Featured Happenings
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8:00pm / Animas City Theatre
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4:30pm / Durango Public Library
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4:30pm / Perbacco Cucina Italiana
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5:00pm / Ska Brewing World HQ
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5:00pm / Carver Brewing Company Beer Garden
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10:00am / Memorial Park
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5:00pm / Four Leaves Winery
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6:00pm / The Powerhouse
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9:00am / VFW Durango
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10:00am / Durango Tool Library
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5:30pm / Rochester
March 2013 Events
Durango Independent Film Festival
9:00am / Gaslight Theatre
Durango Film kicks off its 8th annual Independent Film Festival starting Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at the Gaslight Theatre. Don’t miss five...
Art Journaling: Session II – Taught by Various Instructors
10:00am / Durango Arts Center
Download Winter // Spring 2013 Catalog of DAC Art Classes at: www.DurangoArts.org
Fridays | 10 a.m. to noon | $75
This fun-filled journaling group...
Firkin Friday
3:00pm / Steamworks Brewery
It is just about time for another Firkin Friday (March 1st at 3pm) and we are bringing back a classic. “The “Irish Car Bomb†–has...
Discussion, “Are Men Really from Mars and Women from Venus?†with Dr. Michelle Hemingway
5:30pm / Durango Discovery Museum
Discussion
$7.50/Free for Women’s Resource Center members
Coordinator: Gender & Women’s Studies Department
Durango Choral Society - Lives Well Lived
7:00pm / First United Methodist Church
Lives Well Lived
Friday, March 1 • 7:00 p.m. &
Saturday, March 2 • 2:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church • 2917 Aspen Dr. •...
Saturday Bird Walk
9:00am / For the Birds
On the first Saturday of each month, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory leads a bird walk along the Animas River Trail. Meet at For the Birds, and bring...
Durango Independent Film Festival
9:00am / Gaslight Theatre
Durango Film kicks off its 8th annual Independent Film Festival starting Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at the Gaslight Theatre. Don’t miss five...
Bird Walk
9:00am / Meet at For the Birds
Meet at For the Bids near Rotary Park for an informative walk along the river trail.
The Metropolitan Opera - Live in HD - Parsifal
10:00am / Vallecito Room at the FLC Student Union
Jonas Kaufmann makes his Met role debut as the title character in Parsifal, conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by noted film and opera director François...
Durango Choral Society - Lives Well Lived
2:00pm / First United Methodist Church
Lives Well Lived
Friday, March 1 • 7:00 p.m. &
Saturday, March 2 • 2:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church • 2917 Aspen Dr. •...
Durango Contra Dance
7:30pm / Park Elementary School
Live music and a caller make for great fun. All dances taught and called. Great for all ages. Everyone welcome. No partner necessary. Smoke and alcohol...
Durango Independent Film Festival
9:00am / Gaslight Theatre
Durango Film kicks off its 8th annual Independent Film Festival starting Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at the Gaslight Theatre. Don’t miss five...
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
12:30pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Performers sing and play traditional songs and tunes from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, using instruments such as the fiddle, accordion,...
Happy Hour Yoga with Heather Hooten
5:30pm / Ska Brewing World Headquarters
One Hour of Yoga (all Levels Welcome)
One Pint of Beer (yoga first- sorry)
$10.00 Please bring your mat
Meet the Authors: Torrey House Press Women Write the West
6:30pm / Maria's Bookshop
We’re excited to welcome three writers published by Torrey House Press, an independent book publisher of environmentally oriented literary fiction...
Bird Walk
9:00am / Meet at For the Birds
Meet at For the Bids near Rotary Park for an informative walk along the river trail.
'Meet the Candidate' Community Social
5:00pm / Rochester Hotel
A great opportunity to learn more about local issues and to meet a City Council candidate, the public is cordially invited to join 'Dean Brookie for City...
First Thursdays Art Walk
5:00pm / Durango Arts Center
The Durango Arts Center is proud to coordinate the First Thursdays Art Walk, a program designed to promote artists and art activities beyond the traditional...
