Durango Events Calendar

Tuesday, Oct 8, 2024 10:46 AM

Mushroom-capped Makerlab team members dance the night away on the Makerlab’s first prize float at the Snowdown Light Parade 2024 in early February. A kickoff party for Snowdown 2025 will be held Wednesday at Public House 701. (Courtesy of the Makerlab, file)

Wednesday, Oct. 9

People & Culture Workshop: Positive Workplace Culture, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Center For Innovation, 835 Main Ave., Suite 225 (second floor of the Main Mall). Chamber member $20/nonmember $30. Discover the essential elements of cultivating a positive workplace culture in this HR workshop. Details: https://tinyurl.com/5fx49kaf.

NEPA Where Are We Now: a Free Panel Discussion, 2:30 p.m., remote. Learn more about advocating for public lands after recent administrative changes and Supreme Court decisions. For remote access, visit www.coloradowildpubliclands.org.

CO Healthcare Coalition, 5:30-8 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Free. Discussion with several health care professionals about CO creating a universal health care system for the state.

Snowdown 2025 Kickoff Party, 5:30 p.m., Public House 701, 701 East Second Ave. Free. 2025 poster unveiled. Learn about volunteer opportunities. Connect with fellow Snowdown fans. Costumes encouraged. Details: snowdown.org.

Musically Speaking presented by the San Juan Symphony, 6 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center 1295 Camino del Rio. Free. Learn the stories behind the San Juan Symphony’s upcoming concert performance, presented by Maestro Thomas Heuser. Details: www.sanjuansymphony.org.

Spooktacular Ukulele Jam, 6-7:30 p.m., Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave. Fun songs, strange songs, wild songs ... but lots of great tunes! Led by Denise Leslie, on uke and vocals with special guests. Grab your uke, download the song sheets and join us. Details and songs: https://tinyurl.com/25amm2mn.

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society presentation, 7 p.m., Center of Southwest Lyceum, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Larry Baker, retired director of Solmon Ruins, will discuss “Salmon Ruins: History and Recent Research.” Details: Email chambrke@aol.com, call 903-3929 or visit sjbas.org.

Thursday, Oct. 10

Baird Gives Back Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 1099 Main Ave. To schedule an appointment call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango Motor Co., 1200 Carbon Junction in the Bloodmobile on the west side of the main building. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Gleaning with Good Food Collective, 5-7 p.m., TBD – rotating locations. Free. Harvest Thursdays: Gather surplus produce, keep what you want, we will donate the rest locally. Details: https://www.goodfoodcollective.org/event.

Speed Networking, 5:30-7 p.m., Purple Cliffs Office, 1305 Escalante Drive. $15 for members, $20 for guests. A chance to connect, inspire and meet professional women. Details: Visit https://tinyurl.com/mswtwwdj.

The Liberty School Presents: “Experience Dyslexia – A Simulation,” 5:30-7:45 p.m., 3107 Western Ave. Free. Experience the challenges of dyslexia, fostering understanding and empathy. Educators and families welcome, ages 8 and older. RSVP at thelibertyschool.org/community-programs.

Nerds Night Out Trivia, 6:30-8:30 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave. Free. Think you know Durango? Second Thursdays of the month, teams of five, prizes. Details: https://tinyurl.com/32h36vjw.

Friday, Oct. 11

Pumpkin Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $14.95/person. 10-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, photo ops, activities for the whole family. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Sunset Pumpkin Tour, 4 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $40/person. A relaxing sunset hayride, live-music, carne asada taco dinner, s’mores, apples-for-cannons or a 10-pound pumpkin. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Pete Giuliani, 5 p.m., Public House 701, 701 East Second Ave.

A Spooky Night at the Pumpkin Patch, 6-8:30 p.m., Falfa Pumpkin Patch, 54 County Road 221. $7 per person. Treats, a movie and scary animated monsters at the pumpkin patch. Details: www.falfapumpkinpatch.com.

Stillwater Music Fall Showcase & Potluck, 7 p.m., The Light Box at Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Live performances from student bands Soul What, Bad Habit and Animas Jazz. Details: Email info@stillwatermusic.org.

Comedy Night 2.0, doors open at 8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. $10. Let’s try this again! Local stand-up comedians, 18 and older, tickets at the door. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.

