The fifth annual Ignacio Chamber of Commerce Green Chile Fest will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at Farmers Fresh, 535 Goddard Ave., Ignacio.
Compete in the annual Green Chile Cook-off and Salsa Competition, sponsored by Farmers Fresh Market. Sample green chile and salsa and vote for favorites for the People’s Choice Award.
Music will be peformed by Tyller Gummersall and Kate Willyard, sponsored by TBK Bank, and there will also be a circus performance by the Secret Circus Society, chile roasting, vendors and a beer garden hosted by Bottom Shelf Brewery and Wells Liquor South.
The festival will also feature a corn hole tournament benefiting FFA.
This is a family-friendly event.
For more information, visit bit.ly/3zHiaMs.
Four Corners Motorcycle Rally, various times and locations. The rally will feature flat track races, hill climb competitions, poker runs, live music, a parade, block parties, bike shows, vendors, a karaoke party, demo rides, a women’s ride and bike show and more. Details: www.FourCornersMotorcycleRally.com.
Jack Ellis and Larry Carver, 6 p.m., Fur Trapper’s Steakhouse, 701 East Second Ave.
Fifth annual Green Chile Fest, noon-4 p.m., Farmers Fresh, 535 Goddard Ave. Green chile cook-off, beer, live music, pop-up circus and FFA cornhole tournament. Details: 563-0344 or ignaciochamberofcommerce@gmail.com.
Black Velvet duo, Nina Sasaki and Larry Carver, 6 p.m., Dandelion Café, 725 East Second Ave.
Moon Songs Ukulele Jam, 6:30-8 p.m., The Smiley Cafe, 1309 East Third Ave. Ukulele strums will focus on songs around the moon. Song sheets: bit.ly/3yy3oWY.
Tuesday Talk with new Durango School District 9-R superintendent Karen Cheser, 8 a.m., Zoom and Durango Chamber of Commerce, 2301 Main Ave. Free. Cheser will talk about plans for 9-R and what the school year will look like given the changing environment. Details: bit.ly/3zeDF7t.
Lost Communities of the Navajo Dam, 6-7:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. Regional author Patricia Boddy Tharp will present her two books about the families and communities displaced from their homes and ranches by the Navajo Dam project in the early 1960s. Details: Sara Knight at sara@mariasbookshop.com or 247-1438
Durango Chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) open house, 9-10 a.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Free. All past, present and prospective members of TOPS are invited to attend. Information about TOPS will be shared and light, healthy refreshments will be served.Details: 946-6225.
National Night Out with Bayfield Marshal’s Office, 5-7 p.m., Bayfield Town Hall, 1199 Bayfield Parkway. Food and refreshments provided. The public may check out patrol cars and the impairment goggles, and meet local law enforcement officials, Details: 884-9544.
Reconstructing the Pueblo Bonito Mounds: New Data and Models, 7-8:30 p.m., Zoom. This presentation will review the original Pueblo Bonita Mounds project objectives and results, including ongoing remote studies around Pueblo Bonito. Zoom link: www.sjbas.org.
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society meeting, 7 p.m., Zoom. Wirt Wills will present, “Reconstructing the Pueblo Bonito Mounds: New Data and Models.” Details and Zoom link: www.sjbas.org.
Float Like A Buffalo with special guest Banshee Tree, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $20-$25. Tickets: www.animascitytheatre.com, 946-2281 or durangomassive@hotmail.com.
1961 Durango High School Class 60th class reunion, 10 a.m. Wednesday-9 p.m. Thursday, VFW Hall. Wednesday activities open to all. Thursday activities may have fees and required registration. Details: Dixie Palmer at 247-1694.
Live music with Jack Ellis and Larry Carver, 7 p.m., 11th Street Station.
St. Mark’s Church: The Building and its People in Early Durango, 7-8:30 p.m., FLC Noble Hall Room 130. Retired physician John A. K. (Kip) Boyd will review the early history of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, which coincided with Durango’s birth, and he will also examine how the church survived the great fire of 1889 to rebuild in 1891 and thrive into the present. Details: www.fortlewis.edu/about-flc/leadership/professional-associates/life-long-learning-series.
Live music with The Black Velvet Trio, 6 p.m., Fox Fire Farms Winery, 5513 County Road 321, Ignacio.
The Vocabulary of Gesture, 6-7 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. Thomas Heuser, music director of the San Juan Symphony, will speak about the vocabulary of gesture. Heuser will explore the specific physical motions that allow conductors to communicate musical details without verbal cues. Details: Shelley Walchak at (303) 941-4012 or swalchak@gmail.com.
New Cutthroat Trail trail work, noon-3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, park at Sig Creek Trailhead at upper Hermosa Creek. Registration is required. Tools, gloves, instruction and safety talk, extra water and snacks provided for volunteers. Register: www.durangotrails.org/volunteer.
Annual Chile Roast, all day, 431 East Second Ave. Place orders for the Gazpacho New Mexican Cooking y Cantina 30th Anniversary and Annual Chile Roast in person at Gazpacho. Enjoy food, drinks and live music by The Kirk James Blues Band 6 p.m. Saturday.
