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Sara Illsley and Friends to perform benefit ‘to speak for the ones that can’t’

Show will help Colorado Rapid Response Network

DATE: Feb 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Andre Previn, Oscar-winning composer, has died at 89

Andre Previn, the pianist, composer and conductor whose broad reach took in the worlds of Hollywood, jazz and classical music, always rejecting suggestions that his bop ’n’ blues moonlightin...

DATE: Feb 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Durango High School band student recognized

Durango High School band student, Lee Pickett, has been recognized as an alternate musician on bass clarinet in the Colorado All-State Band. The Colorado All-State Band will perf...

DATE: Feb 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Janet Jackson to launch Las Vegas residency in May

NEW YORK – Janet Jackson is heading to Las Vegas. The pop icon announced Tuesday that she’s launching a residency in Las Vegas later this year. Jackson will have 15 shows in May, ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

R. Kelly signs autographs at McDonald’s after jail release

CHICAGO – R&B singer R. Kelly signed autographs and waved at a fan who yelled “I love you!” when he stopped at a McDonald’s in Chicago after being released from jail in his sexual abuse case...

DATE: Feb 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New judge takes seat for ‘Durango Voice’

When the 17 contestants of the fourth annual Durango Voice singing competition take the stage this weekend, there will be a new judge watching. Added to this year’s roster is Lind...

DATE: Feb 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

San Juan Symphony weaves magic of storytelling

A sultan, a faithless queen, emirs, wazirs, lords, grandees, pirates, carnivals and shipwrecks. A pair of star-crossed lovers. Beauty and the Beast. Tom Thumb. And, most of all, one very sma...

DATE: Feb 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

The Infamous Stringdusters return to Durango

Editor’s note: KDUR Station Manager Bryant Liggett’s “Downtown Lowdown” music column returns to The Durango Herald. It will run on Fridays in the Arts & Entertainment section.Live around...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Tickets now on sale for Durango Voice

Manna presents the fourth Annual Durango Voice fundraiser – similar to the TV show “The Voice” – at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. ...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Report: Seven women claim singer Ryan Adams was inappropriate

NEW YORK – A In the story published Wednesday, a 20-year-old female musician said Adams, 44, had inappropriate conversations with her while she was 15 and 16. Identified by her middle name ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Instrumentalist Russick Smith will perform at Outlier

Music ranges from acoustic to modern electronic genres

DATE: Feb 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Quadrivium continues outreach with vocal music concerts in Durango, Bayfield

Animal lovers, rejoice: A concert just for you is on the immediate horizon. Titled “Wild Kingdom,” the concert will feature “music about all things that scurry, bound and fly,” sa...

DATE: Feb 7, 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.