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Playwrights explore romance and its rituals

Durango Arts Center hosts its 13th annual 10-Minute Play Festival

DATE: Oct 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

10 Minute Playfest moves Durango to laughter and tears for 13 years

“We all play many parts,” or so said a smart guy named Shakespeare. Certainly, this is the case for actors. The idea that life is about contrast, duality and survival through ups and downs i...

DATE: Oct 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Dog art saves pets

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” – Josh Billings It has been said that all art is therapy. What if therapy isn’t just good for people, but for do...

DATE: Oct 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Art education impacts quality of life

For many Durango kids, happy childhood memories have their roots at the Durango Arts Center. If you’re not a kid or a parent, then be glad that someone is teaching the next generation to be ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Your favorite fall festival is here

What are a few of your favorite things? Forget raindrops on kittens or dashboards and mittens. I don’t remember how that old song goes, but I do know that Starbucks nailed it with pumpkin ev...

DATE: Sep 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

What it means to be well endowed ... as a nonprofit

Word on the street is that the Kardashian ladies have given up their top curves in favor of a more streamlined silhouette. I couldn’t care less, except that it brings up a titillating and in...

DATE: Sep 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Don’t call it a mess – it’s creative chaos!

What kind of a person are you at home? Are you Oscar or Felix from the “Odd Couple”? Tidy or messy? Who do you think lives a more free or meaningful life? Think about it in advance as your c...

DATE: Aug 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

That’s garbaggio! Can you tell good art from bad?

Once upon a time, a very real boy in a very real ceramics class at an undisclosed school was proud of his work. Until one sad day his teacher showed the class his vase and loudly declared, “...

DATE: Aug 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

How to have a perfect Durango date

Whether you already have your soul mate or you’re out on your first date here in Durango, or even if you’re flying solo, there are great options in our town for making memories. My mother o...

DATE: Aug 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Why pass it on? Your generosity matters

We all face this at one time or another: what to do with our “stuff.” Today, my friend closed a major life chapter by emptying her storage unit. Now in her 80s, she has let go of a lifetime...

DATE: Aug 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Don’t you just hate live theater? The Grunch does, too

If you’re a curmudgeon, a cynic, or a righteous opponent of giggles, I invite you to the DAC theater this weekend to meet your spirit animal. “The Grunch” is being performed by our youth th...

DATE: Aug 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘That’s SO Durango!’ Upcoming exhibit showcases the quirks of a small mountain town

When you think of Durango, what comes to mind? How do you explain it to your friends from out of town? A special art exhibit is coming up that showcases the opinions of the community in an a...

DATE: Jul 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday