Arts and Entertainment
Winter Pride events take over Durango, Purgatory
Schedule includes skiing, shows, ice skating
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment
‘Writing The Woods’ rescheduled
Lorena Williams, a local writer and wildland firefighter, will lead several workshops in February at Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve and Education Center in Mancos. The first class, “Writing The Woods,”…
Film
Sundance festival kicks off with Taylor Swift, ‘Crip Camp’
“Taylor Swift: Miss Americana,” is an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.Sundance Institute via AP Streaming companies are now among the most likely…
Arts and Entertainment
Chevel Shepherd returns to Farmington to perform in June
Tickets are $25-$28 and are on sale now online at www.fmtn.org/shows, by phone at (505) 599-1148, or at the box office at 200 W. Arrington St., Farmington.
Arts and Entertainment
Merely Players to open new production
Tickets cost $26. To buy tickets and for more information, visit www.merelyplayers.us.
Arts and Entertainment
DHS student accepted into honors band
It was her fourth year in a row performing with the Advanced Honor Jazz Band. The group performed Jan. 11 in Grand Junction.
Film
Movies playing in Durango Jan. 24-30
Mackenzie Davis stars in “The Turning.”Patrick Redmond/Universal Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: All My Sons (Saturday and Sunday) America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even…
Arts and Entertainment
‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has died at 77. Jones’ agent says he died Tuesday. In a statement, his family said he died “after a…
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Arts Calendar
Teen Time, 4 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Knit Night, 5 p.m., Yarn Durango, 1125 South Camino del Rio, #300B. Don Roberts, author of “Wellness Toolbox,” book…
Music
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson’s diagnosis
The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said during an interview on “Good Morning America” that aired Tuesday that the diagnosis came after a…
Visual Arts
Portrait found in gallery’s walls verified as missing Klimt
Art experts have confirmed that the stolen painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery’s walls is Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady,” Italian prosecutors said Friday. A gardener reported…
Performing Arts
Ignacio High School theater to stage ‘Frozen’
Fundraiser dinner will be served before shows
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Ariz. store gives ‘Star Wars’ record back to Mark Hamill
Actor Mark Hamill is praising workers at Bookmans Entertainment Exchange in Flagstaff for returning the “Star Wars: A New Hope” soundtrack that had been a gift from film composer John…
Arts and Entertainment
FLC to host Trey Duvall art show opening reception
“Hat On A Hat” will be exhibited from Jan. 23 through Feb. 20. The exhibit explores tautologies, contradictions and absurdities to create an anti-spectacle that shifts emphasis away from the…
Arts and Entertainment
‘Better Call Saul’ gets renewed for sixth and final season
The upcoming fifth season will debut Feb. 23-24 on AMC. The “Breaking Bad” prequel starring Bob Odenkirk will air 10 episodes this year focusing on main character Jimmy McGill’s decision…
Music
Eminem drops surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws
The follow-up to 2018’s “Kamikaze” – also released without warning – was announced on Twitter just after midnight. The Detroit rapper’s new music video for “Darkness,” one of the album’s…
Music
Slain Tejano singer from New Mexico to be honored
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the group recently announced it will give Ernestine Saucedo, known to music fans by her maiden name, Ernestine Romero, the award at their annual…
Performing Arts
The MET presents new production of German masterpiece
The MET: Live in HD will present “Wozzeck,” which will be shown Saturday at Fort Lewis College.Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera The story centers on a beleaguered young man who…
Books
Erik Weihenmayer bringing ‘No Barriers’ to Durango
Author, adventurer was first blind climber to summit Mount Everest
Arts and Entertainment
Music in the Mountains seeks Pops Night committee members
Committee members help plan the Pops Night event, including the design, silent auction and implementing the event. No RSVP is needed. For more information, call 385-6820.
Music
Demi Lovato to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl
NFL and Fox on Thursday announced the performance, which will take place ahead of the game Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will headline…
Film
Stephen King criticized for comments about diversity
“I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality,” King tweeted this week. “It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong.” The best-selling author’s comments…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Jan. 17-23
Martin Lawrence, right, and Will Smith are back in “Bad Boys for Life.”Ben Rothstein/Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) (For showtimes, visit www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (102…
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Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall
The singer and actor, whose real name is Michael Lee Aday, and wife Deborah Lee Gillespie Aday filed the lawsuit Monday in a state district court in Fort Worth, Texas,…
Film
Cannes appoints Spike Lee to lead
Director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file Festival organizers hope Lee will “shake things up” among the world’s cinema elite at the…
Books
Review: How Andy Warhol painted the West
The artist challenged ideas of masculinity but fell short of addressing racism
Film
Review: Kristen Stewart can’t save ‘Underwater’ from sinking
Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel star in “Underwater.”Alan Markfield/Twentieth Century Fox via AP Actually, that’s pretty accurate when it comes to the latest, straight-to-January release “Underwater,” which steals from “The…
Arts and Entertainment
Bye, Ricky Gervais: Poehler, Fey to host 2021 Golden Globes
John Shearer/Invision/AP file<br><br>Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler arrive for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards in 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Saturday, Poehler announced she and Fey will…
Performing Arts
Ignacio theater students staging performance, fundraiser
Ignacio High School theater students rehearse for their upcoming production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”Courtesy of Jennifer Boniface The spaghetti dinner will be a fundraiser for the…
Music
Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67
His representative, Elliot Mintz, said in a statement Friday that Peart died at his home Tuesday in Santa Monica. The band posted a message on Twitter also confirming the news.…