Stuff to Do

Dave Mensch plays, 5 p.m., Anarchy Brewing, 225 E. 8th Ave.

Dustin Burley plays, 5 p.m., Fur Trappers Steakhouse, 701 E. 2nd Ave.

Community Housing Solutions

Open House, 5:30-7 p.m. Event on Zoom at bit.ly/lpchousing

Live music, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

“Sacred Smokes,” book presentation & signing, 6 p.m., FLC Ballroom. Author Theodore Van Alst will be in attendance

Eddie Robbins Band plays, 6-9 p.m., 11th Street Station.

People We Know plays, 6 p.m., Durango Hot Springs, 6475 County Road 203.

Third Thursday Speaker Series:

Kevin Jones, 6:30 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

Performing Arts Extravaganza, 6 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Celebrating launch of new Performing Arts Department.

Bently Monk plays, 6 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

The Fellowship of the Strings & Colorado College Rocky Mountain

Tops plays, 5-7 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Middle Ground plays, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station.

20MOONS Dance Theater, 7:30 p.m., Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave, Suite C. More info at www.20moons.com

Open Mic Comedy, 8 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 934 Main Ave.

Saturday23

Four Corners River Sports Boat

Swap & Sale, all day Saturday & Sunday, 360 South Camino del Rio.

Stampede Trail Run fundraiser for Miller Middle School, Horse Gulch. Register at ultrasignup.com

Powerhouse Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio.

Smelter Mountain Boys, The Scrugglers, Benny

“Burle” Galloway & Kindred Spirit play, 7 p.m., Animas City Theater, 128 E. College Dr.

Paula Poundstone, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.

“I and You” (a play), 7:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College’s Black Box Theatre, 1000 Rim Drive.

Geeks who Drink Trivia, 8 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.

Meet & Greet and special screening of “To

Which We Belong,” 4:30-7:30 p.m., Outdoorsy Outpost, 934 Main Ave. Hosted by La Plata Open Space Conservancy.

Live music, 4:30-6:30 p.m., James Ranch, 33846 U.S. Highway 550.

Durango Bluegrass Meltdown, 5 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. For more info visist www.durangobluegrassmeltdown.com

Heartwood Cohousing tour & potluck, 5 p.m., 800 Heartwood Lane, Bayfield. Those interested are asked to RSVP at amadrano@gmail.com Spring Craft Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango-La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.

Durango Bluegrass Meltdown, 10 a.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Earth Day Parade, 10 a.m., starts outside the D&SNG depot.

Earth Day Celebration, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Rotary Park. Featuring Southern Ute Bear Dancers, live music by the Pete Giuliani Band, kids activities food and more.

“I and You” (a play), showings at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College’s Black Box Theatre, 1000 Rim Drive.

Friday22

Electronics Recycling Event, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Smiley Building, 1309 E. 3rd Ave. Drop off old electronics, look for cones and trailer on Third Ave. side of building.

Gary Walker plays, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Jean-Pierre Bakery & Restaurant, 601 Main Ave.

Durango Trails Earth Day Party, 4-8 p.m., featuring live music from the Afrobeatniks and roll-out of Trail Crew Brew. Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Curtis Stigers plays, shows at 5 p.m. & 8 p.m., The Lift at Cascade, 50827 Highway 550.

Ben Gibson plays, 5 p.m., Fur Trappers Steakhouse, 701 E. 2nd Ave.

Dave Mensch plays, 5:30 p.m., Mancos Brewing Co.

Live music, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 5:30 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Four Corners River Sports first annual River Trip

Cook Off, 3 p.m., 360 South Camino del Rio. RSVP to compete at ashleigh@riversports.com

Curtis Stigers plays, shows at 5 p.m. & 8 p.m., The Lift at Cascade, 50827 Highway 550.

Jack Ellis Band plays, 5 p.m., Fur Trappers Steakhouse, 701 E. 2nd Ave.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Terry Rickard plays, 6 p.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, Vallecito.

Community Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd., C-201. Donations accepted.

San Juan Symphony Youth Orchestra

plays, 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.

Mancos Days Masquerade Ball, 7 p.m., Columbine Bar & Grill, Mancos.

20MOONS Dance Theater, 7:30 p.m., Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave, Suite C. More info at www.20moons.com

Sunday24

San Juan Mountains Association’s

Nature Center reopening, featuring hikes, scavenger hunts, kid friendly games, 9 a.m., 63 County Road 310.

