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Georgia O’Keeffe Museum tackles color blindness of its visitors

SANTA FE – The vibrant colors and hues in Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings soon will be on full display for color-blind visitors. The Santa Fe museum announced it is teaming up with C...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Paranormal activity: Local investigators want to take you on a ghost hunt

Durango is an old Western town, and with that comes a lot of history. And ghosts. There have been ghost walks and tunnel tours that have sprung up in Durango, piquing t...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday, April 26 Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. STEAM Lab, 3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. ...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Poet Joy Harjo wins Jackson Prize

NEW YORK – Poet Joy Harjo has won a $65,000 prize for writers deemed worthy of greater recognition. Poets & Writers announced Thursday that Harjo had received the Jackson Prize, a...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Jersey’s Springsteen prepares to release Western-style album

‘Western Stars’ to come out June 14

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Marilyn Mangold Garst to perform

Marilyn Mangold Garst will perform on harpsichord and piano at 7 p.m. Friday at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive. Garst’s performance will be the final reci...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Mancos Spring Hoedown is coming back

Annual event at opera house returns after yearlong hiatus

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Avengers: Endgame’ a fitting end

If there’s a single phrase that sums up the guiding principle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the interdependent series of superhero movies that, with the arrival of this week’s “Avengers...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Actor Michael Madsen charged with DUI after SUV hits pole

MALIBU, Calif. – Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Michael Madsen with two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving after the actor drove his SUV into a pole last month. Madsen, 61, h...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Bird’s chicken restaurant to open next week in Durango

Fast-casual eatery to offer breakfast, lunch and dinner

DATE: Apr 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

How Lizzo went from underground phenom to rising pop star

Even if you’ve never heard of Lizzo, you’ve probably at least heard Lizzo. Around this time last year, the singer, who also raps and plays the flute (we’ll get back to that in a m...

DATE: Apr 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango April 26-May 2

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Instant Family (3 p.m. Sunday only) When Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) decide to start a family,...

DATE: Apr 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

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.