Join the West Slope Westies with award-winning pro dancers and special guest instructors Maxime & Torri Zzaoui for a weekend of workshops designed to take your West Coast Swing to the next level! The 35th Annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be held from September 28th, 2023, through October 1st, 2023, throughout Durango, Colorado! Join us inside The Powerhouse exhibit gallery for Trivia night every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. Open Memorial Day Weekend through September - Rain or Shine ! In November 2021, the band sailed on the first Soulshine At Sea supporting Michael Franti, Allen Stone, Fitz and The Tantrums, Niko Moon and more. This is the inaugural year for the . Nature Adventure Summer Camp (Ages 7 - 12) July 10 - 13, Register! A traveler and sailor at heart; his lyrics and sound are deep reflections of the reggae roots soul and consciousness of the Caribbean culture in which he grew up but which are equally infused by his hypnotically bluesy folk acoustic compositions and vocalizations. Bow Wow Film Fest features some of the years' best pooch-themed short films all wrapped up in one beautiful, fun-loving package! During the noon hour, special guests including Eddie Box Jr. and members of Tribal Council will talk about the history of KSUT and Tribal Radio. In recent years the Young Dubs have appeared twice on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, had songs featured in TV shows (Sons Of Anarchy, Human Target) and toured extensively as a headliner and as the opener for such a diverse list of artists as Collective Soul, Jethro Tull, Johnny Lang, Los Lobos, Chris Isaak and many more. Guests can enjoy live music from the comfort of the mineral-rich waters! Thanks to our sponsors: 92.9 The Point, Sant DGO, Ska Brewing, and Ghost Walk Durango! Learn to Play the World's Best Game! The show is fun for the whole family. Don't wait to bring home the piano of your dreams! Visit with friends, sip our signature cocktail and be the first to see the gorgeous displays. Call alternative horizons at 970-247-4374 if you have questions, want to be a sponsor, or make a donation. Johnny Cosmic is a multi instrumentalist with over 20 years of experience in music production and live performance. Sign up online or contact Durango Public Library for assistance. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. She will also be sharing information about Colorado's Business & Economic Indicators Dashboard. Non members welcome! Come one, come all, to the Members' Exhibit. RSVP at goodfoodcollective.org/events-volunteering. Homecoming 2022 kicks off soon! The 10-Minute Play Festival is the only one of its kind in the region, introducing new and creative works to our community, through the work of vibrant new voices for the stage. Please complete the form at https://forms.gle/bKDEKX9EdJgcoF2t5 or https://durangoarts.org/programs/youth-classes/scholarships/. It's your source for local events, tickets and happy hour deals. Head on out to pick out your favorite pumpkin and then stroll the other wonderful plants on display. Old West Cowboy Music Show and Chuckwagon Supper. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjcm0P0qeGtgqIcPD0lVbkw Aqu Estamos: Celebrando artistas jvenes de la comunidad Latina! You select a glaze which will be applied to your ceramic piece when fired. Rustic? October 13 - Create Graphics for Your Digital Campaigns Details Address: Durango, CO Phone: 970-403-4451 Date: Thursday - Sunday |September 28 - October 1, 2023 Website: durangocowboypoetrygathering.org free locals' guide Come prepared with water, close-toed shoes, sunscreen, and a bag to take any fruit home with you. Durango, La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Avenue Information: . May 22 Colorado Parks & Wildlife Big Game Season Structure (BGSS) Public Meeting - HUNTERS . Upcoming Events In Durango, Colorado | 2023 Calendar So, you are always guaranteed a great show! Come join us and find out how together Rotarians around the world seek to eradicate polio, provide education, supply clean water and assist in disaster relief in a non-religious, non-political way. In truth the Celtic riffs can just as easily come from the American band members. *Plan your first desert backpacking trip https://www.facebook.com/Wellington-Bullings/ Live entertainment and children's activities. Durango, CO Area Events - Find Member Events The experiments and advances in orchestral writing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Paris were absolutely sensational and changed the course of modern music for generations. SOLD OUT - Local First's 2022 Harvest Dinner, Group Ride from Fort Lewis College to Buckley Park, Sprints Workshop-Microsoft, Excel, Small Business Must Knows, San Juan Basin Archaeological Society meeting and presentation, USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships, Around The World - A Fashion Show Benefit for iAM MUSIC = Early Show, Durango Open Studio Tour -- Taster Art Opening, Around The World - A Fashion Show Benefit for iAM MUSIC - Late Show, 2022 Animas Valley Balloon Rally - Mass Ascension, 2022 Animas Valley Balloon Rally - Drive By Balloon Glow, 2022 Animas Valley Balloon Rally - Tethered Ballon Rides, Fall After School Art and Crafts for Teens and Tweens, Sprint Workshop - How to Hire and keep