Chili Night
5:00pm / Ska Brewing World Headquarters
Live Music: The Scrugglers
$3 Pints and complimentary Chili
Hopi Kachina Talk and Show 5-8 pm
5:00pm / Toh-Atin Gallery
Beginning at 5 pm, Jackson Clark will give a short talk on Toh-Atin Gallery's selection of Hopi Kachinas.
BINGO
6:00pm / Durango Elks Lodge
Doors Open at 6:00pm
Games Start at 7:00pm
Come early for Dinner and stay for the Fun
Use the Ninth street entrance
Steep Canyon Rangers
7:00pm / Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
The Steep Canyon Rangers might be best recognized as the bluegrass band often fronted by comedian/musician Steve Martin. Independently, however, the quintet...
The Trouble with the Truth
7:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
Herbal Medicine Making - 3 part workshop
10:00am / Osadha Herbal Wellness
3 Saturdays, 10-2:30pm, March 9, 23 & April 13th at Osadha Herbal Wellness in Durango. Activities - Herb harvesting and processing, tinctures, acetums,...
SJMA Winter Nature Tour: Animal Evidence at Andrews Lake
10:00am / Andrews Lake
A winter nature tour, Animal Evidence at Andrews Lake, will take place Saturday, March 9th from 10:00 to noon. Folks of all ages are invited to go snowshoeing...
Skyhawks Softball, vs. Colorado State University-Pueblo
12:00pm / Aspen Field
Free
Coordinator: Athletic Department
Family Art Camp: KITES, KITES, KITES!
1:00pm / Durango Arts Center
Download the Winter//Spring 2013 catalog of DAC art classes at www.DurangoArts.org
Construct a flying machine just in time for the windy season.
$25...
Skyhawks Softball, vs. Colorado State University-Pueblo
2:00pm / Aspen Field
Free
Coordinator: Athletic Department
The Trouble with the Truth
3:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
The Trouble with the Truth
6:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
12:30pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Performers sing and play traditional songs and tunes from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, using instruments such as the fiddle, accordion,...
Happy Hour Yoga with Heather Hooten
5:30pm / Ska Brewing World Headquarters
One Hour of Yoga (all Levels Welcome)
One Pint of Beer (yoga first- sorry)
$10.00 Please bring your mat
Durango Nature Studies Hosts New Moon Astro-Tour and PanSTARRS Comet Talk
6:00pm / Durango Nature Center
Join Durango Nature Studies and astronomer John Buting for a tour of the night sky. John has graciously agreed to share his knowledge and his telescopes...
Chakra Mojo
6:00pm / Osadha Herbal Wellness
Chakra Mojo
Healing Your Self Through Your Body’s Inherent Wisdom
Tap...
Meet the Author: Conservationist and Stroke Survivor Mike Medberry
6:30pm / Maria's Bookshop
In the spring of 2000, conservationist Mike Medberry was hiking solo through Craters of the Moon in Idaho when he suffered a stroke. Medberry’s...
Skyhawk Booster Club Coaches and Booster Social
5:00pm / Gazpacho Mexican Restaurant
Free
Coordinator: Athletic Department
Barley Pop Betties monthly meeting
5:30pm / Ska Brewing World Headquarters
Durango’s only Women’s Beer Group
Neil Berg’s “101 Years of Broadwayâ€
7:30pm / Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
Neil Berg's “101 Years of Broadway†recreates the greatest moments from the top shows
of the century as a host of Broadways stars perform...
Bingo - Elks Lodge
7:00pm / Elks Lodge
6pm - Doors Open for Dinner - Pulled Pork Sandwiches
6:30pm - Ticket Sales, 6 pack, Occasion pack and this week a Black Out round
7pm...
INDEPENDENCE
7:30am / Durango Arts Center - Theater
Written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee, Lee Blessing
*In Collaboration with Merely Players
Directed by Mona Wood-Patterson. Technical Design...
Clam Bake at DMR
2:00pm / Durango Mountain Resort
Steamworks reprises its popular Clam Bake on the beach outside Purgy's. Brew and music will welcome you. Beach attire encouraged.
