Events on this Day

Exhibit run: December 5, 2019—January 30, 2020   The public is invited to the opening reception for the Looking Glass Collective’s winter art show at the Smiley Café Gallery, Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 5 to 7 PM. Meet the artists and see their work in oil, pastel and watercolor. All paintings are for sale with 30% of sales going to Durango’s Local First’s efforts to establish a Creative District in Durango. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. The show continues through January 30, 2020. The Looking Glass Collective consists of twenty artists who meet monthly to critique one another’s work. The collective also creates opportunities for exhibits such as the yearly show at Smiley, exhibits for non-profits like San Juan Citizens Alliance and shows at local businesses. The artists have all been juried into multiple national shows; many have won awards. Looking Glass Collective artists participating in this year’s show are: Linda Bonds, Emma French, Sue Giddings, Sandra Heller, Yvonne Holland, Rosemary Juskevich, Rebecca Koeppen, Betsy Krill, Annette LeMaire, Juanita Nelson, Cheryl Roberts, Pat Smiley, Ann Stringfellow, Dinah Swan and Lorraine Trenholm.

Topic: Jessica Matlock, the new CEO of LPEA will talk about how the rural electric cooperative perceives opportunity and risk in the new energy future. The energy landscape is changing across the United States. Coal plants are retiring, renewable energy prices are dropping, and power supply opportunities are increasing. Come learn how LPEA is examining this new energy future and what options exist for its members and the community.    Speaker: Jessica Matlock is the CEO of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA). Under her leadership, Matlock is helping LPEA transition to a clean energy company and a “utility of the future.” Prior to this role, Matlock served as a member of the executive leadership team at the nation’s 11th largest public utility from 2006 to 2019. Her previous role was serving as the Assistant General Manager of Customer, Energy Services and External Relations where she was responsible for directing the legislative and policy strategy and developing and implementing the utility’s solar, electric vehicle, and demand response programs. Prior to this, Jessica worked as an energy expert for the U.S. Senate and held a number of positions with the Bonneville Power Administration, one of the U.S.’s power marketing administration.   Cost is $17.00 if registered by Thursday, January 2nd.  Late registrations and walk-ins will be charged $22.

Zumba Gold ® fuses Latin and World rhythms with easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will leave you wanting more! Performed at a slower pace with lower impact, Zumba Gold® is perfect for beginning exercisers, Seniors, and anyone wanting major F U N at a less intense pace. Your instructor is Durango personal trainer Lynn Beck. *Class runs from 3:15-4:15

Join us for a candid conversation about sexual assault - the different types of sexual assault, warning signs to defend against it, your rights, sexual assault laws, and the community resources to help. The discussion will include topics of sexual violence.    Ages 17+ recommended.    This class is taught by Kathleen O'Toole, owner and founder of Safe Sister, Strategies for Safe Living - a women's self defense course serving SW Colorado and Northern New Mexico.

Local musician Matt Rupnow performs at Eno, so come in for a great glass of wine accompanied by some wonderful live music!

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Free Public Event!! Village Social, Be Free Challenge and Miller Middle School are proud to bring Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience to the Durango community free of charge.    Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience sets out to understand how we as parents and schools empower teens to overcome mental health challenges and build emotional agility, communication savvy, and stress resilience.   The impact of social media and other screen time is incorporated in all the topics raised in Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER, how it may be impacting our teen’s mental health, and what we can do to help foster youth in the face of struggles.

The public is invited to the next meeting of the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society on Wednesday, January 8th, at 7:00 p.m. at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Connie Massingale will present: “Creating Color in Prehistoric Art of the Southwest: Pigment procurement, processing, and application in the pictographs and artifacts of Utah and beyond.” There will be a pre-meeting social at 6:30. See sjbas.org for more information.

Nappy Roots (Hip Hop/Rap) with Special Guest to be Announced   $22/$25/18+  Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:30pm  Tickets available now online at www.animascitytheatre.com  Tickets available at Animas City Theatre, Animas Trading Company   https://www.nappyroots.com  https://www.facebook.com/nappyrootsmusic   Biography  Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Nappyness: In an economically recessed climate, Nappy Roots has joined the rest of the nation in trying to understand and work through financial and emotional struggles. No stranger to challenges, this four-man collective from Kentucky tackled their obstacles and, in the process, their self-honest work emerged in form of 5 studio albums and 10 mix-tapes. As usual, Nappy Roots examine our alienable rights, reason, and truth through lyrical originality and voyage.   Since Nappy Roots entered the music scene in 1998, they have remained real, humble, talented guys with inherent, undeniable southern swagger. After the international success of Watermelon, Chicken, & Grits, selling over 3 million albums, the members of Nappy Roots were flying high while still acutely aware of how far it could be to the bottom should they fall. It is that practical and genuine presence of mind that helped them sustain touring as a group these last ten years. Building a vastly loyal fan-base nationwide, fans and friends can be used interchangeably when referring to their army of followers.   For most people, it is normal to only share intimate moments with friends, but for the members of Nappy, it is no different when in their living room, studio, or on stage, as they possess the gift of honesty and deliver that message with charisma. That truthfulness is especially reflected in this compilation inspired and written for this moment in time.   After severing ties with Atlantic Record and going independent, it was inevitable change was his own for solo efforts. Nappy Roots had no choice but to keep it moving and did so as smoothly as possible. As the saying goes, “the show must go on,” and so it has, obstacles included.   With a heavy heart and no major label record deal, Nappy Roots knew they had to remain in pursuit of their destiny and, thus, Nappy Roots Entertainment Group was formed. The members of Nappy Roots were facing foreclosures and a mountain of stress in the jobless economy, but still they remained positive and pushed on, while never forgetting where they came from and what they had accomplished. With fans constantly communicating with the members online and at shows, the guys realized they weren’t the only ones having trouble.   With the release of their tenth mix-tape "SH!T&aposS BEAUTIFUL" and the departure of Big V from the group, as he left to pursue a solo career, Nappy Roots for