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Five movies not to miss at Durango Film: An Independent Film Festival

Durango Film: An Independent Film Festival will kick off Wednesday and run through March 4. And while at first glance, the program for this year’s festival may seem daunting, fear not – here...

DATE: Feb 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

In 1600s Salem, no one’s safe

Durango High School Troupe 1096 staging Miller’s ‘The Crucible’

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘The Vagina Monologues’ hits the stage

The annual production of “The Vagina Monologues” in Durango this weekend will dovetail with the first #MeToo March and Rally, and both events will come with messages that women’s voices and ...

DATE: Feb 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

It’s almost Valentine’s Day: Let’s talk about intimacy

Love it or loathe it, it’s coming: Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a whirlwind of romance, fancy dates, chocolates, flowers. Or it’s a sad reminder of the lack of intimacy in our lives. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Native American poet, writer, musician to discuss memoir at Fort Lewis College

The Fort Lewis College Common Reading Experience has selected its first Native American author since the program started in 2006. Joy Harjo’s memoir Crazy Brave is being read by ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

Durango, Cortez students have stories to tell

Animas High School teens team up with Southwest Open School students for Talon Tales

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Program strives to help La Plata County’s young people

San Juan Basin Public Health continually works to meet the community’s needs and therefore strives to be a flexible, responsive agency. What was once referred to as “Health Polic...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

On this night, board games rule at the Durango Public Library

Once a month, adults compete, socialize

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Charlie Daniels to sign copies of memoir at Toh-Atin

Musician looks back over 80 years

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

Leftover Salmon: ‘When we’re having fun, the crowd’s having fun’

Iconic jam band is one of Durango’s old friends

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

When we learn to stand up, we can make this world better

Martin Luther King once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” To act or speak is to be a subject, while objects are those that are acted upon. ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Durango’s Congregation Har Shalom to host comedian Keith Barany

When you think about taking in an evening of comedy, a house of worship may not be where you’d think to go. Congregation Har Shalom is about to change that when comedian Keith Bar...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment