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Durango galleries celebrate art

Despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, downtown Durango’s art galleries are still celebrating fall today (Friday) – some are extending their hours for the day, and others will b...

DATE: Sep 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

A cinematic shoutout to school district 9-R employees

Durango Drive-in, Durango Education Foundation join forces for special treat

DATE: Sep 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Oscar-winning composer for ‘Poseidon Adventure’ dies at 83

Al Kasha, who partnered with Joel Hirschhorn to write Oscar-winning songs such as “The Morning After,” a ballad for the disaster epic “The Poseidon Adventure” that became an unexpected pop h...

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 18-24

Durango Stadium 9 (Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresinc.com) Infidel A contemporary Middle East thriller starring Jim Caviezel as an American kidnapped while attending ...

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself

NEW YORK – A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself. Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film ab...

DATE: Sep 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Wednesday, Sept. 16 Adam Swanson, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Jeff Solon, 6 p.m...

DATE: Sep 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

NEW YORK – Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Dr...

DATE: Sep 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Professional opera will debut in historic Mancos setting

Live performances are slowly re-emerging as a possibility, particularly outside crowded cities. And in Mancos, Opera Lafayette, a professional opera company based in Washington, D...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Rent-A-Pal’ wants to be your creepy new best friend

New horror movie filmed in Denver

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band plan new album in Oct.

NEW YORK – Bruce Springsteen will release a new album he recorded in his New Jersey home studio with the E Street Band. The Boss said Thursday the album is called “Letter To You,”...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 11-17

Durango Stadium 9 (Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresinc.com) The Broken Hearts Gallery What if you saved a souvenir from every relationship you’ve ever been in? “The Br...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Disney criticized for filming ‘Mulan’ in China’s Xinjiang

SEOUL, South Korea – Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot “Mulan” in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses aga...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming