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The MET stages Puccini’s great tragic opera

For good reason, the Metropolitan Opera has staged Puccini’s “La Bohème” more than any other opera. Fans all over the world care about Mimi and Rodolfo as if they were family – or earlier ve...

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Arts Calendar

Friday Rio Grande Southern Goose No. 5 Winter Excursion, 9:30 a.m., $115-$189, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave. Caregiver Cafe, 10 a.m., Pine River ...

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

In 1600s Salem, no one’s safe

Durango High School Troupe 1096 staging Miller’s ‘The Crucible’

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 23-March 2

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: Young Marx (11 a.m. Saturday only) 1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean St...

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

Arts Calendar

Friday Caregiver Cafe, 10 a.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, 884-2222. Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Thir...

DATE: Feb 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Review: Black Panther

“Black Panther,” an adaptation of the iconic comic book that has been decades in coming, proves to be more than worth the wait. This lush, impressively well-acted film, about an African king...

DATE: Feb 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Artist Rosemary Meza-DesPlas takes over Durango Arts Center

Solo show features mixed-media drawings, wall installation

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Olympic figure skating unveils new, modern soundtrack

GANGNEUNG, South Korea – When the International Skating Union made the popular decision to allow lyrics in all performances, the Paul Simon classic “The Sound of Silence” seemed like it woul...

DATE: Feb 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 16-22

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (11 a.m. Saturday only) In the early hours of the morning on ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

LA art museum unveils wide-ranging tribute to Jasper Johns

LOS ANGELES – Jasper Johns has said it was a young man’s decision to paint a picture of an American flag that launched one of the most heralded pop-art careers of modern times. Se...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Concepts for public art at intersection draw curious crowd

Online survey reflects interest in each design

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Native American poet, writer, musician to discuss memoir at Fort Lewis College

The Fort Lewis College Common Reading Experience has selected its first Native American author since the program started in 2006. Joy Harjo’s memoir Crazy Brave is being read by ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

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.