Arts & Entertainment

Marc Berger to bring American roots music to Mancos brewery

Musician will perform Friday in Mancos

Video: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner get married in surprise wedding

But his night became even more memorable when, in a “Game of Thrones”-like twist, the 29-year-old heartthrob married actress Sophie Turner in a surprise ceremony Wednesday in Las Vegas. After…

Woodstock co-founder insists anniversary festival still on

A van is decorated with “Woodstock or Bust” in 2009 at the original Woodstock Festival site in Bethel, N.Y. Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original…

Movies playing in Durango May 3-9

Dennis Quaid stars in “The Intruder.”Serguei Baschlakov/Sony Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The River and the Wall Five friends go on an immersive adventure through the…

John Singleton helped redefine American pop culture, and his impact is still being felt today

Director John Singleton died Monday at age 51.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP My “Boyz n the Hood” memory is particularly vivid: I didn’t see it at my local New York multiplex when it…

Sigourney Weaver helps school celebrate ‘Alien’ production

“Alien: The Play” had drawn widespread praise after videos and images of the performances at North Bergen High School were posted online. Among those applauding the show was Weaver, who…

Sale of tickets for Woodstock 50 delayed for now

Tickets for the three-day festival Aug. 16-18 were supposed to be available Monday. The festival released a statement Thursday, saying: “Woodstock 50 has delayed its on sale while we refine…

What the Heckboy: Theater near church avoids ‘Hellboy’ title

The Tennessean reports the PG advertisement at the Dickson theater has caused a local buzz around the $50 million movie, which grossed $19.8 million in its first two weekends. Manager…

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum tackles color blindness of its visitors

The Santa Fe museum announced it is teaming up with California-based EnChroma to expand the gallery experience through special glasses. Starting May 3, visitors with red-green color blindness may borrow…

Photos: A picture perfect day for painting

Paranormal activity: Local investigators want to take you on a ghost hunt

David Holub/Special to the Heralddu1-i-syn And ghosts. There have been ghost walks and tunnel tours that have sprung up in Durango, piquing the interest of residents and tourists about the…

Arts Calendar

Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. STEAM Lab, 3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Robby Overfield, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699…

Poet Joy Harjo wins Jackson Prize

Poets & Writers announced Thursday that Harjo had received the Jackson Prize, an honor that previously has been given to Claudia Rankine, Henri Cole and Elizabeth Alexander, among others. Judges…

Jersey’s Springsteen prepares to release Western-style album

‘Western Stars’ to come out June 14

Marilyn Mangold Garst to perform

Marilyn Mangold Garst will close out the 2018-19 recital series at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Friday.Courtesy of Marilyn Mangold Garst Garst’s performance will be the final recital in the…

Mancos Spring Hoedown is coming back

Annual event at opera house returns after yearlong hiatus

‘Avengers: Endgame’ a fitting end

Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and War Machine/James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) star in “Avengers: Endgame.”Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Marvel Studios/Film Frame…

Music in the Mountains tickets on sale

Artistic Director Gregory Hustis and Music Director and Conductor Guillermo Figueroa assemble all-star soloists and special guests from around the world and bring them to Durango and surrounding communities for…

Stillwater Music to host benefit concert

Superbad and Boom Sonic, two of Stillwater Music’s student rock bands, will come together for one evening to support the event. The benefit concert was organized as Gottlieb’s bar mitzvah…

Actor Michael Madsen charged with DUI after SUV hits pole

Madsen, 61, has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol within 10 years of another DUI offense and driving with .08% blood alcohol content within 10 years of…

How Lizzo went from underground phenom to rising pop star

Lizzo performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday in Indio, Calif.Amy Harris/Invision/AP Around this time last year, the singer, who also raps…

Movies playing in Durango April 26-May 2

Robert Downey Jr. stars in “Avengers: Endgame.”Disney/Marvel Studios via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Instant Family (3 p.m. Sunday only) When Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne)…

Prince memoir ‘The Beautiful Ones’ to come out in the fall

Prince presents the award for favorite album – Soul/R&B in 2015 at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The memoir Prince was working on at the time of his…

‘Jeopardy!’ winner James Holzhauer keeps dominating. Does it matter if he broke the game?

The answer, unfortunately for Koral, was the guy to his left: James Holzhauer, the frighteningly talented “Jeopardy!” player who has dominated the past 13 games and racked up $942,738, second…

C.J. Box’s ‘Wolf Pack’ a fast-paced thriller

Courtesy of Maria’s Bookshop Pickett’s wife, Marybeth, is the director of the county library and often does online research for him. They have three daughters, Sheridan, 22, April, 20, and…

Sometimes, miracles do happen

No one mentions this phenomenon in “Breakthrough,” a movie meant for viewers with a hankering for miracles. Based on an actual incident in 2015, the Christian drama presents divine intervention…

Studio &’s juried exhibit seeks the ‘Truth’

Opening reception to be held tonight

Publishers hurry to release book editions of Mueller Report

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as released on Thursday, is photographed in Washington. The section discusses Russian government links and contacts…

Earth, meet Polo: Ralph Lauren unveils plastic bottle shirt

This combination of photos released by Ralph Lauren shows Polo shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. Each shirt is made from an average of 12 bottles collected in Taiwan, where…

Troupe 1096 to stage imaginative ‘She Kills Monsters’

Durango High School actors go on Dungeons & Dragons adventure