Events Bulletin
LGBTQ+ events by other organizations in the Four Corners & Southwest Colorado + Alliance-reviewed community events worth checking out!
Friday, November 22
5:00pm
Transgender Day of Remembrance
We remember transgender people who are no longer with us, lost to hate, violence, suicide and the immense hardships of widespread intolerance. This international ceremony focuses on speaking the names of those lost during this past year due to violence against trans people. The Durango iteration will also feature live music from the Zia Chicks and the telling of stories and bios of prominent trans people.
Doors @ 5:00pm
Ceremony @ 5:30pm
More Info:
4stardurango@gmail.com
joannsmotherman@gmail.com
Every Thursday
7:30 - 9:30pm • 21+
Drag Trivia w/ Aria PettyOne
Drag, trivia, drinks. Catch Durango's greenest queen Aria PettyOne at the Starlight Lounge each Thursday from 7:30 - 9:30 to answer some of trivia's toughest questions. Just kidding, it's regular trivia, but with awesome drag performances. This is one of the town's favorite weekly events; and winners get $50 in bar drinks. Swing by this week!
Starlight Lounge
937 Main Ave
Durango, CO
Starlight Lounge Facebook
Aria's Facebook
(or click picture)
2nd Wednesday, Each Month
5:30 - 7:30pm • 18+
Transcendence
Established by Planned Parenthood in Durango, Transcendence are gatherings for all trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people in Durango and the Four Corners area. Their events are held monthly and can range from nights out, potlucks, really anything the community can enjoy as adults!
More Info:
505-320-9759
hiv.co@pprm.com
Call for Information
The Bee HIVe
Socials Gatherings & Conversation
The Bee HIVe was established to offer support through conversation and social gatherings for the HIV+ community in Durango and La Plata County. The group hosts monthly table talks with casual conversation, as well as planned monthly social outings decided by the group. If you are living with HIV and would like to find support through friendship & camaraderie, come check out the Bee HIVe.
More Info:
316-249-4220
hiv.co@pprm.com
Hiatus/Recurring!
6-7:30pm • All Age
Word Honey
The Hive & Durango Public Library are back with Word Honey - a free community poetry workshop and open mic. The most recent workshop was held October 2nd and the poetry open mic was at Maria's Bookshop on October 30th 2024. Feel free to attend to watch or perform, this is a supportive space!
Maria's Bookshop
960 Main Ave
Durango, CO
The Hive Website
Durango Public Library
Various Times/Dates
Improv Classes & Showcases
Lower Left Improv in Durango is a 1/2 queer co-run studio who have cultivated an impressive and overwhelmingly positive community celebrating the art of improvisation - no matter what your identity. The group offers classes in all types of improv, and after taking any classes you receive the opportunity to showcase your talents on stage! Sign-up for classes is on their website, or reach out to andrew@thealliance.gay for more information.
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Local Events with
The Alliance's participation:
The Alliance & local organizations, businesses, and city planners collaborate on projects to strengthen the bond between the queer community and all Southwest residents. Here are some of the events you can find us at throughout the year:
Fall PRIDE
Our biggest, most notorious event all year. Visit our PRIDE page!
Learn More about Durango Fall Pride
Durango's Annual Earth Day Festival
Our local LGBTQ+ community is passionate about our Mother Earth; we all should be. Each year, we set up our booth to reach LGBTQ+ and allied individuals who attend Durango's Earth Day Festival, as well as do some AWESOME face painting. Some shout-out's this year were the earth in a heart shape, a corgi (!?), and a fox! Come stop by our booth for free face painting in 2025.
Learn More about Durango's Earth Day
Winter PRIDE
Winter PRIDE for the Alliance has been a small, weekend festival to celebrate and remind our community that we can have pride all year around! This festival usually features a Winter Wonderland dance, happy hours, and live entertainment. Last but not least, you know we have to get out and play in the snow in the mountains. Queer snowpeople, they exist.
Visit our PRIDE page for information on our notorious Fall Pride Festival.
World AIDS Day
The Alliance partnered with the YAY! Foundation to bring a uniting comedy and drag fundraiser, along with an impactful comedy workshop. Last year was a packed house, sending a lightning ripple effect throughout the Southwest. Letting the world know just what World Aids Day can be about – in a modern age.
Various Scheduling / Not Annual
COMET Training
Changing our Mental and Emotional Trajectory, or COMET, is training for responding to those in vulnerable situations. This training focuses on rural and agricultural communities, and provides in-depth insight to reacting without fixing, but rather support and understanding.
*Please contact Liza@thealliance.gay for more info on becoming registered for COMET training. Currently available to our board members.
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