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Noon Year’s Eve Celebration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., The Powerhouse, 1333 Camino del Rio. Included in $9.50 admission. Balloon drop at noon and NYE activities. Details: Email kathleen@powsci.org or visit https://tinyurl.com/af96u4m7.
Dementia/Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Durango/La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Free, no RSVP. 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.
New Year’s Eve at the Nuche, 4 p.m.-1 a.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, 18044 County Road 501, Bayfield. Curated menu of appetizers, main course, special salads and desserts as well as drink specials with dancing and live music with Wild Country Band. Dress is casual or feel free to get all spiffed up for the evening, your choice! Party favors and host a special toast at the turn of the new year. Reservations are strongly suggested. Details: Visit https://weminuchegrill.com.
New Year’s Eve High Rollers & Hideaways Celebration, 6 p.m., Sky Ute Casino Resort, 14324 Highway 172 North, Ignacio. Ring in the New Year with an elevated speakeasy-style celebration. Champagne toast at midnight, live entertainment, balloon drop at midnight, speakeasy-inspired, costume-encouraged attire. Tickets and details: https://tinyurl.com/nz9mh4yj.
New Year’s Eve Fireworks and Torchlight Parade, 6-7 p.m., Purgatory Resort, 1 Skier Place. Evening begins with a torchlit skiing parade as ski instructors and mountain patrol descend to the base area carrying torches. A fireworks show follows to close out the celebration. Guests are invited to gather at Ski Beach to watch the parade and fireworks as the resort marks its 60th anniversary.
New Year’s Eve African Dance Party with Blessing Bled Chimanga Share, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Tickets: $50 presale; $55 day of show; $75 VIP – tickets include: front row seating, one bottle of champagne per table for two (two tickets/seats), an authentic African souvenir. Lineup: Blessing Bled Chimanga (headliner), Eli Emmitt Band, DJ Panacea. Tickets and details: Visit https://tinyurl.com/46rk92ka.
New Year’s Eve with High Country Hustle & The Pickpockets, 8 p.m. doors; The Pickpockets, 9 p.m.; High Country Hustle, 10:15 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $30/$35. Standing room only – limited seating in balcony. 21 and older, no exceptions including minors with legal guardians. Tickets and details: https://tinyurl.com/bddddp5t.
New Year’s Eve at 11th Street Station, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave. $30. Featuring caviar, beats and bubbles. Live music. Details: Call 422-8482, email events@eleventhstreetstation.com or visit https://11thstreetstation.com.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Hygge: A Group Exhibition, 5-7 p.m., Blue Rain Gallery, 934 Main Ave., Unit B. Free. Details: Email bekah@blueraingallery.com.
Game Night, 5:30-7 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
Veterans Benefit Breakfast (Open to Public), 9-11 a.m., VFW Post 4031, 1550 Main Ave. $9 nonveterans, free for veterans, $6 children 12 and younger. Menu includes sausage links, cheesy scrambled eggs, O’Brien potatoes, PJs smoked bacon, veterans signature sausage gravy and biscuits, Durango Diner green chili, blueberry waffles, fresh fruit, yogurt, coffee and juice.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
ASL Learners Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
CreativiTEA, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6-7 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Free. Club member Roger Ptolemy speaks about Rotary’s annual winter RedBall Express fundraiser. Details: Email Mtnman16@gmail.com.
Durango Daybreak Rotary Talk, 7 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Free. Walt Duhaime, a longtime member, will speak about the recent Tri-City conference. Details: Call 799-7341 or email durangodaybreakrotary@gmail.com.
Coffee with Chris, 8-9 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Free. LPEA leadership invites the community to discuss energy storage over a warm drink. Details: Visit https://tinyurl.com/h92x3hre.
Dementia/Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Durango/La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Free, no RSVP. 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.
Bloodmobile, 1-3:30 p.m., Allen Theatres, 900 Trans Lux Drive. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Fresh Bits Open Mic, 6:30 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. Free. Stand up open mic comedy, sign up online to perform. All are welcome. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Spanish Conversation Hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
Cottage Foods In-person Training, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218. $50. Learn food safety requirements to start your own food business. Registration required. Details: Visit www.swlplibrarydistrict.org, email sspatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org or call 425-5610, ext. 2.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Railhead Animas City: To Be or Not To Be?, 1 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave., and on Zoom. Free. Bust some early myths about Animas City and Durango with local historian Robert McDaniel. Details: Visit animasmuseum.org/events.html, email info@animasmuseum.org or call 259 2402.
ASL 101 Class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218. $100 for 10 classes. Learn and practice American Sign Language. All levels welcome. Registration required. Details: Visit www.swlplibrarydistrict.org, email sspatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org or call 425-5610, ext. 2.
Fort Lewis College Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m., Student Union Building, Vallecito Room 103, 1000 Rim Drive. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Durango Daybreak Rotary Talk, 7 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Free. Beth Lamberson Warren, executive director of Durango Arts Center will speak. Details: Call 799-7341 or email durangodaybreakrotary@gmail.com.
Fort Lewis Mesa Book Club, 3-5 p.m., Fort Lewis Mesa Library, 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus.
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society presentation, 7 p.m., Lyceum room, Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Mario Borrero of FLC presents “The Ancient Maya from a Frontier Perspective: Southern Belize.” Details: Email chambrke@aol.com, call 903-3929 or visit sjbas.org.
Gallery Reception, “Constellations of Place,” 4:30-6:30 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Featuring more than 60 pieces from the CSWS collections and 13 Native American, Indigenous and Latinx artists. Details: Email cmscott@fortlewis.edu, call 247-7333 or visit https://tinyurl.com/3anpbuyr.
