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Friday Art on the Animas Arts & Crafts Festival, noon-6 p.m., Santa Rita River Walk at Durango Visitor Center. Open mic, 7-11 p.m., Steaming Bean, located downstairs at the...

DATE: Jul 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

International art market to draw thousands to New Mexico

SANTA FE – From the plains of Africa to war-torn countries in the Middle East, nearly 200 artists from around the world will be showing off their traditional crafts during the world’s larges...

DATE: Jul 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

'The Secret Life of Pets': Animated film's humor is, like a dog whistle, subjective

“The Secret Life of Pets” is like how I imagine dog food tastes: blandly palatable, but apparently containing some mysterious ingredient with an appeal that lies beyond my species. Though ot...

DATE: Jul 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Smokey Robinson honored with national pop music prize

WASHINGTON – Whether he was singing his own compositions or writing for other artists, Smokey Robinson was instrumental in shaping the Motown sound that changed American popular music in the...

DATE: Jul 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

This isn’t the first time Kenny Chesney fans have trashed Pittsburgh

The army of tank tops and flip-flops arrived by bus, boat and truck. Their battle cry was the crunch of an empty beer can, the belch of a full belly. Some had tickets to the main event. Most...

DATE: Jul 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Where did the flopping ‘The BFG’ go wrong?

Steven Spielberg’s “The BFG” might have seemed well-positioned to open nicely this holiday weekend. It’s a feel-good, all-ages tale from a popular storyteller that flashes state-of-the-art d...

DATE: Jul 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Broadway’s ‘Fun Home’ cast to perform show in Orlando

NEW YORK – Many Broadway stars have joined together to sing and raise money to help the survivors of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando. Now, one Broadway show is going further – perform ...

DATE: Jul 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango High student wows at national music theatre awards

Teen awarded 2 scholarships at national musical theater awards

DATE: Jul 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Weiner’: A documentary about second chances

The core question at the center of both the documentary “Weiner” and Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign itself is: Does the subject of a sex scandal deserve a second chance? In Jun...

DATE: Jul 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author, dead at 87

the Associated Press NEW YORK – Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has died. His death was announced Saturday by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Legend of Tarzan’ is a tangle of styles

There’s a second jungle onscreen in “The Legend of Tarzan,” in addition to the one populated by Congolese villagers, predatory Belgian colonialists and CGI animals, and festooned with conven...

DATE: Jul 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Gay Talese will promote new book, backs off earlier comments

NEW YORK – Gay Talese has disavowed his disavowal. A day after saying the credibility of his upcoming book, The Voyeur’s Motel, was “down the toilet” because he felt he had been d...

DATE: Jul 1, 2016 | 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.