Meetings and Events
Chuckwagon breakfast, 7-9 a.m., Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave.
19th annual Journey of Hope, check-in/registration, 7:30 a.m.; 10K trail run, 8:30 a.m.; 5K run/walk, 9 a.m., Mercy Regional Medical Center, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. www.mhffnd.org.
Free breakfast, 8-10 a.m., Florida Grange, 656 Colorado Highway 172.
Durango Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot.
Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S. Highway 160.
Bird walk hosted by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, 9 a.m., For the Birds, 1560 East Second Ave.
Puppy Party with Durango Dogs, a drop in socialization/learning hour for puppies 8 weeks-1 year, 9 a.m., Folsom Park, 116-208 Riverview Dr.
“Embrace Excel with Blake,” two-part workshop about Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m. today and Oct. 12, Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
Silver San Juan Division of the National Model Railroad Association meeting, 9 a.m., Durango Head Start meeting room in the lower level (west side) of the Northpoint Mall, at the intersection of Camino del Rio and Main Avenue.
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering parade, 10 a.m., Main Avenue.
What a Girl Wants Expo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., whatagirlwantsexpo.com.
Third annual Chili Chase 5K and Chili Cook-Off, 10 a.m., Backcountry Experience, 1205 Camino del Rio.
Durango Nature Studies’ Nature Center open, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango Learning Center in Bondad, for directions visit www.durangonaturestudies.org.
Free wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., The Wine Merchant, 1514 Main Ave.
Ignacio FFA Booster Club will host “Taste of the Four Corners” dinner, 5-8 p.m., lawn of Fox Fire Farms, 5733 County Road 321, Ignacio.
Third annual Robot Rumpus, robotic-themed cocktail party, 6-10 p.m., Durango Discovery Museum powerhouse, 1333 Camino del Rio.
Arts and Entertainment
Western Writer’s Workshop with Amy Hale Auker, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Rochester Hotel, 726 East Second Ave.
Daytime theme sessions of cowboy poetry and music, Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 10:30 a.m.-4:20 p.m., Strater Hotel, General Palmer Hotel, Gabaldon Art Gallery and Rochester Hotel.
“Eugene Onegin,” The MET: Live in HD opera simulcast, 10:55 a.m., $24/$22, Vallecito Room in the Fort Lewis College Student Union.
“Rising Western Stars” youth program, Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Henry Strater Theater, 699 Main Ave.
“Behind the Canvas” discussion of Western Art with Duke Beardsley, 4-7 p.m., Toh Atin Gallery, 145 W. Ninth St., www.durangocowboypoetrygathering.org.
Juni Fisher, 4-6 p.m.; jam session, 7:30 p.m., Rochester Hotel, 726 East Second Ave.
Terry Hartzel, ragtime piano, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
JP Duo, 6:30 p.m., Jean-Pierre Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave.
The Weigh, 7 p.m., 6512, 128 E. College Drive.
Mike McAllister, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
Roller Techno Night, 8-10 p.m., $4 ($2 for skates), Chapman Hill Rink.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave.
Bacon Fat Band, 8 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave.
Neil Nelson & The Saloonatics, 9 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440.
DJ, 9 p.m., Pongas, 121 W. Eighth St.
Salsa Night, 9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.
Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave.
Sports
Bayfield High School soccer vs. Crested Butte, 11 a.m., Wolverine Country Stadium, BHS.
Fort Lewis College volleyball vs. Adams State, 7 p.m., Whalen Gym.
