Best bets this weekend include the Durango Splitboard Demo and the distillery tour that explores Durango’s Christmas past.
Backcountry Experience will host a splitboard demo from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Chapman Hill, 500 Florida Road.
A splitboard is a snowboard that separates into two ski-like halves that can be used to climb uphill, allowing outdoor enthusiasts to forgo the traditional ski lift and experience self-propelled adventures.
Backcountry Experience will showcase Weston Snowboards with the Backwoods for men and the Riva for women.
Chapman Hill is reserved for this event. Only splitboard demos will be allowed on the hill.
Hot chocolate will be served. For more information, visit www.bcexp.com.
Get a glimpse into Durango’s holidays of old with a distillery tour that explores Christmas in Durango in the 1880s.
Durango Craft Spirits will host the event, which starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at 1120 Main Ave., Suite No. 2. The tour will feature a historic talk by the Animas Museum about what Durango was like in the late 1800s.
The cost is $15 per person and includes a tour, talk, refreshments, cocktail coupon and donation to the Animas Museum. To make a reservation, call 247-1919 or email amy@durangospirits.com. The tour is limited to 20 people. For more information, visit bit.ly/2L91C7R.
Other events this weekend:
Seussical Jr., 7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. All ages show. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at durangoarts.org or at the art center’s box office. Saturday shows at 1 and 7 p.m.
A Charlie Brown Christmas LIVE, 7 p.m., River Church, 860 Plymouth Drive. All ages event. Tickets are $5. Saturday show at 7 p.m.
CONNECT: Posh Josh & Friends, 9 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. Tickets are $12.
Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition, 9 a.m., Escalante Middle School, 141 Baker Lane. For students ages 8 to 13 in Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Pagosa Springs and Silverton. For more information, visit bit.ly/2PuZibP or call Dewey Waldron at 769-8636.
Holiday Bazaar in Ignacio, 9:30 a.m., Southern Ute Multi-Purpose Building, 256 Ute Road, Ignacio.
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD – La Traviata (new production), 11 a.m. Vallecito Room in the Student Union at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Tickets range from $23 to $26. For more information, visit www.durangoconcerts.com.
Lawrence Baca Exhibition, 10 a.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Show continues through December. For more information, visit www.sorrelsky.com.
Celtic Christmas, 6 p.m., The Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave. Local band Patrick Crossing plays Celtic and traditional Christmas songs. Free event.
