Events on this Day

 Saturday, May 4th
Star Wars Day - May The Fourth Be With You
9:00am / The Powerhouse
Celebrate Star Wars Day at The Powerhouse! Dress up in your best Star Wars themed costume and travel the cosmos with our newest exhibit Sun, Earth, Universe.   $9.50 museum admission, free for Powerhouse members!
Touch A Truck Event
10:30am / City Lot Across From Durango Public Library
Join us for a fun-filled morning at Momentum Tree Experts Touch A Truck event! This is a fantastic opportunity for the community to come together, meet the team, and explore the vehicles that help us care for our urban forest. This event will be held at the City Lot across from the Durango Public Library.
iAM MUSIC Fest! Artist Brunch
11:00am / Lola's Palce
This is a FREE to attend event!   Ease into the day with some brunch and music at Lola's place! This free-to-attend event will feature various iAM MUSIC Fest! Musicians all perform together in an open jam. Each brunch will be hosted though by a specific band: Connor Terrones
White Rabbit Spring Book Sale
11:00am / White Rabbit Books & Curiosities Garden
In the White Rabbit Garden, there will be a mountain of great books in need of good homes. Take what you need, pay what you want & tell your friends!
Mothers Day/Spa Themed Cookie Decorating Workshop
1:00pm / Mountain Dough Baking Company
Do you want to learn the basics of decorating sugar cookies?    If so, then this class is perfect for you!! You will practice basic piping and filling techniques and will walk away with these 5 beautifully decorated Spa themed cookies to take home.    You don't need any experience working with sugar cookies in the past!   *All supplies will be provided.   *Class tickets required. Purchase on our website.  *You must be 14 years or older to attend this class and be accompanied by an adult who also has a ticket.
15th Annual Dandelion Festival
1:00pm / Rotary Park
Join us for a free, fun music and art festival honoring the spring wild greens, community health, organic land stewardship and joy! Experience live music, local food, arts and crafts vendors, kids activities, dandelion beer garden, dance performances, maypole dance, live painting, thrift store, and informative and fun activities for youth and adults!
Make a Mug
1:00pm / Create Art & Tea
Bring a friend and come play with mud! We will be making mugs, and there will be many opportunities to add your own flair to your creation. After 2 classes and 2 firings, you will have your very own mug that will be food safe and dishwasher safe. From beginning to advanced creators, mugs are a simple yet rewarding and exciting form of pottery. This is class will be fun for everyone. Think you can't make pottery? Think you're not creative? Please join us. I welcome everyone!    Class includes:  - 4 hours of personalized instruction over 2 classes  - Plenty of professional grade clay  - Choice of 3 glazes  - 2 kiln firings (bisque and glaze, both required to create your dishwasher safe mug)  - All required tools that you get to take with you when you're done   The Nitty Gritty Details : -Kids are welcome but anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult  -Maximum class enrollment is 8, so I can provide individual attention to each and everyone  -Minimum class enrollment is 4, otherwise the class will have to be cancelled. So bring a friend!  -Don't be surprised if your mug(s) looks different than the photo; your individual touch is the best part.  -No refunds after the first class has started  -Please plan to pick up your work within 30 days of the final firing.  Bring a friend a get a FREE TEA voucher for Create Art and Tea!
Take a Bow: Community Concert Showcasing Local Students
4:00pm / Roshong Recital Hall
Join us on May 4th at 4:00 pm in Roshong Recital Hall at Fort Lewis College for Take A Bow, our annual community concert showcasing local music students!   This free community event is designed to highlight the talented young musicians of our region. Over 40 students will be performing, ranging in ages from first grade to high school, across a wide variety of instruments. Help us celebrate these young musicians and applaud them as they "Take a Bow!"   No tickets or RSVP are necessary; please just join us at the Roshong Recital Hall at 4:00 pm on May 4th! A reception will follow the concert.
Painting Party ~ Van Goghs Almond Blossoms
4:00pm / Picasso & Vino
Join us for the newest experience in Durango! Come celebrate with us while tapping into your inner artist. We'll show you step by step how to create your masterpiece.   No Experience Necessary.   Paint. Sip. Be Happy.
iAM MUSIC Fest
5:00pm / Various Venues
This year's lineup features incredible independent musicians and artists that you will not want to miss! Join us for 4 Days • 6 Stages • 25+ Bands! Your ticket purchase helps support these artists, as well as our year-round music education and outreach programs.    Tickets are only $55 for the entire weekend.
Merely Players presents CHICAGO
7:00pm / Merely Underground
Merely Players presents CHICAGO A Razzle-Dazzle Musical
100 Year Flood Strikes Back
7:00pm / The Subterrain
May the 4th be with us! Local talent 100 Year Flood performing with a Star Wars theme, costume contest and drink special. All ages, $10 cover charge
iAM MUSIC Fest! Late Night
9:30pm / Durango Arts Center
Keep the party going after the iAM MUSIC Fest! each night at the Durango Arts Center with the Late Night show! Saturday, May 4th Night Two: -Haiikuu -Secret Circus Society
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