Programming is amazing, teachers talented and facilities inspirational. They offer lectures and…read moreevent space during festivals such as the mushroom one and are out of the tourist fray enough to generate local value to residents and those seeking a tad more than the typical.

Amazing and unique venue for a wedding reception. Just went here this evening for a reception and…read moreit was so fun! Indoor and outdoor spaces and so great for pictures.

Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center is a gem in Ignacio! The front half of the building is a co-op…read moreart gallery, featuring work in a variety of media by more than 30 artists. The Nook at the front of the shop features special exhibits that rotate on a monthly basis. The back half of the building has space for arts classes, a stage for performing arts, and a pottery studio. Everyone can come here and create! Very cool.

From the owner: Dancing Spirit Community Art Center is a 501(c)3 that is dedicated to providing our community with…read moreprograms that enhance creativity and fellowship, that promotes education, appreciation and enjoyment of the arts and that celebrates the cultural heritage of our unique population. We offer ongoing art classes for kids, adults, and families and we serve our community with programs that bring us all together, lift everyone up, and heal our pasts. From our after school and summer kids programs to our adult classes and workshops, Dancing Spirit Community Art Center has something for everyone and every ability.

Love this place. so many amazing quilts from some amazing people. Defintiwill be stopping in again…read moreon my next visit to Cortez

My husband and I are traveling through Cortez and stopped to see this quilt shop. No one…read moreacknowledged our presence . No one talked to us, no one had any interest in us at all. I would have purchased something if someone cared at all if I was there. So I took my money and we left. Poor customer relations. Just sad in this day and age they can afford to ignore the bread on the table.

It looks like it is time for an updated review. Sorry. I really wanted some culture as I cross…read moreColorado on a road trip. I thought the 10 minute plays sounded delightful. It wasn't. My kids' high school put on Broadway level shows. First, your email confirmation said "the show is at 5 pm and the doors open at 7pm." Yup. Second, you didn't start on time. Third. Who wrote these plays, a 1st grader? I stayed for 4 of them before walking out. They were dull, uncompelling and, why would you put actors on the far left of the stage? It was a slog to look over there from the far right side of the audience seating. Total waste of money and time.

At the Durango Arts Center (DAC) you can enjoy the visual arts, theater, dance, live music, and…read moreeducation programs for children and adults. The building housing DAC, was once home to a car dealership and is right across the street from Steamworks Brewery (for other artisan pursuits). In 1997, the community collaborated to fund and renovate the 17,000-square-foot building, which is now home to a gallery, theater, arts library, studio space, and more. Unfortunately, I missed the Patsy Cline show, and limited my visit to the the downstairs art gallery and gift shop areas. I love finding these regional cooperative art centers, as there are always many interesting pieces, a diverse representation of local artists, reasonable prices, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff, and no tourist-related schlock. And outside of the nearby Open Shutter (Contemporary Fine Art Photography), DAC was easily the best place in Durango to go for visual gallery pleasure and the best quality for the artistic dollar. I ended up buying a nice multi-coloured piece of glass that hangs from a handsome and hefty metal pedestal. I bought it for Gayle, but coveted it myself. The DAC staff person wrapped it carefully and successfully for the long journey home. And even though our combined household is cluttered enough, there's always a place in our home for quality art such as this.

Beautiful campus in the sky! Great liberal arts college in which offers students have the…read moreopportunity to explore other fields. Campus has gone through major renovations and boasts many new buildings. Durango is a destination spot for tourists but also is a college town that takes pride i the campus on the hill.

If you want to be overworked, undervalued, unsupported, and then blamed when an under-resourced…read moresystem inevitably begins to fail, Fort Lewis College may be the place for you. After ten years at FLC, including serving as a director, I left deeply disappointed by an institution that, in my experience, does not live up to the values it so publicly promotes. FLC talks extensively about community, belonging, equity, employee well-being, and supporting others. Behind the scenes, my experience was very different. Employees can be expected to absorb enormous workloads, compensate for institutional failures, and take on responsibilities far beyond their positions with little meaningful support. When things go wrong, accountability seems to travel downward rather than upward. Leadership was perhaps my greatest disappointment. I found Heather Shotton's leadership extraordinarily poor and disconnected from the realities employees were facing. During one of the most difficult periods of my decade at FLC, I saw very little of the visible, engaged, accountable leadership I believe employees deserve. In my experience, she represents one of the most disappointing periods of leadership I witnessed at FLC. There are wonderful students and incredibly dedicated employees at Fort Lewis College. They deserve better. If you are considering working at FLC, ask serious questions about workload, turnover, staffing, supervision, and what actually happens when an employee asks leadership for help. Don't just listen to what FLC says it values. Ask employees what happens when those values are actually tested.

This is a great "recycling" project of the old middle school on 3rd Ave. Great coffee shop and…read morecafe, outdoor seating, artists' work and show studios.... professional offices, a Montessori school, and several condos on the top floor.

i went in early at 6:50 because i have a chruch event. my mom works at the hospital day and night…read moreand i had her drop me off early because it starts at 7. she was in the building but she wouldn't serve me. cool building tho. rude employee.