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Durango Public Library 1900 E 3rd Avenue Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-375-3380 https://www.durangogov.org/library FREE Laws That Impact Your Everyday Life Tuesday, July 14 6:00pm - 7:00pm Join California Superior Court Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann for an engaging and accessible overview of legal issues that affect us all. In this talk, Judge Schumann demystifies key areas of the law—including contracts, torts, family law, estate matters, and Lemon Laws. With her clear and approachable style, Judge Schumann breaks down complex legal concepts and helps us understand how these laws influence our daily lives.

Durango Nordic Running Biathlon. 7/18/2026. 8am-12:30pm. $10 kids & $20 adults. Running biathlon is sport for those who thrive on challenge. It combines two completely different disciplines: the heart-pounding exertion of running and the Zen-like focus of precision shooting. Durango Nordic’s running biathlon will take place on our trails at the Durango Nordic Center, and all shooting will be done with Durango Nordic’s laser biathlon rifle systems. There is no ammunition in laser rifles; however, participants will be taught rifle safety as a fundamental skill for this sport. This event will be a pursuit style race of 1 lap with 3 shooting stages, of 5 shots each, along the route. Each missed shot will result in a time penalty (No penalty laps in this race). The lap length will be 3-5km depending on age group. The person with the fastest time, after adding in penalty shot times, wins the race. Participants will start in a random order, separated by 30 seconds for each racer. Website: durangonordic.org/events. Contact: info@durangonordic.org.

Durango Public Library 1900 E 3rd Avenue Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-375-3380 https://www.durangogov.org/library FREE Great Garden Series: Native Trees and Shrubs of Colorado Wednesday, July 22 4:30pm - 6:00pm Learn about the depth and breadth of native woody plant species that exist in Colorado. Jennifer Bousselot, Associate Professor of Horticulture, Colorado State University, will talk about the latest edition of the Trees and Shrubs of Colorado published by the Colorado Native Plant Society..

The Wildwood Dance Project is holding video auditions for their Youth Company & Summer Dance Intensive, to be held July 27–August 1, 2026. The Youth Company & Summer Intensive is designed for high school dancers entering 9th grade through 2026 graduates who are ready to move beyond training and into dance performance on film. This week-long intensive offers the opportunity to join Wildwood's Youth Company and be invited to participate in cinematic dance film projects throughout the year. The summer intensive culminates in a day of filming dance on location. Dancers will gain real-world experience as featured performers, build professional credits, and work alongside industry professionals—all while elevating their technique and résumé. Financial scholarships are available for the Summer Intensive. Don’t just train this summer—create. Visit www.wildwooddanceproject.com for video audition details, filming schedules, and location information

Written in Stone: A Life in Paleontology Thursday, July 30 6:00pm - 7:30pm Join local Paleontologist John Hankla as he shares how scientists decode Earth’s ancient past by interpreting fossils and rock layers like pages in a book, revealing dinosaurs, ancient ecosystems, and the story of deep time.

Durango Public Library 1900 E 3rd Avenue Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-375-3380 https://www.durangogov.org/library FREE

Durango Nordic & DEVO Mountain Bike Biathlon. 8/15/2026 - 8:30am-1pm. $10 kids & $20 adults. Durango Nordic is teaming up with Durango DEVO to host Durango’s first ever mountain bike biathlon event on Saturday August 15th. No experience necessary to participate but plan on learning a cool new sport and having a blast! BYOBike required and laser biathlon rifles will be provided. This event will be held at the FLC Factory Trails surrounding Animas High School. Each race will be a mass start by age group, consisting of bike lap-shoot-bike lap-shoot-bike lap. Any missed shots will require a short penalty lap to be ridden. The total race length will be about 15 minutes of riding time, so the laps will be about 5 minutes each. First person across the finish line wins the race, so ride fast and try not to miss any shots since the penalty laps will make your race longer. Proceeds benefit Durango Nordic & Durango DEVO. Learn more at Durango Nordic at durangonordic.org/events or email us at info@durangonordic.org.

