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Grandmaster Flash on ‘The Get Down’ and how he used science to pioneer DJ techniques

In Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix hip-hop saga “The Get Down “ a young Grandmaster Flash (Mamoudou Athie) gives the main characters 24 hours to figure out the key to his quick mix theory. Their only...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Miss Saigon’ to appear on movie screens before Broadway

NEW YORK – American audiences will get the rare chance to catch a sneak peek of the new “Miss Saigon” before it opens on Broadway next spring. They just have to go to a movie theater. ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Margaret Barge, artist and teacher, dies at 88

She helped found Durango Arts Center

DATE: Aug 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos artist’s work stolen at Utah festival

Theft overshadows Best in Show award

DATE: Aug 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s Cannondolls releasing new album

Editor’s note: This interview with local band The Cannondolls kicks off a new Herald Arts & Entertainment feature called “Listen Up,” which will feature Durango’s local bands. By Katie...

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Arts Briefs

Photographer featured at Open Shutter Durango photographer Paul Boyer’s “My years with an open shutter: A retrospective” exhibit is on display in the Red Room of the Open Shutter Gallery thr...

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment Calendar

Friday Railfest, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave., www.durangotrain.com/events/railfest, 888-872-4607. iAM MUSIC Fest, 11:30 a.m.-1 a...

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Gawker.com, the brash internet mainstay, closing

Is Hulk Hogan to blame for the site’s demise?

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Southern Ute Museum is a space in transition

On May 6, the Southern Ute Museum and Culture Center transitioned its operation from a Board of Directors to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Permanent Fund. Two weeks and one day later, the Te...

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

Things to do in and around Durango

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Satire in Santa Fe: Native American artists reframe imagery

From Po’pay to Chief Wahoo: Images that traffic in cultural power

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Who is Durango’s Lego bomber?

‘Lego bomber’ engineers miniature sculptures in urban settings

DATE: Aug 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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.