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Nonprofit arts sector contributes $18 million to Durango economy

The nonprofit arts and cultural sector in Durango contributes about $18 million to the city’s economy annually, a recent “The arts really do mean business. They bring in a lot of money, th...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Detroit’ daring and disturbing

In “Detroit,” director Kathryn Bigelow concentrates and refracts the 1967 riots in that eponymous city through the lens of one of its most notorious yet largely forgotten incidents, when a g...

DATE: Aug 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Friday 24th Annual Paul Folwell Studio Show, 4 p.m., Paul Folwell Studio, 8199 County Road 203. Concept/function Exhibit, 5 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.,...

DATE: Aug 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Official: Rapper accused of murder thought man hit on him

NEW YORK – A founding member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five stabbed a homeless man to death after a passing remark made him think the man was hitting on him, a law enforcement off...

DATE: Aug 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 4-10

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Maudie (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Based on a true story. An unlike...

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Art camp offered for middle-school boys

Registration is now open for an art summer camp at Durango Arts Center for boys ages 12-15. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14-18. Local artists will teach creativ...

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

Bayfield photographer to show work

The work of Bayfield resident and photographer, Fred Greeley, is currently on display at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Greeley is from New England and moved to So...

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

Arts Center to open exhibit

An exhibit that explores the duality between concept and function will open at 5 p.m. Aug. 4, at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. For more information, call 259-2606 or v...

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

Wondering how ‘Kevin Can Wait’ will get rid of Erinn Hayes?

It was the strangest twist of the TV season: In June, shortly after the first season finale of CBS’ Kevin James sitcom “Kevin Can Wait,” the show’s creators decided to get rid of the charact...

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

What it’s like to do comedy when your dad is a legend

“When I was 18, Dad wanted me to do stand-up,” says Rain Pryor. “And I was like: ‘Are you crazy? You’re Richard Pryor, Dad. That’s impossible.’ A regular comic can go to an open mic and work...

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

MAD magazine skewers Trumpcare with an Al Jaffee ‘fold-in’

Al Jaffee, at age 96, has a few words for Donald Trump about how the president is handling health care. A few pictures, too. Jaffee is not only the longest-working cartoonist in c...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

George RR Martin working on next ‘Song of Ice and Fire’

NEW YORK – George RR Martin says the next “Song of Ice and Fire” book has a real chance of coming out in 2018. But don’t count on it yet. In a weekend posting on his we...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | 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.