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Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Michael Franti and Spearhead will be among the performers in a virtual presentation of the Four Corners Folk Festival on Friday night on KSUT. The festival will be presented from 6:50 to 9 p.m. on KSUT radio and Facebook Live.

Best bets this weekend include the Virtual Four Corners Folk Festival and the Labor Day Weekend Celebration.

In place of the 25th anniversary of the Four Corners Folk Festival on Reservoir Hill in Pagosa Springs, the festival will be presented virtually from 6:50 to 9 p.m. Friday via KSUT radio and Facebook Live.

The two-hour, curated performance will feature music recorded specifically for KSUT by Michael Franti and Spearhead, Tommy Emmanuel, Rising Appalachia, Stillhouse Junkies, Caitlin Cannon and Alice Wallace.

Dan Appenzeller, who died recently, will also be honored. Appenzeller is co-founder of the Pagosa Folk N’ Bluegrass and Four Corners Folk Festivals.

Listeners are encouraged to make a donation to KSUT online at www.ksut.org or via PayPal at bit.ly/2QUlWgJ.

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Tico Time River Resort will host a Labor Day Weekend Celebration from Friday to Sunday at the resort, 20 County Road 2050, in Aztec.

The celebration will include fireworks, DJ Codestar, fire dancers and live music by Gen-I-Ration Zero, as well as the resort’s regular activities. Camping and RV sites are limited and reservations are required.

For more information, visit www.fourcornersrvresort.com.

FRIDAY

“Why We Ride” – Durango Drive-In, 8 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad parking lot, 479 Main Ave., www.durangodrivein.com.

SATURDAY

Sidewalk Artist Demonstration with Michael Billie, noon, Create Art & Tea, 802 East Second Ave.

Comedian Sam Tallent featuring Nathan Lund, also featuring Kate McLachlan and David Oakley. Hosted by Jill Carlson. 6 p.m., $12, 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

Sunday

Charlie Stacey, 4 p.m., Wines of the San Juan, 233 Highway 511, Blanco, N.M.



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