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Garrett Young releases new single

Local musician Garrett Young has just released his new single, “Do You Hear My Cries,” online. I had a chance to talk to the Bayfield resident, whom some of you may remember from the band Ps...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

La Plata Family Centers Coalition provides parents, kids essential services

The building may look small from the outside, but the La Plata Family Center is big on the inside and especially big on the programs it offers. Roseann McDermott, executive direct...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Volunteering good for community and volunteers

Here we are, a few weeks into 2017. How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? You still have many months to get them right! I heard an interesting tidbit: 12.5 percent of...

DATE: Jan 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Talking Dreads coming to Animas City Theatre

There’s something to be said for reggae in the winter: The warm sounds immediately seem to raise the outside temperature by about 50 degrees. Couple that with lyrics from the Talking Heads, ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Local community rallies in wake of recent hate crime

On Dec. 12, I received an email from our Adult Program director in Cortez. The email subject was simple: “Bus Vandalism.” When I opened the attached pictures, it was clear that this was not ...

DATE: Jan 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Artist Ed Bolster to open show at Durango Arts Center

“Energy and motion are the bottom line,” says Durango artist Ed Bolster. His new show, “Extended Gestures,” which will open tonight (Jan. 6) in the Durango Arts Center library, of...

DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Squirrel Nut Zippers swinging into Durango

There was a time, 20 years ago, when a big band/swing revival seemed to be everywhere at once, and the band I talked to one of the band’s founder, Jimbo Mathus, last week about the band’s ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Looking back: Arts & Entertainment in 2016

It’s two days until the new year, and, man oh man, has 2016 been a doozy in the world of arts and entertainment. The relentless obituaries have been stacking up as the Grim Reaper has come t...

DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Concerned about an older person? Senior Reach program offers help

During the holidays, we naturally reach out to others – with a hug, a gift or an act of service. This warm spirit of giving often extends beyond our family circle and into the community. We ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Arts in Embassies picks local photographer’s work

Durango photographer Chris Marona’s photograph “Riders on the Edge of Night” has been chosen to be included in the U.S. Arts in Embassies program conducted by the U.S. State Department as pa...

DATE: Dec 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Santa speaks: Saint Nick talks about what the job is really like

For as long as Santa Claus has been keeping track of the naughty and nice children of the world, he’s remained somewhat mysterious: What’s he like? Is his job hard? Has anyone ever asked him...

DATE: Dec 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Wiki technology helps people with disabilities tell their stories

Twenty-five years ago, if any wiki existed, it was a lyric from a Sheb Wooley song. Today, wiki technology shapes the way many of us access information. In the future, it may be the way peop...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community