Meetings and Events
Four Corners Veterans Stand Down event, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Artisan’s Holiday Gift Show & Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oak Room of the Strater Hotel
Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., TARA (Tiffany, Allison, Rosa, Arboles) Community Center, 333 Milton Lane in Arboles.
Friends of the Durango Public Library’s annual Holiday Book Sale, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 1900 East Third Ave.
Taste of Native Cuisine & Culture Expo 2014, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, 503 Ouray Drive, Ignacio.
Puppy Party and Social Hour for dogs, 11 a.m.-noon, Folsom Park, across from the Chapman Hill Skate Rink.
Free wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., The Wine Merchant, 1514 Main Ave.
Black Mesa Benefit Festival, 3-10 p.m., 2599 County Road 225.
Free chili-cook-off and 4-H information night, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; family dance, 8-11 p.m., Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203.
Alpenglow at Purgatory, a benefit for the Durango Winter Sports Foundation, 6 p.m.-midnight, Durango Mountain Resort.
Arts and Entertainment
Black Velvet Duo, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.
Orlando Dugi Fashion Show, 5:30 p.m., FLC Ballroom, 1000 Rim Drive, with Dugi’s new line of haute couture and evening wear, $15 general admission, $25 premium seating.
Joel Racheff, 6 p.m., 6512’ Restaurant, 152 E. College Drive.
Greg Ryder, 7 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
Durango LIVELY Arts Company presents “Play On!,” 7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students.
Dancing Earth presents “SEED,” 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, tickets start at $15.
Dustbowl Revival, 8 p.m., Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave., $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
Dancing with DJ Inspire, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave.
Dave Mensch, 9 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave.
Hip Hop and Top 40 Dance Party with DJ Kaztro, 10 p.m., Pongas, 121 W. Eighth St.
Sports
Fort Lewis College football vs. Chadron State, noon, Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
Men’s college basketball, St. Mary’s vs. Western New Mexico, 5 p.m., SunUte Community Center, Ignacio.
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball vs. Texas-Permian Basin, 7 p.m., SunUte Community Center, Ignacio.
