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Iconic guitar maker Gibson seeks bankruptcy protection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The maker of the Gibson guitar, omnipresent for decades on the American music stage, is filing for bankruptcy protection after wrestling for years with debt. A ...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

St. Mark’s Recital Series’ ‘The Birds and the B’s’ a musical aviary

If you’re following the rolling celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday year, consider attending the final recital in the St. Mark’s Recital Series. It will take place Friday at th...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Eric Idle looks at the bright side of (his own) life

NEW YORK – Eric Idle is writing a memoir, and Monty Python fans can guess the title: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. “We used to be babe magnets. Now we’re fridge magnets,...

DATE: Apr 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

On Saturday morning, the Met will spin a satirical tale

Massenet’s ‘Cendrillon’ is all French all the time

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango Arts Center’s executive director leaving for California

Cristie Scott has been at DAC since 2014

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

‘Infinity War’ wildly entertaining

What does Thanos want? That question lies at the heart of “Avengers: Infinity War,” the at-once dark, maddeningly open-ended yet fiercely entertaining new chapter in the Marvel Ci...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Friday Art and communication design student exhibition, 10 a.m., Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, 1000 Rim Drive. Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango High School theater troupe sees the light in ‘Godspell’

High school actors stage their final production of the year

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Movies playing in Durango April 27-May 1

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Outside In (Monday-Thursday only) After serving 20 years for the crime of essentially being in the wrong...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Verne Troyer, Mini-Me from ‘Austin Powers’ films, has died

LOS ANGELES – Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, has died. He was 49. A statement provided by Troyer’s re...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Super Troopers 2’ is a sequel stuck in permanent adolescence

In the sequel “Super Troopers 2,” a highway patrolman (Kevin Heffernan) shoots and kills a bald eagle intentionally. That’s the level of satire in a lowbrow comedy so irreverent i...

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘I Feel Pretty’ misses the mark

“I Feel Pretty” suffers from a fatal flaw: its premise. Built around the notion that there’s something inherently hilarious – even crazy – about a woman not supermodel-thin or gorgeous behav...

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.