Orchestra to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday
Shows will be held in Durango, Farmington
DATE: Feb 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
‘Good Times’ Ja’Net DuBois dies; co-wrote ‘Jeffersons’ theme
LOS ANGELES – Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang the theme song for “The Jeffersons,” has died.
DuBois’ song “Mov...
DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
La Plata County students attend Colorado All State Orchestra
Competitive conference breaks youth out of Durango ‘bubble’
DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Irish folk/ballad band The High Kings reschedule show
Issues with travel visas impact the band’s Feb. 15 performance at Concert Hall
DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
The tidal power of ‘Porgy and Bess’
MET celebrates Gershwin with new production
DATE: Feb 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Can equality pledges fix gender problem in country music?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – What started as a joke on Twitter about an unwritten rule among country radio stations not to play two female artists in a row prompted outrage by country music stars, but...
DATE: Jan 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Bob Marley’s kids celebrate late reggae icon’s 75th birthday
LOS ANGELES – At a celebration for Bob Marley’s 75th birth anniversary, the late icon’s children – famous in their own right – gathered to tell stories about the reggae king and discuss pass...
DATE: Jan 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Dance and music brings students, with and without disabilities, together
Stillwater Music expands program from elementary schools
DATE: Jan 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Taylor Swift shakes Sundance with revealing documentary
PARK CITY, Utah – The normally private Taylor Swift premiered an intimate documentary Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival in which the pop star discloses a past eating disorder, chronicle...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
A tale of two symphonies
When San Juan Symphony formed, music put Durango and Farmington in sync
DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
LONDON – Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian” and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died a...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson’s diagnosis
NEW YORK – Rocker Ozzy Osbourne says that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement.
The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former v...
DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
