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Annie Moses Band opens Southwest Colorado Concerts season

Band blends roots and classical music

DATE: Oct 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Netflix’s ‘Living Undocumented’ probes plight of migrants

ALBUQUERQUE – After two decades in the U.S., Alejandra Juarez thought she had it made. She came to the country illegally after fleeing violence in Mexico but had built a middle-cl...

DATE: Oct 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Lantern Fest in Cortez will put gardens to bed

Locals invited to make lanterns, celebrate growth

DATE: Oct 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Indigenous filmmaker strikes playful tone with showcase ad

PHOENIX (AP) – A spec is a “made-up” commercial that filmmakers use to showcase their talent and potential. That is exactly what Diné filmmaker Christopher Nataanii Cegielski did when he cre...

DATE: Oct 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Wow child’ is special guest of orchestra that inspired him

BOSTON – A boy who charmed the world by exclaiming “Wow!” at the end of a classical music performance was a special guest of the orchestra that inspired his delight. The Boston...

DATE: Oct 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Security, N.Y. incident leave some unsettled after ‘Joker’

Extra layers of security, intense on-screen action and a frightening incident inside a New York theater combined to create an unsettling experience for some moviegoers who went to see “Joker...

DATE: Oct 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Youngest of musical Hanson brothers injured in Tulsa crash

TULSA, Okla. – Zac Hanson of the pop music band Hanson is recovering after a motorcycle crash in Oklahoma this week. The 33-year-old Hanson said in posts on Twitter, Facebook and ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Reboot of reality show on weight loss films in Santa Fe

SANTA FE – A revamped version of the long-running reality show “The Biggest Loser” about physical fitness and weight-loss is filming in northern New Mexico. The New Mexico Film Of...

DATE: Oct 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Joaquin Phoenix is a vivid, operatic Joker, but the movie is way too full of itself

From the hysterical levels of overpraise, concern-trolling and general hype that have greeted “Joker,” casual observers might assume that it’s either genius, right-wing propaganda or some di...

DATE: Oct 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Immersive art and theater in Mancos

Purple Fox Conundrum offers whimsical look at technology and nature

DATE: Oct 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Spanish cinema great Almodóvar plans his first film in America

NEW YORK – Pedro Almodóvar is a master of cinema who has found international acclaim with 21 films he’s shot in his native Spain. Now, he’s setting his sights on making his first film in Nor...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Jumping the shark? Kiss will play for them in the ocean

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Having played nearly every corner of the Earth in a nearly 50-year career, the rock band Kiss is taking its show to a new place – under the sea, where they will perform...

DATE: Oct 4, 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.