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‘Punk’d’ to be revived with Chance the Rapper doing pranks

NEW YORK – Celebrities, beware: “Punk’d” is being revived. And this time Chance the Rapper is the one doing the punk’ing. MTV Studios and Quibi said Friday they are teaming up to ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Winter Pride events take over Durango, Purgatory

Schedule includes skiing, shows, ice skating

DATE: Jan 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Writing The Woods’ rescheduled

The Journal Lorena Williams, a local writer and wildland firefighter, will lead several workshops in February at Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve and Education Center in Mancos....

DATE: Jan 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sundance festival kicks off with Taylor Swift, ‘Crip Camp’

PARK CITY, Utah – Plenty of change is in the air at the Sundance Film Festival, where about 118 feature films are set to premiere over the next 10 days beginning Thursday. Streami...

DATE: Jan 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Chevel Shepherd returns to Farmington to perform in June

Chevel Shepherd, country singer and winner of “The Voice,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. June 19 at the Farmington Civic Center. Tickets are $25-$28 and are on sale now online at www...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Merely Players to open new production

Merely Players will stage its latest production, “Macbeth,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 and 22 and 27-29 and 2 p.m. March 1 at Durango Arts center, 802 East Second Ave. Tickets cost $26. ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

DHS student accepted into honors band

Durango High School Jazz Band member Ella Gavlinski (piano) was accepted into the Western Slope Advanced Honor Jazz Band. It was her fourth year in a row performing with the Adva...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 24-30

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: All My Sons (Saturday and Sunday) America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

LONDON – Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian” and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died a...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Wednesday, Jan. 22 Teen Time, 4 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Knit Night, 5 p.m., Yarn Durango, 1125 South Camino del Rio, #300B. Don Rob...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson’s diagnosis

NEW YORK – Rocker Ozzy Osbourne says that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement. The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former v...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Portrait found in gallery’s walls verified as missing Klimt

PIACENZA, Italy – Art experts have confirmed that a painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery’s walls last month is Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady,” which was stolen from ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

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.