Durango Bluegrass Meltdown, 10 a.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Fashion Show with The Victorian

Ladies, 2 p.m., Create Art and Tea, 1015 Main Ave.

Southwest Civic Winds presents

“New Frontiers,” 3 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Featuring British band classics, film scores and jazz.

Open Mic NIght, 5 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Jazz/Funk/Soul Jam, 6-8 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Andreas Tischhauser (flute) and

Marilyn Garst (piano) play, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive.

Monday25

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Tuesday26

Language Justice Training for La

Plata County Workplaces, register at https://bit.ly/3NN11sw

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Durango Elks Lodge Pub Trivia, 6:30 p.m., Durango Elks Lodge, 901 E. 2nd Ave. Non-members welcome.

Open mic night, weekly 7:30-9:30 p.m., Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Comedy Open Mic, weekly, 8 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Wednesday27

Language Justice Training for La Plata County Workplaces, for more info and to register go to https://bit.ly/3NN11sw

Open Bluegrass Jam, every Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Then I Fly (ska) & The Batteries play, 7:30 p.m., The Hive, 1150 Main Ave.

Ongoing

Storytelling & Songwriting Night, every second and fourth Thursday, 6-8 p.m., Mountain Monk Coffee, 558 Main Ave. More info at iAMmusic.us

The Hive Indoor Skate Park is open, offering open skate and skate lessons. Waivers required. For schedule and online waiver, go to www.thehivedgo.org

Shock Wave Drag Night, first and third Friday of every month, 9 p.m., Father’s Daughters Pizza, 640 Main Ave. 18+

Creativity Festivity – A Celebration

of Children’s Art, Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. Events run thru April 30, more info at durangoarts.org

Upcoming

Career Symposium, April 29, 9 a.m3p.m., Sky Ute Casino, Ignacio. Hosted by Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative.

Dan Groth’s “The Stork Version” Art

Show, April 29, 6-9 p.m., Channel 37, 1129 Narrow Gauge Ave. (Alley behind 11th St. Station).

Shitstormtrooper, Decapitation of a New Day & Paranormal Slaughter

(hardcore/metal), April 29, 7:30 p.m., The Hive, 1150 Main Ave.

Devo Bike Swap, April 30, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Chapman Hill.

Parkinson Association of the

Rockies event, April 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Summit Church, 2917 Aspen Dr.

“He Lived the West We Read About”

presentation by Danny Pierce on his grandfather, Thomas Guthrie Pierce, who started the Durango Brick Yard, providing bricks for the town’s iconic buildings, April 30, 1 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 W. 2nd Ave.

The Powerhouse Amplified: A

Guitar Gala, April 30, opening reception 68 p.m., featuring music by Tyler Simmons. Exhibit celebrating the guitar.

Stephanie and Paolo play, April 30, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Pianists playing ragtime, swing, boogie woogie, among others.

A Celebration of Story, May 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Rotary Park, 1580 E. 2nd Ave. Event features storytelling, workshops, potluck, live music and more.

Live Auction for 5 Rivers Trout

Unlimited, 7-8 p.m., more info at go.tulocalevents.org/5riverstu

Matilda (the play), presented by the Merely Players, showings from May 6-22, more info at merelyplayers.org.

Brice Beaird plays, May 6, 7:30 p.m., Smiley Cafe1309 E. 3rd Ave. Part of Fort Lewis College’s Pop Up Performance series.

Volunteer Canoe/Kayak training, learn how to volunteer with Adaptive Sports Association, May 17 & 25, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. More info at asadurango.com

Volunteer Rafting training, learn how to volunteer with Adaptive Sports Association, May 20 & 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. More info at asadurango.com

Volunteer Cycling training, learn how to volunteer with Adaptive Sports Association, May 20 & 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Carute Roma plays, June 3, Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.

Carute Roma plays, June 4, Mancos Brewing Co.

Nashville Songs & Stories with

“Writers in the Round,” June 25, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at FLC.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, July 4, 7 p.m., Ward Lee Field, La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. www.durangoconcerts.com

Rocky Mountain UkeFest, July7-10. More info at durangoconcerts.com

Asleep at the Wheel plays, Midnight Backhand opens, Aug. 12, 8 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.