The Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fish Hatchery, 151 E. 16th St.

The meeting agenda will include planning for the annual Christmas Bird Count. All volunteers are welcome to join in regardless of experience or skill in identifying birds.

People who would like to participate in the bird count but are unable to attend the meeting should call Heather Morris at 247-4755.

For more information about the club, visit https://[email protected].

Mancos library to screen film

Mancos Public Library, 211 West First St., will offer an advance screening of “Evolution of a Criminal” at 6 p.m. Thursday.

This film poses the question: How does a 16-year-old evolve into a bank robber? Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe searches for the answers – about himself. Years after his release from prison, Monroe returns to his old neighborhood to speak with family and friends, along with classmates, teachers, law enforcement officials and the victims in the bank on the fateful day of the robbery. Along with the film screening there will be a sampling of foods from Bubba’s Real Texas BBQ, and a community discussion will follow the film.

For more information, visit www.pbs.org/independentlens/evolution-of-a-criminal.

High Noon Rotary Club to meet

The High Noon Rotary Club of Durango will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.

Sally Pope, an exchange student to Taiwan, will speak.

Southwest Studies to host holiday gala

Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will host its holiday gala, “Black Boots, Black Bolo,” from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the center.

This will be a fundraiser to support the free public programming and free museum entry and exhibitions at the center.

Tickets to the event are $45 and provide attendees with food, an adult drink ticket and a silent auction featuring wearable and one-of-a-kind items to bid on from contributing galleries: Toh-Atin, Open Shutter and Azul.

Entertainment will be provided by the Be Frank Advanced Middle School Orchestra featuring musician ages 11-13, playing holiday classics as well as progressive original works.

For more information, call 247-7456.

Craft fair to help fund cancer research

Curing Cancer with Crafts will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 22 at the Ignacio Middle School, 222 County Road 320.

This fair will be held in conjunction with “Shoot for the Cure” the middle school tri (Ignacio, Ridgway and Dove Creek) basketball competition. The tables at the school are rectangle, but have benches on both sides. Booth rental is $10. T

he funds raised will help find a cure for cancer.

For more information, call Deb Otten at 563-0661 or email [email protected].

Time bank to host overview

Hour Exchange La Plata , the local time bank, will host a free introductory overview of time banking and a potluck on Sunday at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive.

An introduction will take place at 5:30 p.m. followed by a potluck at 6:15 p.m. People will earn time credits for attending, bringing food to share and bringing new guests.

For more information, call 884-9330.

Herald Staff