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Chevel Shepherd talks about life after ‘The Voice’

Singer to take stage Friday at La Plata County Fair

DATE: Aug 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Willie Nelson cancels tour, cites ‘breathing problem’

NEW YORK – Willie Nelson has canceled his tour because of a “breathing problem.” The 86-year-old singer apologized on Twitter late Wednesday, writing “I need to have my doctor che...

DATE: Aug 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 9-15

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) North by Northwest (Sunday only) While having lunch at the Plaza Hotel in New York, advertising executive Roge...

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

Army recruiters released their first rap video this year; it wasn’t exactly a mic drop

The 3-minute music video for the song “Giving All I Got” has many of the hallmarks of an archetypical hip-hop production: shots of men in hoodies walking in slo-mo down a graffiti-filled cor...

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

Encore! New ‘Angelina Ballerina’ books in the works

NEW YORK – The beloved “Angelina Ballerina” picture books series is getting an encore. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced Monday that a reissue of the original book,...

DATE: Aug 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Kevin Costner plays a dog in the sappy tear-jerker ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’

“Sometimes I hate who I am.” In most movies, an expression of such existential angst is to be expected from the lips of a troubled teen – or a conflicted killer. But in the overhe...

DATE: Aug 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Wednesday, Aug. 7 Early Literacy Playdate, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Terry Rickard, 2 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. C...

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

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

NEW YORK – Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” “Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letter...

DATE: Aug 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Indian Horse’ movie to open Aug. 11 at Animas City

Film details horrors of Canadian Residential Schools

DATE: Aug 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango playfest takes stage for second year

Five readings will highlight annual event

DATE: Aug 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Mancos Days celebration takes over downtown

‘All You Need is Love’ is theme for the 60th anniversary of event

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Lifestyle

A Grand Imperial melodrama

Show at Silverton hotel celebrates past entertainment

DATE: Jul 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing 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.