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Durangoans weigh in on sculpture selections

City to spend $24,000 on three new pieces

Country legend Merle Haggard dies at 79 of pneumonia

Merle Haggard, singer of hits like “Okie From Muskogee,” “Mama Tried” and “Workin’ Man Blues” died Wednesday at age 79.Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP file Haggard’s manager, Frank Mull, said the country icon…

Kesha says she was offered ‘freedom’ if she recanted her rape claim

She made it clear that this offer had outraged her. “I would have to APOLOGIZE publicly and say that I never got raped,” she wrote in a caption below a…

O.J. Simpson courtroom-sketch artist: ‘O.J. was miscast’ in FX’s crime miniseries

In this Oct. 3, 1995, file photo, O.J. Simpson, center, is found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, with attorneys F. Lee…

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Opening reception: “Graduating Senior Art & Design Majors Exhibtion,” 4:30-6 p.m., Fort Lewis College Art Gallery. Opening reception:“The Handmade Photograph,” 5-8 p.m., Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., openshuttergallery.com. Opening…

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Durango area high school students ages 14 to 18 are invited to a free open mic from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 8 at iAM MUSIC Institute, 1315 Main St…

Colorado painter Aldrich to show wildlife up close at Sorrel Sky show

Colorado painter Aldrich to show wildlife up close at Sorrel Sky show

Opera as human drama and cultural imperialism

FLC to screen MET production of Puccini’s ‘Madame Butterfly’

Mancos School of the West starts second year

Art school aims for more participants

As Sally Field aged, her parts got less interesting – until ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’

Sally Field stars in the new film, “Hello, My Name Is Doris.”Casey Curry/Invision “It’s perhaps a problem that I’ve just been doing this so long,” the 69-year-old said over the…

Fort Lewis stages gritty, ambitious ‘Trojan Women: A Love Story’

Fort Lewis stages gritty, ambitious ‘Trojan Women: A Love Story’

Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69

Duke’s agent, Mitchell Stubbs, says the actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She died in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, according to Teri Weigel, the publicist for…

End of a TV era: ‘American Idol’ vows ‘spectacular’ finale

Judges, from left, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. appear on the set of “American Idol,” in Los Angeles. The cultural phenomenon that changed the face of television…

In Georgia, Hollywood proved that it’s liberal – but only when it’s convenient

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal speaks to the Senate during the final day of the general assembly, as his wife Sandra looks on. Deal ultimately vetoed a bill that would have…

Hey, do bunnies lay eggs?

Bunnies inexplicably hatching from eggs appear to be the latest accoutrement to adorn the Arc of History on Monday at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection. The sculpture, which was vandalized…

New interactive installation in Santa Fe will blow your mind

Meow Wolf opens massive multi-media, multiple dimensional, interactive exhibit

It’s time for another ‘Big Fat Greek Wedding’

Too bad. I always thought in the right hands, the sweet and funny, albeit broad and sometimes stereotype-embracing adventures of Nia Vardalos’ late-blooming rose and her ridiculously close extended family…

Movies playing in Durango March 25-31

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Lady in the Van This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman…

Former Durangoan to show new film ‘Hybrids’ here

Vampire-witch film to screen at Allen

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The Untied States Marine Corps will present a Brass Quintet Concert at 7 p.m. Monday in Roshong Recital Hall in Jones Hall at Fort Lewis College. Admission is free. For…

A&E Calendar

Donny Johnson, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Dust Burley, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.…

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Analysis: Hogan’s KO could chill the media, experts say

Hulk Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, waits in the courtroom during a break in his trial against Gawker Media in St. Petersburg, Fla. A jury has hit Gawker…

‘The Simpsons’ predicted a Trump presidency 16 years ago

Sixteen years ago March 19, in an episode titled “Bart to the Future,” the show predicted a Donald Trump presidency. In the 2000 episode, Lisa becomes the nation’s first “straight…

Easter Arc eggs

‘Allegiant’ brings out the bells and whistles, forgetting character

Heck, even if you’ve read all three books – set in a dystopian Chicago where society has been regimented into five “factions” based on the personality traits bravery, honesty, intelligence,…

Movies playing in Durango March 18-24

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For events, check out www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) Burning Bodhi (Wednesday only) Lifelong friends stumble back…

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The 4th Annual People’s Choice – a unique art exhibit in Downtown Farmington, will open on Saturday. Fifty-two Four Corners artists will show a piece of their work in 15…