Craft and Connect, 3-5 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Library, 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus.
Kiwanis Club of Durango Weekly Meeting, noon, TBK Bank Community Room, 259 W. Ninth St. Free. Guest speaker: Ralph Macrone on heart checkups for young athletes. Details: Visit kiwanisclubofdurango.org.
Career Training: Navigating Generational Differences, 3-5 p.m., FLC Center of Innovation, 835 Main Ave., Suite 225. Free. Learn how to work across age groups. Details: Visit gowork.fortlewis.edu.
Craft and Connect, 3-5 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Library, 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus.
Sip & Stitch, 4-6 p.m., Durango Winery, 900 Main Ave. Free. Bring a craft to work on and get 25% off glasses of wine. Details: durangowinery.com.
Alana Yazzie Author Talk, 5-6 p.m., Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., Cortez. Free. Diné food blogger shares from The Modern Navajo Kitchen. Details: Email hnowlin@cortezco.gov.
Open Mic Night, 5:30 p.m. (doors and sign-ups), 6-9 p.m. music, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. No cover. 21 and older. Details: https://tinyurl.com/v7jvycsz.
CommunityPowerX, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gaslight Twin Cinema, 102 E. Fifth St. Free. A night of big ideas and inspiring energy talks. Registration required. Details: https://lpea.coop/events/.
Poetry Open Mic Night, 5:30-8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F (entrance on Ninth Street). Free. Monthly poetry open mic, all ages and abilities welcome. Details: thesubterraindurango.com
Spanish Conversation Hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
Pint for Pint Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. 1 pint of blood = 1 pint of beer (21+). Redeem at Ska Brewing or Steamworks. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Oktoberfest, 4-7 p.m., VFW, 1550 Main Ave. $15. Fundraiser for local post. Details: Email durangovet1@gmail.com.
Falliday Party: Durango Formal, 6:30 p.m., Black Heron Lounge, 726 Main Ave. $15-$30. A festive evening of fun, networking and celebration for the upcoming holiday season. Details: https://shorturl.at/jy0fv.
The Afrobeatniks & BluPhunk, doors 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dive. $23/$25. 21 and older. Standing room only with limited seating in balcony. Tickets and details: https://tinyurl.com/5j67znt3.
Merely Players Studio Series presents “Wordy Old Men,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. Pay what you want. Details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Fort Lewis College Choirs and String Orchestra, 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall at FLC, 1000 Rim Drive. $10 for adults, free for those 18 and under and for FLC students with ID. From Phantom to Copland, experience a musical journey spanning centuries, styles and unforgettable storytelling. Details: Visit fortlewis.edu/musicevents.
Southwest Sessions Concert: The Badly Bent and Animas Roots, 7 p.m., The Light Box at Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave., Suite C. $15. Details: https://shorturl.at/4pdrZ.
Treasure Hunt, 7-10 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F (entrance on Ninth Street). Must register online in advance. A bar-based escape-room-style experience. Most Fridays. Details: thesubterraindurango.com
Pint for Pint Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. 1 pint of blood = 1 pint of beer (21+). Redeem at Ska Brewing or Steamworks. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Third Annual Trick or Treat at the Market, 9 a.m.-noon, TBK Bank, 259 W. Ninth St.
Animas Fall River Clean Up, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Santa Rita Park. Hosted by 5 Rivers Trout Unlimited. Gloves, bags and lunch provided. Details: Email pikaenterprisesllc@gmail.com or call 946-4216.
Halloween Hootenanny, noon-5 p.m., Yamaguchi Park, 684 South Fifth St., Pagosa Springs. Free. Trick-or-treating, kids’ activities, live music, food, drinks and costume contests. Free and family-friendly. Details: Visit https://tinyurl.com/4ryv72nk.
Stretching with Cats, 2-3 p.m., Cat Care Durango, 72 Suttle St., Unit J. $20 suggested donation goes toward its rescue cats. A yoga session alongside adoptable cats. Details: https://catcaredurango.org/events.
“Fear TITSelf” Spooky Burlesque Show, two shows: 5:30/6 p.m. and 8/8:30 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F (entrance on Ninth Street). $20, ages 18 and older. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Merely Players Studio Series presents “Wordy Old Men,” 7 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. Pay what you want. Details: www.merelyplayers.org.
Just Peachy fruit stand last day, 2700 Main Ave.
Merely Players Studio Series presents “Wordy Old Men,” 2 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive. Pay what you want. Details: www.merelyplayers.org.
SJS Chamber Singers Fall Concert: Creating Legacy Through Harmony, 3 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave. $30 adult, $10 student. Amy Barrett’s directorial debut of the Chamber Singers. Tickets and details: www.sanjuansymphony.org.
La Plata Electric Association Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 45 Stewart Drive (Bloodmobile). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Breast Cancer Networking Group, 4-5 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Connect with others on the same journey. Details: Email hope@cancersupportswco.org, call 403-3711 or visit cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Community Leadership 101, 5 p.m., Durango Chamber of Commerce, 2301 Main Ave. $10-$15. Learn how to get involved and what it’s really like to serve on a nonprofit board. Details: Visit https://shorturl.at/DYNtK.
Current Conversations with Chris, 5:30-6:30 p.m., James Ranch Grill, 33846 U.S. Highway 550. Free. Share ideas and questions with co-op leadership. Details: https://lpea.coop/events.
Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6-7 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Free. Club member Mick Souder speaks about uses and ramifications of artificial intelligence. Details: Email Mtnman16@gmail.com.
Dementia/Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Free. First, third and fifth Wednesday of each month. Caregivers meet to learn from each other. Details: Email cajunmc@gmail.com call (301) 706-6636 or visit www.alz.org/co.
“The Legend of the Black Rose” book release, author: M. Avery, American Legion lecture, Spanish history, 6 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. Free. Book will be available for purchase at Maria's Bookshop and online after the lecture.
Durango High School Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 2390 Main Ave. (in the Impact Center). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Kiwanis Club of Durango Weekly Meeting, noon, TBK Bank Community Room, 259 W. Ninth St. Free. Guest speaker: Carl Schaaf, Animas Mosquito Control District. Details: Visit kiwanisclubofdurango.org.
Craft and Connect, 3-5 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Library, 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus.
Sip & Stitch, 4-6 p.m., Durango Winery, 900 Main Ave. Free. Bring a craft to work on and get 25% off glasses of wine. Details: durangowinery.com.
Green Drinks, mingle and learn about local NPOs, 5-7 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave. Presenting will be Grand Canyon Trust, American Rivers, The Wilderness Society and Onward Legacy Foundation. Details: Visit www.sustainableswcolorado.com.
Open Mic Night, 5:30 p.m. (doors and sign-ups), 6-9 p.m. music, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. No cover. 21 and older. Details: https://tinyurl.com/jw8tsvbr.
Reclaiming Reclamation: Public Power, Climate Change, and Glen Canyon's Resurrection, 6:30-8 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Zak Podmore, author of “Life After Dead Pool,” explores the history of Glen Canyon. Details: Email cmscott@fortlewis.edu, call 247-7333 or visit https://shorturl.at/rqwFR.
Downtown Children’s Halloween & Carnival, 4-6 p.m., Main Avenue and TBK Bank. Free. Trick-or-treating and carnival fun downtown. Details: Visit downtowndurango.org/childrens-halloween.
Squeaky Feet & Desiderata – Halloween Night, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $25-$30. 21 and older – no exceptions Including minors with legal guardians. Tickets and details: https://tinyurl.com/4v4mv325.
Halloween Party with Yes, No, Maybe and the Shallow Eddys, 7-11 p.m., American Legion Hall, 878 East Second Ave. $10 at the door. 21+ event with two bands, costume contest and black light dance party. Details: instagram.com/yes.no.maybe.band.
