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Wild & Scenic Film Festival tickets on sale

The local chapter of the Citizensâ€™ Climate Lobby will host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival tour at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Wild & Sce...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The MakerLab at the Powerhouse to host winter ornament workshop

The MakerLab at the Powerhouse in Durango will host a free winter ornament workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Powerhouse, 1333 Camino del Rio. This family-friendly event i...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 20-26

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker (Saturday and Sunday only) The timeless holiday classic performed and captured ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Wednesday, Dec. 18 Teen Time, 4 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Knit Night, 5 p.m., Yarn Durango, 1125 South Camino del Rio. Weekly Wednesd...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

25 years later, Mariah Carey’s Christmas original is No.1

NEW YORK – Christmas has come early for Mariah Carey: The pop star’s original holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” has reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 25...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Couple who bought $120k banana art sense it will be iconic

MIAMI – A Miami couple who bought a headline-grabbing banana duct-taped to a wall have acknowledged the absurdity of the artwork, but say they believe it will become an icon and plan to gift...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Art exhibits contrast two creative stages at FLC and DAC

Walk upstairs in the Durango Arts Center and you’ll find an intimate, carefully observed exhibition by a mature artist. “My Beloved West” features 20 solar-plate prints and two artist’s book...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

NEW YORK – Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” “Moonstruck” and “Once Upon a Time in America” and h...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Books for the children, teens on your holiday gift list

It’s that time of year, time to shop for gifts for good boys and girls. Books are wonderful presents that inform, entertain and bring joy year-round. Fry Bread: A Native American F...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

FLC program hosts Shorts Fest

Fort Lewis College’s Journalism and Multimedia Studies program will host a Shorts Fest from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today (Friday) to showcase student film production in the Vallecito Ballroom at For...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Local author turning zine into book

In 2009, Luke Mehall and Al Smith III assembled what would be the first issue of “The Climbing Zine.” It was 40 pages long, black and white, with a stapled together binding, and 100 copies w...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Lizzo claps back with gratitude after twerking controversy

NEW YORK – Lizzo is going to keep doing Lizzo after social media exploded with fat shaming over her exposed, thong-covered backside as she danced at a Los Angeles Lakers game while the team’...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | 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.