Arts & Entertainment

That’s no doggie in the window

Author writes of and through river’s obstacles

Tale of epic Grand Canyon run is bumpy – and so is sharing it

A&E Happenings for July 11

Early Bird Karaoke, 3-7 p.m.; also 8 p.m.-close, 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. Mythical Creatures: An Exploration of Imaginary Beasts by Erin Camarca, opening reception 5-7 p.m.,…

Director probed for ruse in Taiwan

Niu Chen-zer has apologized for his “negligence” in not paying attention to the law barring mainland Chinese from entering sensitive military establishments. In August, Niu is set to begin shooting…

Paula Deen cuts ties with her agent

Sears Holdings Corp. has announced it is cutting ties with Southern celebrity chef Deen, adding to the list of companies severing their relationship following revelations that Deen used racial slurs…

Twister relief show draws scalpers

Country stars to play concert at Okla. school

Arts Briefs for July 5

Joan Iversen Goswell’s exhibit “Politics & Other Diversions” is open in the Art Library at Durango Arts Center. The exhibit is a collection of satirical works on political and societal…

Doors survivors to honor Ray Manzarek

Keyboardist died of cancer in May

Ex-O.J. prosecutor takes her readers to trial

Prosecutor Marcia Clark looks toward the jury during the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial in 1995.Sam Mircovich/Associated Press Clark tells us that in her newest book, Killer Ambition, she takes readers…

Durango Herald editor is getting in on the act

The kind of theater where your friends, neighbors or co-workers get cast into random roles, whether they have years of stage experience or haven’t been on a stage since Jimmy…

What does your outfit say?

FLC Exhibit tells Southwest history through textiles

Visual effects

Multimedia ‘Crossroads’ to open music festival

U.S. Best-selling books for July 2

Fiction 1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow & Company) 2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) 3. Inferno by…

Black Belt Salsa class creates lethal dancers

Black Belt Salsa instructor Erin Sinberg shows Sebastian Gast some new moves during a class at Cocktails & Creations on Main Avenue.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Here in Durango, Williams’ “Grasshopper” is…

Judge tosses 3 ‘Elmo’ lawsuits

Three lawsuits against Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo on “Sesame Street” for 28 years, have been dropped. Three men claimed they were sexually abused by Clash, and a federal…

Cirque ‘devastated’ by Vegas acrobat’s death

Woman, 31, fell about 50 feet from show’s stage

Hit ‘Antiques Roadshow’ keeps on trucking for PBS

Ted Trotta of Trotta-Bono, Ltd., looks at Lisa as she reacts about information about her Spontoon Tomahawk Pipe during a taping of the appraisal show “Antiques Roadshow,” in Anaheim, Calif.…

Court: No class-action status in Google book case

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was too early for authors to be considered as a group in a lawsuit brought against the Mountain View, Calif.-based company…

A&E Happenings for July 4

Desert Thunder Band, 3 p.m., Doc’s Marina at Vallecito Lake. Early Bird Karaoke, 3-7 p.m.; also 8 p.m.-close, 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. First Thursday Art Walk,…

There are no losers, but winners? Yes

Arts Briefs for June 28

The Durango Arts Center’s “A Neil Simon Summer” opened Thursday and will continue through Aug. 31. The musical “They’re Playing Our Song” will play Thursdays and Saturdays and the comedy…

Two new leads are tapped for Broadway’s ‘Annie’

Taylor Richardson and Sadie Sink, both natural redheads, will share the role of the stage’s most famous redhead beginning July 30. Crawford’s last performance is July 28. “It’s very exciting,”…

Photographer who shot ’62 Marilyn Monroe portraits dies

Stern died Wednesday at his Manhattan home, said Shannah Laumeister, 43, a filmmaker who said the two were secretly married in 2009. She said the reason for keeping it secret…

Mormon church-owned Utah NBC affiliate to air SNL

The decision is part of the station’s plan to make the lineup stronger and improve its relationship with NBC, said Tami Ostmark, KSL-TV’s vice president of marketing, research and promotion.…

Fire benefit show braves the flames

Durango singer Dave Mensch to host concert Saturday in South Fork

Santa Fe ready for a Wilde opera season

Susan Graham will star this summer in the title role in the Santa Fe Opera’s production of “The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein.”Courtesy of Santa Fe Opera “Oscar,” composed by Theodore…

Keillor plans 26-city ‘Radio Romance Tour’

Radio show host Garrison Keillor speaks in 2009 in his Prairie Home Productions office in St. Paul, Minn. Keillor kicks off his 26-city “Radio Romance Tour” July 8 in Spokane,…

Elvis’ Cadillac among items at Calif. auction

A 1969 Chevrolet C/10 Baja race truck once owned by actor Steve McQueen is among hundreds of items once owned by celebrities that are scheduled to be auctioned in California…

Is an R-rating a scarlet letter at the multiplex?

A recent study by the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) found that, last year, Hollywood produced 177 R-rated films that grossed almost $3 billion domestically. That’s an average of…

Comedy is not pretty at the box office

Once a staple of summer and one of the most bankable genres in movies, comedies have lost their edge at the box office. According to a study by film tracking…