Desiderata with Special Guest, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $18/$20. Local band. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Saturday, Oct. 12

Celebrating 18 Years with Yogadurango, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Yogadurango, 1485 Florida Road, C-201. Free classes/events, prizes and sales. Details: Visit yogadurango.com or email: deb@yogadurango.com.

Open House – New PD/City Hall Building, 9-11 a.m., 201 E. 12th St. Coffee and snacks provided. Details: https://tinyurl.com/mw7ndfwz.

Durango Fire Rescue Fire Prevention Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 142 Sheppard Drive. Free family event. Music, food, drinks, fire trucks, prizes. Details: www.durangofire.org.

16th Annual Apple Days Festival, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Durango Farmers Market, 249 W. Ninth St. Details: Contact denise@goodfoodcollective.org or visit https://tinyurl.com/msne4kck.

Subaru/Annies K9 Orphans Adoption Event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Morehart Murphy Subaru Dealer, 30 Parker Ave. Visit some of the adorable pups for adoption or leave a donation. Details: www.anniesk9orphans.org.

Fall Market in Aztec’s Pioneer Village, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village, 125 N. Main Ave., Aztec. Fall market, free admission and printshop demos adjacent to Aztec’s Fall Festival & Car Show. Details: Call (505) 334-9829 or email amuseum@aztecmuseum.org.

Pumpkin Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $14.95/person. 10-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, photo ops, activities for the whole family. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Jack-A-Lope Acres (Big Foot Day), 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $14.95/person. Play our Big-Foot Scavenger-Hunt game and win and get a free slushie of your choice. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Legends on the Animas: LBF Super Middle Weight Title Fight, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. $17.50-$59.90. Details: Call Katy Kopec at (806) 786-8849 or visit www.legendsontheanimas.com.

The Power of Place – Sheep, 10:30 a.m., Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave. Free. Morning talk by Andrew Gulliford about his book, “The Woolly West,” afternoon webinar. Details: Call 259-2402 or email info@animasmuseum.org.

Pete Giuliani Trio, 7 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

San Juan Symphony: Modern Classical Style, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. $21-$64. Details: www.sanjuansymphony.org.

Bats in our Belfries – A Spooktacular Burlesque Show, doors at 8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. $20. Katya Peepin’s Badass Burlesque from Denver. 21 and older. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.

Sunday, Oct. 13

San Juan Symphony: Modern Classical Style, 3 p.m., Henderson Fine Arts Center, San Juan College, 4601 College Blvd. Farmington. $10 student/$32 adult/$25 senior. Details: www.sanjuansymphony.org.

Ott. with Bloomurian & DJ I-Gene, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $42/$45. Electronic Music. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Monday, Oct. 14

Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave., in the Commons area. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6-7 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Free. Orthopedist physician Kane Anderson. MD. will speak about common hand conditions and their treatments. Visitors welcome. Contact Mtnman16@gmail.com.

Compass Points Lecture Series: Navigating Home Ownership, 6-7 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218. Free. Hear about programs to make homeownership achievable, including down payment assistance. Details: Email ssmanager@swlplibrarydistrict.org or call 375-3816.

Calling the Wild Speaker Series hosted by SW Sierra Club hosts Grant Wilson, Earth Law Center, to speak on Rights of Nature, 6-8 p.m., 125 Noble Hall, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. His talk will focus on damming of rivers. After his talk participants can choose to pick an ecosystem or species and what it might say as to rights. Free. Hors d’oeuvres available, donations to SW Sierra Club accepted.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

Them Apples: Marketing and Chill, noon-1 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave. Free. Learn about trademarking your brand with Catherine Jones, transaction coach and founder of Zuzi Strategies. Details: https://tinyurl.com/59y737xn.

BoomBox Night One, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $35/$40. Electronic music. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Thursday, Oct. 17

Bird’s Eye View: Illustrations by Halsey Berryman Opening Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Art Gallery, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Details: Contact Kathryn Waggener, (757) 810-4890 or kwaggener@fortlewis.edu.

Business After Hours at 1st Southwest Bank, 5-7 p.m., 1st Southwest Bank, 600 East Second Ave. $15. Details: https://tinyurl.com/yjbkz8tf.

Fort Lewis College Artist in Residence Recital, 7 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, FLC, 1000 Rim Drive. $15 for adults, K-12 and FLC students admitted free. Performances by the Byrne: Kozar: Duo, featuring soprano Corrine Byrne and trumpeter Andy Kozar. Details: https://tinyurl.com/y88vn5cj.

