Arts and Entertainment
Ricky Martin joins efforts to build Pulse memorial
Nightclub was site of deadly shooting in 2016
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment
‘The Bachelor’ host stepping away after racial controversy
Chris Harrison, host of “The Bachelor,” says he is stepping down from his TV role and is “ashamed” for his handling of a swirling racial controversy at the ABC dating…
Visual Arts
Studio & wants your pandemic postcards
Gallery putting together Letters to Isolation project
Music
Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79
Chick Corea performs with Eddie Gomez and Brian Blade perform during their concert in Moscow in 2017. Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy awards who pushed…
Arts and Entertainment
Celebrated hoop dance contest goes virtual
Scott Sixkiller Sinquah, who is Gila River Pima, Hopi, Cherokee and Choctaw, performs at the annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Phoenix in 2020.Jared Platt/Heard Museum via…
Music
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and The Go-Go’s nominated for Rock Hall
The Go-Go’s, from left, Kathy Valentine, Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock and Jane Wiedlin, made this year’s list of nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The…
Film
Late Christopher Plummer got a rare third act in his 80s
‘Sound of Music’ actor died last week at 91
Music
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Wilson died Monday night at her home in Nevada and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first…
Film
HBO docuseries to explore Woody Allen, Mia Farrow fallout
“Allen v. Farrow” will include the “charmed courtship” of filmmaker Allen and actor Farrow; daughter Dylan Farrow’s allegations of abuse as a child, and Allen’s relationship with Mia Farrow’s adult…
Visual Arts
Sculptor makes art on a large scale
Jeff Wise taking pieces up to Denver for solo exhibit
Performing Arts
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has…
Performing Arts
Troupe 1096 actors let you be the judge
Durango High School thespians holding 1st Play and Tech Festival
Arts and Entertainment
Fort Lewis College’s Art Gallery to host ‘Likes Charge’ exhibition by Melanie Clemmons
The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery will host an exhibition by artist Melanie Clemmons.Courtesy of Ariel René Jackson The exhibition has been transformed into a livestream temple dedicated to reimagining…
Arts and Entertainment
Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations
Olivia Colman stars as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown.” The show was nominated for a Golden Globe for best drama series on Wednesday.Liam Daniel/Netflix via AP The streaming giant…
Local News
Proposed Durango lodgers tax increase to make April ballot
Additional revenue would go toward tourism, transit and the arts
Arts and Entertainment
Life-Long Learning series begins this week
Fort Lewis College offers variety of virtual programs Thursdays
Local News
Durango lodgers tax increase would fund marketing, transit and arts
City sees rate increase as tool for economic diversity
Arts and Entertainment
Country Hall of Famer, actor Kris Kristofferson has retired
A press release issued Wednesday said that the 84-year-old actor and singer actually retired last year and his son, John, stepped in to oversee his father’s business, including special projects…
Performing Arts
Canceled because of coronavirus is a Snow-downer: A look back at Follies past
Linda Mannix and Terry Fiedler get ready to entertain at the 1984 Snowdown Follies.Courtesy of Linda Mannix, file The chorus line of the B-cast entertain the crowd at the 2011…
Arts and Entertainment
Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96
Tyson’s death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. “With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her…
Arts and Entertainment
Oscar-winning, ‘irreplaceable’ Cloris Leachman dies at 94
Leachman died in her sleep of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California, publicist Monique Moss said Wednesday. Her daughter, Dinah Englund, was at her side, Moss said. A…
Arts and Entertainment
Durango is wild about Bernie, too
On Facebook, Durango Motor Co. offered a bit of encouragement for a waiting Sanders: “Smile, Bernie! Service at DMC is quick and easy!”Courtesy of Facebook The internet has since gone…
Performing Arts
Durango PlayFest to stream ‘Sitting and Talking’ with donations benefiting CERF
Play features couple navigating online dating
Arts and Entertainment
Michaela Goade becomes first Native American to win Caldecott Medal
American Library Association announces awards
Arts and Entertainment
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr., right, sits for an interview with Larry King, the host of the “Larry King Live” show in 1995 in Los Angeles. King, who interviewed presidents,…
Local News
Time ticking on whether to ask voters for Durango lodgers tax increase
After decades of debate, consensus seems close
Arts and Entertainment
Tom Brokaw says he’s retiring from NBC News after 55 years
Brokaw, author of “The Greatest Generation,” was NBC’s lead anchorman at “Nightly News” and for big events for more than 20 years before giving way to Brian Williams in 2004.…
Arts and Entertainment
Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19; shows canceled
Chappelle was expected to perform Thursday through Sunday at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. Those shows have been canceled and Chappelle is quarantining, his representative Carla Sims said…
Visual Arts
Virtual show explores ‘Resilient Matriarchy’
Online art exhibit features multimedia artist Venaya Yazzie
Performing Arts
Cortez students win at virtual improv competition
Improv students win Critic’s Choice Award at Colorado Thespians showcase