Events on this Day

In this 3-hour beginner's class, you will learn to use a jeweler's saw, metal stamps, rivet hammer, and other tools to produce a handsome prong-set pendant featuring a natural ammonite fossil.

Two classes being offered! 9:30am - 12:30pm AND 1:30pm - 4:30pm.   In this 3-hour class, you will learn to accurately measure and solder a ring. Then add a second layer that either spins or is soldered in place. This is a great introduction to ring measurement, design and soldering.

Experience the world-famous Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's iconic canyon views along the highline in just over 5 hours. If you are looking for an unforgettable train adventure with incredible geological features and fantastic scenery that is downright jaw-dropping, look no further than these steam train excursions departing from the Durango Depot and traveling deep into the wilderness inaccessible by any roads. These excursions are perfect for families with children or those on a tight schedule.

The Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club will host our 68th Annual Gem and Mineral Show! Over 60 vendors will offer gems, minerals, jewelry, fossils and more! Kids activities, classes and field trips available.    Food trucks on site. $3 daily admission at the door, children under 12 admitted free with adult.   Visit durangorocks.org for more details. Be there or be a tetrahedrite!

Join us for a FREE community concert on our custom-built mobile stage! We've built a mobile stage designed to deliver free world-class classical music concerts throughout the region.   Join us on July 8th at 11:00 AM at Cottonwood Park in Durango to hear a performance by our Woodwinds Ensemble.   Cottonwood Park is located next to Animas Valley Elementary (373 Hermosa Meadows Rd in Durango). Please plan on parking at the school and volunteers will direct you from there!   What You Should Know:  -Schedule is subject to change. Please check our website and social media for any last minute updates.  -In case of bad weather, individual events will be canceled and not rescheduled.  -No reservations are necessary. Just show up!  -Bring your own chairs or blankets. A limited number of chairs will be available to rent.  -We love dogs, but (sorry!) they are not invited.  -There are no restrooms or concessions. You may bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages. Please clean up after yourselves for everyone's safety and happiness.  -Show runs approximately 45 minutes

In this 3-hour class you will learn to use the jeweler's saw to pierce out an interesting design. Then you will hammer rivets to attach the design to a background plate, and finish with a high contrast patina.

Join us for a FREE community concert on our custom-built mobile stage! We've built a mobile stage designed to deliver free world-class classical music concerts throughout the region.   Join us on July 8th at 2:00 PM at the Durango Senior Center in Durango to hear a performance by our Woodwinds Ensemble.   What You Should Know:  -Schedule is subject to change. Please check our website and social media for any last minute updates.  -In case of bad weather, individual events will be canceled and not rescheduled.  -No reservations are necessary. Just show up!  -Bring your own chairs or blankets. A limited number of chairs will be available to rent.  -We love dogs, but (sorry!) they are not invited.  -There are no restrooms or concessions. You may bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages. Please clean up after yourselves for everyone's safety and happiness.  -Show runs approximately 45 minutes

Join the Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs (SCAPE) as they connect with Hubspot for Startups to discuss how companies can scale using their software. Hubspot for Startups Senior Business Development Manager, Walter Mannino, and SCAPE Program and Community Manager, Brittany Cupp will discuss ways to use Hubspot to grow with your company and the free resources available to rural startups.   This is an in-person event in Durango at Union Social House. Walter and Brittany will host a talk for the first hour followed by a happy hour and mingling.   https://www.goscape.org/events/scaling-your-startup-with-hubspot-dgo

Old West Cowboy Music Show and Chuckwagon Supper. Durango's favorite family entertainment since 1969. Bar D Wranglers perform in concert after supper with music and songs of old west cowboys, comedy, and lively instrumentals. The show is fun for the whole family.    Activities, shops, and ticketing open at 4:30. Supper is at 6:30. Open Memorial Day Weekend through September - Rain or Shine ! Reservations are required.

Music, food and wine. Come enjoy your Friday nights with Fox Fire Farms. Seating on spacious lawns. Bring rain gear if there is a chance of rain.  FREE ADMISSION  All seating is outdoors on our spacious lawns.

Tonight we will be having amazing dinner and drink specials all night long as well as some live entertainment out on our beautiful spacious patio. so come on down to the best steakhouse in the 4 corners.  RSVP 970-259-0940

In this 2.5-hour class you will slab, trim and polish rough stone into cabochons ready to set into jewelry and learn the safe operation of lapidary equipment. Slabs are provided but feel free to bring a slab of your own. Sign up for a Friday, Saturday or Sunday session.

Join us for a FREE community concert on our custom-built mobile stage! We've built a mobile stage designed to deliver free world-class classical music concerts throughout the region.   Join us on July 8th at 6:30 PM in Buckley Park in Durango to hear a performance by our Woodwinds Ensemble.   What You Should Know:  -Schedule is subject to change. Please check our website and social media for any last minute updates.  -In case of bad weather, individual events will be canceled and not rescheduled.  -No reservations are necessary. Just show up!  -Bring your own chairs or blankets. A limited number of chairs will be available to rent.  -We love dogs, but (sorry!) they are not invited.  -There are no restrooms or concessions. You may bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages. Please clean up after yourselves for everyone's safety and happiness.  -Show runs approximately 45 minutes

Merely Players present DAMSELS  by Anya Klumpenhower   This new, original musical with music, lyrics, story and direction by Anya Klumpenhower will feature 6 youth actors protraying famous women throughout historical lore.   DAMSELS is presented as a part of Merely Players Studio Series, which is designed to inspire artists who are a part of our artistic community to envision and develop their own theatrical projects.   NO tickets or reservations required.  PAY WHAT YOU WISH  Show up 15 - 30 minutes before curtain.

Durango Theatreworks at Fort Lewis College closes its inaugural season with the Off-Broadway and West End hit, Heathers The Musical. Based on the 1989 cult classic film by the same title, Heathers The Musical has taken the world by storm with its ferocious rock score and witty book by Laurence O'Keefe (Legally Blonde) and Kevin Murphy (tv's Desperate Housewives). Featuring Durango favorites Siena Widen, Conor Sheehan, Rebecca Thurston, and special guest Madison Britton, Heathers is a theatrical event not to be missed!   Note: Heathers contains adult subject matter, situations, and language.