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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

Durango Arts Center offers free lecture series

Burgess and Reynolds team up for ‘Art in Context’

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday The Assortment, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave., 422-8008. Donny Johnson, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Air Force Academy Band to play Bayfield, Cortez

50 musicians to perform in Southwest Colorado during 8-day tour

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Tommy Hilfiger leans on model Gigi Hadid for new collection

LOS ANGELES – The thick fog hanging over Venice Beach did little to disrupt Tommy Hilfiger’s carnival-esque runway show co-created by and featuring supermodel Gigi Hadid. Hadid he...

DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Stephen King and son Owen King to team up at book convention

NEW YORK – This year’s BookExpo will feature a popular father-and-son combination: Stephen and Owen King. Convention organizers ReedPop told The Associated Press on Tuesday that t...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Rushdie novel takes on age of Obama, and Trump

NEW YORK – Salman Rushdie’s next novel will be a take on the age of Obama, with an added dash of Trump. The author best known for Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses is wor...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Animas City Theatre closed until Valentine’s Day

Conflicting signs left up by accident

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’: Stylish, hyperviolent and almost irrationally satisfying

John Wick, as fans of the eponymous 2014 hit about a ruthlessly efficient assassin already know, once killed three people in a bar, using only a pencil. That legend gets repeated in the new,...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 10-16

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

DATE: Feb 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl appearance spurs huge digital sales

NEW YORK – The Super Bowl was a triumph for fans of the New England Patriots but it also became very lucrative for Lady Gaga. The superstar singer who performed at the halftime sh...

DATE: Feb 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

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.