Meetings and Events
Christmas in Vallecito, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., various locations at Vallecito, www.facebook.com/events/542370165851884.
American Legion will host Sunday brunch, 9 a.m.-noon, 878 East Second Ave.
Solarize La Plata open house, 1-3 p.m., Galbraith Home, 470 Red Rock Road, solarizelpc@fourcore.org, 259-1916.
Festival of Trees, 1-6 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train Museum, 479 Main Ave., communityconnectionsco.org, 259-2464.
Purgatory Locals Benefit Day benefiting Medicine Horse Center, all day, Durango Mountain Resort, www.SkiPurg.com/benefitday.
Arts and Entertainment
Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.
Belle Brunch with Donny Johnson, 1 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Musician’s workshop with fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas, 2-4 p.m., Jones Hall at Fort Lewis College, kmblair@frontier.net, 382-9593, 769-1648.
“It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” 2 p.m., $15/$10, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606, www.durangoarts.org.
“The Nutcracker,” State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, 2 p.m., $29/$39, Community Concert Hall at FLC, 247-7657, www.durangoconcerts.com.
Jazz Church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m.; Robby Overfield (7 p.m.), Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.
Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, benefit for Durango Scottish Dancers, 6:30 p.m., $10-$25, Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave., 375-7160, www.henrystratertheatre.com.
Joel Racheff, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260.
Blue Moon Ramblers, country, 7:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150.
Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.
