Arts & Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment
33-year-old drags the organ into the 21st century
‘I am the world’s No. 1 nerd,’ he says
Arts and Entertainment
Pearce, Smulders get rom com ‘Results’
From left to right, Actress Amy Ryan, actors Sam Rockwell and Jemaine Clement, director Jared Hess, actor Danny McBride and actress Leslie Bibb attend the “Don Verdean” premiere during the…
Arts and Entertainment
Pop-Up Shop to benefit Durango Arts Center
New Face Productions and its TOP Committee have created a temporary Pop-Up Shop featuring clothing from La Plata County resident Christina Erteszek’s Hermosa line that will be open only Friday…
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Arts Brief
Sandstone Productions announces “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” as the 2015 Outdoor Summer Theater Production. Sandstone Productions will hold auditions for its 2015 season from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.…
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Celebrating Cactus Ed
FLC Environment Center throwing a monkey wrench birthday party
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A&E Happenings Jan. 27-29
Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Chimayo Stone Fired Kitchen, 862 Main Ave., 259-2945. Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Lacey Black, 6 p.m., 6512’…
Arts and Entertainment
Steampunk band gets in the Snowdown spirit
Abney Park brings years of experience with them
Local News
Art show to benefit truancy prevention
Students instead have been supported through in-school mentoring and counseling for students and their families, said Jennifer Turner, a program coordinator for La Plata Youth Services. La Plata Youth Services…
Film
Review: Selma
David Oyelowo, center, as Martin Luther King Jr. and Carmen Ejogo, right, as Coretta Scott King star in the film, “Selma.”Atsushi Nishijima/Paramount Pictures The woman is Annie Lee Cooper. Black.…
Film
Review: Cake
Jennifer Aniston stars in the new film “Cake.”Cinelou Films/Associated Press I think it was one of the best performances of the year, and I urge you to check out Jessica…
Film
Review: The Boy Next Door
Ryan Guzman, left, as Noah and Jennifer Lopez as Claire Peterson star in “The Boy Next Door.”Suzanne Hanover/Universal Pictures That is the premise of this future camp classic, in which…
Film
Review: The Imitation Game
Clockwise from left, Keira Knightley, Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech and Benedict Cumberbatch star in the film “The Imitation Game.”Jack English/The Weinstein Co. As the acknowledged grandfather of artificial…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Jan. 16-22
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Cake Claire Simmons (Jennifer Aniston) is in pain. Her physical pain is evident in the scars that line her body and the way she…
Books
Alec Baldwin memoir to be published in fall 2016
Baldwin The award-winning actor has a deal with Harper for Nevertheless, scheduled for the fall of 2016. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, told The Associated Press on Thursday the…
Film
Review: Foxcatcher
In 1987, Mark Schultz (Tatum) is a gold-medal winning Olympic wrestler who is overshadowed by his older brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo). While Dave is a family man and successful wrestling…
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Arts & Entertainment Briefs
The Riverside Nature Center is seeking Farmington river-parks photo entries for its annual March Photo Show to be on display from March 7 to April 18. There is a limit…
Music
Why is TLC crowdfunding its album?
Grammy-winning R&B group TLC, including Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, right, is depending on fans to fund the release of their final album through a Kickstarter campaign.Associated Press…
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Arts & Entertainment Calendar
Portrait painting sessions, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave., 259-2516. Civil Rights Show opening, photographs from the struggle for recognition in the 60’s, 5-7 p.m., Town Gallery…
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4 accused of stealing Chihuly art from botanical gardens
Five months later, investigators say a tip led them to four suspects, who weren’t professional art thieves but a group of friends who said they were bored and didn’t know…
Arts and Entertainment
Next from Tina Fey: An original Netflix series
Tina Fey arrives at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 11 in Beverly Hills, Calif.JOHN SHEARER/Inivision via Associated Press The series, created by…
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Robert Redford kicks off Sundance Film Fest
Robert Redford, right, founder of the Sundance Institute, addresses the media as John Cooper, programming director of the Sundance Film Festival, and Keri Putnam, executive director of the Sundance Institute,…
Film
Oscar fever has fans scrambling to watch
“How To Train Your Dragon 2” nominated for an Oscar Award for best animated feature.DreamWorks Animation Between Jan. 15, when Academy Award nominations were announced, and Feb. 22 – the…
Film
My take: Oscar nominations not as versatile as in years past
David Oyelowo, left, as Martin Luther King, Jr., discusses a scene with Director Ava DuVernay, right, on the set of the film, “Selma.” DuVernay was nominated for Best Director for…
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Arts Brief
The Museum at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College invites up to four Native American artists from the Southwest to participate in its Artist Leadership Program to…
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A&E Happenings Jan. 20-23
Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Lacey Black, 6 p.m., 6512’ Restaurant, 152 E. College Drive, 247-9083. Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12 p.m., Ska…
Music
A winter remedy: Music
Sometimes, the best antidote to a cold January night is a couple hours of foot-stomping, partner-swinging, harmony-hitting, fast-picking bluegrass music. We’re in luck, because that’s precisely what’s in store Thursday…