Arts & Entertainment

Overcoming turmoil, Met opera opens season
Performing Arts

Overcoming turmoil, Met opera opens season

September 23, 2014

Just two months ago, it looked as though the season might not open at all, since the financially struggling company had threatened to lock out its unions unless they agreed…

Lahr pens brilliant new biography of Tennessee Williams
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Lahr pens brilliant new biography of Tennessee Williams

September 23, 2014

John Lahr’s Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, is an epic look at the playwright’s life.Associated Press photo/W. W. Norton & Company When “The Glass Menagerie” opened on Broadway…

Review: Bezmozgis novel explores loyalty, betrayal
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Review: Bezmozgis novel explores loyalty, betrayal

September 22, 2014

“The Betrayers” is David Bezmozgis’ aptly titled and beautifully written new novel.Associated Press photo/Hachette The betrayals come thick and fast in David Bezmozgis’ aptly titled and beautifully written second novel,…

‘The Lion King’ musical makes history
Performing Arts

‘The Lion King’ musical makes history

September 22, 2014

With a worldwide gross of over $6.2 billion, “The Lion King” stage musical has now achieved the most successful box office total of any work in any media in entertainment…

Pink Floyd sets Nov. 10 release date for new album
Music

Pink Floyd sets Nov. 10 release date for new album

September 22, 2014

NEW YORK – Pink Floyd’s new album will arrive on Nov. 10. A Monday news release gives fresh details about “The Endless River,” the British rock ‘n’ roll group’s first…

Review: Lee Ann Womack heads off in new direction
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Review: Lee Ann Womack heads off in new direction

September 22, 2014

Associated Press photo/Sugar Hill Records<br><br>Lee Ann Womack goes against the grain of modern country in her new album, “The Way I’m Livin,’” For more than a decade, Lee Ann Womack…

Fleeting impressions
Visual Arts

Fleeting impressions

September 21, 2014

New art show inspired by local artist’s residency, bird watching

Sweeney style
Music

Sweeney style

September 21, 2014

San Francisco indie rocker Luke Sweeney, right, is bringing his psychedelic brand of folk-pop to Ska Brewing Co.’s SkaBQ on Thursday. Sweeney and his band churn out a sunny California…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

September 21, 2014

Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., will be celebrating 30 years of independent book-selling all week with deals, specials and a party. On tap: “Thirty Years of Favorites,” an extensive list…

Lady Gaga: ‘It’s a very happy time in my life’
Music

Lady Gaga: ‘It’s a very happy time in my life’

September 21, 2014

Lady Gaga worked with Tony Bennett on the album “Cheek to Cheek,” out on Tuesday. The 28-year-old is on an international tour that wraps Nov. 24 in Paris.Associated Press photo/Zacharie…

Books: New and noteworthy
Books

Books: New and noteworthy

September 21, 2014

1. Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt, non-fiction, on sale Sept. 23) What it’s about: Was controversial Gen. George S. Patton, who died in 1945 after…

The Weekender
Visual Arts

The Weekender

September 18, 2014

The top pick for what to do this weekend in Durango

Art Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

September 18, 2014

The local artistic community is invited to meet Cristie Scott, the new executive director of the Durango Arts Center, at a meet and greet from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday…

Great theater, 10 minutes at a time
Performing Arts

Great theater, 10 minutes at a time

September 18, 2014

Albert Carlson as Montegomery Bloom, and Dakotah Watson as Valentine Grace, rehearse for “Once in a Blue Moon,” directed by John Porter. The Fourth Annual 10-Minute Play Festival will fill…

A&E Happenings Sept. 19-25
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings Sept. 19-25

September 18, 2014

Colorfest Gallery Walk, 5-9 p.m., at 11 galleries downtown, free, 247-9018. Opening reception: Every Stitch Tells a Story, 5-7 p.m., Art Library in the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second…

Piano man
Music

Piano man

September 18, 2014

Durango’s St. Mark’s Recital Series will kick off its 10th season today with a performance by Lee Bartley, a Colorado pianist, composer and recording artist. Bartley, a former member/principal composer…

Review: Wish I Was Here
Film

Review: Wish I Was Here

September 18, 2014

We can argue about whether these were worthy reasons to ask for $2 million (in fact, fans ultimately gave Braff more than $3 million, after which he also got traditional…

Review: This Is Where I Leave You
Film

Review: This Is Where I Leave You

September 18, 2014

This scenario could be a drama or a comedy – or, in the case of “This Is Where I Leave You,” both: a dramedy. In the best dramedies, of course,…

Review: ‘The Maze Runner’
Film

Review: ‘The Maze Runner’

September 18, 2014

Not many are likely to make that choice, though, as “The Maze Runner,” based on the James Dashner 2009 fantasy novel, will surely multiply the business of “Starred Up” many…

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 19-25
Film

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 19-25

September 18, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Wish I Was Here Director Zach Braff’s follow-up to his indie breakout hit “Garden State” tells the story of a thirtysomething man who finds…

Three Cups of Tea author plans reluctant return
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Three Cups of Tea author plans reluctant return

September 18, 2014

Associated Press photo/Janie Osborne<br><br>Author and founder of the Central Asia Institute charity Greg Mortenson pauses during an interview with The Associated Press in the backyard of his home in Bozeman,…

Jason Isbell cleans up at Americana Awards
Music

Jason Isbell cleans up at Americana Awards

September 18, 2014

Jason Isbell performs at the Americana Music Honors and Awards show Wednesday in Nashville.Associated Press Photo/Mark Zaleski Isbell won artist, album and song of the year during the 13th annual…

Wealth of riches fuels rock band New Pornographers
Music

Wealth of riches fuels rock band New Pornographers

September 18, 2014

Members of The New Pornographers, Carl Newman, front, second row from left, Neko Case and Kurt Dahle, third row from left, Todd Fancey and Kathryn Calder, back row from left,…

Getting animals to dazzle on screen is a wild job
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Getting animals to dazzle on screen is a wild job

September 17, 2014

Jeremy Irvine is shown in a scene from “War Horse.” The film is among many animal-related films mentioned in the book Animal Stars.Associated Press photo/Disney, Andrew Cooper Casey the bear,…

Review: alt-J returns with beautiful, baffling LP
Music

Review: alt-J returns with beautiful, baffling LP

September 17, 2014

Alt-J’s new album, “This Is All Yours,” is the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut, “An Awesome Wave.”Associated Press photo/Atlantic The new album from alt-J isn’t supposed to exist.…

Experts: Chopin’s heart shows signs of tuberculosis
Music

Experts: Chopin’s heart shows signs of tuberculosis

September 17, 2014

A woman visits the shrine where the heart of Polish-born composer Frederic Chopin rests in the Church of the Holy Cross, in Warsaw, Poland.Associated Press photo/Alik Keplicz, File The findings…