talented employees, Science & Connection in High Mountain Regions, After School Art and Craft Classes for Kids, Durango En Masse: Cycle Commuting Empowerment, Medicinal uses of Sagebrush and Wild Rose, 'Wildlife Encounters' featuring Edward Aldrich - Opening Reception & Exhibition, Statement Ring and Intro to Silversmithing, The Secret Circus Society presents 'Freaks & Treats' DJ OMEGA Dance Party, Turquoise Shadow Box Pendant with Chayse Romero, Edward Aldrich 'Wildlife Encounters' Exhibition All Week, KSUT Fall Membership Drive and Open House, KBong & Johnny Cosmic Making Friends Tour with Dubbest & Brendan Clemente, Stillhouse Junkies Album Release MEGAParty! In this class you will learn how to use essential jewelry making tools, how to handle a torch, the uses of different kinds of fluxes and solders, how to bezel set a stone, and how to polish and finish your jewelry. Visit https://www.durangoopenstudiotour.com to learn more and register! Make sure to stop by, bring your friends (no personal animals), and find your new furry family member! These tastings are designed to educate our staff or highlight in-house products we're currently developing, and we love to have the public join us! Inspired by the beloved films, ANASTASIA transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Beginning Bridge Classes Tuesdays and Thursdays! We will spend time exploring textures, shapes, and colors. In this 6 hour class hosted by the Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club, students will create a pendant using sterling silver, fine silver, and a beautiful stone. About Us We provide Durango, Colorado and the Four Corners with an eclectic presenting program and a low-cost, high-quality production venue for college and community performances. Come get your hands dirty as you create a unique and functional Black Cat Candy Dish! OCTOBER 17,18,22,23 and 24, 2020 Tickets: Pay What You Can per Household Available on the Merely Players Website www.merelyplayers.us 970-946-2240 . Stay tuned for updates on the lineup and tickets. . Come play some chess! Our market also offers hot ready to eat food from local vendors, value added foods such as jams, jellies and sauces and local artisans who make high-quality handcrafted items. Coffee provided! This also helps us to know how much equipment to bring. FLC Art Gallery presents the 2022 FACULTY BIENNIAL featuring artwork by the Department of Art & Design faculty! This is a great opportunity to learn a wide range of lapidary and metalsmith skills. $30.00 Per Participant, We are super excited to be bringing back the Durango Open Studio Tour! Reservations are required. All your favorite characters are donning superhero Content warning: contains themes of suicide and mental illness. The Durango Farmers Market is a venue for local agriculturalists, ranchers and artisans to meet and share their harvest and talents with the Durango community. LGBT Pride Festivals & Parades In The USA, Best 4th of July Boat Parties Around The USA, Join Sarah Jakes Roberts for the 2023 Woman Evolve Conference, NYE in the ATL 2024 : New Year's Eve Atlanta, Fourth of July Celebration in Grass Valley, Breckenridge Independence Day Celebration, 4th of July Spectacular Fest & Fireworks 2023 | Fort Lauderdale, How To Save And Fix Your Relationship/Marriage (FREE Webinar) Durango. Learn more about Theresa here. See you there! All materials and stones are provided and the class fee is $150. The annual Aztec Highland Games & Celtic Festival will be taking place along the Animas River in shady Riverside Park in Aztec, NM. About: 15th annual art event held over three weekends at three different venues showcasing various creations from Colorado artists. The funk, salsa, jazz, reggae, and hip-hop-influenced band recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary by releasing their ninth studio album, Marching On, to much fan and critical praise. October. 2022 Faculty Biennial Mon -Thurs this week! Week two - wire wrapping. Influenced by his Chicago roots, Blocker has expressed musical ingenuity as a producer, instrumentalist, video director, teacher, and more. We will meet in front of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train Depot (479 Main Ave) at dusk. This hands-on course is ideal for small business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, and new HR professionals. Gas Pops collaborated with Clay's song-writing Mama, Donna Farar ("Last Thing I Needed" recorded by Willie Nelson and Chris Stapleton) to create this politically-charged union of soul music and Southern rock. Menu includes pancakes, eggs, green chili eggs, sausage patties, biscuits and sausage gravy or jelly, blueberries, strawberries, whipped cream, real OJ and locally roasted coffee. Tickets are $20/per person. Experience the world-famous Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's iconic canyon views along the highline in just over 5 hours. September - Three Dimensional Art, October - Extreme Halloween Each session students will discover fun and different mediums and concepts while creating extremely unique art projects! VFW Post 4031 is hosting a Independence Day holiday Ice Social! We will also explore newsworthy story ideas and how to pique the media's interest in your company or products. With so much to see and do in Durango during fall, you'll