Ranger outdoor series: What to do if confronted by Colorado’s diverse wildlife. Mount Lions bears and even spiders and snakes. 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Free. All ages.
Game Night, 5:30-7 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Elks National Hoop Shoot, 10 a.m. firm, doors open at 8:45 a.m. registration and warmup, Whalen Gymnasium, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Free. Basketball Free Throw contest – opportunity to advance to district, state, regional and national contests. Details: Email dbw254@gmail.com, call 769-8636 or visit https://www.elks.org/hoopshoot.
Celiac Support Group, 10 a.m.-noon, Smiley Cafe, 1309 East Third Ave. Free. Monthly meet up for people with celiac disease. Third Sunday of every month. Details: Email kylene@nationalceliac.org or call 749-8784.
CreativiTEA, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
Durango Daybreak Rotary Talk, 7 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Free. Dan Parkinson, volunteer observer and advocate, Southwest Colorado BHA will talk about domestic sheep impact on bighorns. Details: Call 799-7341 or email durangodaybreakrotary@gmail.com.
Dementia/Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Durango/La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Free, no RSVP. 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.
100+ for the Earth, 5:15 p.m. for socializing/6 p.m. meeting starts, Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave. $100/voting individual, $10 for students, guest are free. First Quarter one-hour meetings, learn about environmental nonprofits in Southwest Colorado and make collective donation. Details: Visit 100fortheearth.org or email 100fortheearth@gmail.com.
Durango Dementia Coalition Office Hours, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Free. Durango Dementia Coalition will staff a table the fourth Thursday of every month providing information/resources regarding dementia. No registration – drop in during the hours. Details: Contact Kim: (505) 634-8638, durangodementiacoalition@gmail.com or durangodementiacoalition.org.
Spanish Conversation Hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218.
Ranger outdoor series: Outdoor first aid, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Free. All ages. Three weeks (Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5) of outdoor education. We will discuss lightning safety, CPR, shock, bandaging, splinting, head- and cold-related illness and more. This is a must for anyone who goes back into the Colorado outback.
Bloodmobile, 12:30-3 p.m., Allen Theatres, 900 Trans-Lux Drive. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Snowdown Murder Mystery Event “Shadows Over Statehood,” 4 p.m., The Gable House Bed & Breakfast, 805 East Fifth Ave. Details: Call 247-4982, emails gablehousebnb@gmail.com or visit https://www.durangobedandbreakfast.com.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Snowdown Euchre Tournament, 11 a.m., Durango VFW, 1550 Main Ave. Free. Double elimination partners (blind draw) tournament. Prizes for top three teams. Costume prizes also! Registration 10-11 am. Details: Call Joe Zuber, 259-1375.
Sunnyside Book Club, 5:30-7 p.m., Sunnyside Library, 75 County Road 218. Free. This month’s selection is “The Palisades,” by Gail Lynn Hanson. All are welcome.
Ranger outdoor series: Outdoor first aid, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Free. All ages. Three weeks (Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5) of outdoor education. We will discuss lightning safety, CPR, shock, bandaging, splinting, head- and cold-related illness and more. This is a must for anyone who goes back into the Colorado outback.
Bloodmobile, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties, 785 Main Ave. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Durango Community Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Riverside Professional Building, 1970 East Third Ave., Suite 107. To make an appointment, contact Vitalant: (877) 258-4825 or at vitalant.org.
Friends of the Southwest La Plata Library District Soup-er Bowl Fund-day Fundraiser, 2-5 p.m., Breen Community Building, 15300 CO-140, Hesperus. $25/person. Soups, breads, desserts, silent auction. Details: Visit www.swlplibrarydistrict.org, email flmpatron@swlplibrarydistrict.org or call 425-5610, ext. 1.
Ranger outdoor series: Outdoor first aid, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Free. All ages. Three weeks (Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5) of outdoor education. We will discuss lightning safety, CPR, shock, bandaging, splinting, hea- and cold-related illness and more. This is a must for anyone who goes back into the Colorado outback.
10th Harry Harwick Course on Healthcare Administration, 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m., online. Registration: $75. Discussion: Navigating Transformation – Sustaining culture. Details and registration: https://go.evvnt.com/3381980-0?pid=4975.
Ranger outdoor series: Basic tracking and wildlife behavior, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Fresh Bits Open Mic, 6:30 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. Free. Stand up open mic comedy, sign up online to perform. All are welcome. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Ranger outdoor series, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Free. All ages. Backpacking safety, outdoor etiquette and the proper equipment.
Ranger outdoor series, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Free. All ages. Backpacking safety, outdoor etiquette and the proper equipment.
Fresh Bits Open Mic, 6:30 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F, entrance on Ninth Street. Free. Stand up open mic comedy, sign up online to perform. All are welcome. Details: thesubterraindurango.com.
Durango Wine Experience, 4-6:30 p.m., downtown Durango. $85 for single ticket. Explore hundreds of wines featured with light appetizers at multiple downtown Durango locations. Details: Visit https://durangowine.com/events.
Durango Wine Experience, 3-6 p.m., Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. $120 for single ticket. Features hundreds of wines and spirits along with Durango restaurants showcasing their cuisine. Details: Visit https://durangowine.com/events.
Rise and Vibes, Tico Time River Resort, 20 Road 2050, Aztec. Day pass is $50, weekend entry pass is $200. Live reggae music. Details: Call 903-0681 or visit https://riseandvibes.com.
West Slope Startup Week, times vary, downtown Durango. Free. Weeklong event for rural entrepreneurs and community leaders. Details: https://westslopestartupweek.com.
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