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Testing their nerves: Kid’s Follies debuts

Durango’s young and talented debuted their acting, singing and comedic skills at the Kid’s Snowdown Follies at the Durango Arts Center on Wednesday evening. The room was pitch bla...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cocktail queen retains her title

Jen Rylko, manager of Guido’s Favorite Foods, again prevailed in the 37th Annual Snowdown Bartender’s Contest at Moe’s lounge. After sampling ten cocktails from Durango’s finest m...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eccentric garb abounds at costume contest

The Palace Restaurant hosted a costume contest Wednesday afternoon that yielded about 75 steampunkers who were hoping to win best costume. The event was one of the first to kickoff the 2015 ...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Steampunk fashion boils over

It was impossible to leave this year’s steampunk-themed Fashion Do’s and Don’ts – where many prominent, respectable members of the community frolicked on stage in states of near-nudity – wit...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free public transit Friday

Need a ride to the Light Parade? Steampunk Snowdown is paying the fare for public transit on Friday. The free rides are on the loop bus routes, the trolley and the on-call opportu...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Punks in the window

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Soni Stevens ... Steampunk Style!

DATE: Jan 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cribbage proves popular at Elks Lodge

A record 152 cribbage fanatics crowded into the Durango Elks Lodge on Wednesday for the 15th annual Snowdown Cribbage Tournament. Organizer Joni Paul had to quiet the big crowd se...

DATE: Jan 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

2015 Steampunk Snowdown Schedule

For more information, visit www.snowdown.org. All week Snowdown Theme contest, through noon Sunday, Magpie’s Newsstand Cafe, 707 Main Ave., 382-0518. Snowdow...

DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Got your costume? Get your name

Snowdown enthusiasts spend months getting their costumes ready for the annual theme. For Steampunk Snowdown 2015, that means corsets, bloomers, goggles, gears and futuristic weapons. ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sneer offers satirical Snowdown scoops

Copies of the Snowdown Sneer, an annual publication dedicated to perverse reporting about affairs in Durango and beyond, appeared all over town Monday morning. This year’s edition...

DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowdown parade to alter traffic

Traffic will be diverted Friday afternoon and evening in downtown Durango to prepare for and hold the Snowdown Light Parade on Main Avenue. The details: Crews and equi...

DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday