Merely Players conjures super dreamtime with ‘Mama Mia!’
Production is high on energy, color and fantasy
DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Downtown venues open their doors for Spring Gallery Walk
When the Spring Gallery Walk beings at 5 p.m. Friday, art enthusiasts will notice some new changes: Additional venues have been added to the route and the Gallery Association has a new name ...
DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts
Sorrel Sky to host art reception, workshop
Sorrel Sky Gallery will host a one‐man show, “The Wild Within,” featuring the wildlife paintings of Edward Aldrich during the month of May with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday d...
DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Shimmy Mob to perform
Belly dancers will perform “Shimmy Mob” from 10:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at various locations in Durango.
International Shimmy Mob teams will celebrate World Belly Dance Day...
DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Arts Calendar
Friday, May 10
Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
River Walk Book Talk, 11 a.m., meet outside in front of Durango Public Library,...
DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Disney’s blockbuster 2019 will be followed by year of unknowns
Walt Disney Co. is barreling toward a record-setting year in 2019, with “Avengers: Endgame” already poised to become the biggest blockbuster of all time.
A live-action “Aladdin” w...
DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
It’s a long shot that rom-com ‘Long Shot’ will entertain you
“Long Shot,” a fantasy-fueled romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, establishes its reality-adjacent ethos from the jump: In its tensely amusing opening scene, Rogen’s cha...
DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Movies playing in Durango May 10-16
Animas City Theatre
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)
The River and the Wall
Five friends go on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas border...
DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Netflix’s ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ feels weirdly in awe of Ted Bundy
In the first trailer for Netflix’s “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron struts around as Ted Bundy, the infamous serial killer responsible for the sex...
DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Neon Future: DJ Steve Aoki’s comic book sees techno-optimism
MIAMI – Forget the dystopian future of science fiction stories, where Skynet endoskeletons stomp on dry human bones or people slumbering in fluid-filled pods serve as living batteries. ...
DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books
Movie inspired by plush toys delivers a beautiful message
The story behind UglyDolls – the toys, not the new animated movie about them – is a real charmer. Aspiring artist/storytellers David Horvath and his then-girlfriend Sun-Min Kim created the f...
DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Alex Trebek on his cancer: ‘My oncologist says I’m doing well, even though I don’t always feel it’
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says his cancer indicators have gone down – but his well-being hasn’t necessarily improved accordingly.
“My oncologist says I’m doing well, even thoug...
DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
