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4CFO to offer free panel discussion at Durango Film Festival

The Four Corners Film Office will offer a free panel discussion, “Keeping it Local: Making a Film in the Four Corners,” during the Durango Independent Film Festival at 1 p.m. March 4 at Four...

DATE: Feb 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

As the stars he parodied disappeared, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic remains

LOS ANGELES – One day last summer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, on break from “Hamilton,” stopped by neighbor Jimmy Fallon’s house in the Hamptons. They both love music and Fallon has a listening roo...

DATE: Feb 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Arts Calendar

Friday Unchain My Heart, 4:30-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606. Stillhouse Junkies, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Durango Craft Spirits, 1120 Main Ave., 247-19...

DATE: Feb 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Blues train returning to Durango this summer

SBG Productions and Telluride Blues and Brews Festival will return to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and offer the seventh annual blues train June 2 and 3, and Aug. 18 and 19....

DATE: Feb 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Indelible is a remarkable first novel

The debut novel As a young child, Magdalena saw people with black marks on their skin. When she grew up and learned to read, she realized that the marks were words and that no one else saw...

DATE: Feb 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Grammy producer apologizes for Metallica, Caesar glitches

LOS ANGELES – The longtime producer of the Grammy Awards is offering apologies to Metallica and Shirley Caesar after a technical glitch and a misprint marred their inclusion on the show. ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Silver pants, jigsaw dresses, rock ’n’ roll shoes: Pure joy from Proenza Schouler

NEW YORK – This is simply, blessedly fashion. It is not incomprehensible experimental craft; it is not cultural messaging. It isn’t a protest. And while there may be many, many re...

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘A Cure for Wellness’ may leave you feeling both invigorated and confused

At nearly 2½ hours long, “A Cure for Wellness” may qualify as the world’s longest, most agonizing teaser. For most of that duration, the gorgeously disturbing new film by Gore Ver...

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 17-23

Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) La La Land (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc....

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ a fun action-comedy

After almost two decades of grim, gritty Batman films, it’s great to see the Caped Crusader lighten up. A sorta-sequel to 2014’s “LEGO Movie,” “The LEGO Batman Movie” is delightful pop-cultu...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers reunite for Grammy honor

LOS ANGELES – Tom Petty got his band the Heartbreakers back together for a high-class gig to launch Grammy weekend. Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Gary Clark Jr., Jackson ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Fifty Shades Darker’: No, spank you!

The box-office smash “Fifty Shades of Grey” was a better movie than E.L. James’ “Twilight” fan-fiction deserved. The romance novel about an S&M-loving billionaire who falls for a bookworm wa...

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

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.