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History Live Durango 

Join us September 5 and September 6, 2024 as we kick off a month full of events in partnership with the Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable. Starting at 7 p.m. each night, nationally acclaimed scholar Brian Fox Ellis presents Meriwhether Lewis on September 5 and Walt Whitman on September 6 at Fort Lewis College.

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History Alive! Colorado West Chautauqua

The festival will take place September 13-14, 2024 in the evenings at Colorado Mesa University, and daytime events will be held at the Arts Center and Mesa County Public Libraries. This year’s theme, “Social Justice,” will bring portrayals of notable Americans who have fought for human rights, equality, and the improvement of the lives of those around them. Features for 2024 include Lucy Stone, Frederick Douglass, Frances Perkins, and Cesar Chavez.

National Book Festival Selections Available as Book Club Sets

We are partnering with the Colorado Virtual Library to bring Colorado’s 2024 National Book Festival selections to book clubs across the state! There are two sets of each title available (with more to be added if needed), and each set contains eight copies and is loaned out for eight weeks at a time. Each set also comes with tailored discussion questions and other discussion materials. To request a set, visit your local library.

Changing the Legacy of Race & Ethnicity Podcast

All episodes of the Changing the Legacy of Race & Ethnicity panel discussions are now in podcast form! Check out the list of platforms where you can find it.

Museum on Main StreetMuseum on Main Street in Sterling

“Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition drawing on the history and culture of rural America to provoke fresh thinking and spark conversations about the future and sustainability of rural communities, will open in Sterling on August 1 at the Overland Trail Museum and will remain open until September 10.

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