Monster’s Ball Halloween Extravaganza with YOPE, 8 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F (entrance on Ninth Street). $15. 21 and older. Dance, drink and be scary. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Early Giving for Southwest Colorado Gives Day, all day, swcogives.org. All donations between Nov. 1 and Dec. 9 count toward fundraising goal of $1 million. Details: https://tinyurl.com/4bkzc996.
New Adventures Respite Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Free. Program for children with disabilities and their families. Details: https://tinyurl.com/2h.
Fused Glass Ornament Workshop, 10:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218. $20, includes supplies for one project. Make a fused-glass project with Sun Sapphires of Durango. Two sessions available. Pre-registration required at 425-5610, ext. 2, or email sspatron@swlpldlibrarydistrict.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Wild Woolly Spinners of the West, 10 a.m.-noon, Animas Museum – 3065 West Second Ave. Free. Spin, knit, crochet or any fiber art, stop by and join us. details: Text 403-9095.
Portrait of Colorado at 150 Storytelling Initiative, 2 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave. and Zoom. Free. Join Dr. Kim Kennedy-White to learn about the basics of oral history collection. Details: Visit animasmuseum.org/events.html, email info@animasmuseum.org or call 259-2402.
Duffrey & Chmura – Cloud Grove Tour with Squoze, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $25-$30. 21 and older. Tickets and details: https://tinyurl.com/yef8e63f.
Regular Durango City Council meeting, 5:30 p.m., 949 East Second Ave. Durango City Council holds regularly scheduled meetings on the first and third Tuesday each month. Find the link to the virtual meeting in the city’s public meetings calendar at: https://tinyurl.com/5n6nsvjz.
Durango Roller Skating Club, 7 p.m., Zia’s North, 2977 Main Ave. Durango Roller Skating Club forming. Interested? All ages and skill levels welcome. Details: Email or text Todd at 799-0139.
Coffee with Chris – Pagosa Springs, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Pagosa Springs Community Center, South Conference Room, 451 Hot Springs Blvd., Pagosa Springs. Free. Informal meeting with LPEA leadership. Details: Visit https://lpea.coop/events/.
Dementia/Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Free. First, third and fifth Wednesday of each month. Caregivers meet to learn from each other. Details: Email cajunmc@gmail.com, call (301) 706-6636 or visit www.alz.org/co.
Artist Talk: Venancio Aragón, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies Gallery, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Diné textile weaver shares his creative and curatorial process. Details: 247-7333, cmscott@fortlewis.edu, swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Tools for Caregivers, 4:30-6 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Workshop with Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, Ph.D., offering coping tools for caregivers. Details: hope@cancersupportswco.org, 403-3711, cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Open Mic Night, 5:30 p.m. doors and sign-ups, 6-9 p.m. music, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. No cover. 21 and older. Details: https://tinyurl.com/4w7n846x.
Kirtan Chanting, 6:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 419 San Juan Drive. Free. A relaxing evening of Kirtan or Sanskrit chanting. All levels welcome. Details: Email anna@executivesavvyinc.com.
Sound & Environment, 6:30-8 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Interactive music workshop with Diné artist, Kino Benally (@djbeeso). Details: Call 247-7333, email cmscott@fortlewis.edu or visit https://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Friends of the Durango Public Library Fall Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Thousands of books and CDs. FOL members may enter early at 9:30 a.m.
Friends of the Durango Public Library Fall Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Thousands of books and CDs. FOL members may enter early at 9:30 a.m.
San Juan Symphony Presents: We Are the Music Makers with Durango Choral Society and Caliente Choir, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College 1000 Rim Drive. $24-$69. Elgar’s captivating composition will be presented by 100 singers from Durango and Farmington. Tickets and details: Visit www.sanjuansymphony.org.
