Events on this Day

 Saturday, May 21st
Durango Farmers Market
8:00am / TBK Bank Parking Lot
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. At our market you have the opportunity to meet face to face with the producers and learn more about their growing methods. Vendors post their farming practices at their booth and most follow organic growing methods.   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. All vendors must produce their goods within our five-county radius ensuring fresh produce and locally made goods. We also have live music performances each weekend as well as community information booths for non-profits and groups that promote our market values of local, sustainable and healthy living.
Homebuyer Education Class in Durango
8:00am / Fort Lewis Campus
Tired of renting? Join our Homebuyer Education Class. Learn what it takes to become a homeowner and gain access to local down payment assistance funds. Topics covered include: Budget, Credit, Insurance, Lending, Down payment Assistance Programs, Real Estate, Inspection, and Home Maintenance.    Space is limited. To register please visit: www.homesfund.org.
Durango Shootout
8:00am / Smiths Sports Complex / various fields
We invite teams across the Southwest and beyond to participate in this prestigious soccer tournament. Nestled in the splendor of the Rocky Mountains, teams will go head-to-head at an altitude of 6,500 feet while surrounded by Durango's majestic scenery. Come and join the soccer fun that makes the EIS Durango Shootout the ultimate soccer tournament!
Spring Animas River Cleanup
8:30am / Rotary Park
Help your local Trout Unlimited chapter clean up our beloved Animas River to celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day. Bring gloves, water and your enthusiasm to clean up gross things. Prizes awarded and lunch provided for all volunteers.
Wildflower Hike
9:00am / Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
To learn more and register, visit www.sjma.org/events
The Garden Club of Durango Plant Sale
9:00am / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Plants are from local and members gardens. Proceeds are used to maintain the gardens at Santa Rita Park.  You do not need to register or RSVP for this sales event.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
10:00am / Durango Public Library
Book Sale to benefit Durango Public Library!   Annual Members Only Meeting and Sale  Thursday, May 19, 5:30-8 pm
Massage/Fitness Studio Meet & Greet
1:30pm / Mind Body SOLEiL
Join us for our next Studio Open House!    Live class demos, chair massage, snacks & good company! We are here to answer all your questions about massage, fitness, yoga, dance classes AND MORE! Come tour the studio, let us show you some tools to add to your wellness and self-care toolbox & ENTER TO WIN an Office Wellness Hour for your team!
Charcuterie Board Glass Fusing
3:00pm / Get Fused
Women of Colorado has organized a glass fusing class with Get Fused Durango. We will make a 10" x 14" glass charcuterie board. Price includes instruction, glass materials, tax, tip, charcuterie snacks, beer and wine. Wilde Edge Brewing and Durango Olive Oil have donated some lovely snacks and drinks to make this happen.
San Juan Symphony Family Concert: Carnival of the Animals
4:00pm / Community Concert Hall
The Carnival of the Animals is a lighthearted musical composition of fourteen movements by the French composer Camille Saint-Saens. Each animal is introduced with a poem written by Ogden Nash. Listen to the hee-haw of violins and the roar of pianos. The pairing of the animals' theme music with poetry makes this an outstanding performance for children of all ages.
iAM MUSIC Fest
4:30pm / Studio & (Outdoor Stage)
The iAM MUSIC Fest is back!! Join us for the first iAM MUSIC Fest of the summer! This month we're starting things off with a pop-up music festival in the parking lot next to Studio &, located in downtown Durango, CO! This month's lineup features four great bands as well as the amazing Secret Circus Society!   The Lineup:  [Elder Grown]  FUNKALICIOUS ROCKIN-ROOTS  Family and community are the roots of the band Elder Grown. A band of brothers and sisters. Though the group comprises five guys from Durango, Colorado, they consider every audience to be their 6th collective member; their heartbeat, medicine, and reason for the song.  http://www.eldergrownmusic.com/  https://www.facebook.com/ElderGrown  https://www.instagram.com/eldergrown/  https://open.spotify.com/artist/2goH9cMI15q2lSTHCkrZCO...   [Alex Blocker]  Alex Blocker breaks boundaries with a genre fusing style of contemporary music that combines elements of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Jazz. Influenced by his Chicago roots, Blocker has expressed musical ingenuity as a producer, instrumentalist, and vocalist.  https://alexblocker.com/  https://instagram.com/blockerontop  https://open.spotify.com/artist/08Da3grh5ItqCDS2jCP1jM...   [Secret Circus Society]  The Secret Circus Society brings the extraordinary to the ordinary. Based out of Durango CO, their shows are a magical experience.  http://secretcircussociety.com/  https://www.facebook.com/secretcircussociety   [Haro In The Dark]  Folk/Rock/Roots band from Durango.  https://www.instagram.com/haro_inthedark_band/
Skills USA Raffle Night
5:00pm / Happy Pappy's Pizza n Wings
DHS Skills USA team is sending 8 kids to NATIONALS, they need our community support so Happy Pappy's is having a fundraiser for them. There will be free beer with every 2-$5 raffle tickets purchased, we will have over $600 of Durango Harley SWAG to raffle off as well as other companies in town.   Please help us support these kids that don't get as much support as sports teams!!!!
Live Music
5:00pm / Fur Trappers Steakhouse and Bar
Come enjoy live music every Thursday through Saturday with various musicians!
Merely Players presents MATILDA the Musical
7:00pm / Merely Underground
Feeling Naughty? Revolting? Has all you learned been from Telly? Even if you're little, you can do a lot ~   Catch some tickets for MATILDA today they are flying faster than Amanda Thripp.   TICKETS: $25- $35
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