Events on this Day

 Saturday, September 10th
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 Durango
8:30am / 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.
Cascade Canyon Express excursions
9:30am / Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
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.
WholeExpo
10:00am / La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall
WholeExpo is the Four Corners Showcase of Holistic and Ecological Products, Services and Seminars. Now in our 26th year! Health and wellness, jewelry, art, gemstones, hemp products, metaphysical practitioners, massage, life coaching, food truck, music and more! Adults $5, children 12 and under free.
Creative Photoshop for Photographers
10:00am / Future Light Digital
Whether you are new to Adobe Photoshop, or would like to refresh your skills, this full day class will demonstrate the creative possibilities of this essential tool for the digital photographer. Participants learn best practices for using the editing tools and techniques needed to create compelling and dynamic images.    This workshop uses Photoshop Creative Cloud 2022, but earlier versions will also work. You are encouraged to bring your own images and laptop to edit during the workshop, but sample images will be provided as well.
Conversations with an Extension Agent
10:00am / Durango Nursery & Supply
We are thrilled to once again host Conversations with an Extension Agent and invite you all to learn from local legend, Darrin Parmenter. As a CSU Extension Agent, Darrin solves our gardening conundrums with effective and experienced solutions. We look forward to learning more from him on September 10th about Fall Planting! We will provide refreshments and snacks!
Rocky Horror Show Auditions
12:00pm / Durango Arts Center
Interested in acting on a stage? Or maybe you want to get out of your comfort zone and try something new. If you answered yes to either of these, then the Durango Arts Center invites you to audition for the Rocky Horror Show!     Please come prepared with a one-minute monologue and 16 - 32 bars of a song from the show or in the style of the show. Bring your own recorded track of audition song accompaniment. Please no a cappella auditions and no self-accompanied auditions. When choosing your audition song, remember this is a rock musical!    If you cannot make either of the audition dates, we will be accepting video submissions. Please send your taped submission to info@durangoarts.org by 10pm on September 5th.
Coal: The Other Black Gold
1:00pm / Webinar Series
Animas Museum's Second Saturday Webinar Series, "Coal: The Other Black Gold", will be on Zoom Saturday September 10 at 1pm. Join local historian Charles DiFerdinando to learn about the importance of coal in the development of Durango and La Plata County. There is no charge for the webinar which will be recorded, but registration is required at animasmuseum.org/events.html.   Drop by the Museum before September 20th to see our History Pop Up Exhibit supporting this webinar Coal: The Other Black Gold This webinar is part of the Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable's History Live! events. Learn more about other participating events at their website swcohumanities.org/programs/.
Unison Festival
2:00pm / Tico Time River Resort
As the musicians play in Unison, and the DJs mix songs in Unison, the dancers move in Unison, and our collective energetic field comes into Unison ~   Let us celebrate our connectivity, creativity, and energetic Unison through music, dance, performance, art, yoga, healthy food and drink, the art of tea lounge, conversation, cuddles, consent, workshops, ecstatic dance, cacao, ceremony, ancestral village teachings, connection with nature, paddle-boarding, zip lining, climbing, swimming, and more, at Unison Fest!   Held at perhaps the coolest venue ever created, Pura Vida at Tico Time, where festival culture meets adventure culture meets shaka culture, this 94 acre resort is located on both sides of the Animas River, 20 minutes south of Durango, CO just over the NM border, providing the magical setting for a well-rounded truly transformational experience! We encourage everyone to show up in clarity and sobriety, with all our senses at their peak! If medicine is used please do so in a reasonable and responsible way, so as to provide a safe and loving container for all    More info, photos, video, and tickets at:  https://unisonfest.com
Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers
4:30pm / Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers
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.
Live Music with Jack Ellis band
6:00pm / Fur Trappers Steakhouse and Bar
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
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