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Annual Durango Celtic Festival offers bands, workshops

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, it’s only fitting that the Durango Celtic Festival makes its annual appearance. The festival, now in its fifth year, will be taking...

DATE: Mar 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Soy Cubana’ short included in Durango Film fest kicks off tonight

Durango Film: An Independent Film Festival kicks off five days of films tonight with its free movie night at the Gaslight Theatre. Movies shown will include “The Tiger Hunter,” “...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Durango Film kicks off Wednesday night

Durango Film: An Independent Film Festival is in its 12th year of bringing cool movies, panels and filmmakers to Durango, and this year is no different. Running from Wednesday through March ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Singers, start your voices

Time for Durango Voice’s first round

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Baby steps toward literacy at Durango Public Library

This storytime gives littlest ones the building blocks for reading

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Dental health clinic’s care spreads by word of mouth

It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month, and our community has a reason to smile. Since opening in July, Axis Health System’s nonprofit Oral Health Clinic in Durango has had...

DATE: Feb 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

What do you see when you look inward?

Catch one-woman ‘Cover Girl’ show this weekend

DATE: Feb 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Tips for choosing a nonprofit to donate your money, time

Countless before me have remarked on the proliferation of nonprofits in La Plata County. We quote statistics of anywhere from 250 to 350 to 400 to the ultra-specific “gazillion.” The accura...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

For kids, choose tap water for a smile that sparkles

February is Children’s Dental Health Month, and this year’s theme for the American Dental Association’s campaign is focused on healthy oral health habits for kids, including brushing twice a...

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Follies a bawdy romp for newbie

Annual Snowdown show serves up jokes ... galactic style

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Garrett Young releases new single

Local musician Garrett Young has just released his new single, “Do You Hear My Cries,” online. I had a chance to talk to the Bayfield resident, whom some of you may remember from the band Ps...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

La Plata Family Centers Coalition provides parents, kids essential services

The building may look small from the outside, but the La Plata Family Center is big on the inside and especially big on the programs it offers. Roseann McDermott, executive direct...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life