Arts & Entertainment

Durango High School Troupe 1096 opens ‘Drop Dead’
Performing Arts

Durango High School Troupe 1096 opens ‘Drop Dead’

March 9, 2017

Durango High School Theatre Troupe 1096 member Isabelle Herringer rehearses the play “Drop Dead” on Wednesday night at the school.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Durango High School’s Theatre Troupe 1096 was running…

Movies playing in Durango March 10-16
Film

Movies playing in Durango March 10-16

March 7, 2017

King Kong is back in “Kong: Skull Island.”Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Jackie (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)A portrait of one of the…

Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominations
Performing Arts

Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominations

March 7, 2017

Jamie Parker, who plays a grown-up Harry in the two-part, five-hour sequel to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding saga, is nominated for best actor. The show’s other nominations include director John Tiffany;…

Cirk La Putyka to perform ‘Slapstick Sonata’ on March 16
Arts and Entertainment

Cirk La Putyka to perform ‘Slapstick Sonata’ on March 16

March 4, 2017

du1-i-syn The 10-person Czech ensemble dedicates itself as “contemporary circus” and merges acrobatics, contemporary dance, puppetry, concert and athletics to create “theatre poetics.” The show is for all ages and…

Protest books help us examine our values
Books

Protest books help us examine our values

March 3, 2017

Courtesy Protests can take many forms – from mass demonstrations to the actions of individuals; from marching on Washington to a lone man in the desert with a monkeywrench. There…

Oprah Winfrey teases at a possible run for president
Arts and Entertainment

Oprah Winfrey teases at a possible run for president

March 1, 2017

Could Oprah Winfrey be considering a run for president in 2020?Linda Davidson/Washington Post In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV’s David Rubenstein, the businessman and big time philanthropist asked Winfrey,…

Movies playing in Durango March 3-9
Film

Movies playing in Durango March 3-9

February 28, 2017

Boyd Holbrook, left, and Hugh Jackman star in “Logan.”Ben Rothstein/Twentieth Century Fox via AP (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) (Movies starting Monday) (102 Fifth St.…

Take two: ‘Moonlight’ wins best picture at Academy Awards
Arts and Entertainment

Take two: ‘Moonlight’ wins best picture at Academy Awards

February 27, 2017

Barry Jenkins, left, and Tarell Alvin McCraney accept the award for best adapted screenplay for “Moonlight” at the Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Shock…

Who will win, should win and who should have been nominated
Arts and Entertainment

Who will win, should win and who should have been nominated

February 25, 2017

Nominated movies clockwise from top left: “La La Land,” “Hidden Figures,” “Hell or High Water” and “Moonlight.”Courtesy Picture “La La Land” “Moonlight” “Manchester by the Sea” “Arrival” “Fences” “Lion” “Hidden…

Juried exhibition to open Wednesday at FLC Art Gallery
Visual Arts

Juried exhibition to open Wednesday at FLC Art Gallery

February 25, 2017

du1-i-syn Peter Hay, exhibits director at Durango Arts Center, will act as the outside juror and select participants for awards based on the artwork being showcased. An opening reception will…