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Best bets for Labor Day weekend

For those seeking the best bets for Labor Day weekend, events will be held Saturday and Sunday in Durango, Vallecito and Ignacio, including the Durango Labor Day party, a Green Chile Festival, an arts and crafts show and the Durango Rally at Four Corners.

The Durango Labor Day party will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, at 10th Street and Main Avenue, near El Rancho Tavern. Live music by the Pete Giuliani Band will be featured from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2wlny8d.

The Ignacio Green Chile Festival will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, at Farmers Fresh, 565 Goddard Ave. The event will feature a beer garden, a green chile contest, music, kids games and a block party. For more information, call 563-0344.

An arts and crafts show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Blue Spruce RV Park and Cabins, 1875 County Road 500, in Vallecito. Arts and crafts by local artisans will be on display and available for purchase. For more information, call 884-2641.

After months of possible cancellation and general uncertainty, the Durango Rally at Four Corners, formerly the Ignacio-based Four Corners Motorcycle Rally, will feature events all day Saturday and Sunday in Durango, Vallecito and Ignacio. Festivities include free demo rides, a beer-sale event, food from Back Porch BBQ, a chopper show presented by Hot Bike, live music by Code of the West and the Ben Simpson Band, the Poker Chip Run from Durango to Silverton, the Vallecito Lake Bash, live music by Dave Mensch at the Rusty Shovel Saloon, the American Warrior Power Games and free entertainment and food at Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio. To view a complete schedule, visit www.durangorally.com.

SATURDAY

Beard Day portraits, all-day event, $20-$50, Thru The Lens Photography, 643 Main Ave.

Durango Rally at Four Corners, all-day event, Durango, Vallecito and Ignacio, www.durangorally.com.

Durango Labor Day Party, 5 p.m., downtown Durango, 10th Street and Main Avenue, http://bit.ly/2wlny8d.

SUNDAY

Durango Rally at Four Corners, all-day event, Durango and Vallecito, www.durangorally.com.

Music by Sandy Hoagland and Tom Kochanski, 6 p.m., Mancos State Park, County Road N and County Road 42, 533-7065.



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