never have a dull day during your visit. Join us in the beer garden for fresh craft beer from the source, food specials and free live music on the outdoor stage by Vintage Brew! Bokkendo (wooden sword) and jodo (short staff) date back to Japan's medieval samurai society. The launch zone is Greenmount Cemetery. Alternative Horizons 2nd Annual 18 Hole Drive Out Domestic Violence Golf Tournament, Cowboy Poetry and Music, Storytelling and Folklore, Rising Stars Durango Cowboy Gathering Youth Show, CANCELLED - Durango Cowboy Gathering ~ A Tribute to Miss Kitty, Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering Evening Performances, Liver Down the River with special guest Alex Blocker Band, Veterans Benefit Breakfast - Open to Public, Cascade Canyon Express excursions all week. Parking: Fall in Durango is here! Join us outside on the Carver Family Plaza for Powerhouse trivia night every Thursday through the summer. *Experience the outdoors through creative writing Show us by taking a Selfie wearing red, white, and blue. Fall offers a variety of things to do including leaf-peeping, festivals, scenic drives, and everything pumpkin-related. For information on performers and to buy tickets, visit https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/DurangoCowboyGathering/4678, All the worlds a stage in one of Shakespeares most enchanting comedies. Consider ziplining as new way to experience fall leaf colors. The event hosted by the Durango Arts Center showcases media like ceramics, jewelry, painting, glass, sculpture, photography, and more. It's that time of year, Skyhawks! Donations welcome. Please join us on Zoom for the Second Saturday Series Seminar "Early Photographers of Durango". From being a spectator at all the cool festivals to attending some interesting events in October in Durango there is all the fun awaiting you this month. Welcome to iAM MUSIC Fest. Learn about the historical evolution of pottery and understand the various methods to create shapes and forms. For information on entering the parade: https://durangogov.org/1260/4th-of-July-Events Ride the train to a day of ziplining on the longest course in the US. Her newest novel, Lady Tan's Circle of Women, is receiving rave reviews and is being described as "engrossingrichand packed with historical detail." This cult classic is back for its annual Halloween fun! Gates open at 5:00, Event begins at 6:30 Search. Curious about how the world's largest civic organization makes a difference in our world? Get your costumes ready and join us at Three Springs! Bring gloves, water and your desire to help our community that thrives thanks to the Animas River. Kids are encouraged to wear costumes, bring a flashlight, and can ride the train around the pumpkin patch (additional $3). Over 13 bands across two stages Alternative Horizons is currently looking for volunteer advocates, to staff our 24-Hour hotline, including those who are bi-lingual. These skills will be put to the test by rehearsing for a full scale production on the final weekend. Highlights: After a brief business meeting, Christopher Schwartz will present an interesting discission titled, "The Pre-Hispanic Parrot Trade: Scarlet Macaws in the US Southwest & Mexican Northwest". Set against a backdrop of psychedelic funk and retrofuturism, the main character discovers the true nature of the human experience: an illogical cluster of closeness and isolation, joy and despair, and chaos and repetition. The races have been covered nationally by the Travel Channel and are usually held on the last Saturday in October. Seating is limited. Wood Belly: The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to an in-person presentation. Through The Roots bought a renovated school bus and hit the road hard, graduating from college frat parties to larger clubs, building their audience, show by energetic show. Experience the thrill, and the relief, of emerging from your hike into pristine alpine meadows. A weekly ART Class for those with Parkinson's. Note that we study a different lettering style each day. Annual Events . Website. Concurrent sessions change every hour in each location. FLC Art Gallery presents the 2022 FACULTY BIENNIAL featuring artwork by the Department of Art & Design faculty! It's a sound that nods to the band's diverse influences while also reaching far beyond them, and it began humbly enough, with the guys hosting their own backyard shows in college towns across Southern California. Also, please help us create a studio tour that is diverse, inclusive, equitable, and accessible by helping us spread the word to all emerging and professional working artists. Couples and individuals are invited to enjoy the new cedar Ofuro tubs situated in a private Zen garden. More info at vintageLOVEmarket.com Activities, shops, and ticketing open at 4:30. This immersive, interactive project illuminates the creative cycle of deconstruction and reconstruction. Musical Theater Camp - (3rd-5th grade), Register Today! Imagine your day starting with a beautiful, scenic ride aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (people travel from all over the world to ride this train). Born in a distillery in Durango, CO, 2021 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year and two-time Telluride Bluegrass band contest finalists Stillhouse Junkies