Events on this Day

 Wednesday, April 1st
Open Shop Day
10:00am / Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club
The shop is a creative environment where other lapidary and jewelry artists generously share their knowledge, experience, techniques, and ideas. It is advisable to bring your own materials and hand tools if you have them. The Club offers an excellent variety of motorized tools, hand tools, and even some rough stone you may use to hone new skills.    Drop-ins and new members welcome. Experience is not necessary, however it is strongly recommended that new members attend a Shop Orientation that is held at 9:00 on the first Saturday of every month.    Anyone is welcome to join the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club! Annual Membership fees are $30 per year for individuals and $45 per year for families (covers one or two adults and any children under 18 living in the same household)
26th Annual Creativity Festivity
10:00am / Durango Arts Center
Durango’s annual Creativity Festivity celebration launched in 1992, modeled after the Kennedy Centers’ Imagination Celebration. It was a one-week event showcasing student artwork at the Durango Arts Center, which was then housed on the second floor of the Main Mall.   Throughout the three-week celebration, DAC hosts events and opportunities for local youth to share their work with the greater arts community in Durango. Activities during Creativity Festivity include an exhibit featuring work of K-12 grade students in the Barbara Conrad Gallery, Durango High School’s beloved annual poetry slam and a special youth theater production
Zumba Gold®
3:15pm / Durango Community Recreation Center
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. Class is open to all-1st class free! Multi class discount punch cards available. *Class runs from 9:30-10:15 AM
Durango Diaries: Ghost Stories and Urban Legends
6:00pm / Durango Public Library
From settlers hiding gold to ghosts haunting local businesses, Durango is full of urban legends and ghost tales, some of which are based in fact. Three storytellers will share some of the tall tales about the place we call home.    Laine Johnson is the owner of Horsefly History Tours, an exploration of downtown Durango in the 1800s.   Kirk Komick is the owner of the Rochester hotel, in which many guest have reported seeing a female ghost.   Joe Nelson is the founder and owner of Ghost Walk Durango, a guided walking tour through the historic district of Durango.
Aikido (for Adults, Beginners, and Beyond)
6:00pm / Mountain Middle School (Eva Reeder Room)
Every Monday and Wednesday night, Durango Shin-Budo Kai offers a 2-hour Aikido class open to advanced, intermediate, and beginning practitioners. Discover a fun, challenging, and counter-intuitive martial art that teaches how to diffuse conflict or violence without adding conflict or violence. People across the age- and gender-spectrums are able and welcome to practice this transformative art. Wear a gi or comfortable, loose workout clothing.
Durango Diaries Season 5: Urban Legends
6:00pm / Durango Public Library
From settlers hiding gold to ghosts haunting the towns underground tunnels, Durango is full of urban legends, some of which are based in fact. For April Fools Day three storytellers share some of the tall tales about the place we call home.
Pub Quiz
6:30pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Come join us! Weekly prizes!
Open Mic Night
7:30pm / The Roost
Seeking local musicians, comedians and poets to join us for Open Mic Night at The Roost every Wednesday. Sign up is at 7:30pm and performances begin at 8:00. All performers will receive a free drink. We have limited space for full bands, so please limit music to acoustic or please contact us to arrange anything else
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