Best bets this weekend include the free Health Insurance and Enrollment Event on Saturday and the 44th annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival at the La Plata Fairgrounds, which runs through the weekend.
In a cumbersome health care environment, choosing the right plan for your health needs can be a challenge. Local health insurance representatives will help people sort through complexities at the free Health Insurance Information and Enrollment Event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
The open enrollment period for 2019 health coverage runs through Dec. 15. After Dec. 15, people typically can’t enroll unless they qualify for a special enrollment period, which would include life changes such as getting married, having a baby or losing other health coverage. For more information, visit www.healthcare.gov.
Durango health insurance representatives will spell out differences with Medicaid, Medicare, CHP+ and private insurance through Connect for Health Colorado.
For more information, call 335-2021 or 385-4747.
The 44th annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival at the La Plata Fairgrounds will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Artisans from the Four Corners will sell a host of items from barrel art, ornaments and pottery to Christmas decor, food, spices, wine and much more.
Other items for sale include fly-fishing art, functional kitchen items, furniture, clothing, gemstones and items for cats and dogs.
Other events this weekend:
Living with Wolves Film Screening, showtimes of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Southern Ute Museum, 503 Ouray Drive, in Ignacio. A 2005 documentary details how naturalists Jamie and Jim Dutcher lived in a tent camp in the Idaho wilderness for six years and gained the trust of a wolf pack.
Snow Glow Holiday Concert, 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Cost is $10 for the public and free for FLC students and those younger than 18.
Liver Down the River with Coral Creek, 8:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. A Durango band that blends bluegrass with funk. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Get tickets at ticketf.ly/2TTCuGh.
Friends of the Pine River Library Book, Bake and Craft Sale, 9 a.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield. Books, DVDs, audiobooks, handmade crafts, baked goods and a silent auction. Bring a non-perishable item for Pine River Shares and get a free baked good.
Raven Narratives Live Storytelling SLAM, 7:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Live storytelling with audience participants who will tell short stories about family. For more information, visit bit.ly/2BGrzIM.
Durango Book Rescue Offering Free Books, noon-4 p.m., 923 Narrow Gauge Ave. Thousands of free books will be available.
iAM MUSIC’s Winter Student Showcase, 2-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Durango student composers, performers and bands. Free and open to the public.
A Traditional Family Christmas, 3-5 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Presented by the Durango Choral Society. Bring cameras for pictures with Santa. Free event.
