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	Strater Hotel 699 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (800) 247-4431	Originally constructed in 1887, the Strater Hotel offers 93 impeccably appointed Victorian rooms. The Hotel is ornamented with hand-screened Bradbury & Bradbury wallpapers and the world's largest collections of American Victorian walnut antique furniture. In the summer, one of America's few remaining authentic Vaudeville melodramas provides a lively show nightly except for Mondays. All this in the setting of the beautiful Southern Colorado Rockies. Durango Colorado is a one-of-a-kind place! A stay at the Strater will give you a sense of place in Durango and help to create memories that will last a lifetime, and isn't that what vacations are all about? This is the real thing!
	Durango Brewing Company 3000 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-3396	Durango Brewing Company is a small microbrewery providing fresh, quality beer to the local market since 1990. Originally established in 1886, Durango Brewing Company continues a tradition of brewing excellence in southwest Colorado. At present, our beers include Durango Amber Ale; Durango Dark Lager; Durango Wheat Beer; Ian’s Pale Ale (Durango IPA); and our most recent success, Derail Ale. All of our beers are handcrafted with the finest ingredients and pure water from high in the San Juan Mountains.
	Audioatelier 823 E. 4th Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-3746	Audio Atelier is a craft-driven business, built on a profound understanding of vacuum tube amplification, and the roles of passive and active components in the production of musical tones. We can communicate with musicians and audio professionals about their requirements and desires for amplification, tone production, sound projection and reinforcement, and reproduced sound. We work with the musician's ear and physical skills, with cabinet makers and luthiers, with recording engineers, and with venue operators, to achieve the sound product that the customer wants.
	Canyon Music 734 E. Second Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-1622	Canyon Music, located in the heart of Durango, specializes in the sales and support of acoustic stringed instruments. We carry all major brands of guitars (Martin, Taylor, Collings, National, Guild, Blueridge, Aparicio), banjos (Stelling, Nechville, GoldTone, Crafters of Tennessee), mandolins (Weber, Collings, Breedlove, Kentucky, Mid-Missouri), dobros (Beard/GoldTone, Regal, Johnson), basses, and violins. We carry both new and used instruments as well all accessories to support the acoustic musician, including strings from Elixir, GHS, D'Addario, Gibson, Martin, and many more. Canyon Music can help you with all of your sound reinforcement needs with pickups from Fishman, LR Baggs, McIntyre, and others. We have a large selection of educational materials in the forms of books, videos and DVDs. We know acoustic music...come know us and play!
	Solid Structures, LLC Environmentally Friendly Custom Homes (970) 385-8677	Making BuiltGreen custom homes affordable. With today's environment and energy prices, why would you build anything less.
	Dr. Ronald G. Ritz Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
	La Plata Electric Association Roundup Foundation	Sponsoring this year's Bluegrass in the Schools Program The La Plata Electric Round-Up Foundation is a community service program developed to gather voluntary contributions from participating co-op members. By rounding up you monthly bills to the next dollar, an average of just 50 cents per month, you can make a big difference in our communities. The small change adds up when multiplied by thousands of members. These donations are available to local organizations requesting assistance. Agencies must apply for these funds through the Operation Round-Up board of directors.
	Durango Business Improvement District City of Durango Bank of Colorado Buildiing 1199 Main Ave. 970.259.1000	In 1997, the City Council authorized an election for a special improvement District. In November 1997, in an overwhelming vote of support, the voters in the District choose to support the special district and a corresponding 1.5 mil levy. Originally, the District was called the 'Durango Conference Center Business Improvement District'. Early projects included a feasibility study for a downtown conference center, research regarding other Rocky Mountain communities, special event support and support of District activities. In November 2003, the voters approved a renewal of the nominal 1.5 mil levy. As the District’s role in the City has expanded the name was changed to the Durango Business Improvement District. In fall 2003, the City of Durango hired a new downtown Durango coordinator to focus City efforts on downtown projects and special promotions. In 2003, the Downtown Durango Partnership formed to give downtown Durango stakeholders (both public and private) a forum for coordination, advocacy and discussion of downtown issues. The City's commitment to downtown, the reauthorized Business Improvement District funding, and the coordinating vision of the Downtown Durango Partnership has combined to move downtown Durango into a bright, yet historical, future as hoped for by City founders over 125 years ago.
	Neighborhood Bank Fund	First National Bank of Durango Bank of Colorado Bank of the San Juans Pine River Valley Bank Wells Fargo Vectra Bank Colorado Alpine Bank
	Animas Trading Company 1015 Main Avenue (970) 385-4526		The Abbey Theatre 128 E. College Durango, CO 81301 (970) 385-1711		Hampton Inn 3777 N. Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (800) 247-6885
	Durango Arts Center 802 E. Second Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-2606		The General Palmer 567 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (800) 532-3358		Comfort Inn 2930 N. Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (800) 532-7112
	Rochester House/Leland House 726 E. Second Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (800)664-1920		Best Western Rio Grande Inn 400 E. Second Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (800) 245-4466 (970) 385-4980		Basin Printing and Imaging 1437 E. Second Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (800) 850-5212 (970) 247-5212
	Desert Dolphin Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-5925		KSUT Public Radio PO Box 737 123 Capote Dr. Ignacio, CO 81137 (970) 563-0255		KDUR - Ft. Lewis College Radio 1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-7628
	James Graphics 777 Main Ave., Suite 218 Durango, CO 81301 (877) 259-5977 (970) 259-5977		Scoot'n Blues 900 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-1400		Farquahrt's Pizza-Mia 725 Main Avenue Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-4427
	The Palace Restaurant 505 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-2018		Carvers Bakery and Brew Pub 1022 Main Avenue Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-2545		Steamworks Brewing 801 E. Second Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-9200
	Durango Coffee Co. 730 Main Avenue Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-2059		Old Tymers Café 1000 Main Avenue Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-2990		Gazpacho New Mexican Restaurant 431 E. 2nd Ave. Durango, CO 81301 (970) 259-9494

	The Shirt Off My Back 638 Main Avenue Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-9644
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