Arts & Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

At play in the fields of imagination

Storytelling dance theater launches Merely Players season

August 10, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Why pass it on? Your generosity matters

Brenda Macon We all face this at one time or another: what to do with our “stuff.” Today, my friend…

August 9, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Purgatory Resort to become a chain saw battleground

Wars sets up shop for the weekend

August 3, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

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

Brenda Macon If you’re a curmudgeon, a cynic, or a righteous opponent of giggles, I invite you to the DAC…

August 2, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

For Durango artist, still life runs deep

&’s Tim Kapustka advances a time-honored genre

August 2, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Paul Folwell’s ‘Last Picture Show’

30 years of annual Studio Show, artist says this one may be the last

July 27, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

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

Brenda Macon When you think of Durango, what comes to mind? How do you explain it to your friends from…

July 27, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'’Connor performs in 2013. O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but…

July 26, 2023

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Stravinsky, Figueroa, Brahms and Salsa

37th Music in the Mountains comes to a sizzling conclusion

July 26, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

DAC Member Exhibit is a Legacy Showcase

Brenda Macon “Art is the proper task of life,” said the philosopher Friedrich Neitzsche. From Grandma Moses to Charlie Parker,…

July 26, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Films to help forget the heat

inside and chill with these ice-cold flicks

July 20, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Behind the wigs and the bourbon glasses, a serious purpose

Mack Berven’s pre-concert talks for Music in the Mountains

July 20, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Got the summertime blues? Art and theater are the cure

Brenda Macon Yesterday, I was sitting outside the Durango Arts Center on a bench enjoying my lunch when a large…

July 20, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College announces upcoming season

span genres, cultures

July 13, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Prepare to laugh: SCRIPTprov comes to Durango

Brenda Macon “Take My Wife – Please!” Old school one-liner jokes like this are classic groaners and may prompt the…

July 13, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

U.S. history’s about to get a little frenetic and weird …

Durango Arts Repertory Theatre stages ‘Complete History of America (Abridged)’

July 6, 2023

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The Figueroa Express

No. 37 Music in the Mountains starts up

July 6, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Appreciating live theater makes you sexier

Brenda Macon What two countries border the U. S.? How many amendments are there to the Constitution? Can you name…

July 6, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Photographer releasing book of landscapes chronicling healing journey

Rosenberg starts Kickstarter campaign to publish ‘Healing in the Southwest’

June 29, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Madonna postpones upcoming Celebration tour because of ‘serious bacterial infection’

Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York in 2019. Madonna has postponed her career-spanning 2023…

June 28, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Art vs. athletics: What’s better?

Brenda Macon It’s a long standing and unnecessary rivalry. Which is more important? Engagement in the arts or in sports?…

June 22, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

A new and revised PlayFest

A party, workshops, a panel discussion, seven readings, a solo show and over all – a tribute

June 22, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Concert Hall music series returns to Buckley Park

Concert Hall @ The Park kicks of June 22

June 15, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Head for the (Reservoir) Hill

Musicians take stage at 16th Pagosa Folk ’N Bluegrass this weekend

June 8, 2023