Events This Week

Heather is popping back open with her 1-of-a-kind Sideshow Redesigns cult classic, way-out western men's snap shirts! Just in time for festival season.   Classic to psychedelic imagery rendered in embroidery, appliqué and textile collage on snap shirts and women's vintage clothing. Accompanied by a carefully-curated collection of true vintage clothing. Open 4/18-19-20 from 10am till 6pm

Join us every Thursday at Durango Sustainable Goods for "Tea and Tinsel Thursdays." It's a weekly thing where we hang out, have tea, and watch Shaheen do her magic. Shaheen makes hair look like a shimmering work of art. Come by Durango Sustainable Goods every Thursday to chill, get some sparkle, and a cool new look.

Are you new to the exciting world of social media or video creation? Join us for our "Basic Social Media and Content Creation Support" session!   In this series, we're here to assist you in navigating the introductory aspects of social media and video production. Whether you're just starting your online journey or looking to enhance your skills, our supportive community is here to guide you every step of the way.

Gain a deeper understanding of the impact of these educational institutions on the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and explore the narratives that shape our collective understanding.   Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge and engage in a meaningful presentation and conversation.   Presented by the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum

Walk, ride, drive + support your area trails! We're thrilled to announce our annual spring Membership Party for Durango Trails!   Support the trails that support you while enjoying live music from Rob Webster and the official Durango Trails beer for Earth Day 2024, the Trail Crew Brew! Join/Renew your Durango Trails membership!

Join us in our tasting room with live music from Rob Webster!

Join us for our monthly Business After Hours! This Business After Hours is co-hosted by Sorrel Sky Gallery!   Business After Hours is a networking event co-hosted by the Durango Chamber attracting professionals from all around the Durango area. Join us for an evening of connections, celebrations, and fun! Door prizes are generously provided by Star Liquors!

April is poetry month and we're celebrating with a Mary Oliver Book Club! Sign up online - there are two sessions to choose from.

It's happening again! Mr. B is back to help you celeberate the Holiday by helping you make your very own custom smoking apparatus. Come get your hands dirty as you create unique and functional pipes using slab-building techniques! Enjoy happy hour drinks, spend time with community artists, and most importantly hand-build a clay smoking device to use for years to come. You will then glaze your piece using a variety of colors. Look for an email telling you when your piece is ready for pick-up and use (about 3 weeks). Perfect for a stoner couple date idea, a great way to hang out or simply make new friends while you build the piece of your dreams. With two days of classes you'll have plenty of chances to join the fun!    No Experience Necessary! Beginners Welcome!   *$45 per attendee   *Please no smoking of any kind within the building; enjoy responsibly before or after class. Thank you!

The talented Millie Burns will hosting tonight's, Open Mic Poetry Nite. Come out and stretch your poetry arms and embrace the audience with your imagination!    Everyone is welcome!

Every Thursday Stop in and enjoy some local Bluegrass jams by your Local bluegrass jammers!   $4 pints all day and if you'd like to join the jam session and bring your instrument you get a free pint of your favorite craft beer!

Enjoy live music from the comfort of mineral-rich waters! Live music is included with admission.

Five rounds of questions always including a science round and music round. Teams of 5 eligible for prizes, food and drinks available for purchase. $5 suggested team donation

Salsa night is back at Roxy's! Come through for the hottest salsa tracks by DJ Ravenous this Sunday at 8:30pm. Drink specials and our full menu will be available for this event. No cover, no charges, all ages welcome.

Twenty-five years ago Joel and Ethan Coen released a quirky comedy about a slacker living in Los Angeles with a love for bowling and a taste for White Russians that was destined to become a cult classic film. With a genius script and an ensemble cast of unforgettably eccentric characters, from bowling nemesis Jesus Quintana played by John Turturro, and a pair of inept hitmen performed by Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare, to The Dude himself, Jeff Bridges and even a roving gang of nihilists. This amazing cast which also includes iconic performances by John Goodman, Juliane Moore, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Big Lebowski" has become a defining work by the Coen brothers. Sponsored by Alpine Bank and The Durango Herald.

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.

Hosted by Aria PettyOne  Featuring 3 rounds of trivia, prizes, and local drag performances! Come see if you have the brains to win our grand prize tonight! Get there early to get your seat inside!

