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Movies playing in Durango Oct. 4-10

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Brittany Runs a Marathon Brittany Forgler is a hilarious, friendly, hot mess of a New Yorker who always knows ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Everyone talking about ‘Joker’

LOS ANGELES – There may be no such thing as bad publicity, but the spotlight on “Joker” is testing the limits of that old cliché. The origin story about the classic Batman villain...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Wednesday, Oct. 2 Three Rivers Art Center used book sale and secondhand store, 10 a.m., Three Rivers Art Center and Gallery, 123 W. Main St., Farmington. Early Literacy Pla...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Homeless woman’s viral subway opera performance may get her off the streets

Her piercing soprano ricocheted off the subway’s concrete walls, drowning out the robot announcing the next train’s arrival. The vocalist stood by herself near the end of the plat...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Martin Scorsese’s epic ‘The Irishman’ premieres in New York

NEW YORK – Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” premiered Friday at the New York Film Festival, finally raising the curtain on the director’s long-awaited, 209-minute crime-drama opus. ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Animated adventure ‘Abominable’ is beautiful – though a little formulaic

As clichéd as it sounds, there’s no reason to reinvent the wheel. But if a wheel can’t be improved on, it can be made lovelier. That’s what “Abominable” does. The animated film takes a stand...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Outrage is a commodity’: Director Todd Phillips bashes ‘far left’ criticism of ‘Joker’

Since debuting at the Venice International Film Festival earlier this month, “Joker,” an R-rated supervillain origin story, has drawn both rave reviews and concerns about its realistic portr...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Metallica’s James Hetfield enters rehab; tour dates canceled

LOS ANGELES – Metallica says its frontman James Hetfield has entered rehab, and the band is canceling its upcoming tour in Australia and New Zealand. Three of the heavy metal band...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Spider-Man will still be an Avenger, as Marvel and Sony agree to make a movie together after all

Well, look who’s still an Avenger after all. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios have announced that they will team up on another Spider-Man film, after negotiatio...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

San Juan Symphony: 34 years and counting

Orchestra opens with three interrelated ‘Classical’ works

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

The Who cuts concert short after Roger Daltrey loses voice

HOUSTON – The Who cut short a Houston concert after lead singer Roger Daltrey lost his voice midway through the event. The legendary British rock group was eight songs into the co...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Meet Tim Cox, artist of this year’s Cowboy Poetry Gathering poster

Bloomfield, New Mexico-based artist Tim Cox’s painting, “Riding out to Meet the Day,” is this year’s official Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering poster. Cox has been both an artist a...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | 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.