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Movies playing in Durango May 17-23
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Movies playing in Durango May 17-23

April 30, 2015

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Adult Beginners A young, hipster entrepreneur (Nick Kroll) crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in…

Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron

April 30, 2015

Chris Evans is Captain America/Steve Rogers in the new film, “Avengers: Age Of Ultron.”Jay Maidment/Associated Press Any time a giant superhero movie makes time for self-referential humor, not to mention…

Review: Adult Beginners
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Review: Adult Beginners

April 30, 2015

From left, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne and Nick Kroll try to get along in “Adult Beginners.”Radius-TWC/Associated Press The latter film starred Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig as estranged twins who…

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The Weekender

April 29, 2015

Some top picks for what to do this weekend in Durango

TLC finds some heart, abandons ‘freak shows’
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TLC finds some heart, abandons ‘freak shows’

April 29, 2015

Whitney Thore stars in “My Big Fat Fabulous Life,” part of the TLC channel’s programming of family, style and life milestones.TLC via Associated Press Yes, Honey Boo Boo is in…

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

April 29, 2015

In residence through May 10 at Mesa Verde National Park, visual artist and photographer Jerry Fleury will offer free photography workshops Thursday. “Moving from Automatic to Manual” will be offered…

Third-generation shoemaker gives Broadway its sole
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Third-generation shoemaker gives Broadway its sole

April 29, 2015

Bifulco Gino Bifulco, who runs the Time Square-area custom shoe company T.O. Dey, makes the footwear for 80 percent of Broadway’s musicals. “No one does it the way we do…

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April 29, 2015

‘Skyscapes of the West’<br><br>During the month of May, Durango nature photographer Howard Rachlin will display photographs from his new show, “Skyscapes of the West,” at Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main…

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Arts Briefs

April 27, 2015

The First Thursdays Art Walk will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. May 7 at participating galleries and art spaces in Durango. For more information, visit www. DurangoArts.org/first-thursdays. Take…

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April 27, 2015

Boxer Thaddine Swift Eagle will sign copies of her new self-published novel, A Pow Wow of Shadows, from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Durango Coffee Co. The book tells…

Mark Hamill ‘suspicious’ of J.J. Abrams
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Mark Hamill ‘suspicious’ of J.J. Abrams

April 23, 2015

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the highly anticipated film by director J.J. Abrams, will hit theaters Dec. 18.Lucasfilm via Associated Press “It’s not like a choice. It’s like I was…

Bearded Colbert reads O’Connor story
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Bearded Colbert reads O’Connor story

April 23, 2015

Stephen Colbert read Flannery O’Connorís story “The Enduring Chill” at Wednesday’s “Selected Shorts” program in New York.Associated Press file photo Reading a story by Flannery O’Connor. The former Comedy Central…

At most colleges, Shakespeare sits on the shelf
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At most colleges, Shakespeare sits on the shelf

April 23, 2015

Only four of the nation’s 52 highest-ranked universities and colleges have a Shakespeare requirement. This first folio of William Shakespeare’s was discovered by accident in a small library in northern…

The decline of the raunchy teen comedy
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The decline of the raunchy teen comedy

April 23, 2015

Bianco The former was a staple in my middle school years as an early ’00s tween enamored with ’80s teen culture; the latter was released the summer after my senior…

The Weekender
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The Weekender

April 23, 2015

Some top picks of what to do this weekend in Durango

Arts Brief
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Arts Brief

April 23, 2015

The Durango Arts Center Docents will host an open house at 10 a.m. Monday at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Participants will learn about the docents and…

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April 23, 2015

Opera at FLC<br><br>The MET: Live in HD presents a double bill, Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Vallecito Room of the Fort Lewis College…

Movies playing in Durango April 17-23
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Movies playing in Durango April 17-23

April 23, 2015

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) True Story When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) meets accused killer Christian Longo (James Franco) – who has taken on…

Review: The Age of Adaline
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Review: The Age of Adaline

April 23, 2015

Blake Lively, left, plays a woman who is forever 29 in “The Age of Adaline.” Michiel Huisman plays Ellis, her modern-day boyfriend.Diyah Pera/Lionsgate “The Age of Adaline” has grand ambitions…

TV revivals make the old new again
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TV revivals make the old new again

April 22, 2015

NBC has ordered 13 episodes of “Coach” with Craig T. Nelson again starring as Hayden Fox, former head coach of a college football team and now assistant coach to his…

With second album, Alabama Shakes defy expectations
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With second album, Alabama Shakes defy expectations

April 22, 2015

Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs at the 2015 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. The band just released its album “Sound & Color.”Invision via Associated Press Now…

Play on slave’s life garners award
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Play on slave’s life garners award

April 20, 2015

Barbara Seyda won the ninth Yale Drama Series Prize for “Celia, a Slave: 26 Characters Testify.”The O and M Company via Associated Press Barbara Seyda’s play “Celia, a Slave: 26…

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

April 20, 2015

The Durango Arts Center Docents will host an open house at 10 a.m. Monday in the Barbara Conrad Gallery, 802 East Second Ave. The docents are an all-volunteer group of…

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April 20, 2015

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Screening of the documentary “Tragedy at El Moro,” 6 p.m., El Moro Spirits & Tavern, 945 Main Ave., 247-8137.…