Community Calendar

The April "Cinematheque: Saturday at the Movies" screening is a Cary Grant Double Feature Day. The event takes place at
the Connie Gotsch Theatre, at San Juan College in Farmington at 2PM on Saturday, April 11th.

Enjoy BOTH "Charade" and "His Girl Friday" on the big screen for just $2 - with FREE Popcorn included!

The 30th annual Durango Bluegrass Meltdown takes place from April 10th through 12th, featuring national, regional, and local bluegrass music across five downtown venues, including the Durango Arts Center, Animas City Theatre, and Wild Horse Saloon.

In addition to ticketed concerts, the weekend features several free public events, including a Friday Welcome Concert, Friday Contra Dance, Band Contest, Saturday Night Barn Dance, and late-night shows.

Tickets are available at durangomeltdown.com and at Animas Trading Company.

New this year: exclusive lodging for Meltdown attendees at the General Palmer Hotel, available when tickets are purchased through the Meltdown website.

Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/DurangoBluegrassMeltdown26

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.

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.

The Durango Tool Library will host a "Repair Cafe" from 10 until 2 on Sunday, April 12th. Durangotoollibrary.com has more information.

Bring your broken things, and get help diagnosing and fixing them. Or bring your repair skills and help others fix their things. Learn more or sign up to volunteer at: https://www.durangotoollibrary.com/event-details/repair-cafe-april-2026.

All are welcome! Whether you have been knitting and/or crocheting for years or you would like to learn, we are happy to have you and will do our best to help you get started.

All are welcome! Whether you have been knitting and/or crocheting for years or you would like to learn, we are happy to have you and will do our best to help you get started.

All are welcome! Whether you have been knitting and/or crocheting for years or you would like to learn, we are happy to have you and will do our best to help you get started.

All are welcome! Whether you have been knitting and/or crocheting for years or you would like to learn, we are happy to have you and will do our best to help you get started.

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