Writers for the stars
There are people in Nashville you’ve probably never heard of, and they might own the biggest, nicest houses. That’s because the money is in songwriting. And if you listen to country music, or maybe even if you don’t, chances are you’ve heard these three women’s songs through a surrogate.
Nashville Chicks with Hits will be in Durango on Saturday night at the Community Concert Hall to perform hit songs that they penned for others, as well as their own recordings.
Australian Sherrié Austin, who has written for Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton, got her start as a teenager opening for Johnny Cash and acted on the ’80s TV series “Facts of Life.”
Country Music Association award-winner Kylie Sackley, also originally from Australia, has written for LeAnn Rimes. Austin and Sackley will be joined by well-versed New Mexico-native Alissa Moreno. Moreno has been nominated for a Grammy Award and for CMT Video of the Year for “Every Day,” which she wrote for Rascal Flatts, but she’s not limited to country music. She also has written songs for pop artists Vertical Horizon and Colbie Caillat. For more information and tickets ($18-28), visit www.durangoconcerts.com or call 247-7657.
Mangold Duo back again
These sisters share more than just genes. They have an appreciation for music, and they want to share it with the Durango community at 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Mangold Duo – Bonnie Mangold and Marilyn Mangold Garst – will show their wide range of experience and skills on the cello (Bonnie) and piano (Marilyn) in the third presentation of the Fellowship’s 2014-2015 Recital Series. They’ll open the program with Sonata No. 6 in B-flat Major for cello and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi. They’ll also include the short, salon-music-style “Scherzo” by Claude Debussy, and the highlight of the program – a pair of classical yet romantic sonatas by Samuel Barber and Johannes Brahms, which were written early in the composers’ careers. Tickets are $15 for adults; $7 for children (age 7 and younger) and for students with ID. Buy tickets at the door with cash or check or in advance at http://bit.ly/1HHTrtm.
A kid’s view
Kids have a natural ability of creating things that deviate from the norm and expected, and their art is the theme of the upcoming exhibition at Durango Arts Center. features the work of four professional artists: Melanie Yazzie, Rodney Hatfield, Natalie Goldberg and exhibit curator Juanita Ainsley.And it wouldn’t be a party without actual art from the children. As part of the 21st annual Creativity Festivity, DAC also will exhibit the artwork of some of the local community’s most talented children, starting April 10. The opening reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday, and the exhibit will be up until May 2.
‘King Lear’ comes to Durango
King Lear finds his humanity the hard way. In an effort to retire from leadership and to relax a bit, he plans to divide his kingdom among his three daughters and give the largest parcel to the one who loves him best. But it doesn’t go exactly as planned. Stratford Festival HD, one of North America’s leading classical theater companies, presents William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” at 11 a.m. Saturday at Animas City Theatre. Tickets are $18, and the production is best-suited for ages 12 and older. Pay at the door or at http://37901.formovietickets.com:2235.
mhayden@durangoherald.com