play a delirious, head-spinning mixture of original roots, blues, funk, swing, and bluegrass music. About: A Halloween trick-or-treating family fun event hosted at the Arapahoe County Scaregrounds full of costumes, games, and delicious treats. Using a variety of different art mediums, techniques and concepts, Mr B will teach the mysteries of Surreal Art. You'll have a great time and will be supporting Durango's western heritage. Also, please help us create a studio tour that is diverse, inclusive, equitable, and accessible by helping us spread the word to all emerging and professional working artists. In 2018 they made Billboard's top 10 Spotify chart, as well as Pandora's top 10 Trend Setters list. Register today at pwndurango.org Join us for live music each Thursday this summer in our beer garden. Pilots will start setting up and begin glowing at approximately at 7:00PM. "A Funkadelic hoedown that will send you into infinity and beyond." Join the Snowdown bored of directors (yes, that's how we spell it) for the kickoff to 2023 Snowdown! This event is a part of Durango's inaugural "Spoketober" events series. Since 2013, the 9-piece act has lit up stages around the country with their trademark brand of "sweaty soul music," an invitation for audiences to dance, celebrate, and connect under a unifying and infectious groove. From the high peaks of bluegrass, the deepest pockets of the funk, and the outer reaches of space, a unique genre of music is created. Artisan Marketplace: Unique crafts by local artists This longstanding Mexican tradition is on full display in downtown and other locations around the city. If you can't enter, come on down that morning and cheer on those who do. All seating is outdoors on our spacious lawns. A universally enjoyed classic artform everyone in the family can enjoy. And of course, there will be horses, lots of horses as well mules, donkeys, and even a llama or two. You select a glaze which will be applied to your ceramic piece when fired. We'll recommend events that you would not want to miss! You may also choose to write or narrate out loud a story about what you are seeing, as a direct contribution to the installation. Upcoming Fall Festivals in Colorado | 2022 Annual CO Fall Events In addition to a cowboy breakfast, there will be live music at the Main Mall. Prior to the movie, enjoy live music by the Drama Club and juggling and circus acts by Durango Aerial Arts and Acrobatics. The keynote event of our 2023 Literary Festival. Email us at durangoopenstudiotour@gmail.com. Scholarships are available. Top 5 Things to do in Durango This Fall | Visit Durango, CO | Official There will be some free games too! Animas Valley Balloon Rally, Spoketober & more! A rollercoaster ride that moves around in time and place, between psychiatric hospitals, Starbucks, and drama school, finding levity and humor in strange and dark places. With a solid line up and a new batch of songs to play, The YD are excited to get out on the road and continue to bring back live music into people's lives. The glow starts at approximately 6:30 pm, weather permitting. Figure drawing is the practice of drawing a live model in different poses. What more could a lady ask for? Build your skill during a 10-week art introduction workshop for anyone who needs to leave their mental stress and anxiety behind. She's joining us from Denver to share the Business Intelligence Center's tools and resources for the Colorado business community and teach what data is available, where it lives and how to use it. The classes offer fun, non competitive opportunities to explore new skills and individual expression. Celebrate Oktoberfest in Colorado like a Bavarian We will meet up at 12 pm at the Fort Lewis College Clock Tower for a 1 pm Ride to Buckley Park (1250 Main Avenue, Durango, CO 81301). We will be offering free Homeslice Pizza for the event, please RSVP below to reserve a slice (or two) >> https://www.goscape.org/events/data. Spoketober is a celebration of Durango's tight-knit and passionate cycling community, highlighting the decades of dedication and sweat equity its residents have committed to make Durango one of the top cycling destinations in the nation featuring over 300-miles of singletrack trails and being home to numerous Olympians. $10 suggested donation to benefit The Hive DGO! Go to our website https://alternativehorizons.org/get-involved/#volunteer. Part of a July 4th Celebration! Our favorite places to see the Fall colors in Durango. Bar open for drink purchases and food available from Laura's Artisans and Straight Outta Balboa Island. Born in a distillery in Durango, CO, 2021 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year and two-time Telluride Bluegrass band contest finalists Stillhouse Junkies play a delirious, head-spinning mixture of original roots, blues, funk, swing, and bluegrass music. Anyone is welcome to enter the parade and there is no entry fee. $40 Day of Get more details here. Participants who think they have solved the final riddle to find the silver can hand in their completed cards at the Parade Judges station at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 4. Events in Durango. The wild and free-flowing Animas river can be fished in the middle of town to remote high country lakes in the middle of the largest wilderness area in Colorado.