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Great Garden Series

A Native Lens on Gardening in the Southern Ute Community
2026-06-24 16:30:00 2026-06-24 18:00:00 America/Denver Great Garden Series With Cassandra Atencio and Brandi Raines Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Wednesday, June 24
4:30pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-24 16:30:00 2026-06-24 18:00:00 America/Denver Great Garden Series With Cassandra Atencio and Brandi Raines Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

With Cassandra Atencio and Brandi Raines

Cassandra Atencio is a Southern Ute Tribal Elder, and Brandi Raines is a Southern Ute Tribal member. Ms. Raines has a small homestead that she and her husband have built and worked on for 5 years. Cassandra, along with her niece and cousin, will share personal stories about returning to their grandmother's joy of gardening and farming. Former Southern Ute Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and NAGPRA Coordinator for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Cassandra provides a unique lens on the tribes history and relationship with agriculture, and how prehistory and Indian boarding schools shaped it.

Great Garden events happen every fourth Wednesday of the month, April-September, presented by the Durango Botanic Gardens, CSU Extension Office, & Durango Public Library. For more details visit www.durangobotanicgardens.org/events.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Home/Garden/Nature |

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Durango Public Library
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Tuesday Try It
Tue, May 26, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library
Play, create, move, explore, & more! Try new things and uncover a new interest!
Death Cafe
Tue, May 26, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
Folded Book Vases
Tue, May 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Create a beautiful DIY folded book vase to display flowers or give as a gift.
Storytime
Wed, May 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
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Wed, May 27, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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Wed, May 27, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Lleva a la familia a disfrutar de cuentos y canciones bilingües en español e inglés. Bring the family for stories and songs in Spanish and English!
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Wed, May 27, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
With local author and life coach, Brooke Heller.
Toddler Time
Thu, May 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, May 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Baby Time
Fri, May 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Friday Fun - Art
Fri, May 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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Mon, Jun 01, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Tue, Jun 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Weekly summer performances for kids includes music, magic, animals, dinosaurs & more!
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Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Weekly summer performances for kids includes music, magic, animals, dinosaurs & more!
Book Club: Martyr! - by Kaveh Akbar
Tue, Jun 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - First floor river lounge
Register at the reference desk, then join us to discuss the book at the library. A free book is available for the first 15 people who register and attend! 
Storytime
Wed, Jun 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Teen Cookie Decorating Contest
Wed, Jun 03, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come decorate some sweet treats!
Word Honey at The Hive - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Jun 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Hive - 1175 Camino Del Rio
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Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Teen Game Zone
Thu, Jun 04, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Jun 04, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Lobby
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!
Community Art Durango Wildlife Birds Artist Reception
Thu, Jun 04, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Students of Community Arts Durango invested six intense weeks learning the A-Z's of Oil Painting in the spring Wildlife Bird series!
Baby Time
Fri, Jun 05, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Fri, Jun 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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Sat, Jun 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Come learn about adaptations and design you own dinosaur with clay and crafting materials!
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Sat, Jun 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
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Mon, Jun 08, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Build, create, & play!
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Mon, Jun 08, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Climate Support Groups are a space to share thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis in community.
Terrific Tuesdays: Summer Shows!
Tue, Jun 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Weekly summer performances for kids includes music, magic, animals, dinosaurs & more!
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Tue, Jun 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Weekly summer performances for kids includes music, magic, animals, dinosaurs & more!
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Tue, Jun 09, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Durango Public Library - Room 1
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Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Thu, Jun 11, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Durango Public Library - Room 1
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Durango Public Library - Room 2
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Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Durango Public Library - Room 2
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Durango Public Library - Room 1
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Mon, Jun 15, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Tue, Jun 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Weekly summer performances for kids includes music, magic, animals, dinosaurs & more!
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Tue, Jun 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Core Survival Skills
Tue, Jun 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Come learn the five basic needs of a survivor!
Storytime
Wed, Jun 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
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Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Registration opens Wednesday, May 27 2026 at 9:00am
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Wed, Jun 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Write and create original works with us!
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Thu, Jun 18, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2. Stay after for a fun play group!
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Jun 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Jun 18, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!
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Fri, Jun 19, 11:00am - 11:45am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Fri, Jun 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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Fri, Jun 19, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
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Sat, Jun 20, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
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Sat, Jun 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
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Sat, Jun 20, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
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Sat, Jun 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
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LEGO Club
Mon, Jun 22, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Build, create, & play!
Death Cafe
Mon, Jun 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
Terrific Tuesdays: Summer Shows!
Tue, Jun 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Weekly summer performances for kids includes music, magic, animals, dinosaurs & more!
Terrific Tuesdays: Summer Shows!
Tue, Jun 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Weekly summer performances for kids includes music, magic, animals, dinosaurs & more!
Storytime
Wed, Jun 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Youth Activity Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Great Garden Series - A Native Lens on Gardening in the Southern Ute Community
Wed, Jun 24, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
With Cassandra Atencio and Brandi Raines
Community Story Circle
Wed, Jun 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
With local author and life coach, Brooke Heller.
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