culture and entertainment

Jazz on the Hill set for Sept. 17

The evening will feature Lyons accompanied by Graydon Peterson (bass), Jay Epstein (drums), and Phil Aaron (keyboards). Tickets are limited…

September 8, 2016

Film

Worldwide short film fest screening locally

The finalists were picked from 844 submissions from 52 countries. They will be shown simultaneously around the world from Sept.…

September 8, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

A&E Calendar

Check out Las Cafeteras – Latin, Diez y Seis Celebration at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Fort Lewis College.Courtesy of the…

September 8, 2016

Performing Arts

Durango High School’s Troupe 1096 kicking off season

Ben Mattson, who’s in his second year as director of the program, “There’s a lot of excitement and love,” he…

September 8, 2016

Film

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 9-15

Tom Hanks stars as Captain “Sully” Sullenberger in “Sully.”Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Equity…

September 7, 2016

Music

Jerry Heller, former N.W.A manager dies at 75

Music industry veteran Jerry Heller, who helped introduce N.W.A. to the world has died. Heller’s cousin, Gary Ballen, said Heller…

September 3, 2016

Film

‘Stranger Things’ a go for season 2

a blockbuster for Netflix

September 2, 2016

Film

David Petersen featured in new film

Courtesydu1-i-syn A literary heir to Edward Abbey, but with a sharp hunting knife and a deadly accurate long bow, Petersen’s…

September 1, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment Calendar

The Moetones, a high-energy four-piece band from Cortez, will be playing at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Balcony Backstage, 600…

September 1, 2016

Music

Chris Brown bailed out of jail after police standoff that ended in his arrest

Singer Chris Brown’s attorney Mark Geragos leaves Brown’s property in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Police arrested…

August 31, 2016

Music

Britney Spears is a pop star permanently stuck in another era

Britney Spears performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in New York.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP At…

August 31, 2016

Film

Here’s how Ryan Lochte can win ‘Dancing With the Stars’

United States’ Ryan Lochte checks his time in a men’s 4×200-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016…

August 30, 2016

Film

Why Gene Wilder’s marriage to Gilda Radner was so moving

Gilda Radner, center, and Gene Wilder, right, perform in a scene from the film “Hanky Panky,” directed by Sidney Poitier…

August 30, 2016

Local News

Arc of History will come down after Labor Day

Sculpture could be recycled, auctioned online

August 30, 2016

Music

Celebrate the end of summer with DNS

Durango Nature Studies holding annual music festival

August 25, 2016

Film

‘Don’t Breathe’ a scary game of cat-and-mouse

Dylan Minnette, left, and Stephen Lang star in the new horror movie “Dont Breathe.”Sony/Screen Gems via AP The criminals are…

August 25, 2016

Books

Looking at the life of prospector Cass Hite

Courtesy Cass Hite, born in Illinois in 1845, died in Glen Canyon, Utah, in 1914, having traveled the West on…

August 25, 2016

Film

‘Teacher’s Pet’ dodges clichés

Now 58 years old, “Teacher’s Pet” is a smart, prototypical rom-com. The delightfully deadpan Clark Gable plays a self-taught newspaper…

August 25, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Mancos misses out on Space to Create

officials pursuing housing solutions

August 25, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment calendar

Rayland Baxter will be heading to Durango to play the Balcony Backstage from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Doors will…

August 25, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Looking Ahead

Courtesy “Explore Space: A Cosmic Journey” is a traveling exhibit for libraries that offers interactive activities for everyone. Patrons will…

August 25, 2016

Performing Arts

Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool for Love’ opens at Durango Arts Center

May and Eddie are former lovers who encounter each other again when Eddie tracks May down to the old motel…

August 25, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

It’s all about the beer and music

It’ll be breweries galore at 18th San Juan Brewfest

August 25, 2016

Books

He came to D.C. from Nigeria – and created his own African comic-book universe

E.X.O. is a Nigerian superhero creation of Roye Okupe.Courtesy of YouNeek Studios So when he set out to create his…

August 24, 2016