Following your Passion: A Woman’s Fly-fishing Journey" Wednesday, August 26 6:30-8:00 p.m. Center of Southwest Studies - Lyceum (room 120) Free + Open to All! Contact: Cristie Scott, cmscott@fortlewis.edu, 970-247-7333 swcenter.fortlewis.edu *Hosted by the Center of Southwest Studies* Librarian by trade and angler at heart, Shelley Walchak gravitated towards fly-fishing later in life and was inspired in 2012 to leave her post at the Colorado State Library to take up the challenge of fishing a river a week for an entire year. Seven Rocky Mountain states and 52 rivers later, Shelley released her book "52 Rivers" in 2014 documenting her adventures and the life-lessons along the way. Now, over a decade later, Shelley is still traveling and angling and is ready to share an epilogue to 52 Rivers, which at its core is about chasing dreams, embracing the unknown, and finding inner joy along the way. Shelley Walchak retired from 40 years of librarian service, including past director of the Pine River Library District (Bayfield, CO) and senior consultant with the Colorado State Library (Denver, CO). She currently serves as board secretary to the Maria’s Literary Foundation, as well as board President of the Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable History Live! event series and still travels and fishes every chance she gets.

Deadly Fun Learning: Mysteries that Champion Our National Parks" Wednesday, September 2, 2026 6:30-7:30 p.m. Center of Southwest Studies - Lyceum (Room 120) Free + Open to All Contact: Cristie Scott, cmscott@fortlewis.edu, 970-247-7333 https://tinyurl.com/CSWS-Upcoming-Events Scott Graham, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of the National Park Mystery Series, will share the writing and development over the last decade of his successful National Park Mystery Series, published by nonprofit environmental and social justice publisher Torrey House Press. Newly released book ten in the series is GREAT SAND DUNES MASSACRE, set in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Book nine in the series, DEATH VALLEY DUEL, was a finalist for the 2025 Colorado Book Award. It features a villainous ultra-trail race across the Mojave Desert based in part on the annual Hardrock 100 ultra-trail race in Silverton. Scott is based in Durango, CO and, in addition to a thriving writing career, is an avid outdoorsman and advocate for public lands. In addition to his mysteries, Scott is the author of five nonfiction books, including Extreme Kids, and winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Scott has worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, radio disk jockey, and coal-shoveling fireman on the steam-powered Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. This is a featured event of the 2026 Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable History Live!

Woven Landscapes: An Artist Talk with Darby Raymond-Overstreet" Thursday, September 24 6:00-7:30 p.m. Center of Southwest Studies - Lyceum (Room 120) Free + Open to All Contact: Cristie Scott, cmscott@fortlewis.edu, 970-247-7333 Hosted by the Center of Southwest Studies Join us for a special presentation by, Darby Raymond-Overstreet, a featured artist in the Center of Southwest Studies’ current exhibition, Constellations of Place. Darby, born in Tuba City and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, is an award-winning Diné artist who specializes in digital collage and printmaking to create powerful portraits, landscapes, and abstract forms inspired by and derived from traditional Diné textiles, with particular interest in pieces woven in the late 1800’s-1950’s. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, art markets, and exhibitions, including Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Dine Textiles at the Museum of Indian arts and Crafts (Santa Fe, NM), The Force is With Our People at the Museum of Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, AZ), and the The Return of the Force at the Center of Southwest Studies. Darby earned BA degrees in both Psychology and Studio Art, graduating with Honors from Dartmouth College, and currently resides in Chimayó, NM. “I am a Diné/Navajo artist inspired by the strength and resilience of the generations that came before me and by the lands that have been home to my people for countless generations. Through my practice of incorporating historic weaving in my digital works, I acknowledge the strength and resilience that my ancestors maintained in the face of immense adversity brought on by a shifting world propelled by colonial ideals and values. I aim to highlight how their legacies empower current generations to confront today’s challenges for a better future. My work addresses themes of identity and belonging, and examines the interdependent relationship that exists between land, art, and people.” Constellations of Place is made possible with generous support from the Belonging Colorado initiative of The Denver Foundation and the Greater Good Science Center and is in partnership with the America 250-Colorado 150 Southwest regional “Power of Place” initiative.