Community Calendar

The San Juan College School of business and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will provide free income tax preparation to the community Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, through April 13th. More information and appointments are available at 505-566-3314 and at 970-553-9150.
Also by email: 4cornerstaxhelp@gmail.com.

A Homebuyer Education Class takes place at Fort Lewis College from 8:30 to 4:30 on Saturday, April 11th. Topics covered include Budgeting, Real Estate, Mortgage Lending, Insurance, and Inspections. Homesfund.org has more information.

We also go over the programs for down payment assistance as offered by HomesFund.

A costume workshop for the Procession of the Species parade takes place at 9AM on Saturday at the Durango High School's Impact Center.
Registration and details are at seedstudioart.org.

The FREE, fun, hands-on mask-making workshop for kids and families will turn up-cycled and recycled materials into colorful masks inspired by the Earth, animals, and nature!

♻️ Cardboard, paper scraps & clean packaging
🎭 Earth-, animal- & nature-themed masks
🎨 Easy, kid-friendly projects
🌍 A creative way to learn how to care for our planet

Perfect for Earth Day and all ages—no experience needed, just imagination!

Contact Details
Durango High School, Main Avenue, Durango, CO, USA

970-335-9747

execdirector@seedstudioart.org

The Jicarilla Mustang Heritage Alliance will host a Tack Sale & Fundraiser from 9 until 3 on Saturday, April 11th at 595 South Bloomfield Boulevard.
Proceeds go to their work with Wild horses, doing fertility control and rehoming mustangs.

Items include Western and English, Saddles, blankets, fly sheets, fly masks, halters, and much more.

Community Family Yoga

Community Family Yoga

The Animas Valley Grange will participate in a tour of the Montezuma Orchard Project's Orchard Hub in Dolores, on Saturday, April 11th, from 10 until noon. The tour is open to the public as well.
Details are at montezumaorchard.org.

The tour will feature the juicing facility and the re-established heritage orchard, with insights into SW Colorado’s fruit-growing history, as well as its present and future potential.

This tour is free. Those wanting to carpool should meet at the Grange (7271 County Road 203) no later than 8:30 am. For those driving, the Orchard Hub is located at 13729 Rd 29, Dolores, CO.

The 2026 Gourd Dance & Intertribal Powwow takes place from 10AM until 10PM on Saturday, April 11th at the Health and Human Performance Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
More information is at sajuancollege.edu.

Maria’s Literary Foundation's Second Annual Read-a-Thon Fundraiser takes place from April 10th through 20th. Details and sign up are available at mariasbookshop.com.

During the Read-a-Thon, volunteer readers sit and read in the front window of Maria’s Bookshop to raise money for the Literary Foundation’s Reading Room.

• Readers log their time read over the course of the Read-a-Thon, including their window shift.
• Readers are encouraged to secure ‘sponsorships’ to raise money for The Reading Room.
• Donors may sponsor individual readers or donate in support of all readers
• Maria’s Bookshop will match all donations
• Special prizes (a Year of Books!) for our biggest fundraisers and top

Funds from the Maria’s Literary Foundation Read-a-Thon will support:
• The Reading Room (our FREE youth bookshop and reading nook)-- stocking it with great books for kids in Durango and hosting free programming there like writing workshops, book clubs, and more.

"Happy Brain, Happy Child" is a series of three workshops at the Durango Public Library designed to support parents and caregivers with understanding how children's brains grow, learn and thrive. Using accessible brain science and practical tools, each session explores ways adults can create supportive environments that nurture emotional regulation, resilience and lifelong learning. The first session, How to create a Healthy environment, will be held Saturday, April 11 from 10 to 11 a.m. Upcoming sessions will be held April 18 and April 25. For more information, call 970-375-3380.