Festival de los PartaaayThe party ain’t over after Halloween by any means. In fact, just the day after is Durango’s own Festival de los Muertos, which is to celebrate the art and culture of Latin America. Artist booths, face painting, lots of dancing – and that doesn’t even include the afterparty at Cantera at 1150 Main Ave. This year, the Day of the Dead is asking you to live a little.
Details: Nov. 1-9, Festival de los Muertos, 5 p.m., $5, Durango Arts Center, 802 E Second Ave., durangoarts.org
A time to rememberYes, it’s the time of year to remember all things dead. But it’s not just Dia de los Muertos. Cultures throughout time have created rituals and holidays around remembering loved ones lost — China’s Ghost Festival, Buddhism’s Bon Festival, and the Christian All Souls’ Day, to name some.
With its show “All Souls: A Celebration of Remembrance,” Studio & Gallery has opened its doors to the community for this inclusive, non-juried show, inviting artists from across the region to submit works that pay homage to people, places, or things living in the realm of memory.
If that weren’t enough to drag your bones off the couch, Studio & also opens “R.I.P. Relief in Print” in its Recess Gallery by Durango artist Grace Turman Damien, who will exhibit her spooky, witty, and whimsical prints.
Details: Friday, Nov. 2, “All Souls: A Celebration of Remembrance” and “R.I.P. Relief in Print,” 5-9 p.m., free, Studio & Gallery, 1027 Main Ave., anddurango.com
Wine glass overflow-ethWho can say no to wine, really? No one at the 20th Anniversary Wine Tasting & Silent Auction for Habitat for Humanity, anyway. Fill up a glass and give over your money to help financially support two new affordable homes in La Plata County. You can’t go wrong chugging wine and helping someone in need of a home, now can you?
Details: Nov. 2, 20th Anniversary Wine Tasting & Silent Auction, 5:30 p.m., $50, DoubleTree by Hilton ballroom, 501 Camino del Rio, habitatlaplata.org
A snowboard/beer cocktailWinter is coming, so it’s time to celebrate some snowboards and we know just where to do it: the Ska/Venture 14th Annual Season Kickoff Party. With live music by Diabolical Sound Platoon, a custom snowboard giveaway, and (of course) lotsa, lotsa beer, Venture Snowboards and Ska Brewing know how to welcome the snow. And, to boot, funds from the party will go to Friends of the San Juans, an environmental advocacy nonprofit.
Details: Nov. 3, Ska/Venture 14th Annual Season Kickoff Party, 6 p.m., free, Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard Street, skabrewing.com