BoomBox Night One, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $35/$40. Electronic music. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Friday, Oct. 18

Durango Community Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Fort Lewis College Artist In Residence Master Class, 1 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, FLC, 1000 Rim Drive. Free admission. Free master class given by FLC Artist in Residence. Details: https://tinyurl.com/y88vn5cj.

Health Hacks, 6 p.m., Rio Medical, 1600 Florida Road. Free health education the third Friday of each month. October: PRP: Our healing power cells. No registration needed. Details: Call (970) 964-3145 or visit www.rio-medical.org.

Downtown Balloon Glow Night One, 6-7:30 p.m., 500 block of Main Aveue. Free. Hot air balloons light up the night sky. Wind/weather dependent. Details: https://tinyurl.com/5b9ew54d.

Live Folk Music: Agave, 6 p.m.-late night, The Tangled Horn, 275 East Eighth Ave. Free. Craving some banjo, mandolin and standup bass? Us too! Details: Visit www.TheTangledHorn.com or call (970) 403-3395.

Fall Movie at the Museum: 1974’s “Young Frankenstein,” 7 p.m., Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village, 125 N. Main Ave., Aztec. Free. Viewer discretion advised. Concessions available. details: Call (505) 334-9829.

Jack-A-Lope Acres (No Haunt Glow Maze), 8-10 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Glowstick provided, bring your flashlight to wander through the 10-acre corn maze. No haunters/scare tactics. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Come Back to Earth – Live band tribute to Mac Miller, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $23/$25. Hip-hop. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Saturday, Oct. 19

Homebuyer Education Class in Cortez, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Cortez Chamber of Commerce, 20 W. Main St., Cortez. $15 workbook fee. Learn to become a homeowner and gain access to local down payment assistance funds. Details: https://homesfund.org/attend-a-class/.

Jack-A-Lope Acres (Grandparents Day), 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $14.95/person. Free admission (must be accompanied by grandkids). Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Rango-Doso Roundup, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Tico Time Resort, 20 Road 2050, Aztec. $50. Benefit concert to raise money for Ruidoso fire and flood victims. Details: Email rangodosoroundup@gmail.com, call (575) 937-8395 or visit RangoDoso.com.

Animas River Clean Up Hosted by Trout Unlimited, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Santa Rita Park (Beach Volleyball area). Details: https://tinyurl.com/bp9hbw6h.

11th Annual Frank N Stein to Benefit the Be Frank Foundation, noon-6 p.m., Joe Stephenson Park, 134 W. Mill St., Bayfield. $10. Live music, student performances, food, drinks, activities, live auction. Details: Visit www.befrankfoundation.org.

Youth Arts Festival & Makers Market, 1-4 p.m., Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. Free. Unleash your creativity at multiple art stations and shop from local youth entrepreneurs ages 8-18. Details: Email sueyoutharts@gmail.com.

Spirits with the Spectres, 4 and 5:45 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave $150 per person. Durango Education Foundation’s tour of Durango’s haunted underground with drinks, hors d'oeuvres and prizes throughout. Details: Call (970) 769-7600, email 9rfoundation@gmail.com or visit durangoeducationfoundation.org.

Downtown Balloon Glow Night Two, 6-7:30 p.m., 500 block of Main Avenue. Free. Hot air balloons light up the night sky. Wind/weather dependent. Details: https://tinyurl.com/5b9ew54d.

Live Pop and Blues: Yes, No, Maybe, 6 p.m.-late night, The Tangled Horn, 275 East Eighth Ave. Free. Details: Visit www.TheTangledHorn.com or call (970) 403-3395.

Sunday, Oct. 20

Free Ranger-led Tours of Yucca House National Monument, 9 a.m., Yucca House National Monument. Meet at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez. Registration is required: Call 529-5037 or visit https://tinyurl.com/3bvdm23x.

Apple pressing, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203. Free. Bring your apples and a jug or jar to take home your cider. Details: Call (970) 317-8162.

Monday, Oct. 21

FLC Water Week 2024 – Water Seminar with State Sen. Cleave Simpson, 4:40-5:35 p.m., Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum, Room 120, 1000 Rim Drove. Free. Seminar title: “Dealing with Water Scarcity in the Rio Grande basin in Colorado.” Details: Email water@fortlewis.edu.

