The Old Fort Farm Stand will be on the Fort Lewis College campus from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday.

The farm stand will have potatoes, yellow onions, delicata squash, hop squash, pie pumpkins, orange carrots, chioggia beet, leeks, red onions, basil pesto, cilantro pesto, pepper rings, beet hummus, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, roasted green chili, roasted poblano chilis, dehydrated onions, onion flakes, onion powder, kale chips, sage sausage, chops, roasts, bacon, ground beef, arm roasts, stew meat, kabobs, short ribs, liver and heart.

Christmas crafts, tree education offered

Christmas crafts, door prizes and tree education will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the San Juan Mountains Association’s Silver Bells Trees for Conservation Christmas Tree Lot, at the corner of Camino del Rio and College Avenue in the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gage Railroad parking lot.

Smokey Bear will visit the lot at 1 p.m.

Oxford grange to host potluck

The Oxford Grange will sponsor the Oxford Community Christmas Potluck at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Oxford Grange Hall/Fire Station, 8046 Colorado Highway 172.

Participants are asked to bring a potluck dish to share. Everyone is welcome.

Purgatory announces ski, demo events

Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort will host these events:

An après ski party with live music by the Pete Giuliani Band will take place from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Purgy’s. Ska Brewing will give away one of its signature Ska/Venture Snowboards during the event. Kids can get their face painted, eat free s’mores and play with hula hoops from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Purgy’s.

Backcountry Experience will host Demofest from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the plaza, featuring gear and apparel from Faction, Black Diamond, Salomon, Icelantic, G3, Scarpa, La Sportiva, Fritschi, Dynafit, 22 Designs, Voormi, Spy and Pret Helmets. Never Summer snowboards will be featured Sunday.

People are asked to bring gently used winter gear Saturday and Sunday to the ticket office. The gear will be donated to a charity organization.

Locals Benefit Day will take place Sunday. Purgatory will host four Locals Benefit Days with a portion of lift ticket sales benefiting local nonprofit organizations. Discounted lift tickets – with a coupon – are $45 for adults; $32 for teenagers (ages 13-17); $25 for kids (6-12 years); and $35 for seniors (65+). Coupons are available at www. SkiPurg.com/benefitday. People can visit the plaza for free hot cocoa and meet representatives from all four organizations Sunday. This year’s organizations are the Second Wind Fund, Adult Day Care at Our Place, Durango Early Learning Center and Durango Education Center.

For more information, visit www.durangomountainresort.com.

Check out events at Bayfield library

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield, will offer these programs:

Teens in grades nine to 12 are invited to be a part of “Dungeons & Dragons,” which will meet at the library every month. This month’s meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. Advance sign-up is required. Teens can register at www.prlibrary.org. For more information, email [email protected].

A “2nd Saturday” teen event featuring holiday ornament making will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Old Middle School Gym on South Street in Bayfield. The free event will feature food, music and games. This month, teens also can make holiday ornaments. Teens in grades six to 12 are invited. For more information, email [email protected].

Hypnosis for childbirth class available

Sky Gabel, a certified hypnotherapist is offering six sessions of hypnosis for childbirth on Saturday mornings from Dec. 13 to Jan. 17.

Classes will cover nutrition, exercise and birth plans, with emphasis on deep relaxation and visualization of hypnosis to ride the waves of labor. The mental/emotional stamina to maintain calm during the intense sensations of childbirth requires training. Research shows that couples who practice deep relaxation together before the birth will have greater success of allowing the labor to progress naturally than those who have not practiced relaxation.

In a hypnosis for childbirth class, partners become competent in relaxing the birthing woman by coaching productive breathing and positions to avoid fatigue. “Hypnobirthing” has been proved to shorten the first stage of labor and decrease the use of anesthesia.

To register, call 317-1317.

Herald Staff