Southern Ute Health Services Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 205 Ouray Drive, Ignacio (Bloodmobile). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Hope Network – All Cancer Support, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Connect with others who understand what you’re going through. Details: hope@cancersupportswco.org, 403-3711, cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Kirtan Chanting, 7 p.m., Pause Yoga Studio, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 111. Free. A relaxing evening of Kirtan or Sanskrit chanting. All levels welcome. Details: Email anna@executivesavvyinc.com.
Fort Lewis College Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Student Union Building, Vallecito Room 103, 1000 Rim Drive. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Regular Durango City Council meeting, 5:30 p.m., 949 East Second Ave. Durango City Council holds regularly scheduled meetings on the first and third Tuesday each month. Find the link to the virtual meeting in the city’s public meetings calendar at: https://tinyurl.com/5n6nsvjz.
Stand Up for People Impacted by Cancer: Advocacy Letter Writing Party, noon-5 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Help restore essential services for people facing cancer. Details: Email hope@cancersupportswco.org, call 403-3711 or visit cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Harvest Market, 9 a.m.-noon, TBK Bank, 259 W. Ninth St.
Crafty Folk Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., La Plata County Senior Services, 2424 Main Ave. Clothing, jewelry, quilts, wooden bowls, baked goods, photographs, needlework, Christmas decor, water colors and more. Details: Email mbthequilter@gmail.com.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Breast Cancer Networking Group, 4-5 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Connect with others on the same journey. Details: Email hope@cancersupportswco.org, call 403-3711 or visit cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Singing With Santa, 5:30-7 p.m., Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. Free. Downtown holiday kickoff with carols, cocoa, tree lighting and Santa. Details: Visit singingwithsanta.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Pine Valley Church Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1328 County Road 501, Bayfield. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Animas High School Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 22 Osprey Way. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Regular Durango City Council meeting, 5:30 p.m., 949 East Second Ave. Durango City Council holds regularly scheduled meetings on the first and third Tuesday each month. Find the link to the virtual meeting in the city’s public meetings calendar at: https://tinyurl.com/5n6nsvjz.
Durango Fire Protection District Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 142 Sheppard Drive. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Bayfield High School Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 800 County Road 501, Bayfield (in the school gym). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Southwest Colorado Gives Day, all day, swcogives.org. All donations help. Details: https://tinyurl.com/4bkzc996.
Fort Lewis College Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Student Union Building, Vallecito Room 103, 1000 Rim Drive. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Breast Cancer Networking Group, 4-5 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Connect with others on the same journey. Details: hope@cancersupportswco.org, 403-3711, cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Hope Network – All Cancer Support, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Connect with others who understand what you’re going through. Details: Email hope@cancersupportswco.org, call 403-3711 or visit cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Holiday Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 2 Hilltop Circle (Bloodmobile). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Atmos Energy Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 107 Jameson Drive. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Naughty vs. Nice: A Holiday Stand-Up Comedy Showdown, 7-9 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. $25. A festive face-off pits clean comics against edgy ones in a comedic battle for holiday honors. Details: www.durangocomedy.com.
Keller Williams Durango Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 700 Main Ave. (Bloodmobile). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Sound Healing Experience, 4:30-6 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Sound healing for those affected by cancer and their caregivers. Details: Email hope@cancersupportswco.org, call 403-3711 or visit cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Allen Theatres Blood Drive, 12:30-3 p.m., 900 Trans Lux Drive (Bloodmobile). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Upper Pine River Fire Protection District Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 515 Sower Drive, Bayfield (Bloodmobile). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Breast Cancer Networking Group, 4-5 p.m., Cancer Support Community, 1701 Main Ave., Suite C. Free. Connect with others on the same journey. Details: Email hope@cancersupportswco.org, call 403-3711 or visit cancersupportswco.org/calendar.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
Mercy Hospital Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 1010 Three Springs Blvd. (Conference Room B). Details: Call (877) 258-4825 or visit vitalant.org.
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