JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald - Jamie Lyon struts down the catwalk during Snowdown's Safari Strut- Drag Race and Fasion Show at El Rancho Bar Thursday night.
JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald - Beeky Milner, or, Bob, struts down the catwalk during Snowdown's Safari Strut- Drag Race and Fasion Show at El Rancho Bar Thursday night.
JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald - Dale Hott, or Pricila Queen of the Desert, shares beer to the audience during Snowdown's Safari Strut- Drag Race and Fasion Show at El Rancho Bar Thursday night.
JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald - Mr. Turk struts down the catwalk during Snowdown's Safari Strut- Drag Race and Fasion Show at El Rancho Bar Thursday night.
JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald - Forest Williams, or Rezille Glamor, struts down the catwalk during Snowdown's Safari Strut- Drag Race and Fasion Show at El Rancho Bar Thursday night.
JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald - Mr. Monroe struts down the catwalk during Snowdown's Safari Strut- Drag Race and Fasion Show at El Rancho Bar Thursday night.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The crowd takes in the Shuckin' Suckin' Oyster Slurping Contest on Thursday afternoon at the Highway 3 Roadhouse.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - C.J. Wise, left, won the women's Shuckin' Suckin' Oyster Slurping Contest on Thursday afternoon at the Highway 3 Roadhouse. Wise of Durango and Yolanda Avalos of Bayfield, right, finish up as timekeeper Joe DeLuca calls an end to the competition.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - C.J. Wise won the women's Shuckin' Suckin' Oyster Slurping Contest on Thursday afternoon at the Highway 3 Roadhouse.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Chris Farley defended his title as the undefeated champion of the Shuckin' Suckin' Oyster Slurping Contest on Thursday afternoon at the Highway 3 Roadhouse.
JOSH STEPHENSON / Durango Herald<br><br>Cathy Hearn paddles through slalom gates set up at the Durango Recreation Center swimming pool Thursday evening.
JOSH STEPHENSON / Durango Herald<br><br>Cathy Hearn paddles with her daughter Marina Roethenmund through slalom gates set up at the Durango Recreation Center swimming pool Thursday evening.
JOSH STEPHENSON / Durango Herald<br><br>Cathy Hearn paddles with her daughter Marina Roethenmund through slalom gates set up at the Durango Recreation Center swimming pool Thursday evening.<br>
JOSH STEPHENSON / Durango Herald<br><br>An ambassador for Fluid kayaks, Madison Ludwig paddles through slalom gates set up at the Durango Recreation Center swimming pool Thursday evening.
JOSH STEPHENSON / Durango Herald<br><br>Art Zemach and Jim Nichols, right, paddle through slalom gates set up at the Durango Recreation Center swimming pool Thursday evening.
For more information on Snowdown, including any changes to the schedule and events, visit www.snowdown.org.
Snowdown T-Shirt Day, all day, available at Magpie's and other local establishments.
Decorate Your Own Pith Helmet Contest Entry Viewing, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave.
Snowdown Scrounging Scavenger Hunt Judging, 10 a.m., Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave., (9th St. Entrance).
Wait, Wait! Let Me Taste That! (pro/amateur blind wine tasting), 11 a.m., $10, Eno Wine Bar, 723 East Second Ave., 375-0076.
Passport to Africa Painting Contest, noon-4 p.m., Cocktails & Creations, 858 Main, Suite 102.
Snowdown Waiter/Waitress Race, 1 p.m., Steamworks (in the back alley), 801 East Second Ave., 259-9200.
Iron Mixology (Creative Cocktail Contest), 2 p.m., El Moro Spirits and Tavern, 945 Main Ave., (760) 285-1300, 259-1300.
Hot Dawg Eating Contest, 3 p.m., $10, The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., (443) 416- 5406.
Durango Discovery Museum Rated “F” For Family, 2-5 p.m., Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio, 403-1861, 403-1742.
Decorate Your Own Pith Helmet Contest - Awards Ceremony, 4 p.m., Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave.
Four Square Tournament, 4-5:30 p.m., Durango Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave., 828-1039, 828-1037.
13th annual Snowdown Spaghetti Dinner (early seating), 4:30-6:30 p.m., $10/$5, Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave., 749-2305, 729-1774.
Hand on the Safari Car, 5 p.m., $5, Your Running Store parking lot, 726½ Main Ave., 946-8267.
The Snowdown Firework!, 6 p.m.
Snowdown Follies Videocast, 7:30 p.m., $9, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive, 799-2281.
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