Cottage Foods Act – Make and Sell Homemade Foods, 6:30 p.m., Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203. Free. Nicole Clark will explain the law that allows sale of eligible homemade foods. Details: Call (970) 385-5298.

Tuesday, Oct. 22

Midday Music Student Recital, 1 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Details: https://tinyurl.com/y88vn5cj.

Compass Points Lecture Series: Navigating Home Ownership, 6-7 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Library, 11274 Colorado State Highway 140, Hesperus. Free. Hear about programs to make homeownership achievable, including down payment assistance. Details: Email chris@swlplibrarydistrict.org or call 375-3816.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Bloodmobile at Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties, 785 Main Ave. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Lunch & Learn Workshop: Canva 2.0 with Marketing Concepts Squared, noon-1 p.m., 259 W. Ninth St. $15 For Chamber members/$20 for nonmembers – Lunch not included in price. $25 for Chamber members/$30 for nonmembers (lunch and workshop included in price). Details: https://tinyurl.com/2dvvpkwb.

FLC Water Week 2024 – Water Connections: “The Ute Water Legacy” Film and Panel, 5-8 p.m., Student Union Ballroom, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Reception, screening of new RMPBS Colorado Experience episode “The Ute Water Legacy,” and panel discussion. Details: Visit https://tinyurl.com/2s4sm6ty or email water@fortlewis.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 24

Opening Reception: Given Time, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. A new exhibit exploring Indigenous relationships to land through films and artworks by Native artists. Details: Call 247-7456, email cmscott@fortlewis.edu or visit https://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/.

KDUR 50th Anniversary Concert – Calexio, 7-9 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. $20-$40. Tickets and details: https://tinyurl.com/bdfp9xxn.

Friday, Oct. 25-Sunday, Oct. 27

Artist Workshop with Edward Aldrich, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Registration required. Three-day workshop – Advanced Wildlife Painting. Details: Call 247-3555 or visit https://tinyurl.com/2tfn59eb.

Friday, Oct. 25

Pint for Pint Annual Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite #107. Coupons for successful blood donations are redeemable at participating brewing companies – Steamworks and Ska Brewing. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts Grand Opening, 5-8 p.m., Dancing Spirit Center for the Arts, 465 Goddard Ave., Ignacio. Free. Celebrate Ignacio’s new art center. Dia de Los Muertos art show, music, food and more. Details: Email dancingspiritgallery@gmail.com, call 563-4600 or visit www.dscac.org.

Fiesta For A Cause, 6 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.$50 and up. Fun-filled evening full of food, drinks and music to support Compañeros. Details: www.companeros.org/fiesta.

FLC Water Week 2024: Tribal Water Media Fellowship Showcase, 6-8 p.m., Student Union Ballroom, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Details: Email water@fortlewis.edu.

Fort Lewis College Homecoming Mug Crawl and Alumni Scholarship Fundraiser, 6-9 p.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. $25. Kick-off Homecoming weekend with visiting classic downtown Durango watering holes, staring at Carver Brewing Co. Details: https://tinyurl.com/3h7zhnxc.

Haunted Corn Maze, 8-9:45 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Not recommended for children under 12. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Stillhouse Junkies w/Pretend Friend – Night One, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $25. Bluegrass. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Saturday, Oct. 26

Pint for Pint Annual Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite #107. Coupons received for successful blood donations are redeemable at participating breweries – Steamworks and Ska Brewing. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Jack-A-Lope Acres (My 1st Pumpkin Day), 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 7195 County Road 318. $14.95/person. All babies 2 and younger receive a free mini pumpkin. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

18th Annual Three Springs Fall Festival, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Three Springs Plaza, 175 Mercado St. Free. Get your costumes ready and join us. Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of SW Colorado. Details: https://tinyurl.com/3x788u6d.

Homecoming Football Tailgate, noon-2 p.m., Stadium Parking Lot, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Live music, barbecue, yard games and family-friendly activities, before cheering on Skyhawks football team. Details: https://tinyurl.com/85h4dw4v.

Monster’s Ball Halloween Party, 8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. $15. Second annual dance party with DJ Ph0-Cue, costume contest, prizes and group Thriller dance lesson. Details: Visit thesubterraindurango.com or email dgosubterrain@gmail.com.

