![]() Up north, Purgatory Resort will be hosting Oktoberfest on Saturday from 1 – 5 p.m. The event features bassoon soloist Denise Turner and conductor Thomas Heuser, who has selected Hungarian arabesques, flashy Russian dances and the glorious Second Symphony of Jean Sibelius. The San Juan Symphony kicks off its season with “Rhapsodic and Exotic” at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $75 per person and can be purchased at Put a Cork in It or Maria’s Bookshop, as well as online. The event includes delicious, home-cooked Southern fare from Norton’s, a wine and beer tasting from Put a Cork in It, music from the Afrobeatniks and an auction of local packages that pair food, lodging, relaxation and fun. ![]() The Highway 3 Roadhouse hosts a Mardi Gras fundraiser for Alternative Horizons from 1-5 p.m. Liver, of course, is Durango’s home-grown funky newgrass ensemble, fresh off a busy summer of festivals. The celebratory record took a year and a half to write and record, utilizing his band plus a host of musicians, including Andy Hall (dobro player for The Infamous String-dusters), the Motet Horns, DJ Logic and others. His fourth solo record, “50,” was released on his 50th birthday this past March 2. Hollingsworth, of course, is the keyboard player for String Cheese Incident. Newgrass returns to the Animas City Theatre with Kyle Hollingsworth and Liver Down the River at 9 p.m. And yes, it’s proper to free-ball it underneath your kilt. To answer the two obvious questions you probably have. I’ve been twice and loved every minute of it. There’s also a Highland Dance Competition, workshops, kids’ activities, food, beer and a whole bunch of beer-bellied men running around in kilts. The Stubbies, as they’re called up on the Front Range, have been around since 2010 and have an aptly-titled CD called “Folk Your Face.” Other performers include the Kitchen Jam Band, Gypsyfire, Devil’s Dram, Top O’ the Mornin’, Mad Haggis, the Desert Highlanders and $6 Sliders. If you must know, a shillelagh (pronounced shi-lay-lay) is defined as a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland, typically as a weapon. Meanwhile, there’s music on the Connie Gotsch Memorial Stage, including the headliners, The Stubby Shillelaghs. It’s the Four Corners Regional Championship, for both lads and lasses. In Aztec, athletes will compete in eight Celtic heavy athletic events, including the sheaf toss, weight for height, Braemar stone, light and heavy Scottish hammer throw, light and heavy eight for distance, and caber toss. So let’s break it down, starting with the Highland Games, also known as Caledonian games. For the initiated, it’s a bit daunting to wrap your brain around. The Aztec Highland Games & Celtic Festival rolls into Riverside Park in Aztec this Saturday and Sunday. is your source for a complete schedule and tickets. on Main plus art exhibits, cowboy humor, poetry readings and more. Saturday across from the train depot and a cowboy parade at 10 a.m. Friday, with performers in every coach and a BBQ lunch at Cascade Canyon a cowboy chuckwagon breakfast from 7:30-10:30 a.m. There’s a cowboy poet train that pulls out of the depot at 10 a.m. More than 20 musicians, poets and actors are part of this show. ![]() “The Cocinero” is a Western variety show with a twist, as a cattle drive’s camp cook has a secret concerning buried gold. Other highlights include cowboy theatre at 6 p.m. concert is already sold out, but tickets remained to the 8 p.m. He has two shows tonight at the Hank the 6 p.m. The musical headliner is Dave Stamey, a member of the Western Music Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Will Rogers Award from the Academy of Western Artists. The 30th annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering rides into town tonight (Thurs., Oct. It’s going to be a multi-cultural week, with everything from dusty boots and kilts to Mardi Gras beads and dirndls.
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