Lake Nighthorse Sprint Triathlon, 9 a.m., at the swim beach and continuing on County Roads 210 and 141 and in the park. $70. The race is a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5K run. Details: Dave Rakita at 946-5747 or www.thedriven.net.
Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society, 10:30 a.m., Zoom. Patricia Wells Stamm presents “Riding the Rails with Railroad Men.” Zoom link: www.swcogen.org.
Animas Museum’s Second Saturday Seminar Series about photographer Frank Gonner, 1:30 p.m., online. Free. Presentation by Gonner’s granddaughter, Kathy Gibson. Registration is required. The presentation will be recorded. Register: www.animasmuseum.org/events.html.
Chapman Hill’s Concert on the Hill, 2 p.m., Chapman Hill Ice Rink & Ski Area, 500 Florida Road. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Music by Red Eyed Djinn, The Dole Boys, The Matriarchy and iAM MUSIC group. Food, beer and drinks, and arts and crafts vendors. Details: DurangoGov.org/ChapmanHill.
25th annual WholeExpo: the Four Corners Showcase of Holistic and Ecological Products, Services and Seminars, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, 2500 Main Ave. $5 for adults, good for both days. Children 12 and younger free. See more than 50 vendors and 22 speakers. Details: www.wholeexpo.com, or contact Sharon Hermes at 903-2342 or wholeexpodurango@gmail.com .
Allison, Arboles and Tiffany reunion, 12:30 p.m., Allison Grange Hall, 10909 Colorado Highway 151, Allison. Pot luck lunch. Paper goods and drinks will be furnished.
The Iron Horse at 50, 1-3 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Director Gaige Sippy will look back at the birth and evolution of Durango’s kickoff to summer. The Powerhouse will host virtual racers and offer free access to the community to say farewell to “GEAR UP: The Science of Bikes” exhibit. Details: Charlotte Ford at 315-0589 or charlotte@powsci.org.
Eggs & Issues, 8 a.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Durango, 501 Camino del Rio. $24 for Chamber members, $34 for nonmembers. Topics to include future needs of local first responders and election safeguards. Details: bit.ly/3Be5o8V.
Men in Heel, 5:30 p.m., 679 East Second Ave. Free. Watch all-male teams race in high heels to benefit Women's Resource Center. Details: 247-1242, programs@wrcdurango.org or www.WRCdurango.org.
An evening with Blake Crouch, 6-7 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. Crouch will share his experiences as a writer in the Four Corners, how the history of this region continues to inspire his work and how he researches his ideas. Details: Tricia Winslow at 375-3816 or tricia.swlpld@gmail.com.
Durango Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Jack Llewellyn talk with Rotary Club of Durango, 6 p.m., Zoom. Free. Llewellyn will talk about the various organizations that collaborate to overcome adverse situations. Details: Bruce Rodman at Mtnman16@gmail.com.
“Colorado Experience: Press of the West” online screening, 7-8 p.m., Rocky Mountain PBS. Clips from “Colorado Experience: Press of the West” show how the rare Cranston Press shaped the growth of Mancos and how community efforts led to its restoration. Details: Debbie Higgs at debbiehiggs@rmpbs.org or 235-8707.
Ignacio High School volleyball vs. Cortez, 4 p.m., Ignacio High School.
FLC Men's Soccer vs. Lubbock Christian University, 3 p.m., Varsity Soccer Field Area, cost: free for FLC Students and employees; $10 general admission; $5 senior citizens and high school students, website: www.goskyhawks.com.
Durango High School footbal vs. Aztec, 7 p.m., Durango High School.
FLC Women’s Soccer vs. West Texas A&M, 1 p.m., Varsity Soccer Field Area, cost: free for FLC Students and employees; $10 general admission; $5 senior citizens and high school students, website: www.goskyhawks.com.
FLC football vs. New Mexico Highlands, 8 a.m., FLC Football Stadium, tickets: www.goskyhawks.com.
Bayfield High School football vs. Englewood, 1 p.m., Bayfield High School.
FLC men's soccer vs. Texas Permian Basin, 4 p.m., FLC Varsity Soccer Field, cost: free for FLC Students and employees; $10 general admission; $5 senior citizens and high school students, tickets: www.goskyhawks.com.
FLC women’s soccer vs. Texas Permian, 11 a.m., FLC Varsity Soccer Field, cost: free for FLC Students and employees; $10 general admission; $5 senior citizens and high school students, tickets: www.goskyhawks.com.
Ignacio High School volleyball vs. Del Norte, 4 p.m., Ignacio High School.
Durango High School men’s soccer vs. Aztec, 6 p.m., Durango High School.
Ignacio High School volleyball vs. Telluride, 11 a.m., Ignacio High School.
FLC women's volleyball vs. New Mex. Highlands, 6 p.m., Gymnasium Full Court, cost: free for FLC students and employees; $10 general admission; $5 senior citizens and high school students, tickets: www.goskyhawks.com.
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