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19th Annual Three Springs Fall Festival Saturday, October 25th, 2025 – 11am-2pm Free Event! Get your costumes ready and join us at Three Springs! Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of SW Colorado, this 19th Annual Fall Festival takes place on Saturday, October 25th, 2025 for all your favorite Fall Fest activities: Neighborhood Trick or Treating (bring your own trick or treat bag!), Live Music, Pumpkin Decorating, Scavenger Hunt, Coloring Contest sponsored by Alpine Bank and other fun activities to support the Bigs & Littles!  Parking: Due to street closures around the Plaza, please follow traffic and parking signage on the the day of the event. There will be parking available at Mercy Hospital with the Knights of Columbus.   Contact: Three Springs Suzanne Serianni  970-422-8660  sserianni@ccmcnet.com 175 Mercado Street, Suite 205 https://www.threespringsdurango.com/events

Living with Mountain Lions Learn how to reduce human-wildlife conflicts in Colorado Parks and Wildlife's “Living With Wildlife” lecture series. In this lecture we will talk about the biggest cats in North America, the mountain lion! This program is a part of the “Living with Wildlife” Series presented by Colorado Parks and Wildlife- and will take place at the Durango PUblic Library, 1900 E. 3rd Avenue

Downtown Children's Halloween The Downtown Children's Halloween is a family-friendly, free event taking place on Friday, October 31, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This event includes a trick-or-treat with downtown merchants, approximately 75 plus businesses will be participating, handing out candy and non-candy items for kids 10 and under. Additionally, the event will include a Children's Carnival & Trunk-or-Treat at TBK Bank Parking Lot, hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County. The games are free for children 14 and under and offer additional fun activities on Halloween night. In addition to the games, approximately 10-15 businesses will participate in a Trunk-or-Treat event, handing out goodies to the kids. All donations will support the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County. For more information about this event, visit DowntownDurango.org/childrens-halloween Dates: October 31 Time: 4-6pm Cost: Free Durango Business Improvement District www.downtowndurango.org/childrens-halloween Contact: Tanya Clegg - tanyac@downtowndurango.org

Artist Talk & Guided Gallery Tour with Venancio Aragón The Center of Southwest Studies will host a talk with Diné weaver, educator, and FLC alum, Venancio Aragón, who is also the guest curator of "From the Fringes: Diné Textiles that Disrupt," currently on view through November 13th. Join us for an insightful presentation and guided tour of the gallery to learn about Aragón's curatorial vision and the innovative techniques shared in the historic and contemporary textiles on display. Weds, November 5, 2025 4:30 - 6 p.m. Free Center of Southwest Studies - Gallery https://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/ Contact: Cristie Scott, cmscott@fortlewis.edu, (970) 247-7333

 A Benefit For iAM MUSIC Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating 14 years of iAM MUSIC with a soulful Motown-inspired dinner and performance. Guests will enjoy a four-course meal artfully prepared to complement the timeless sounds of Motown, along with a special performance from iAM MUSIC students. 📅 Date: Thursday, November 6th ⏰ Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm 📍 Location: Mahogany Grille 💵 Cost: $150 per person www.iammusic.us iamjesse@iammusic.us

An Interactive Music Workshop with Kino Benally Thurs, November 6, 2025 6:30-8 p.m. Free Center of Southwest Studies - Gallery https://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/ Contact: Cristie Scott, cmscott@fortlewis.edu, (970) 247-7333 The Center of Southwest Studies is excited to host an immersive workshop exploring connections between sound, music, and the land with Diné musician, Kino Benally (@djbeeso). Participants will have a behind-the-scenes experience learning how Kino creates music using software like Ableton, then step outside to discover sounds in the environment—anything from rustling leaves to striking stones. Each participant will contribute a unique sound, which Kino will record and mix into a collaborative song created during the workshop. Attendees are encouraged to bring an instrument, or any objects that create sound! Kino Benally is a Diné musician, producer, sound engineer and artist from Shiprock, New Mexico. His work prioritizes collaborating with indigenous peoples and strengthening contemporary indigenous voices. Kino's music has been featured on KEXP's song of the day and has been featured on CBC radio based in Canada. Kino frequently teaches workshops on sound and creativity to indigenous youth, with past collaborations with Native American Community Academy, Dził Ditł'ooí School of; Empowerment Action and Perseverance, Paper Rocket Productions, Survival of the First Voices, and many others. He has also worked as a composer/performer with Dancing Earth (a First Nations Dance Company), PBS mini-series "Class of '27," "Moroni for President", "Mr. Navajo," & “America Reframed” to challenge his artistry and teaching methods, between workshops and community organizing.