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Merely Players offering kids’ acting class
Arts and Entertainment

Merely Players offering kids’ acting class

January 18, 2018

The class will focus on tailored instruction for students, and will work on acting technique, improv skills and scenes. The class will culminate in producing a one-act play to showcase…

Marvel Grange to hold chili cook-off
Local News

Marvel Grange to hold chili cook-off

January 18, 2018

Durango Herald file People who intend to enter the cook-off are instructed to bring a gallon of chili, ready to serve, and a $10 entry fee. People who attend are…

City of Durango utility refund program opens
Local News

City of Durango utility refund program opens

January 18, 2018

Residents within the city limits who have owned and occupied homes that have received city utility services for at least 10 months in 2017 are eligible to file a claim…

Snowdown Follies Videocast tickets go on sale Saturday
Local News

Snowdown Follies Videocast tickets go on sale Saturday

January 18, 2018

Karen Rose, left, Jonathan Hunt, center, and Dawn Staten at the 2012 Snowdown Follies at the Henry Strater Theatre.Durango Herald file After 1 p.m., tickets will be available only online.…

Women’s march to be held Saturday
Local News

Women’s march to be held Saturday

January 16, 2018

Participants will gather in Rotary Park from 10 to 10:30 a.m. and then march on Main Avenue to Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Katie Kandarian-Morris and Shelley Silbert…

Kiwanis to hear about health care
Local News

Kiwanis to hear about health care

January 16, 2018

Guin Unger will give a presentation called “Obamacare, Trumpcare and Health Care: Facts and Fiction.” Guests are welcome. Lunch is $13. A beverage without lunch is $3. For more information,…

Food tax rebates available for residents
Local News

Food tax rebates available for residents

January 16, 2018

Application deadline is July 1. Applications are available at City Hall, 949 East Second Ave.; Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.; and online at www.durangogov.org/rebates.

Cortez Adult Education Center starts classes soon
Nation & World

Cortez Adult Education Center starts classes soon

January 16, 2018

The Cortez Adult Education Center will start the next session of English as a Second Language and GED/high school equivalency classes on Jan. 22. Pre-registration is required for classes. Visit…

City board, commission vacancies announced
Local News

City board, commission vacancies announced

January 14, 2018

Boards and Commissions generally meet monthly. Application deadline is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. Brief interviews with applicants will be conducted by City Council members Jan. 22-23. For more information,…

AARP members to meet Tuesday
Local News

AARP members to meet Tuesday

January 14, 2018

The meeting is free and open to AARP members and interested community members. To make reservations to eat at the Senior Center on Tuesday, call 382-6445.

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday
Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

January 14, 2018

The speaker will be Sheila Weahke, San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services coordinator for Destination Imagination and the San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair. Community members and visitors are…

Mercy receives five-star Medicare rating
Health

Mercy receives five-star Medicare rating

January 14, 2018

Durango Herald file Mercy is one of seven hospitals in Colorado and the only hospital in the Four Corners to receive a five-star rating for overall hospital quality. The rating…

FLC to present ‘Uncommon Folk’
Arts and Entertainment

FLC to present ‘Uncommon Folk’

January 13, 2018

Guest performers include Denver-based baritone David Farwig, and pianists Lisa Campi Walters and Christi Livingston. Works will include arrangements from the Sephardi, Slovak, Ashkenazi, French and American traditions, including a…

Photo club to critique images
Arts and Entertainment

Photo club to critique images

January 13, 2018

Durango artist Karen Peterson will guide participants to use an approach for critiquing images. Attendees can bring up to three recently taken photographs on a USB drive to share and…

Arts Center to hold paint party
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Center to hold paint party

January 13, 2018

Participants are invited to paint, sip wine and enjoy time with friends, co-workers and family. The class costs $25, plus a $13 materials fee. To register and for more information,…

Arts Center to hold open auditions
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Center to hold open auditions

January 13, 2018

Five bridesmaids and an usher are needed. Women ages 18 to 50 and men ages 18 to 40 are encouraged to audition. No previous acting experience is necessary. Callbacks will…

Arts Center to hold exhibit reception
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Center to hold exhibit reception

January 13, 2018

The exhibit is free, open to all and will be on display until Feb. 23. For more information, call 259-2606 or visit www.durangoarts.org.

Arts Center seeking 10-minute plays
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Center seeking 10-minute plays

January 13, 2018

Submissions must be original plays; feature two to four characters with minimal props and costumes, and be limited to 10 pages, not including title and cast pages. After submissions are…

Bayfield library to hold workshop for gardeners, farmers
Southwest Life

Bayfield library to hold workshop for gardeners, farmers

January 13, 2018

Associated Press file Gardeners and farmers will learn how to stretch the Southwest Colorado growing season and extend garden life into cooler months. Topics will range from basic techniques, such…

Archaeology lecture to explore Fremont culture
Southwest Life

Archaeology lecture to explore Fremont culture

January 13, 2018

The talk will present new research, some with unexpected results, about the Fremont culture in Northwest Colorado from data collected by the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office.…

Solar and Energy Storage Awards seeking nominations
Business

Solar and Energy Storage Awards seeking nominations

January 12, 2018

Nominees can be projects, people and innovations that exemplify the spirit of the clean-energy movement in Colorado, such as residential; utility; municipal/institutional; commercial; or industrial solar projects that have helped…

Region 9 hires economic project manager
Business

Region 9 hires economic project manager

January 12, 2018

Otter Otter is the current program manager at La Plata Economic Development Alliance and Mountain Middle School board president. She began her career in public education, and has experience as…

Know Your Dough seeking volunteers
Business

Know Your Dough seeking volunteers

January 12, 2018

Ideal candidates will have teaching experience; knowledge of accounting, banking and investing; and a passion for working with youth. Students will learn about needs and wants; saving and budgeting; debit…

HomesFund to offer home-buyer education
Business

HomesFund to offer home-buyer education

January 12, 2018

The class will cover budgeting and debt; credit; insurance; lending; real estate; home maintenance; and energy efficiency. Cost is $15. To register, visit www.homesfund.org/events/durango-homebuyer-education-class-12018. For more information, call 259-1418.