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Durango Arts Center shows early Englehart works

Stanton Englehart often described Gaia, the ancient Greek earth mother, as “the real driver of our lives.” Englehart, who died April 22, 2009, was a child of the Southwest, an...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Ježibaba and the art of the deal

The MET presents ‘A Little Mermaid’ for grown-ups

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

San Juan Symphony celebrates Gershwin

Like a fading memory of times gone by,” Thomas Heuser said in an interview this week, “images seem to dissolve and break apart. A saxophone soloist creates the mood of a smoky cabaret theate...

DATE: Feb 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

A little sass goes a long way

Quadrivium stages bawdy, early opera

DATE: Jan 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

The Met presents ‘Roméo et Juliette’ at FLC

What to do Saturday morning is complicated this year. At 11 a.m., you can participate in the big downtown Durango march and make a personal statement about the incoming administration. Or, y...

DATE: Jan 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

The art of exploring in 3-D

FLC sculpture professor shows new work

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Collaborative ‘Carol’ is innovative and moving

When Ebenezer Scrooge (played with crabby directness by Bob Thom) tucks himself into bed on Christmas Eve, he happens to be standing on stage. The illusion is so complete and so ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Story of the ages: The lure of unattainable love

MET streams new opera Saturday at FLC

DATE: Dec 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango High School releases the beast within

Splendid production of ‘Beauty’

DATE: Nov 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Culture Gulch Sirens of song: Two musical programs not to miss

I’m borrowing Kerry Ginger’s title for her upcoming presentation in Life Long Learning to alert readers to two musical programs next week. One is about women’s roles in Western o...

DATE: Nov 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Two grand nights of singing planned

The annual He & She concert at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church officially starts the musical season for the Durango Choral Society. At 7 p.m. today, the Fort Lewis College Men’s Choir will be jo...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

FLC presents Pulitzer Prize-winning play

Opener precedes Shakespeare and Gilbert & Sullivan

DATE: Oct 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts