Performing Arts
Theater company stages a relevant ‘West Side Story’
Pagosa’s Thingamajig summer repertory theater now in eighth season
Arts & Entertainment
Music
Angie’s List: The art of the festival
Music in the Mountains’ executive director works with artists
Music
Despite summer’s rocky start, Durango takes on NYC
While we have all been consumed with the 416 Fire, a very significant event may have passed under the local radar. As an eternal optimist, I offer Durango a breath…
Film
No surprises in ‘Skyscraper’
Dwayne Johnson stars in “Skyscraper” as a former FBI hostage rescue team leader who now assesses security for skyscrapers.Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC, and Universal Pictures Take two cups of “The…
Arts and Entertainment
New artist nonprofit hopes to bring interactive art to Cortez
Deep Desert Art Collective to hold launch party July 20
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Calendar
Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Kids Club, 1 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Screen-free playtime in the garden,…
Arts and Entertainment
Emmy nominations: ‘Game of Thrones’ leads with 22 nods, followed by ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Westworld’
Peter Dinklage stars in “Game of Thrones.” Dinklage was nominated Thursday for an Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. The 70th Emmy Awards will be held on…
Arts and Entertainment
Swinging ’60s styles up for auction from Sharon Tate estate
Tate starred in the 1967 film “Valley of the Dolls” and was the toast of the swinging ’60s social scene. She was murdered in Los Angeles by the notorious Charles…
Film
Producers plan movie about Thai cave rescue
This undated from video released via the Thai NavySEAL Facebook Page on Wednesday shows rescuers holding an evacuated boy inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Mae Sai, Chiang…
Arts and Entertainment
Sarah Palin claims Sacha Baron Cohen duped her for talk
The former Republican vice presidential candidate says she fell victim to British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen during an interview for his upcoming Showtime series, “Who Is America?” In a Facebook…
Music
Good Charlotte to headline benefit concert for 5 slain
Benji Madden, left, and his twin brother Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte are seen in Burbank, Calif. The city of Annapolis, Md. will hold a benefit concert on…
Film
Release of fifth ‘Indiana Jones’ movie pushed to 2021
The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday announced that the planned fifth installment in the “Indiana Jones” franchise will be released in July 2021 instead of July 2020. The film was…
Books
Book World: Sherlock Holmes may not have been a real crime-fighter, but his creator was
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World’s Most Famous Detective Writer.du1-i-syn In the past, some of these…
Music
Why it’s surprising Justin Bieber confirmed his engagement to Hailey Baldwin
Bieber wrote the emotional post a day after TMZ reported he had proposed to Baldwin, a model and co-host of TBS’ “Drop the Mic,” at a Bahamian resort on Saturday…
Film
Ultra-violent B-movie ‘The First Purge’ confronts our real-life anxieties
Nya (Lex Scott Davis) and Isaiah (Joivan Wade) hide from Purgers in “The First Purge.Annette Brown/Universal Pictures Unlike the other “Purge” films, in which crime is legal all over the…
Film
Movies playing in Durango July 13-19
Neve Campbell, left, and Dwayne Johnson star in “Skyscraper.”Kimberley French/Universal Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Tully Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn,…
Music
Virginia indie-folk group taking stage Saturday in Bayfield
Seven siblings in the The Hunts layer strings for rich sound
Film
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is ho-hum, but endearing
Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd star in “Ant-Man and the Wasp.”Ben Rothstein/Marvel Studios Returning in the title role, Rudd brings those same exuberant values to bear on “Ant-Man and the…
Arts and Entertainment
Four Corners Gem and Mineral show turns 65
Annual event to be held this weekend
Visual Arts
Local artist includes students in north Main Avenue project
Student interns Pablo Smagacz and Sophie Schiavone are two of four have been working with artist Jeff Wise, right, on a new sculpture on north Main Avenue made possible through…
Arts and Entertainment
Durango Arts Center to offer paint party
Participants will paint, sip wine and spend time with friends, co-workers and family. Cost is $25 plus a $13 materials fee. To register and for more information, call or email…
Arts and Entertainment
Durango Arts Center to open three exhibits Saturday
“Intransigent Stratum” by Jave Yoshimoto in the Barbara Conrad Gallery; an opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.“Collections” by Mary Ellen Long in the Friends of the…
Local News
Graffiti found at three locations in Durango
Police investigating, but catching anyone could be difficult
Music
Music in the Mountains will play on as scheduled
Festival celebrates 32nd season of summer music – from Purgatory to Bayfield and beyond
Film
Movies playing in Durango July 6-12
Paul Rudd stars in “Ant-Man and the Wasp.”Disney/Marvel Studios via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Tully Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted…
Film
‘Uncle Drew’s’ cast of NBA legends are easy to root for
Kyrie Irving stars as the title character, a septuagenarian basketball player, in the sports comedy “Uncle Drew.”Quantrell D. Colbert/Summit Entertainment-Lionsgate The movie opens with an affectionate parody of an ESPN…