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Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67

LOS ANGELES – Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from recurrent ventricular tachy...

DATE: Apr 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jack White marries musician Olivia Jean at Detroit show

DETROIT – Jack White surprised fans by marrying musician Olivia Jean on stage during his Detroit homecoming show Friday. The Detroit-born singer, songwriter and producer invited Jean onstage...

DATE: Apr 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

LOS ANGELES – The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years after his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. Th...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz hits the road

Multiple Grammy winner will be in Durango on Wednesday

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Music

The dark tragedy of ‘Sweeney Todd’

High production values support strong FLC performance

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

For the love of vinyl: Record swap finds home at Ska Brewing

Gathering will be held Tuesday night

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Shape of You’

LONDON – Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit “Shape of You” on Wednesday, then slammed what he described as a “culture” of baseless lawsu...

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Check out what’s playing in Durango movie theaters

Gaslight Twin Cinema 102 E. Fifth St., Durango, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com The Lost City Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels...

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies

Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ’n’ roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Tuesday. Rydell died of complications from pneu...

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango Events Calendar

Highlight of the Week Celebrating creativity This year, art created by local young artists will be on display during Durango Arts Center’s Creativity Festivity from April 5 through April 30,...

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier dies at age 78

NEW YORK – Patrick Demarchelier, the French-born photographer known for his high-fashion images of top models and celebrities, including Princess Diana, has died. He was 78. His Instagram ac...

DATE: Apr 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Generations sing to Joni Mitchell in pre-Grammys tribute

LAS VEGAS – An 81-year-old jazz giant and a 15-year-old rock singer were the first to perform tributes to Joni Mitchell on Friday night. Such was the diversity of artists honoring a most di...

DATE: Apr 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members wore costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho’s bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the Secret Circus Society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this year’s costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don’ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since its inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this year’s fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unfazed by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67

Jack White marries musician Olivia Jean at Detroit show

Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz hits the road

The dark tragedy of ‘Sweeney Todd’

For the love of vinyl: Record swap finds home at Ska Brewing

Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Shape of You’

Check out what’s playing in Durango movie theaters

Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies

Durango Events Calendar

Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier dies at age 78

Generations sing to Joni Mitchell in pre-Grammys tribute

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