$22 / $25 / 21+    Kevin Bong, aka 'KBONG' is a multi-instrumental artist who is well known for his "key" role in reggae band Stick Figure. Touring with the group since 2012, KBong has solidified his place as one of the top keyboard players in today's current Reggae scene. Kbong's first studio album 'Hopes and Dreams' released in 2014 which features him as the prominent song writer. The summer anthem "Livin Easy" features Scott Woodruff and the rest of Stick Figure. Other collaborations on the album include singer/songwriter Hirie, producer Johnny Cosmic and producer Alific. You'll hear a mix up of tasty musical ingredients that include ska, reggae, beachy surf vibes and catchy acoustic guitar riffs. Once you hear his style you will be hooked because it's fresh and pleasing to the ears. Look out for his second solo album "Easy To Love You" releasing in 2018.    https://kbongmusic.com  https://www.facebook.com/kbongmusic  https://www.youtube.com/kbong22  https://www.instagram.com/kbongmusic  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kbong/703526510  https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dzSec5CF9xQeW53ZJ5RHq

Heather is popping back open with her 1-of-a-kind Sideshow Redesigns cult classic, way-out western, men's snap shirts! Just in time for festival season.   Classic to psychedelic imagery rendered in embroidery, appliqué and textile collage on snap shirts and women's vintage clothing. Accompanied by a carefully-curated collection of true vintage clothing.

Every Friday we will tap a one-of-a-kind, unique, special, small-batch brew from our Mod System. Only available at World HQ!

We are partnering with TESStastic for "warming spirit" mocktail evenings every Friday from 3:30-6 pm! Come down to the shop to sample or purchase New/Old Fashions & Hot TessToddy's with tea or Wild Margaritas, and/or Cosmos (available in cranberry, orange, raspberry, and hibiscus flavors). There will be free tastings, single drinks for $5, and bottles of the mixers available for purchase. Make it a date night or bring your friends to to discover the fun sober side of Durango. Plus, you'll wake up the next day hydrated and replenished.

Come get your hands dirty as you create a unique Bird Feeder . We will mix creativity with pleasure as we unwind from a busy week, enjoy happy hour drinks, spend time with community artists, and most importantly hand-build a unique piece of pottery. By the end of the evening your piece will be ready for glazing. You will select a glaze which will be applied to your ceramic piece when fired. Look for an email telling you when your piece is ready for pick-up and use. (about 21 days) Let the fun begin! $35.00 Per Participant   *One complimentary drink included with class

Three days of incredible national recording artists, regional, and local bluegrass bands take over five venues including the Durango Arts Center, Animas City Theatre, and Wild Horse Saloon. This year's extraordinary lineup includes Missy Raines & Allegheny, Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, Damn Tall Buildings, East Nash Grass, Never Come Down, SLO County Stumblers, The Fretliners, Tanasi feat. Anya Hinkle, Billy Cardine, and Mary Lucey, SLAY, The Tumbleweeds, and Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble, plus local bands!    The Meltdown boasts several weekend events open to the public, including a band contest, free Friday concert, barn dance, and late-night events!   Tickets are available on our website or in person at Animas Trading Company, 742 Main Ave, Durango, CO.   More information on ticketing, venues, and the 2024 lineup can be found on our website: www.DurangoMeltdown.com   We can't wait to see you there!

Indulge in a delightful fusion of creativity and relaxation, while enjoying happy hour drinks, & learning how to make your own fused glass night light! By the end of the evening, your decorated piece will be ready for firing and done 2-10 days later for pick up! Must be 21 or older.

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.

Squoze and Ravenous are bringing the heat to the dance floor this Friday at Roxy's! Join us for the very freshest in house, techno, and electro.    No cover, 21+, food served until late.

This route is almost all dirt, with a touch of pavement, and includes 4 miles of the Alien Run single track. You'll encounter steep punchy climbs up to 12%, and breathtaking views, all on some of the most remote gas field roads we have to offer.    Mileage offered includes distances of 9 miles, 35 miles and 50 miles. These roads may be rougher than other gravel event roads and there is 3.8 miles of singletrack on the alien trail. Make sure your gravel bike is up for the burly roads NM has to offer! If you don't have a gravel bike a mountain bike is perfectly acceptable.

Ponte Las Pilas! / Plug It In!   Monarca Group is collaborating with 4CORE to organize a bilingual cultural event to promote sustainable transportation and facilitate EV adoption and access within disproportionately impacted communities (DIC) in Durango, focusing on the Latino community.   The FREE Earth Day EV Ride & Drive at La Plata Fairgrounds and the Durango Community Recreation Center, is intentionally inclusive and equitable. It aims to provide personalized assistance and promote awareness of EV affordability, featuring insights from experienced EV drivers. Additionally, attendees can enjoy various family-friendly activities, resources, food trucks, and live music.