Haunted Corn Maze, 8-9:45 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Not recommended for children under 12. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Stillhouse Junkies w/ Mamma’s Marmalade – Night Two, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $25. Bluegrass. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Sunday, Oct. 27

San Juan Symphony Beyond the Concert Hall Presents: Chamber Singers – The Elements, 3 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave. $25 adult/$5 child. Earth, Water, Wind and Fire are vocally depicted with joy, passion and reverence. Details: www.sanjuansymphony.org.

Haunted Corn Maze, 8-9:45 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Not recommended for children under 12. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Monday, Oct. 28

Haunted Corn Maze, 8-9:45 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Not recommended for children under 12. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Tuesday, Oct. 29

Blood Drive, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Bloodmobile at Bank of the San Juans, 144 E. Eighth St. To make an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Blood Drive, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Student Union Building, Vallecito Room 103, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Haunted Corn Maze, 8-9:45 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Not recommended for children under 12. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Wednesday, Oct. 30

Haunted Corn Maze, 8-9:45 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Not recommended for children under 12. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

Thursday, Oct. 31

Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Bloodmobile at La Plata Electric Association, 45 Stewart Drive. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Haunted Corn Maze, 8-9:45 p.m., 7195 County Road 318, Ignacio. $20/person. Not recommended for children under 12. Details: https://tinyurl.com/8mhhdrzx.

BåbÿDėl & RED – Planet Halloween, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $20/$25. Tickets at www.animascitytheatre.com and Animas Trading Co., 742 Main Ave. Space-theme party.

Friday, Nov. 1

High Step Society & Banshee Tree, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $28/$30. Tickets available at www.animascitytheatre.com and Animas Trading Co., 742 Main Ave. Gypsy jazz from New Orleans.

Saturday, Nov. 2

Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite #107. To schedule an appointment, call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.

Broadway in the Rockies, 7:30 p.m., DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. $100. Proceeds support area youths and their pursuit of the arts. Details: Visit jesullivanfoundation.com, email jesullivanfoundation@gmail.com or call 749-5531.

Friday, Nov. 8

Around the World in 80 Minutes, students of the Christensen String Studio in recital, 5:30-7 p.m., Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road. Free and open to the public. Violin students of Brandon Christensen present a recital that goes “around the world.”

Battle of the Bands, 6:30 p.m., The Light Box at Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Stillwater’s youth bands rock the house for a cause at this fun, free, family-friendly fundraiser. Details: Visit https://tinyurl.com/mrx3xspr.

Lusine/Arms and Sleepers/Yppah, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $25/$30. Electronic music. Tickets and details: www.animascitytheatre.com.

Saturday, Nov. 9

Open House for New PD/City Hall Building, 9-11 a.m., 201 E. 12th St. Coffee and snacks provided. Details: https://tinyurl.com/mw7ndfwz.

Introduction to Iyengar Yoga, 9 a.m., 4 Corners Yoga Studio, Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave., Room #32 (on the third floor). $20 prepaid, $25 at the door. Details: Visit www.k-lea.com or call (303) 819-9076.

Saturday, Nov. 16

Homebuyer Education Class in Durango, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. $15 workbook fee. Learn to become a homeowner and gain access to local down payment assistance funds. Details: https://homesfund.org/attend-a-class/.

Wednesday, Dec. 4

Springboard Community Networking Event, 6:30-8 p.m., Center for Innovation, 835 Main Ave., Suite 225 (second floor of the Main Mall). Free. Details: https://tinyurl.com/2s3futbj.

Thursday, Dec. 5

Tune & Brews, 6-8 p.m., Durango Tool Library, 278 Sawyer Drive, Unit 4A. $15. A night of ski and snowboard tuning led by graduate Josh Kling. Details: https://tinyurl.com/yc8h3z5v.

Saturday, Dec. 7

Friday, Dec. 6

Bryce Pettit During Noel Night, 5-9 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Free. Details: https://sorrelsky.com/pages/gallery-events.

Sunday, Dec. 8

Local Cookie Decorating Class, 10 a.m.-noon, Mountain Dough Baking Co., 1537 Florida Road, Suite 101. $35. Cookie decorating and catered brunch event at alumni-owned business. Details: https://tinyurl.com/54bm9w66.

Thursday, Dec. 12

Nerds Night Out Trivia, 6:30-8:30 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave. Free. Think you know Durango? Second Thursday of every month, teams of five, prizes. Details: https://tinyurl.com/32h36vjw.

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