St. Mark’s Community Christmas Bazaar has openings for vendors of fine crafts.

The bazaar will be held Dec. 5. Only hand-crafted items will be offered, and no food items will be accepted.

For more information, email [email protected].

Life-Long Learning series continues

The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will present “New Caledonia: Scotland’s Failed Colony in Panama, 1698-1700” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 130, Noble Hall, at FLC.

Scotland’s disastrous attempt to establish a trading entrepot on the Isthmus of Panama at the end of the seventeenth century resulted in extensive unintended consequences. From the highest levels of European diplomacy to the politics of the indigenous Cuna and the involvement of Spain’s American bureaucracy, this talk will illustrate how the ill-prepared and poorly governed colony had an impact far beyond its traditional role in the history of English-Scottish relations.

Visit www.fortlewis.edu/professionalassociates for more information.

Get spinach and more at FLC’s Farm Stand

The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday outside the Fort Lewis College Student Union.

The stand will offer: spinach, romaine, arugula, kale, chard, radishes, green and yellow zucchini, carrots, red beets, peppers, beans, onions, leeks, rainbow potatoes, Anaheim green chiles, Pueblo chiles, collards, pumpkins, garlic heads, basil, flat-leaf parsley, dill, basil pesto, arugula pesto, dehydrated onions, zucchini bread, roasted poblano chiles, yellow pepper rings, roasted pueblo green chile, grass-fed beef and local pork.

For more information, email [email protected].

Glow Run at FLC to benefit SASO

Fort Lewis College Student Housing and the FLC Wellness Peer Advisory Council will join Sexual Assault Services Organization of Durango for a Glow Run on Friday.

The run is a way to raise awareness of sexual violence and support SASO’s efforts in prevention and advocacy for victims. Registration for the run will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the quad outside West Hall on campus. The run is free with an FLC ID and $10 for everyone else. Part of the proceeds will go to support SASO. Participants should wear white shirts, which will be sprayed with a UV liquid that glows under a black light. Racers can bring their own white shirts or purchase shirts for $5 the day of the race. Glow sticks also will be available. Following the race, DJ Billy Cole will headline a dance party under black lights.

For more information, email [email protected].

Eat Local fest rocks the Farmers Market

The Eat Local Celebration will continue with festivities from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Durango Farmers Market, in the First National Bank parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St.

Zia Taqueria founders Tim and Becky Turner and Chef Safari from the Strater Hotel will offer samples of locally sourced dishes, and Local First board member Lorianne Taylor and staff member Kate Hollack also will be on hand.

Local First is a community organization dedicated to preserving La Plata County’s local character and economic stability through the support and advocacy of locally owned, independent businesses. Local First’s annual Eat Local Celebration highlights La Plata County’s local food system.

For more information, visit www.local-first.org.

Drug take back program in Durango

In conjunction and cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Durango Fire Protection Department, Durango Police Department will accept unused or expired household medication for safe disposal from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the lobby of the Durango Police Department, 990 East Second Ave.

Unused or expired prescription medications pose a risk of accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. Household pets are susceptible to accidental poisoning should they ingest prescription medications. Unused prescription drugs discarded in household trash cans are easily retrieved and abused. Unused prescription drugs that are flushed also pose a contamination risk to area water supplies and the environment. Drug Take Back Programs are the best way to dispose of old drugs. The proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment.

For more information, visit www.dea.gov, www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com, www.justthinktwice.com or call (800) 882-9539.

Herald Staff