Three days of incredible national recording artists, regional, and local bluegrass bands take over five venues including the Durango Arts Center, Animas City Theatre, and Wild Horse Saloon. This year's extraordinary lineup includes Missy Raines & Allegheny, Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, Damn Tall Buildings, East Nash Grass, Never Come Down, SLO County Stumblers, The Fretliners, Tanasi feat. Anya Hinkle, Billy Cardine, and Mary Lucey, SLAY, The Tumbleweeds, and Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble, plus local bands!    The Meltdown boasts several weekend events open to the public, including a band contest, free Friday concert, barn dance, and late-night events!   Tickets are available on our website or in person at Animas Trading Company, 742 Main Ave, Durango, CO.   More information on ticketing, venues, and the 2024 lineup can be found on our website: www.DurangoMeltdown.com   We can't wait to see you there!

This event is a great way to find those Mother's Day gifts. Handmade gifts, one-of-a-kind art, leather engraved art, jewelry... and more!

Heather is popping back open with her 1-of-a-kind Sideshow Redesigns cult classic, way-out western, men's snap shirts! Just in time for festival season.   Classic to psychedelic imagery rendered in embroidery, appliqué and textile collage on snap shirts and women's vintage clothing. Accompanied by a carefully-curated collection of true vintage clothing.

A parade down Main Ave to Buckley Park! This year's theme, "Planet vs Plastics," is a call to action to fight plastic pollution. So get creative and design a costume that embodies the beauty of nature or the dangers of plastic. Whether you're a majestic hawk, a playful otter, or a swirling vortex of plastic waste, let your imagination run wild!

Mark your calendars! ? Saturday April 20, 2024 brings the biggest Earth Day celebration yet to Durango, Colorado. Join us for an "Parade of the Species" from 10-11 and an epic day of fun, food, art, and family activities celebrating our beautiful planet from 11-3pm at Buckley Park. This year, we're fighting plastic pollution with the the international theme "Planet vs. Plastic."   Here's what to expect:  Live music by the Yoties!  A vibrant "Parade of the Species" —dress up as your favorite animal, plant, or fungi.  Interactive booths, plastic art installations, and fun activities for all ages. Great food & drinks + A zero-waste event! Bring your own mug, bowl, and utensils to be part of the solution.   Huge thanks to our Headline Sponsors Zia Taqueria and Sage - Fresh Eats for helping making this event possible!   Let's celebrate Earth Day together and show our planet some love!

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 Taylor Swift 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 10 years or older to attend this Swifties class and be accompanied by an adult who also has a ticket.

Come downtown and watch the Procession of Species starting at 10:30. At Buckley Park, you will find food, drink and a variety of booths. The Durango Botanic Gardens is joining forces with the local chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society for a Native Seed Give-away. Stop by, get your hands dirty and learn how to make seed balls - fun for the whole family.

Get your shocks ready before riding season kicks off. Learn about how to upgrade yours today!!   RSVP by clicking the link below! https://forms.gle/LwJf4CPaaU51Xc429

It's happening again! Mr. B is back to help you celebrate the Holiday by helping you make your very own custom smoking apparatus. Come get your hands dirty as you create unique and functional pipes, bubblers, bongs or any other smoking related pottery your heart desires using slab-building techniques! Enjoy happy hour drinks, spend time with community artists, and most importantly hand-build a clay smoking device to use for years to come. You will then glaze your piece using a variety of colors. Look for an email telling you when your piece is ready for pick-up and use (about 3 weeks). Perfect for a stoner couple date idea, a great way to hang out or simply make new friends while you build the piece of your dreams. With two days of classes you'll have plenty of chances to join the fun!    No Experience Necessary! Beginners Welcome!   *$65 per attendee    *Please no smoking of any kind within the building; enjoy responsibly before or after class. Thank you!   No Experience Necessary! Beginners Welcome!   *$50 per attendee   *Please no smoking of any kind within the building; enjoy responsibly before or after class. Thank you!

Take the night off! Drop your kid off at The Powerhouse for an evening of science activities, free exploration, and pizza.   Children age Kingergarten - 12 years old. We are offering 50% discounts for each additional sibling!

Every Saturday night Karaoke with Kimmy, play karaoke roulette and get a free pint. Open 12-9pm serving Brunch till 2pm .

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.

