grill tickets available Wednesday
Tickets for the Women’s Resource Center’s Men Who Grill fundraiser will go on sale Wednesday at Maria’s Bookshop, Backcountry Experience or online at www.wrcdurango.org. Tickets cost $15 in advance (children 5-12, $10; younger than 5, free) and $20 at the gate. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 1 in Buckley Park.
All event proceeds benefit Women’s Resource Center programs and services that help women and families in La Plata County attain personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency.
For more information, call 247-1242 or e-mail members@wrcdurango.org.
Stillwater Foundation to hold open house
The Stillwater Foundation will host an Open House for its newly expanded music program from 6 to 8 p.m. May 9 at 121 W. 32nd St.
Stillwater offers music instruction in a variety of genres and band and combo settings as well as private lessons in percussion, brass, strings, guitar and bass. Band rehearsals and drumming classes will be in session so visitors can see the students and instructors in action.
Parents and students also pick up information about and register for Stillwater’s music and sports summer camps. For more information, email Terri Gasaway at tgasaway@stillwaterfoundation.org.
Guest instructor to give strings master class
The Suzuki Academy of Southwest Colorado will host a Suzuki violin and viola workshop with Master Suzuki Teacher Nancy Jackson at 2 p.m. Saturday in Room 21 of the Smiley Building, 3309 East Third Ave. Jackson will work with students ages 7 to 15 in groups and individually. Students should take a notebook and pen. The cost is $20. Jackson is assistant director of the Western Springs School of Talent Education in Western Springs, Ill. For more information, call 903-5777.
Museum to screen Durango history film
The Animas Museum will premier the short film “Law & Disorder” at 3 p.m. Sunday. Directed by Cooper Stowers, the film features three first-person performances telling their stories of the Wild West in Durango. Nellie Pinnell, played by Carrie Foisel, tells her story of love (and gunplay). Bessie Rivers, as portrayed by Rani Holt, recalls her days as a Durango “sporting house” owner. Pete Keegan, played by Carol “Pete” Peterson, recounts a raucous shootout that threatened his East Third Avenue home and family. After the premiere, the film will play continuously in the museum’s Law & Disorder exhibit. The museum is at 3065 West Second Ave.
The museum also will hold a Family Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Attendees can get a jump start on their gardens by starting a seedling to take home for their yard. Also, explore the museum with a “Seek & Find” adventure. Museum admission charges apply but there is no additional charge for activities. For more information, call 259-2402 or visit www.animasmuseum.org.