Free Class: Spring Cleaning - A guide to sensible cleansing
6:00pm / Osadha Herbal Wellness
A free class, "Spring Cleaning - A guide to sensible cleansing" is being offered on Friday March 15th from 6-8pm at Osadha Herbal Wellness in Durango (165...
Meet the Authors: Go! Girl Guides Travel Writers Kelly Lewis, Page Buono and Erica Arvizu
6:30pm / Maria's Bookshop
What’s it like to be a professional travel writer? Find out from Durango native Buono plus the publisher and another contributor to the Mexico,...
A Celtic Music Celebration
7:00pm / St. Mark's Escopal Church
Join world-music duo Chad MacCluskey and Jonathan Latta, Gemma Kavanagh & Friends for an evening of St. Patrick's Day musical merrymaking Friday, March...
The Trouble with the Truth
7:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
The Metropolitan Opera - Live in HD - Francesca da Rimini
10:00am / Vallecito Room at the FLC Student Union
Zandonai’s early 20th-century melodrama Francesca da Rimini returns to the Met for its first revival in more than 25 years, in Piero Faggioni’s...
The Trouble with the Truth
3:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
Banff Mountain Film Festival
7:00pm / The Smiley Buildling Theater
The Banff Mountain Film Festival will return to Durango on March 16th. The film festival will showcase a collection of hand selected short films and documentaries...
INDEPENDENCE
7:30pm / Durango Arts Center - Theater
Written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee, Lee Blessing
*In Collaboration with Merely Players
Directed by Mona Wood-Patterson. Technical Design...
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
12:30pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Performers sing and play traditional songs and tunes from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, using instruments such as the fiddle, accordion,...
Durango Bach Festival
2:00pm / St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Durango's sixth annual festival showcasing the music of J. S. Bach March 17-23, 2013. The festival opens Sunday with a student recital. Bach's Lunch, half-hour...
The Trouble with the Truth
3:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
The Trouble with the Truth
6:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
Shamrock Shennanigins
9:30pm / Moes
We got a Dj who will not only be playing requests but in the spirit of The Irish - we will be Taking over Moes Bar- and playing some of the greats from...
Durnago City Council Candidate Forum
12:00pm / Henry Strater Theater
All six candidates for Durango City Council will attend this forum sponsored by the Durango Business Improvement District and hosted by the Strater Theater....
Drawing II taught by Christine Trout
12:30pm / Durango Arts Center
Tuesdays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. | $125
For adults & teens!
Learn about drawing from one and two point perspective by rendering a building in proper...
Bird Walk
9:00am / For the Birds
Walk along Animas River Trail in town with nature education host. Meet at For the Birds, bring binoculars and bird identification book if you have them....
Tarot Card Reading @ the Rochester Hotel
5:00pm / Rochester Hotel Bar
Curious as to what 2013 and beyond has in store for you? Stop by the Rochester Hotel to get your cards read by Leah. $5/card, 3 card maximum. The Rochester...
Vernal Minthe Stout Release Party
5:30pm / Ska Brewing World Headquarters
Come celebrate the first of spring with $3 Pints of Minthe Stout and Food Pairings
BID Coffee & Conversation
8:00am / Steaming Bean
In an effort to gather new ideas and learn of challenges, as well as get to know the constituents of the Durango Business Improvement District (BID) =...
Soup for the Soul
5:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Hospice of Mercy invites you to the 9th annual Soup for the Soul on Thursday, March 21st at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Come taste delicious soups...
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
6:00pm / Jones Hall
La Plata Open Space Conservancy presents a showing of the documentary “The Real Dirt on Farmer John†– a tale of an unconventional farmer...
INDEPENDENCE
7:30pm / Durango Arts Center - Theater
Written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee, Lee Blessing
*In Collaboration with Merely Players
Directed by Mona Wood-Patterson. Technical Design...
Mariah Kaminsky Artist Reception
5:00pm / Rochester Hotel Bar
Come by the Rochester Hotel & Bar, have a glass of wine and enjoy the beautiful portraits by local artist Mariah Kaminsky.
The Trouble with the Truth
7:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
INDEPENDENCE
7:30pm / Durango Arts Center - Theater
Written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee, Lee Blessing
*In Collaboration with Merely Players
Directed by Mona Wood-Patterson. Technical Design...