Roxy's is the place to be for the big holiday! We have a killer lineup featuring Mosswalker, Subversive, Ska of Daydreams, and DJ Ravenous.    Great munchies and drink specials all night long!   Dr. Stoners Margarita or Mojito $6  Liquid Marijuana Shot $4   Art and Vending by Japf and Third Eye Riptie. No cover.

Great opportunity to support your local veterans while enjoying a delicious breakfast! Open to the public, this event is held every 1st & 3rd Sunday. Donations of only $9 for adults, $8 for veterans, and $6 for kids 12 and under. All proceeds help support local veterans!

Three days of incredible national recording artists, regional, and local bluegrass bands take over five venues including the Durango Arts Center, Animas City Theatre, and Wild Horse Saloon. This year's extraordinary lineup includes Missy Raines & Allegheny, Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, Damn Tall Buildings, East Nash Grass, Never Come Down, SLO County Stumblers, The Fretliners, Tanasi feat. Anya Hinkle, Billy Cardine, and Mary Lucey, SLAY, The Tumbleweeds, and Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble, plus local bands!    The Meltdown boasts several weekend events open to the public, including a band contest, free Friday concert, barn dance, and late-night events!   Tickets are available on our website or in person at Animas Trading Company, 742 Main Ave, Durango, CO.   More information on ticketing, venues, and the 2024 lineup can be found on our website: www.DurangoMeltdown.com   We can't wait to see you there!

Don't despair, repair! Bring your wobbly chairs, torn shirts, shattered phone screens, malfunctioning bicycles, and toasters on-the-blink to the Repair Cafe. A crew of volunteers will be on-hand to help you diagnose and fix your things.   By connecting people who know how to repair with people who have things that need repair, we can ensure more things are fixed and used, instead of discarded and replaced.   Volunteers will help you troubleshoot your broken thing, and provide a prescription for how it can be repaired. When possible, volunteers will help you make on-site, real-time repairs—and send you home with a fixed thing. For other repairs, like those that require specialized replacement parts, the prescription will guide you through what's needed to repair the item.   @Kiddos and doggos: Bring your sick and wounded stuffed animals to the Stuffed Animal Hospital. Volunteers will be ready to give your stuffed animal special care, like replacing missing stuffing and patching any holes, so you can keep playing with your stuffie.   There is no fee for participating in this event, but there will be local coffee cart and drink vendors onsite offering yummy beverages for purchase. Get a drink for you and, perhaps, for a volunteer? It is a repair "café" after all! Come enjoy a refreshment while repairing and learning.   To attend and get your things fixed: No sign up required. No fees to participate. Come and bring one thing to be repaired.   To volunteer and help fix things: Volunteers are needed to staff repair stations. If you are interested in helping, please check out details and sign up here.

Come enjoy some Irish Jam! 4$ pints (exclude tulip beers)

The Durango Cowboy Gathering presents our annual fundraising event 'Nacho' Average Barn Concert. This special program will take place at the historic Steward Ranch, also known as Destination Ranch, where part of the movie 'City Slickers' was filmed. The ranch is located at the very end of the Lightner Creek Road. Our special guests will be the Timberline Cowboys who successfully blend cowboy lore, humor, and romance into their music repertoire. Also performing will be Lindy Simmons who was named the 2021 Cowboy Poetry Champion by the International Western Music Association. Time: Gate opens 4:00 pm. Entertainment starts at 5:00 pm. Dancing afterwards. Cost: Tickets $35 if purchased through April 14. After April 14, tickets purchased online or at the door will be $40. Call (970) 403-4451 for more information. www.durangocowboygathering.org Online ticket sales will end on April 20 at 11:00 pm. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on April 21st starting at 4:00 pm.

Wind down your weekend with a chilled-out set by DJ Ravenous, featuring Lo-Fi beats, Downtempo, Acid Jazz, Soft Bass, and Vaporwave.

Hear 50 voices in a concert of inspirational, a cappella music! This select group of teenage singers from the greater Denver area is stopping in Durango on their spring tour. Don't miss this unique opportunity! This event is FREE and appropriate for all ages.

The Art Squirrels, a local art collective, will be displaying their show "Emergence" from March 25 through mid-May. The show features colorful and diverse works in paint, chalk, fabric, glass, upcycled materials, and mixed media by Bethany Bachmann, Cindy Coleman, Janet Kenna, Amanda Preston Araujo, Jenny Treanor, and Amy Vaclav.

This year at the La Plata County Fairgrounds   This community event benefits our school and our earth. Bring us your old electronics, batteries, computers, phones Etc. and we will recycle them for a suggested donation.    Money raised at the event will go to our outdoor education fund and scholarship for students.

