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Movies playing in Durango Oct. 6-12

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For showtimes, visit www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Jennifer Lopez cancels Las Vegas performances after shooting

LAS VEGAS – Jennifer Lopez is canceling her Las Vegas performances this week out of respect to the victims of the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. The entertainer on Tue...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Garth Brooks releasing 5-part anthology of his music, career

LOS ANGELES – Garth Brooks is taking a long look back at his career in a five-part anthology series comprising of books and unreleased music, the first of which will go on sale in November. ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

‘This Is Us’ returns, and this is what made us cry the hardest

(Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned.) Weep-inducing “This Is Us” has returned, and the NBC drama has once again delivered an hour of television that prompted tears to fall across ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The pleasant, but entirely unnecessary, return of ‘Will & Grace’

NBC’s “Will & Grace” returned eerily unchanged and sharply intact Thursday night, as if the past 11 years never occurred. Those sappy denouements seen in the show’s finale back in...

DATE: Oct 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bruce Springsteen: Born to run on Broadway?

NEW YORK - What would Walter Kerr think? It’s a safe bet that Kerr’s name will mean nothing to many of the Bruce Springsteen fans who, starting Tuesday, will be filling the 975 se...

DATE: Oct 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Cruise is a roguish antihero in ‘American Made’

Barry Seal, a real-life, albeit minor, figure in the Iran-contra scandal, takes center stage in the fact-based yet heavily fictionalized “American Made,” with such major figures as Oliver No...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

In Quality of Mercy, a new crime-fighting duo is born

The Quality of Mercy, a debut novel by Katayoun Medhat, is garnering kudos from across the literary landscape. Comparisons to Tony Hillerman, Craig Johnson and others are being bandied about...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Let’s Make a Deal’ host, philanthropist Monty Hall dies

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Monty Hall, the genial TV game show host whose long-running “Let’s Make a Deal” traded on love of money and merchandise and the mystery of which door had the car behi...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘SNL’ gears up for new season launch with Gosling, Jay-Z

NEW YORK – “Saturday Night Live” kicks off its new season with Ryan Gosling as host, Jay-Z as the musical guest – and pretty likely some jokes at the expense of the White House. T...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Artist Maura Allen to open new show at Sorrel Sky

For artist Maura Allen, who was born and raised in northern California and who currently lives in Denver, the West is a place she’s always loved. Allen will open her newest show, ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Arts Calendar

Friday Artist workshop with Robert Turner, 9:30 a.m., $450, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555. Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East...

DATE: Sep 29, 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.