Performing Arts
Durango High School Troupe 1096 announces shows, Patron Drive
Director: ‘Our season is going to be epic’
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment
Durango Friends of the Arts to host gourd bowl class
Create a unique gourd bowl using alcohol ink and wool dobbers. Learn how to weave/sew pine needles around the rim of the bowl using waxed linen. No previous experience needed.…
Music
Country singer Kylie Rae Harris dies in New Mexico crash
Harris’ publicist confirmed her death Thursday, saying family and friends of the 30-year-old Texas native were heartbroken. “Everyone that knew Kylie knew how much she loved her family and, beyond…
Music
Metal isn’t usually ‘cute,’ but Babymetal is changing that
Babymetal is a kawaii Japanese metal band.Courtesy of Babymetal The concept is kind of out there: The band is made up of three young women who dress in kawaii, or…
Film
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ writer says she’s leaving sequel because of pay disparity
Adele Lim, a veteran television writer who helped to bring Singaporean author Kevin Kwan’s book to life last year, said in a Hollywood Reporter story Tuesday that she was offered…
Arts and Entertainment
Trump again attacks ‘Will & Grace’ actress Debra Messing
Messing apologized earlier this week after tweeting in support of an Alabama church sign that reads “a black vote for Trump is mental illness.” Trump tweeted Thursday that Messing was…
Film
New ‘It’ film portrays painful true chapter of LGBT history
The scene involves a gay character named Adrian Mellon being attacked by teenagers and his subsequent encounter with Pennywise the Clown. The scene is based on real-life Bangor resident Charlie…
Arts and Entertainment
Police: Man broke into Taylor Swift’s home, took off shoes
Westerly police who responded to the home just after 5 p.m. Friday found 26-year-old Richard Joseph McEwan inside. Police Chief Shawn Lacey tells The Westerly Sun the Milford, New Jersey,…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Sept. 6-12
Pennywise is back in “It: Chapter Two.”Courtesy of IMDb (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Peanut Butter Falcon Zak is a young man with Down syndrome who runs away…
Arts and Entertainment
Country musician Dierks Bentley fined for illegal Colorado fishing
The Denver Post reported Monday that Bentley and fellow country star Luke Bryan talked on stage about fishing during a festival in Buena Vista. Officials say audience members contacted the…
Film
‘Joker’ early reviews are mostly raves – does it reinvent the superhero movie?
Joaquin Phoenix stars in “Joker,” due in theaters Oct. 4.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP “Joker” premiered Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, and the early reviewer reactions were mostly…
Film
For Timothée Chalamet, becoming ‘The King’ was terrifying
Actor Timothée Chalamet poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘The King’ at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Monday.Joel C…
Music
Justin Bieber is confronting his struggles with fame in real time
The 25-year-old pop star has become increasingly open about his personal life in recent years as he has rebounded from a string of missteps – including a 2014 DUI arrest…
Music
Tribute concert of Avicii’s music to benefit mental health
Proceeds will support the work of the new Tim Bergling Foundation, named for the musician who killed himself in April 2018. His songs “Wake Me Up!,” “Addicted to You” and…
Film
Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood goes all-in on original films
This image released by 20th Century fox shows Christian Bale, right, and Matt Damon in a scene from “Ford v. Ferrari,” in theaters on Nov. 15. (Merrick Morton/20th Century Fox…
Performing Arts
Popular Living History talks returning to Durango
‘Eleanor Roosevelt’ and ‘Nikola Tesla’ continue the Chautauqua tradition
Arts and Entertainment
Valerie Harper, TV’s Rhoda, has died at 80
Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws and stole hearts as Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died, Friday. She was 80.Ron Frehm/AP file Longtime family friend Dan…
Film
There’s no better use of Netflix’s fortunes than this perfect revival of ‘Dark Crystal’
In “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” tribes of wide-eyed Gelflings attempt to defend their world against the Skeksis.Kevin Baker/Netflix This may have been the problem 37 years ago, when…
Arts and Entertainment
Alex Trebek, saying he’s on the mend, back at ‘Jeopardy!’
The game show posted a video Thursday on Twitter showing the 79-year-old host back on set and promising “a good year” ahead. He actually started work on July 22, his…
Arts and Entertainment
Rochester Hotel to host art show opening
Kachnowicz’s work combines abstract and representational styles and uses natural materials such as sand and dried herbs. Wine will be available for purchase. For more information, call 385-1920.
Arts and Entertainment
Eddie Murphy to host ‘SNL’ for the first time in 35 years
Eddie Murphy will host “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 21, marking the former cast member’s first hosting appearance since 1984.Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP file The comedian will be the host of the…
Books
Mountaineering author Jon Waterman to visit Cortez Library
National Geographic reporter and photographer Jon Waterman will give a talk on Sept. 13 at Cortez Public Library.Courtesy From his first attempt on Denali 40 years ago to his most…
Performing Arts
Auditions for ‘Gypsy’ to be held
Auditions will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6 in the FLC theater. Call to schedule an audition appointment with Theresa Carson at 247-7165. Actors must…
Arts and Entertainment
Jackie Kennedy’s fairy-tale wedding was a nightmare for her dress designer
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy, née Bouvier, center, is pictured in her wedding gown designed by Ann Lowe on Sept. 12, 1953. Groom John F. Kennedy is second from right.Toni Frisell/John F.…
Arts and Entertainment
New Mexico poets holding fundraiser for El Paso victims
Michelle Otero will convene Thursday a group of New Mexico-based poets at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque to honor the victims. The event also will include a vigil.…
Music
Muscle Shoals songwriter, artist Donnie Fritts dies at 76
Donnie Fritts, a Muscle Shoals songwriter, artist and actor who wrote songs like “We Had It All,” recorded by numerous artists including Waylon Jennings and Ray Charles, and a frequent…
Arts and Entertainment
Sorrel Sky to host Timeless West show
An opening reception with the artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 during the Fall Gallery Walk. “Timeless West” will be specially extended for Cowboy Poetry…
Books
Marvel celebrates 80th anniversary with massive comic
A page is devoted to 1944 from “Marvel Comics No. 1000,” the publisher’s 80th anniversary issue. The issue goes on sale Wednesday and features a page devoted to each year…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Aug. 30-Sept. 5
Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes<br><br>“Spider-Man: Far From Home” returns to theaters with an extended cut.du1-i-syn (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Peanut Butter Falcon Zak is a young man with…