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Sara Gilbert exits ‘The Talk,’ cites work-life balance

LOS ANGELES – Sara Gilbert is leaving the daytime talk show she helped launch. Gilbert announced Tuesday on CBS’s “The Talk” that she’s decided to exit as a co-host because of her...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango April 12-18

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age (Sunday only) In the 1920’s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Tom Selleck, star of television and films, is writing memoir

NEW YORK – Tom Selleck is working on a memoir, and it won’t just be about acting. The “Magnum P.I.” star has a deal with Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

The streaming age is making it easier than ever to discover great movies

I’ve written about why physical media has the edge over digital when it comes to making sure you have access to your movies for years to come. But streaming and digital certainly have a plac...

DATE: Apr 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Art Institute delays Native American exhibit amid concerns

CHICAGO – The Art Institute of Chicago has indefinitely postponed a major pottery exhibit just weeks before it was due to open, citing concerns that the culture and voices of indigenous peop...

DATE: Apr 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Let’s talk about ‘Project Runway’ stars using ‘old lady’ to describe unflattering clothes

As is her habit, Carolyn Dry, who lives in Winona, a modestly-sized Minnesota city along the Mississippi River, sat down to watch the newest iteration of “Project Runway.” She is ...

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

Cortez Middle School performs ‘The Miracle Worker’

Theater department takes on Helen Keller historical fiction

DATE: Apr 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

We’ve been waiting for ‘Shazam!’

“Why is my body changing?” That’s the unspoken cry of every teenager in every coming-of-age movie. It also happens to be the struggle of the reluctant superhero in “Shazam!,” the latest offe...

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

Durango Arts Center presents ‘Lion King Jr.’

Lions and tigers and buzzards, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, elephants, wildebeests, macaws, tree frogs, field mice and fireflies. That’s a selection of the animals, birds and inse...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango Public Library to host Literary Festival

Durango Public Library will host the 2019 Literary Festival, beginning Monday and continuing Tuesday and Thursday, at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The keynote spe...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Durango Voice to crown a winner this weekend

Ten singers will take the stage Saturday night for the Durango Voice finals. They have spent the past month in vocal training with judges/coaches Linda Mack Berven, Andreas Tischhauser, Drea...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Swedish superstars ABBA: New song later this year

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus says fans can expect a new song “in September or October” from the four-member Swedish pop group that broke up 37 years ago. Ulvaeus tol...

DATE: Apr 3, 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.