A&E 2020: The year that was ...
Arts community stepped it up in face of adversity
DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Dawn Wells, wholesome castaway on ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ dies of COVID-19 at 82
Dawn Wells, an actress best known as the pigtailed Kansas farm girl turned castaway on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Dec. 30 at an assisted-living facility in Woodland Hills, Ca...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
‘Club Kid’ killer Michael Alig dies; overdose suspected
NEW YORK – Notorious “club kid” killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film, has died of a suspected dr...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
J. Lo, Billy Porter to perform at ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
NEW YORK – Jennifer Lopez will help bring in the New Year with a headlining performance in New York’s Time Square for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021.” ...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
A Yuletide Yule log video countdown
From Ozzy to Baby Yoda, here are some made-for-TV fires that will (sort of not really) keep you warm
DATE: Dec 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Virtual performances span the world from Santa Fe
SANTA FE (AP) – Performance groups in Santa Fe have taken the adage “the show must go on” to heart during the coronavirus pandemic as they turn to a new stage: the internet.
With ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
British model, fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at 50
LONDON – Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Arts Calendar
Wednesday, Dec. 23
2020 Winter Solstice Artisans’ Market, noon, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
Thursday, Dec. 24
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” Presented b...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Music in the Mountains hosts virtual recital
Music in the Mountains hosted a special virtual recital featuring the young musicians who were recipients of private music lesson scholarships and announced the recipients of next year’s s...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
2021 Colorado Book Awards submissions due Jan. 8
The 2021 Colorado Book Awards submissions are due to Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book no later than Jan. 8.
The awards celebrate the accomplishments of Colorado’s outsta...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, dies
LOS ANGELES – Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first wore a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died Thursday.
Bulloch died at a L...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published
NEW YORK – Laurence Hyman, son of the late Shirley Jackson, has been on a quest for more than 20 years.
Jackson was just 48 when she died, in 1965, and left behind an extensive ba...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books
