“Alice’s Restaurant” and Thanksgiving Music Blend, 9-10 a.m., KSUT Four Corners Public Radio, 90.1 FM Durango, La Plata County. Traditional broadcast of Arlo Guthrie’s classic narrative, followed by a Thanksgiving-themed Music Blend. Details: Visit www.ksut.org.
Holly Jolly Gift Card Drawing, 8 a.m.-11:59 p.m., downtown Durango and North Main District. Shop and dine locally on Black Friday and enter the Holly Jolly Gift Card Drawing. Details: https://tinyurl.com/wxath6wc.
If They’re Your Kin, $5 Gets Everyone In Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village, 125 N. Main Ave., Aztec. $5 per family. Create a new multigenerational family tradition enjoying our historical museum and grounds on Black Friday. Details: Call (505) 334-9829.
Reindeer Scavenger Hunt, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Durango. Free. Find Santa’s Reindeer in downtown Durango. Collect a clue card at the Durango Welcome Center. Details: https://tinyurl.com/mr3yjtf9.
Singing with Santa, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. Free hot chocolate and cookies, lighting of the community Christmas tree and Santa. Details: www.singingwithsanta.org.
Black Light Friday, 8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F (entrance on Ninth Street). $10. Glow in the dark dance party with DJ Wise Man, all ages. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1970 East 3rd Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Fort Lewis College Blood Drive, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Student Union Building, Vallecito Room #103, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Mornings at El Moro, 7:45-9 a.m., El Moro, 945 Main Ave. Free for members. Join us for Mornings at El Moro – the Chamber’s morning networking and learning series. Register to reserve your spot and order a burrito: https://tinyurl.com/d5ur23dd.
Class Piano Holiday Recital, 1 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free.
Jason Thies, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon 699 Main Ave.
Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6-7 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Free. Co-Executive Director Enrique Orozco-Perez will talk about the critical work of Compañeros helping immigrants. Visitors welcome. Contact Mtnman16@gmail.com.
FLC Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. $10 adults, K-12 and FLC students free.
DWSC 2024 Movie Night: “Calm Beneath Castles,” 5:30 p.m., The Powerhouse, 1333 Camino del Rio. $25 adults/$20 children under 16. Includes food/drink. Proceeds to benefit the Durango Winter Sports Club. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/bdeacr9v. Details: www.durangowintersportsclub.org.
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.
Compass Points Lecture Series: Navigating Health Insurance Open Enrollment, 6-7 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Library, 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus. Free. Public Health Department presents Connect for Health CO, Colorado Connect, Medicaid and CHP+ options. Details: Visit www.swlplibrarydistrict.org, email ssmanager@swlplibrarydistrict.org or call 375-3816.
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.
Brooke Pasmick, Piano, FLC Senior Recital, 7 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
Noel Night, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., downtown Durango. A community celebration hosted by Local First kicking off holiday shopping and promoting living local. Details: www.local-first.org/noelnight.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Festival of Trees & Wreaths, noon-5 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train Museum, 479 Main Ave. Free. Tour a winter wonderland of festive trees and wreaths. Details or to bid in the auction: https://trees24.givesmart.com.
Smiley ArtRoom Collective Noel Night, 4-7 p.m., 1309 East Third Ave. Local art, shopping and good cheer. Details: Email theartroomcollective@gmail.com.
“Noel Night Artisans Market,” 4-9 p.m., Century Building, 862 Main Ave. ( second floor). Featuring the work of 20 artists.
Pete Giuliani, 5 p.m., Public House 701, 701 East Second Ave.
Come Into the Light & Untamed: Duo Exhibition Opening, 5-8 p.m., Blue Rain Gallery, 934 Main Ave., Unit B. Free. Duo exhibition featuring bronze artist Raymond Gibby and Dale Terbush with bronze demonstration and contest. Details: https://tinyurl.com/4ycn7ajy.
Taste of Christmas, 5-8 p.m., ELHI Community Center, 115 Ute St., Ignacio. Free. Parade, vendors, food and fun. Details: https://tinyurl.com/mvw4z597.
Bryce Pettit During Noel Night, 5-9 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Free. Details: https://sorrelsky.com/pages/gallery-events.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
Holiday on the Hill, 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. $10 adult, K-12 and FLC students free. Meet Santa at FLC while the entire Performing Arts Department performs holiday music.
St. Mark’s Community Christmas Bazaar, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave. Arts, crafts, baked goods, take and bake casseroles/quiches, estate boutique sale and world-famous cinnamon rolls for purchase.
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/.
St. Columba Christmas Craft Bazaar, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Columba Gym, 1801 East Third Ave. Details: www.stcolumbacatholic.org.
The ArtRoom Collective Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1309 East Third Ave. Local art and special handmade gift sale. Enter a raffle for a free gift basket. Details: Email theartroomcollective@gmail.com.
Third annual Round Dance & Native American Arts Market, noon-11 p.m., Durango High School gym and cafeteria, 2390 Main Ave. All welcome.
