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Durango First Friday Celebrate Durango’s creative side! Every month across Durango, local businesses, galleries, and the spaces in between host artists of all kinds. Find live music, original performances, featured artist showcases, and artisan pop-up markets all across town. July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, and November 4 4-8pm Hosted by Local First, Durango Creative District, and The ArtRoom Collective Local First 
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After-school classes for art and theatre students are now open for registration. Elementary through High school students have many opportunities for visual arts and performance classes throughout the fall. Check out www.durangoarts.org for class information and to register. 

Tired of renting? Join the HomesFund for Homebuyer Education Class and learn what it takes to become a homeowner. Classes are taught monthly. Topics covered include: Budget, Credit, Insurance, Lending, Down payment Assistance Programs, Real Estate, Inspection, and Home Maintenance. Space is limited. To register please visit: www.homesfund.org. A $15 workbook fee will be collected at registration. Questions can be directed at 970-259-1418.

Word Honey Community Poetry Sept 18 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Durango Public Library 1900 E 3rd Ave. Come and write with us at our new location: the Durango Public Library!

Theater Ensemble Arts presents “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. This Pulitzer Prize winning play explores the promises and perils of the American Dream. As the Loman family struggles with what it means to be successful and happy in post-war America, its members serve as symbolic representations of the struggle to define that dream. Performances are Friday and Saturday September 20, 21, 27, and 28 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday September 29 at 2:30 pm at the Connie Gotsch Theatre at San Juan College. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students/seniors. Admission is free for any San Juan County High School student with ID. For more information, call 505-326-2839 or email teartsnm@gmail.com. Or visit our online store at https://theater-ensemble-arts.square.site/. Find out more by following us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TEAcommunitytheatre.

Sept 20 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Books, Brats, & Brews/ libros, brats & cervezas. at the Durango Public Library 1900 E 3rd Ave. Sponsored by the Friends of the Durango Public Library! Come down and party on the back patio at the Library! Free book giveaways, beers from ska, live music by local bands: Sounds Like Practice and Galavant, and family-friendly games. Free and open to all!

The La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) will host its annual self-guided driving tour of historic sites on Saturday, Sept. 21 in southeastern La Plata County. The event is free and open to all.

This year’s tour is being held in conjunction and with the assistance of Tracks Across Borders Byway (TABB), a non-profit organization that maintains, markets and promotes the approximate route of the old Denver & Rio Grande Railroad between Chama, NM and Durango as an interactive museum. The driving tour will follow a portion of the TABB byway within La Plata County.

The event will begin at the Florida Grange, 656 Highway 172. The Grange serves a regular Saturday breakfast from 8-10 a.m. and tour attendees are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy breakfast (donation suggested - please RSVP to livelymelissa@hotmail.com for breakfast).

Several representatives of HPRC and TABB will give presentations beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing until noon. Attendees are encouraged to then head out for the tour, which will include stops in Falfa, the Oxford Cemetery, the Southern Ute Museum & Cultural Center, Tiffany, Allison and Arboles as well as the Watchable Wildlife Area north of Arboles (which is technically in Archuleta County, but a great spot to visit that provides a wonderful view of the old rail grade). Volunteers from HPRC and/or TABB will also be on hand at several of the stops to provide further insights into the history of each.

Both printed and downloadable maps will be available for attendees at the Florida Grange on the day of the tour. For more information, please contact Ted Holteen at tholteen@lpcgov.org or call (970) 382-6265

THE “SOUTHWEST COLORADO WALK TO END ALZHEIMERS” WILL TAKE PLACE IN DURANGO ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21^ST, BEGINNING AT 10 A.M. THIS WALK WILL BEGIN AT ROTARY PARK, 1565 EAST SECOND AVENUE. REGISTRATION FOR THE WALK BEGINS AT 9. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 720-699-9291 EXTENSION 9644.