Square Dance lessons will begin tonight
The San Juan Square Dance Club of Durango will open square-dance classes to newcomers for three weeks, beginning tonight.
Introductory classes will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today, Jan. 10 and Jan. 17. Classes will continue through April but will not be open to new dancers after Jan. 17.
Dances cost $3.50 each and are held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays at the Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Tonight’s dance and the Jan. 10 dance are free with no obligation. Dancers will learn five new calls weekly with caller Richard Berry.
For more information, call Louis or Judy at 884-1338.
Museum seeks docents for new exhibit
Animas Museum is looking for volunteer docents for the upcoming “Journey Stories” exhibit. The exhibit is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program, in collaboration with Colorado Humanities.
“Journey Stories” will be at Animas Museum from Jan. 17 to March 18. Most visitors will explore the exhibit on their own, but having a docent available to answer questions enhances their experience. Docents also will assist school groups by conducting observation-based tours.
No formal training or experience is required to become a docent. Docents will be needed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and on some Mondays when school groups schedule visits.
Volunteers may work all day or part of a day as their schedule permits. Training will be provided, and the Smithsonian offers docent guides to assist volunteers. Training will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 at the museum, and should take about two hours.
Call the museum at 259-2402 for more information or to reserve a spot for training.
Arts Center offering book classes in January
The Durango Arts Center will offer the class “Create an Artist’s Book” with Barbara Klema during three sessions from Jan. 18 to Feb. 15.
Classes will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. The workshops will be offered as a series or individually:
Jan. 18: Paste Paper: Creating Colorful Pages.
Feb. 1: Creating Pages: Adding Artistic Content.
Feb. 15: Learning Structure: Accordion and/or Drumleaf Binding.
The cost is $90 for DAC members and $120 for nonmembers. A $10 materials fee per class will be paid directly to the instructor.
Also offered will be “How to Get Your Book in Print” with Chris Dowgin. This workshop teaches you what to do after your book is written. The practicalities of the clerical work, ISBN, copyright, submitting to publishers, printing and marketing will all be covered in this eight-hour class that will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 21, 23, 28 and 30.
The cost is $125 for DAC members and $150 for nonmembers.
For more information about Dowgin, visit www.awalkthroughsalem.com.
For more information or to register for either class, call 259-2606 or visit www.durangoarts.org.
The Duhks concert rescheduled for Nov.
The Duhks concert originally slated for Feb. 20 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College has been postponed for health-related reasons until Nov. 6. Ticket-holders may keep their original tickets for the November concert or return them for a full refund.
To receive a full refund, ticket-holders are asked to contact the Ticket Office inside the Durango Welcome Center at Eighth Street and Main Avenue or call 247-7657.
If patrons have their tickets, they must bring them to the Ticket Office to receive the refund. These tickets will be canceled and resold. If The Duhks tickets remain at Will Call, patrons can call or come in to receive their refunds.
Tickets for The Duhks’ rescheduled Nov. 6 show ($18/$24) are available by calling 247-7657, online at www.durangoconcerts.com or inside the Welcome Center.
Herald Staff