Numerous departure times! Please check the website for more details! This unforgettable roundtrip excursion departs from Durango and journeys to Cascade Canyon offering magnificent views of the Animas River and the snowclad peaks of the Rocky Mountains of southwest Colorado.

A Death Cafe is a time and place where people come to share food, drink tea or coffee, and discuss death openly and honestly. The aim is to increase awareness about death in order to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. There is never an intention of leading participants to any conclusion, product or course of action. A Death Café is not a bereavement support or grief counseling setting, nor is it a place to give people information about death and dying. It is not for people who, for whatever reason, are unwilling to discuss the subject of death comfortably and openly. Interesting conversations are guaranteed! These events are facilitated by Lola Montano, a registered nurse who is pursuing her hospice certification and is interested in becoming a death doula.    Join us every fourth Monday of the month from 4-5:30 pm.

Gather your friends for a great game of kickball! With growing popularity, we have increased the total number of teams in the league. Register your team at DurangoRecreation.com before it fills up! No team, no worries, register as a free agent.   Season runs 5/13 through 8/5.Early Bird Discount Ends 4/24. Registration Deadline is 5/1

Local and National comics perform every Monday!

Tthe Great Decisions Durango discussion group will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. to discuss "U.S. - China Trade Rivalry." Moderator Mearl Webb will present background materials and a film by the Foreign Policy Association, and lead participants in a discussion of the issues.    The public is invited to attend this free discussion and participants are welcome to bring a sack lunch.

Join us for some good Western entertainment. Music, stories, cowboy poetry, and who knows what else. From noon to three at the Diamond Belle Saloon.    We also invite anyone with a Western poem, story, or song to join us on stage. Just check in with us when you arrive and we will put you up there. It is a good event to practice and have fun whether you are a professional, a novice, or anywhere in between.

Are you a beginner/intermediate acoustic music player looking to play more? This weekly jam is welcoming to all players, with a focus on slower tempo improvisation solos and chord changes. If you can play the I, IV and V chords in G, D and A then you know enough to play at this jam!

Explore the history, traditions, and contemporary significance of the Southern Ute Tribe. Join us for an engaging session to explore traditions, governance, economic development, and the environmental stewardship of the Southern Ute people.   Presented by the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum

The author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Very Long continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs.   In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land in America. Now, in Never Leave the Dogs Behind, the van life adherent faces the unfathomable darkness that comes from a life blown apart, her only solace the support of her dogs.   In the wake of a painful, public divorce and the ensuing fallout, Brianna moves from a pared-down van into a pared-down trailer. She reckons with her decision to be alone in the desert, living on a nine-acre plot of undeveloped land on the dusty outskirts of a small town in Utah, accompanied only by her four precious dogs: Bucket, Dagwood, Birdie, and Banjo. As she grapples with the anger, despair, and delicious freedom that comes from being wholly on her own, Brianna wonders where, exactly, the road less traveled has led her.   A powerful and poignant portrait of rebuilding and surviving, Never Leave the Dogs Behind is about finding the courage to start over when the dream life you thought you were living collapses around your feet.

Enjoy live music from the comfort of mineral-rich waters! Live music is included with admission.

Open mic every Tuesday, open to performers of all kinds and levels from beginners to experts. Support local live music!

Come and joins us for a tasting of Wine, Liquor, or Beer every Wednesday during happy hour. Come taste our crews favorite products!   Wine 15% off, Spirits 10% off, and Beer 5% off during happy hour.

Lunch & Learn Workshop: How Small Business & Startups Can Use Data: Real World Tips of How To Compete When You're the Underdog with MaryBeth Maskovas founder of Insight Lime Analytics.   The data you have is only as good as how you use it. Modern businesses collect a wealth of data and information, even small ones. From your P&L, sales reports, to website data we're positively swimming in information. The business you manages to use the data they have to make more informed decisions is the one who comes out on top more of the time - so remember that every time you're putting together a project to collect more data, first look at how you can use the data you have.    This "Lunch and Learn" will be packed with tactics you can launch right in the workshop.

Learn Home Hardening Tips to Protect your home against Wildfire. How can small changes give your home a chance against wildfire .

Bring your talent! Play alone, or with friends. This open mic is run up by the phenomenally talented musicians of ShadowTrapp! So, you are always guaranteed a great show! The floor is open to all varieties of music, and levels of expertise. Come show off, or simply enjoy the music. Sign-ups begin at 6:30pm at the bar, show is 7-9pm.

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.

Sing a song get a free shot!