The Trouble with the Truth
3:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
The Trouble with the Truth
6:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
Seventh Annual Cowboy Luau
6:17pm / Billy Goat Saloon
The Bayfield Early Education Programs will host the seventh annual Cowboy Luau at 6 p.m. March 23 at the Billy Goat Saloon located in Gem Village.
The...
Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits
7:30pm / Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
Zimbabwe’s Afropop legend, Oliver Mtukudzi is revered as a gifted singer/songwriter and has earned a devoted following across Africa and beyond....
INDEPENDENCE
7:30pm / Durango Arts Center - Theater
Written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee, Lee Blessing
*In Collaboration with Merely Players
Directed by Mona Wood-Patterson. Technical Design...
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
12:30pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Performers sing and play traditional songs and tunes from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, using instruments such as the fiddle, accordion,...
The Trouble with the Truth
3:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
Violins & Vino
5:30pm / Toh-Atin Gallery
Taste fabulous wines paired with delicious hors d’oeuvres. Bid on silent and live auction items of breathtakingly beautiful violins decorated by...
The Trouble with the Truth
6:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's engaged,...
"On the Road" Cty Commissioner series
7:00pm / Marvel Grange
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will begin a series of “On the Road†meetings and invites the public to join them to discuss...
International Cuisine Dinner Silent Auction
6:00pm / Durango Discovery Museum
Enjoy fine dining and help support the Durango Interact Club as we fundraise a service trip to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Joined with the dinner is a silent...
Full Moon Snowshoe (snow dependent) Hike Under the Worm Moon
6:45pm / Haviland Lake
Join DNS Staff on a dusky exploration of natural history, nocturnal animals, local landforms, and cool moon facts and legends. On snowshoes you’ll...
Jesse Cook
7:30pm / Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
Canadian Jesse Cook performs a blend of percussion and flamenco guitar, with a Gypsy-African sound unique on the World Music scene. Noted for his exciting...
Bird Walk
9:00am / For the Birds
Walk along Animas River Trail in town with nature education host. Meet at For the Birds, bring binoculars and bird identification book if you have them....
Tarot Card Reading @ the Rochester Hotel
5:00pm / Rochester Hotel Bar
Curious as to what 2013 and beyond has in store for you? Stop by the Rochester Hotel to get your cards read by Leah. $5/card, 3 card maximum. The Rochester...
DNS Spring Volunteer Naturalist Training
6:00pm / Durango Community Recreation Center- Eoulus Room
Durango Nature Studies announces its spring Volunteer Naturalist Training for its Children Discovering Nature Program:
March 27, 6:00-8:30 pm at the...
Bingo Night at The Elks
6:00pm / Elks Lodge #507
Dinner at 6:00pm
Bingo Opens at 6:30pm
First Call 7:00pm
Ruth Moody Band
7:30pm / Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
Said to be “as musically enticing as a ripe, red pomegranate,†Ruth Moody is a two-time Juno Award winning singer/songwriter from Winnipeg,...
9 Health Fair
7:00am / Escalante Middle School
Don't forget to make your health a priority!
The 9 Health Fair is coming Saturday March 30th, Escalante Middle School 141 Baker from...
Devo Bike Swap
8:00am / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Gear Drop Off Friday 12-8 pm
Gear Sale Saturday 8 am-9 pm
Where the Yellowstone Goes
6:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Where the Yellowstone Goes follows a 30-day drift boat journey down the longest “undammed†river in the lower 48. Intimate portraits of locals...
Where the Yellowstone Goes
8:00pm / The Back Space Theatre
Where the Yellowstone Goes follows a 30-day drift boat journey down the longest “undammed†river in the lower 48. Intimate portraits of locals...
Ska Beach Party
10:00am / Ska Brewing World Headquarters
Ska is having a beach party at DMR! We will be doing a Skavenger hunt throughout the mountain, a Skalicious Pig Roast, Snow Bowling on the beach, and various...
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
12:30pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Performers sing and play traditional songs and tunes from the Irish, English and Scottish traditions, using instruments such as the fiddle, accordion,...
