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Powerhouse to host Plazapalooza

Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio, will present Plazapalooza from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday on the Powerhouse plaza. Enjoy live music and local food vendors. A cash bar wil...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Music in the Mountains announces music lesson scholarships

Applications are now available for the 2021 Music in the Mountains Private Lesson Scholarships for all students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Sponsored by Bank of Colorado,...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

SWCAHEC hosts mask competition

Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center, a nonprofit organization that supports community health and health education, is rolling out a Halloween Mask Design Contest on Facebook t...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Aidan Shaffer named to dean’s list at Biola University

Aidan Shaffer of Durango was named to Biola University’s dean’s list for academic excellence. Shaffer was one of about 1,500 students who were named to the dean’s list in spring. ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

MSI, Maria’s Bookshop to host virtual author event

Mountain Studies Institute and Maria’s Bookshop will host a virtual conversation with author Laura Paskus about her book “At the Precipice” from 6:40 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Registration opens for the 17th annual Festival of Trees

Registration is open for the 17th Annual Festival of Trees, a holiday tradition supporting Southwest Coloradoâ€™s children and adults with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

College Week to be held virtually

Colorado Council on High School/College Relations will host a Virtual College Week Monday to Friday. The Virtual College Week is open to all Colorado students and is free to stud...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education

Apple Days festival to take place

The 12th Annual Apple Days festival will take place Oct. 10 at Durango Farmers Market. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival will be different than the usual Buckley Par...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

City of Durango’s Fall Cleanup begins Monday

The city of Durango’s Fall Cleanup will take place from Monday to Oct. 30. City crews will move through residential neighborhoods picking up tree trimmings and branches less than...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rotary Club of Durango Daybreak to hold food drive for Manna

Rotary Club of Durango Daybreak will hold the first Chip Huntoon Memorial Food Drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Th...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan College to host free tax webinar

San Juan College will offer another free webinar to help answer questions about wage withholding, estimated tax payments and the withholding calculator on the IRS website at noon Saturday vi...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Farmington Fire Department selling breast cancer awareness shirts

Farmington Fire Department will be selling breast cancer awareness T-shirts throughout the month of October from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday at the Farmington Fire Department operation...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico