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Video: Impromptu piano lesson at the library

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local music legend Kirk James dies at age 61

A talented musician, James was also known for custom pinstriping and art

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ shares release date

NEW YORK – Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” It will arrive Oct. 3, she revealed Wednesday. Swift, Max Martin and Shellback are the credited produce...

DATE: Aug 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Firefall, Orleans ready to rock Durango

Bands to headline Friday at the Fair

DATE: Aug 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Ryan Speedo Green triumphs in first outing as Wagner’s god in ‘Die Walküre’

Santa Fe Opera House stages show through Aug. 21

DATE: Aug 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Two La Plata County music organizations join forces

Bayfield’s Be Frank Foundation to consolidate with Durango’s Stillwater Music

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Birmingham gives an emotional farewell to Ozzy Osbourne as tearful family lead tributes

BIRMINGHAM, England – Ozzy Osbourne returned to the “home of metal” for the last time on Wednesday as an emotional Birmingham honored one of its most cherished sons. Thousands of Black Sabba...

DATE: Jul 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

In 2020, singer revealed he had Parkinson’s disease after suffering a fall

DATE: Jul 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87

LOS ANGELES – Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ’60s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” – the latter that would later serve as an ironic tit...

DATE: Jul 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Vadim Gluzman: A bridge to the future for Music in the Mountains

Musician steps into artistic director position for annual festival

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Justin Bieber releases ‘Swag,’ his long-awaited seventh album

NEW YORK – Never say never! Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing “Swag,” his seventh studio album, hours after he teased it on billboards and social media posts. It is his first ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment