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Film
Mary Pickford film found in NH barn is restored
This 1911 movie with actress Mary Pickford was discovered in a New Hampshire barn and is undergoing restoration.Keene State College/Associated Press The Library of Congress is funding a project to…
Books
C.J. Box kicks off Literary Festival
Best-selling author to appear at library on Friday, Saturday
Arts and Entertainment
Rims to Ruins fine-art sale aims to benefit Mesa Verde Foundation
Mancos artist Veryl Goodnight shows two of the paintings she will display in October at the Rims to Ruins fine-art sale in Denver.Sam Green/Cortez Journal In “Cedar Shade,” Goodnight painted…
Books
U.S. Best-selling books for Sept. 24
Fiction 1. W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton (A Marian Wood Book/Putnam) 2. Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child (Delacorte Press) 3. MaddAddam by Margaret…
Music
Litigants battle over photos of legendary bluesman
Johnson, whose songs have influenced a host of famous musicians, was destitute when he died in Mississippi in 1938 at age 27. His estate is valuable, partly because of a…
Music
Trove of Mich. folk music unearthed in archive
Legendary folklorist Alan Lomax discovered the music in 1938 when he visited the Midwest on his famous 10-year cross-country trek to document American folk music for the Library of Congress.…
Arts and Entertainment
What was up with a down-in-the-mouth Emmycast?
Jane Lynch, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’ Brien, Neil Patrick Harris and Jimmy Fallon drag out a skit at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday in Los…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Happenings for Sept. 26
Denver singer-songwriter and troubador Andy Wynne will play his one-man show today at Ska Brewing Co. Hear his music at www.ReverbNation.com/AndrewWynne.Courtesy of Andrew Wynne Photography by Larry Carver, opening reception…
Arts and Entertainment
Canals at Vegas’ Venetian run dry
Three-year-old Luna Tasaki of Tokyo plays on a rail while walking along the water-drained canal with her parents at the Venetian hotel-casino on Thursday in Las Vegas. Management has closed…
Film
Adam Goldberg plays back his youth on a new sitcom
Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, George Segal, Troy Gentile, Sean Giambrone and Hayley Orrantia stand in for the producer’s real family in a scene from “The Goldbergs,” premiering Tuesday on ABC.Eric…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs for Sept. 20
Durango Friends of the Arts will hold its Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon and Silent Auction, “La Petite Robe Noire,” on Sept. 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel. The silent auction…
Film
And the Emmy winner is … our best guesses
“Modern Family” may earn its fourth consecutive trophy at Sunday’s ceremony. But the drama picture is murkier because of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” the first online program to be nominated…
Music
Pandora wins court battle with music publishers
The ruling only impacts the royalties Pandora pays to songwriters – a fraction of the total since royalties for performers are about 13 times larger. But the decision marks an…
Books
Graham Nash looks back on a life of ‘Wild Tales’
Graham Nash prepares during the recording session in New York for the audio book version of his Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life autobiography.Richard Drew/Associated Press “It was such…
Arts and Entertainment
Coppola, Domingo among arts prize winners
British sculptor Anthony Gormley stands next to one of his artworks in his London studio Tuesday as one of the recipients of the Japan Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale Awards. Moviemaker…
Arts and Entertainment
Summit shutters its doors
“As most may be aware of, The Summit has officially closed its doors for good. Rather than trying to figure out what could of or should of, we would like…
Visual Arts
NY art dealer pleads guilty in fake art case
Glafira Rosales, 57, of Sands Point, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, telling Judge Katherine P. Failla that for parts of two decades she teamed with others to…
Film
Emmy host Neil Harris is magic ambassador
Harrisdu1-i-syn Long before he was “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” Harris loved magic. Every trip to his grandparents’ house in Albuquerque meant a visit to the local magic shop, where he used…
Arts and Entertainment
‘Grand Theft Auto V’ game triples intensity in Los Santos
After seeing a movie, I went down to the beach to ride the roller coaster on the pier and go jet skiing in the ocean. Afterward, I got a haircut…
Film
Fox’s ‘Dads’ sitcom not so bad, just bad enough
Seth Green, left, and Peter Riegert in a scene from “Dads.” The new Fox sitcom has drawn more than its share of attention leading up to its launch tonight.Jennifer Clasen/FOX/Associated…
Arts and Entertainment
Bob Newhart finally gets his Emmy Award
Bob Newhart poses backstage with his award for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for “The Big Bang Theory” at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Happenings for Sept. 19
Southside Artisans Guild presents the art of Indigo Greenleaf, opening reception 5-7 p.m., Raider Ridge Café, 509 East Eighth Ave., 375-9727. Burger & a Band with Caitlin Cannon & The…
Music
Mann to launch recital season at St. Mark’s
Rochelle Mann will open the St. Mark’s Recital Series season tonight with the varied program “Around the World in 80 Minutes.”Paul Boyer/Courtesy of 3rd Ave. Arts Mann will play six…