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LPEA Presents: Community Power at the Farmer's Market Saturday, October 11 9:00AM to Noon Main Avenue near Buckley Park, Durango, Co FREE We're coming to the Durango Farmers Market during the 2nd Saturdays on Main Farmers Market and Apple Days Festival! Stop by the LPEA booth for a fun and educational morning with hands-on learning, energy tips and family fun: - High-Voltage Arc Demo: Watch our lineworkers bring electricity to life with a live safety and power demonstration. - Monster Detective Collective: Kids can enjoy coloring activities, collect monster-themed stickers, and take home fun giveaways—all while learning how energy works in our homes and community. - Beneficial Electrification Booth: Learn how electricity is powering a cleaner, more efficient future with heat pumps, EVs, and other technologies that save energy, money, and the environment. https://lpea.coop/events/community-power-durango-farmers-market

Durango Public Library 1900 E 3rd Avenue Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-375-3380 https://www.durangoco.gov/Library FREE October 11, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Durango Public Library Lit Fest Workshop: How to Write a Children’s Story, with local author and life-coach, Brooke Heller. Whether you've been carrying around an idea for a children's story for years, or you are simply curious about the process, Brooke will guide you through the first steps toward writing your children's story. You will walk away from the workshop with a rough draft of your story, and the motivation to continue working on it, including next steps toward illustration and publishing! Space is limited, PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Sunnyside Community Solar Tours Saturday, October 18, 2025 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM or 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM FREE Come tour LPEA's Sunnyside Community Solar Facility and learn all about how they're harnessing the power of the sun for their members. There are two tour opportunities on Saturday, October 18, open exclusively for LPEA members. - Learn about LPEA's Sunnyside Community Solar Program - See how solar panels actually work - Find out how solar power gets from Sunnyside to the grid - Learn where LPEA gets power - now and in the future - Ask experts your solar and community power questions Availability is limited. Registration opening soon! A photo ID will be required to access the Sunnyside Community Solar Facility. https://lpea.coop/events/sunnyside-community-solar-tours

Durango Public Library 1900 E 3rd Avenue Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-375-3380 https://www.durangoco.gov/Library FREE October 20, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Climate Café Climate Cafés are a space to share thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis in community. These meetings are an opportunity to build an ecosystem of community, to cultivate resilience, and to continue to meet the unknown future from a place of connection - to self, community, and earth. All are welcome. Program leader Hannah Smith holds a Masters in Social Work as well as an Advanced Certificate in Ecotherapy. Learn more about Climate Cafes at www.climate.cafe.