Arts and Entertainment

Four boys and two truck drivers – from cab to gallery

The summer of 1979 found DAC Executive Director Beth Lamberson Warren operating construction equipment for a road-building contractor, including the…

April 1, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Events Calendar

Children take off at the start of the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble in 2024 at Santa Rita Park.…

March 31, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Arts Center announces events

Elsa Jagniecki, director of marketing for Durango Arts Center, hangs flags from the roof of the building Oct. 24 to…

March 26, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Bayfield High School Troupe 5509 present ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’

Bayfield High School Troupe 5509 will perform “The Phantom Tollbooth” beginning April 3. (Courtesy) The student actors of Bayfield High…

March 26, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

PlayFest’s eighth season a diverse mix of genres, themes

Mandy Mikulencak On March 10, Durango PlayFest unveiled the four plays that will be presented at its eighth annual festival…

March 26, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

Chuck Norris attends the premiere for "The Expendables 2" in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP…

March 20, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

All Dolled Up: Cortez-area musicians to honor Dolly Parton’s classics

ZU Gallery hosts tribute night featuring local performers reimagining Parton favorites

March 17, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Four nights, four worlds: A multigenre April at the Concert Hall

Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock and Roll takes the stage April 4. (Courtesy) Charles LeslieScott Griggs April at the…

March 11, 2026

Business

Colorado is launching NFT art for its 150th birthday

Critics say the idea isn’t timely

March 11, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Access, art and a little bit of ‘Cannibal!’ (It’s a Colorado thing)

Beth Lamberson Warren As a teenager, I rode my bike across town to teach swimming to children with developmental and…

March 4, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Nurturing the next generation of theater professionals

Student intern and assistant stage manager Zoe Corbine-Daniels, left, goes over rehearsal notes at the 2025 Durango PlayFest with stage…

February 25, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Outside the box: Groundbreaking performances and boundary-breaking artists

Global strings return for a thrilling evening of virtuosity and collaboration with International Guitar Night XXVI: World on a String…

February 11, 2026

Community

DAC presents Warhol and Wine class

The Durango Arts Center presents a Warhol and Wine Class 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the DAC, 802 East…

February 6, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

The longest shortest month filled with creativity

Beth Lamberson Warren February has always felt like the longest, shortest month of the year. With only 28 days, it…

February 4, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Twinkle twinkle little star: Merely Players stages ‘Silent Sky’

Jenny Mason For 30 years, Henrietta Swan Leavitt flooded notebooks with meticulous data nested inside hand-drawn tables. She and her…

February 1, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Durango PlayFest enlists local reviewers to help with play selection

Former Durango PlayFest Board Chair Debbie Pfeifer (left) interviewed the 2024 festival playwrights at a free event at Blue Rain…

January 31, 2026

Local News

Snowdown Follies takes audiences back in history

42nd annual show a nod to Colorado’s sesquicentennial (however you say it?!)

January 24, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

A New Year, new shows and a reminder about concert ticket resellers

When buying tickets to performances at the Community Concert Hall, the email message you will receive will the link to…

January 14, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Free Life-Long Learning series resumes Jan. 15

Fort Lewis College offers variety of presentations Thursdays

January 8, 2026

Arts and Entertainment

Embracing the new year at the Durango Arts Center

Beth Lamberson Warren American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Write it on your heart that every day is the best…

December 31, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

From David Lynch to Rob Reiner, 2025 celebrity deaths had impact on arts

FILE – David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP,…

December 31, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Jay and Silent Bob return to Durango

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are bringing their show, “Jay and Silent Bob’s Aurel Sects” show to Durango. (Courtesy) Talking…

December 11, 2025

Tri-Cities

Four Corners Musical Theatre Company announces early bird season ticket offer

Deal available through Dec. 31

December 11, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

What are your holiday music traditions?

The holiday season is in full swing at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. (Courtesy of Jonas Grushkin)…

December 10, 2025