Festival of Trees & Wreaths, noon-5 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train Museum, 479 Main Ave. Free. Tour a winter wonderland of festive trees and wreaths. Details or to bid in the auction: https://trees24.givesmart.com.
Cork Wreath Workshop, 4-8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F (entrance on Ninth Street). $20/wreath. Make and decorate your own cork wreath – price includes all supplies and instruction. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
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.
Festival of Trees & Wreaths, noon-5 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train Museum, 479 Main Ave. Free. Tour a winter wonderland of festive trees and wreaths. Details or to bid in the auction: https://trees24.givesmart.com.
Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango, 2-3:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain Retreat Center, 848 East Third Ave. Free. Raise your spiritual IQ. Open discussion with like-minded seekers; this months topic is Inner Guidance. All are welcome to attend. Details: Call 426-9272, or visit https://tinyurl.com/y66ebbza or Eckankar-colorado.org.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 2 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
Registration opens for free classes, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Durango Adult Education Center, 701 Camino del Rio, Ste. 30. Registration for free GED and ESL classes from Dec. 9-19. Free evening child care. Details: Email info@durangoadulted.org or call 385-4354.
Southwest Colorado Gives Day, all day, https://tinyurl.com/mts7cu58. Donation. Support local nonprofits. Details: https://tinyurl.com/mts7cu58.
Compass Points Lecture Series: Navigating Health Insurance Open Enrollment, 6-7 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218. Free. Public Health Department presents Connect for Health CO, Colorado Connect, Medicaid and CHP+ options. Details: Visit www.swlplibrarydistrict.org, email ssmanager@swlplibrarydistrict.org or call 375-3816.
Durango Fire Protection District Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 142 Sheppard Drive. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
HR Workshop: Employee Handbook Review with Attorney Michael Santo, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Center For Innovation, 835 Main Ave., Suite 225 (second floor of the Main Mall). $20 for members/$30 for nonmembers. Details: https://tinyurl.com/mwrpp8rv.
High Noon Rotary and B.P.O.E. #507 Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 901 East Second Ave., Durango Elks Lodge, Banquet Hall. Entrance is off 9th St. by the alley. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Atmos Energy Blood Drive, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., 107 Jameson Drive. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Lunch & Learn: Canva 2.0, noon-1 p.m., TBK Bank, SSB 259 W. Ninth St. $15. Details and registration: Visit https://tinyurl.com/w3s3n5fe.
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.
Merely Players presents “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32-$36. Tickets and details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Wreaths Across America, 10 a.m., Greenmount Cemetery, 900 Cemetery Road. Free. The Blue Star Moms of Durango are placing wreaths at veterans’ graves. Details: Bluestarmomsofdurango.org.
Christmas 1944, 1 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave. Free. Second Saturday Seminar, La Plata County and Christmas 1944. On Zoom and at the museum. Details: Visit animasmuseum.org/events.html.
Odds -N- Ends Christmas Bazaar, 2-6 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F (entrance on Ninth Street, and Durango Winery, 900 Main Ave.) Free. Unique and last-minute gifts – local artists, crafters, jewelers, body workers, hair tinsel and more. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Merely Players presents “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32-$36. Tickets and details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Merely Players presents “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” 2 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32-$36. Tickets and details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, noon- 3 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Jason Thies, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Merely Players presents “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32-$36. Tickets and details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
Holiday Business After Hours at Alpine Bank, 5-7 p.m., Alpine Bank, 1099 Main Ave. $15 includes two drinks and appetizer, or $20 at the door. Preregister and save. Details: https://tinyurl.com/2yv7prrp.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
Allen Theatres Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 900 Trans Lux Drive. Bloodmobile. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
San Juan Symphony Beyond the Concert Hall Presents Majesty of Christmas, 4 and 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave. $25 adult/$5 child. Tickets and details: www.sanjuansymphony.org.
Pete Giuliani, 5 p.m., Public House 701, 701 East Second Ave.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
Quirky Christmas with The Quarks, 8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. $15 all ages. Willy Wonka’s Ugly Sweater Christmas party hosted by The Quarks. Details: Visit thesubterraindurango.com.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m., 2 Hilltop Circle (in the Gym/Cultural Hall). To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Merely Players Presents “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” 2 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32. Tickets and details: merelyplayers.org.
Merely Players presents “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32-$36. Tickets and details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Stand Up Comedy Night, 8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. $15, 18 and older. Details: Visit thesubterraindurango.com.
Merely Players presents “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” 2 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. $32-$36. Tickets and details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Mercy Regional Medical Center Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1010 Three Springs Blvd. (Conference Room B). To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1970 East 3rd Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Glitter & Glam New Years Eve party, 9 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. $15, 21 and older only. Sparkle into the New Year with 100 Year Flood. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
How-To: Exploring Digital Newspapers for Research 2025, noon, Zoom. $3-$5. Colorado History will take participants on a virtual tour through the landscape of newspaper collection. Tickets and details: https://tinyurl.com/2hx4y9ee.
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