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Party for Pride

Durango Pride Festival kicks off Wednesday

June 16, 2016

Visual Arts

‘It’s my baby. It was my creative outlet’

Shutter Gallery to shutter retail space

June 16, 2016

Performing Arts

‘The Illusionists’ look backward for next Broadway stop

Mark Kalin performs during “The Illusionists: Turn of the Century.” The magic show is coming back to Broadway for a…

June 14, 2016

Film

Bill Murray to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at Kennedy Center

FILE – This Sept. 9, 2012 file photo shows Bill Murray posing for a portrait at the 2012 Toronto Film…

June 14, 2016

Music

Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour: Empowerment you can dance to

Beyoncé performs during the Formation World Tour at M&T Bank Stadium on Friday in Baltimore.Andrew White/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images…

June 11, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

A look at other attacks on celebrities by apparent strangers

Christina Grimmie performs as the opener for Rachel Platten at Center Stage Theater, in Atlanta. Florida authorities say “The Voice”…

June 11, 2016

Music

Lionel Richie makes the best speech ever at an awards show you can’t see

Award recipient Lionel Richie performs at the 47th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Gala at the…

June 10, 2016

Performing Arts

Broadway embraces diversity, but have things really changed?

Keala Settle, left, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn, right, perform in “Waitress” at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York.Joan…

June 10, 2016

Film

A summer bounty of TV drama, comedies and even a ‘Hamilton’

Aaron Tveit, left, and Tony Shalhoub star in “BrainDead,” premiering Monday on CBS.Jeff Neumann/CBS via AP In this portable TV…

June 10, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

‘Call of Duty’ fan convention is returning

Models dressed as characters from the video game “Call of Duty” stand at the Activision booth at the Electronic Entertainment…

June 10, 2016

Performing Arts

Tony Award predictions: Will ‘Hamilton’ win them all?

Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, performs in the musical “Hamilton” in New York.Joan Marcus, The Public Theater/Associated Press As far as musicals…

June 9, 2016

Performing Arts

Fans sworn to secrecy as Potter play unveiled

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has had its first preview at London’s Palace Theatre, with audience members given buttons…

June 9, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Rappers remember Muhammad Ali

This 1966 photo shows world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali. Rap mogul Jay Z remembered the boxing legend who died…

June 9, 2016

Culture Gulch

50 shades of satire at Durango Arts Center

Last Friday, the sixth annual 10-minute Play Festival at the Durango Arts Center floated three satires and two light but…

June 9, 2016

Music

Concerts @ the Park series kicks off

shows offered through summer

June 9, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Mancos group steps up work on rare Cranston Press

to restore Mancos’ rare Cranston Press resumes this month

June 9, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The town of Bayfield and the Pine River Library will be hosting a series of community block parties this summer.…

June 9, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment Calendar

The Kirk James Blues Band will be performing this weekend at Men Who Grill.Courtesy of Kirk James Live music and…

June 9, 2016

Visual Arts

Studio & presents ‘Accumulation’

textile-art show opening Friday

June 9, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

to do in and around Durango

June 9, 2016

Film

‘The Conjuring 2’: Scary, but overstuffed

Madison Wolfe stars in “The Conjuring 2.”Matt Kennedy/Warner Bros. via AP No, I really mean it. It’s a tribute to…

June 8, 2016

Film

‘Warcraft,’ inspired by a video game, a convoluted waste of mental energy

This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters Orc chieftain Durotan, voiced by Toby Kebbell, left, and Orgrim, voiced by…

June 8, 2016

Film

The uphill battle for female-driven comedies in Hollywood

From left, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones star in “Ghostbusters,” which will open nationwide July 15.Hopper…

June 7, 2016

From our Congressman

Durango High drama program continues to impress on stage and off

Troupe 1096 deserves accolades for both technical design and performances, and an extra round of applause goes to Mattson, who…

June 4, 2016