Arts & Entertainment

Owners of Charlie Brown song sue Dollywood
Music

Owners of Charlie Brown song sue Dollywood

October 10, 2019

News outlets report the complaint says the East Tennessee theme park named for country star Dolly Parton has used the song without permission in live Christmas performances since 2007. The…

College-scandal movie got early decision from Lifetime Network
Arts and Entertainment

College-scandal movie got early decision from Lifetime Network

October 9, 2019

But another sort of drama happened behind the scenes: a flat-out sprint to produce a ripped-from-the-headlines film while viewers are still interested. Even by Lifetime’s standards, “The College Admissions Scandal”…

Feat of Clay to host open mic night
Arts and Entertainment

Feat of Clay to host open mic night

October 9, 2019

Sign up to read beginning at 5 p.m. Participants may read, recite or play, or come to listen to poetry, music and whatever the evening produces. Reading have a time…

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 11-17
Film

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 11-17

October 9, 2019

Renée Zellweger stars as Judy Garland in “Judy.”David Hindley/Roadside Attractions via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) High Anxiety (Sunday only) This is Mel Brooks’ spoof of more than…

Indigenous filmmaker strikes playful tone with showcase ad
Arts and Entertainment

Indigenous filmmaker strikes playful tone with showcase ad

October 6, 2019

Diné filmmaker Christopher Nataanii Cegielski, left, and actor Colleen Biakeddy talk during the creation of Cegielski’s New Balance spec called “For Any Run” in Pinon, Ariz. The video is a…

Comedian Andy Dick pleads not guilty to groping driver
Arts and Entertainment

Comedian Andy Dick pleads not guilty to groping driver

October 4, 2019

Dick entered the plea Friday in Los Angeles to one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. Prosecutors allege he groped a driver 18 months ago in West Hollywood. His representative declined…

Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera
Music

Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera

October 2, 2019

Placido Domingo talks to fans at the “Festspielhaus” opera house after he performed “Luisa Miller” by Giuseppe Verdi in Salzburg, Austria. Domingo resigned Wednesday as general director of the Los…