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Wednesday, Nov. 13 Fired Up Stories, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Native American Heritage Month movie matinees, noon, Dolores Public Library, 1...

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

Singer Andrea Bocelli: ‘Absurd’ to shun opera legend Domingo

MIAMI – Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is staunchly defending opera legend Placido Domingo, calling it “absurd” that opera houses have canceled the star’s performances over sexual harassment a...

DATE: Nov 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Empty storefronts to become temporary art exhibits

City of Durango grants $3,000 to beautify downtown

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mountain Middle School art teacher works to break the mold

Kari Pepper named Art Educator of the Year

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Film probes history of Native Americans in the U.S. military

ALBUQUERQUE – Before Chuck Boers joined the U.S. Army, the Lipan Apache member was given his family’s eagle feathers. The feathers had been carried by his great-great-great-grandfather on hi...

DATE: Nov 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Beatles album cover photographer Robert Freeman dies at 82

LONDON – Photographer Robert Freeman, who helped define the image of The Beatles with some of the band’s best-known album covers, has died aged 82. A statement on The Beatles’ off...

DATE: Nov 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Johnson’s ‘Land of Wolves’ an engrossing read

Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson is the 15th book in his popular series featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire. Walt’s department is in Absaroka County in the wilds of rural Wyoming. His staff is a ...

DATE: Nov 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

A “kaleidoscopic view of jazz” comes to Farmington

Blue Note Records 80th Anniversary Tour brings an eclectic mix of jazz to Farmington

DATE: Nov 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Pinkerton’s Art of the Deal: The MET streams Puccini’s masterpiece

At the beginning of Puccini’s masterpiece “Madama Butterfly,” Lt. Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton makes two shady deals. Everything that happens in this tragic opera hinges on his double subterf...

DATE: Nov 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

FLC throws a ‘Gypsy Gala’

Evening a fundraiser for the college’s theater department

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango, there’s been a Comic Uprising

New comedy company to host all-female show downtown

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango to host iconic singer-songwriter, guitarist Bruce Cockburn

When iconic Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Bruce Cockburn takes the stage at Henry Strater Theatre on Nov. 16, he’ll be joined by his nephew, John Aaron Cockburn, a whole bunch of ...

DATE: Nov 7, 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.