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Arts and Entertainment

Grandmaster Flash on ‘The Get Down’ and how he used science to pioneer DJ techniques

Grandmaster Flash gives the lowdown on the “get down.”Courtesy The quick mix theory allowed Flash, 58, to repeat, on a…

August 23, 2016

Performing Arts

‘Miss Saigon’ to appear on movie screens before Broadway

American audiences will get the rare chance to catch a sneak peek of the new “Miss Saigon” before it opens…

August 23, 2016

Local News

Margaret Barge, artist and teacher, dies at 88

helped found Durango Arts Center

August 19, 2016

Local News

Mancos artist’s work stolen at Utah festival

overshadows Best in Show award

August 19, 2016

Music

Durango’s Cannondolls releasing new album

Photo courtesy of The Cannondolls/Illustration by Cliff Vancura, Durango Herald By Katie Chicklinski-Cahill Herald Arts & Entertainment editor One thing…

August 18, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Gawker.com, the brash internet mainstay, closing

Hulk Hogan to blame for the site’s demise?

August 18, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Southern Ute Museum is a space in transition

Jed Smith and Cheyenne Caraway concentrate on installing a pair of men’s gauntlets into a Permanent Gallery display case at…

August 18, 2016

Visual Arts

Satire in Santa Fe: Native American artists reframe imagery

Po’pay to Chief Wahoo: Images that traffic in cultural power

August 18, 2016

Local News

Who is Durango’s Lego bomber?

‘Lego bomber’ engineers miniature sculptures in urban settings

August 14, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment Briefs

The Durango Chamber Singers are currently auditioning for tenors and basses for their 2016/2017 season beginning Aug. 22. Rehearsals are…

August 11, 2016

Music

‘Keep creating stuff and see what they say about you later’

R. Carlos Nakai Quartet coming to Durango Arts Center

August 11, 2016

Film

‘Little Prince’ builds on a classic story

The story The Little Prince has been reimagined for 2016.Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes This new “The Little Prince” is told…

August 10, 2016

Film

The year’s top 10 films all spotlight animation or superheroes

Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, is featured in the film “Finding Dory.”Pixar/Disney via AP, file Of the top 10 new…

August 9, 2016

Film

‘Suicide Squad’ sets a new low for comic book movies

From left, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Joel…

August 6, 2016

Music

With eighth album, Tegan and Sara are veterans with fresh feel

Sara Quin, left, and Tegan Quin, of the Canadian singing duo Tegan and Sara, released their eighth album, “Love You…

August 5, 2016

Books

Want to learn about the West? Look to writers

Authors important for communicating region’s issues, examining policies

August 4, 2016

Books

I’m sorry, J.K. Rowling, but ‘Cursed Child’ disappointing

Harry Potter story falls short

August 4, 2016

Music

Ready to party with Michael Franti & Spearhead?

of live music caps off series of concerts, events celebrating KSUT’s 40th anniversary

August 4, 2016

Visual Arts

Gold King Mine spill’s effect on artists

On the one-year anniversary of the Gold King Mine spill, we take a look back at what some of them…

August 4, 2016

Film

Godzilla comes back to Japan, in ways fresh and familiar

Godzilla is back in its homeland of Japan after a 12-year absence, still breathing fire and mercilessly stomping everything in…

August 2, 2016

Film

Aniston essay inspires actresses to address sexist standards

Jennifer Aniston wrote in her Huffington Post essay earlier this month that constant tabloid speculation over whether she’s pregnant contributes…

July 29, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment Briefs

The Durango Arts Center’s BoysART program is intended for art-loving boys ages 12-15. This year, BART will feature multiple creative…

July 28, 2016

Performing Arts

Strater’s summer show offers new format

Production takes you through Western history

July 28, 2016

Visual Arts

Mancos gallery to exhibit rare photos from the West

FAD (Furniture, Art & Design) Gallery is hosting the exhibit that will kick off with an opening reception Friday night.…

July 28, 2016