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Quadrivium ensemble continues outreach with the best in vocal music

A cappella group to offer performance, master class

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Meow Wolf expanding to Denver

SANTA FE – Creators of a popular immersive art entertainment project in Santa Fe on Thursday announced a push into a major metropolitan market with plans for an interactive exhibit and music...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Role-playing games regaining popularity in Durango

New place to play in town, appearance on popular shows aid in resurgence

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Maker Mingle Friday Night Extravaganza, 5 p.m., MakerLab at the Powerhouse,...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 5-11

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Lady Bird Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against – but is exactly like – her wil...

DATE: Jan 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Famed Muscle Shoals music producer Rick Hall dies at 85

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama record producer Rick Hall, who recorded some of the biggest musical acts of the 1960s and ’70s and helped develop the fabled “Muscle Shoals sound,” has died. ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Leader of NYC Ballet retiring amid misconduct investigation

NEW YORK – The longtime leader of the New York City Ballet is retiring in the middle of an investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct by him. Peter Martins wrote a letter...

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

NBC names Hoda Kotb as Lauer replacement on ‘Today’

NEW YORK – NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchorwoman of the “Today” show’s first two hours with Savannah Guthrie, replacing Matt Lauer after his firing o...

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sue Grafton, writer of popular ‘alphabet’ mysteries, dies

LOS ANGELES – Sue Grafton, author of the best-selling “alphabet series” of mystery novels, has died in Santa Barbara. She was 77. Grafton was surrounded by family, including husba...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

The second season of ‘The Crown’ feels as restricted as the monarch herself

Thanks to Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s engagement, 2017 was a gift to Americans who treat the British royal family like a particularly delicious soap opera. Netflix, of course, has the...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango’s New Year’s Eve parties taking over Sunday night

New Year’s Eve is Sunday, and if you are still not sure where you’re going to ring in 2018, fear not; there’s plenty of fun to be had in and around Durango. And while we can’t help you find ...

DATE: Dec 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Actress Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94

LOS ANGELES – Rose Marie, the wisecracking Sally Rogers of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and a show business lifer who began as a bobbed-hair child star in vaudeville and worked for nearly a cent...

DATE: Dec 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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.