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Arts Calendar

Friday Andy Janowsky, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. The Robin Davis Duo, 5:30 p.m., Balcony Bar and Grill, 600 Main Ave, 422-8008. ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Remembering Jonathan Demme

“If the story’s worth telling, I’ll tell it. And, arguably, everybody’s story is worth telling.” That was Jonathan Demme speaking during an interview 10 years ago, as he prepared ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Best-selling author Justin Cronin featured guest at Durango Public Library Literary Festival

The Durango Public Library has come to be known for the authors it brings in for its annual literary festival (Jennifer Weiner was here in 2016), and this year is no different. On Thursday, ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Durango Friends of the Arts to offer Zumba class

Durango Friends of the Arts will offer a fundraiser in the form of a Zumba class, taught by Karyn Gabaldon, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 3 in the second floor dance studio in the Smiley Buil...

DATE: Apr 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jeff Kinney marks 10th anniversary of ‘Wimpy Kid’ series

NEW YORK – Jeff Kinney remembers when his goal was to write a book, one big book, for grown-ups. “I thought I’d write about a year in the life of a typical kid,” says the children...

DATE: Apr 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

NPR’s Robert Siegel leaving ‘All Things Considered’

NEW YORK – Veteran NPR voice Robert Siegel says that he’s stepping down next January as host of the network’s signature “All Things Considered” newscast. Siegel has been working a...

DATE: Apr 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jonathan Demme, ‘Silence of the Lambs’ director, dead at 73

NEW YORK – Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” and whose Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” is considered one of the great...

DATE: Apr 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango April 28-May 4

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Big Lebowski (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(May 3 only) In 1991, une...

DATE: Apr 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Celebrate Earth Day by reading about nature

Earth day was established in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson. After witnessing an oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, in 1969, he wanted to encourage a public consciousness surrounding air and wa...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Science at your fingertips

Keeping up can keep you informed

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Film good, but not quite ‘Gifted’

The tale of a rancorous battle for custody of a motherless mathematical prodigy, “Gifted” manages, for the most part, to rise above not just the “Kramer vs. Kramer” dynamic of a kindhearted ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Friday Sorrel Sky Gallery 15th anniversary, 5 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555. Durango Bluegrass Meltdown, 5 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino ...

DATE: Apr 21, 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.