People’s best bets over the New Year’s Eve holiday weekend in and around Durango include a weekend-long retreat at Durango Dharma Center, a “Creating 2018” event in Bayfield and numerous New Year’s Eve celebrations.
“The Art of Intention,” a nonresidential New Year’s weekend retreat, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave.
The event will encourage participants to look inward and reflect on their deepest intentions and motivations. The retreat will be led by longtime Dharma Center teachers Erin Treat and Brian Lesage, who will explore the art of intention through meditation, wise reflection and inquiry. Ceremonies that invite participants to honor the old and welcome the new will also be included.
For more information about the retreat and teachers and to register, visit www.durangodharmacenter.org/event-2643391.
“Creating 2018,” an event that looks back at 2017 and ahead to 2018, will be held from noon to 6:15 p.m. Sunday at Living Well, 135 W. Mill St., in Bayfield.
Participants will look back at 2017 to examine what worked and what didn’t and will ask, “What will you create in 2018?” People are encouraged to ask questions about what they want to create, clarify and be proactive about. Those who attend will leave with tools to help stay focused and a community to connect with moving forward.
Light snacks with refreshments will be provided.
Attendees must make a $25 deposit to hold a spot. The cost is $100 at the door. To make a reservation, call Dawn Calahan at 903-7788. Space is limited.
For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2BPPWl0.
New Year’s Eve celebrations will be held Sunday in and around Durango, including at Derailed Pour House, Wild Horse Saloon, Animas City Theatre, Durango Arts Center, Balcony Backstage, Lady Falconburgh’s Alehouse and Kitchen and Purgatory Resort. Outside of Durango, celebrations will be held at Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio; Rusty Shovel Saloon and Lake House Bar and Grill in Vallecito; Mancos Brewing Co. and Columbine Bar in Mancos; and Blondie’s Trophy Room in Cortez.
For more information, see the New Year’s Eve schedule in Arts & Entertainment on Page 1C.
Hut-based introduction to backcountry skiing and splitboarding, 1 p.m., Silverton Avalanche School, 1450 Greene St., Silverton.
Skyhawks women’s basketball: Chadron State College vs. Fort Lewis College, 5:30 p.m., Whalen Gymnasium, 1000 Rim Drive.
Skyhawks men’s basketball: Chadron State College vs. Fort Lewis College, 7:30 p.m., Whalen Gymnasium, 1000 Rim Drive.
“Lady Bird,” 7:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive.
Audubon Christmas Bird Count, 7:30 a.m., Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St., Cortez, 565-1151.
Hut-based introduction to backcountry skiing and splitboarding, 8 a.m., Silverton Avalanche School, 1450 Greene St., Silverton.
Durango DOT improv comedy, 8 p.m., $10, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
Hut-based introduction to backcountry skiing and splitboarding, 8 a.m., Silverton Avalanche School, 1450 Greene St., Silverton.
New Year’s Eve Candlelight Yoga, 5:30 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Road.
New Year’s Eve full moon party, 5:30 p.m., Durango Nordic Center, 1 Skier Place.
