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Politically charged BET Awards honor Prince, Muhammad Ali

A politically charged BET Awards delivered an exciting night of tributes for Prince and Muhammad Ali between calls for action over gun violence, civil rights and presidential politics. These...

DATE: Jun 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Bernie Worrell, masterful P-Funk keyboardist, dead at 72

NEW YORK – Bernie Worrell, the ingenious “Wizard of Woo” whose amazing array of keyboard sounds and textures helped define the Parliament-Funkadelic musical empire and influenced performers ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley was one of our last links to an old America

When Ralph Stanley died Thursday at age 89, we lost more than the last surviving founding father of bluegrass. We lost one of our last links to a pre-television America. He was a ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Blast it all, they’re back in ‘Resurgence’

Have we made any progress in the last two decades? Not compared with the world of “Independence Day: Resurgence,” where global peace has reigned since aliens were defeated in 1996; the Unite...

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Jury: Led Zeppelin did not boost ‘Stairway to Heaven’

There will be no new names added to the writing credits of one of the most famous rock songs in history: On Thursday, a Los Angeles jury found that Led Zeppelin did not plagiarize the openin...

DATE: Jun 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Arts & entertainment briefs

Get your tickets for Merely Players Fresh off their successful production of “Shrek” this year, Merely Players is now selling tickets for their 2016-17 season. The show lineup in...

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

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

Musical to open at Durango Arts Center

DATE: Jun 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Music in the Mountains kicks off July 8

The 30th annual Music in the Mountains season just around the corner. The festival will officially open its season with the Harpeth Rising at the Bayfield Performing Arts Center....

DATE: Jun 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Hour of the Bees a great summer read for young teens

Hour of the Bees by Linsay Eagar, a debut novel for young teens, is a perfect story for summer readers to keep them entertained indoors during the current heat wave. Hopefully, there will ma...

DATE: Jun 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Books

Arts and entertainment calendar

Friday Pride@Purg, 9:30 a.m., Purgatory Resort, 247-9000. 40th Annual Juried Exhibit, 10 a.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606. Stop & Sme...

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

Jury: Led Zepplin not guilty

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles jury finds Led Zeppelin did not steal intro to rock epic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ ...

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

Robert Plant testifies he can’t read music or remember the ’60s

For music geeks, what has unfolded in a Los Angeles courthouse over the past week has been like some epic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony – except with everyone wearing suits, ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2016 | 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.