culture and entertainment

Visual Arts

Powder Hounds Art Auction helps La Plata County Humane Society

artists turn repurposed snowboards into art

January 2, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Forest ecologist helps refashion Barbie dolls as scientists

Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni is shown in her lab on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City holding a…

December 31, 2019

Music

Justin Bieber to launch docu-series on YouTube in January

YouTube announced Tuesday that “Justin Bieber: Seasons” will debut Jan. 27. The 10-episode series will follow the pop star while…

December 31, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Lizzo named The Associated Press’ Entertainer of the Year

Voted by entertainment staffer members of the news cooperative, Lizzo dominated the pop, R&B and rap charts in 2019 with…

December 29, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Need plans for New Year’s Eve?

to do to ring in 2020 in and around Durango

December 28, 2019

Music

Inuit-Canadian singer who covered ‘Diamonds’’ dies at 26

Kelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” part of her advocacy…

December 28, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

History Colorado Center space tells Centennial State’s story

Denver’s new Ballantine Gallery offers look at Colorado health care

December 27, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

DJ Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79

Radio personality Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decadeslong rise to…

December 27, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 27-Jan. 2

From left, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson star in “Little Women.”Wilson Webb/Sony Pictures via AP (128 E. College…

December 27, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

A&E: Here’s to 2019

was a year of entertainment, farewells and big changes

December 27, 2019

Music

Songwriter Allee Willis, who wrote ‘Friends’ theme, dies

The cause of death Tuesday was a cardiac event, her publicist, Ellyn Solis, told The New York Times. The Times…

December 27, 2019

Visual Arts

Artist’s quilts tell the story of her ancestors

Hudson to be featured on PBS show ‘Craft in America’

December 26, 2019

Performing Arts

Dancer born with one hand makes Radio City Rockettes history

“I don’t want to be known as the dancer who has one hand, and not because that’s a bad thing,”…

December 25, 2019

Film

‘Uncut Gems’ mines best of Sandler’s talent

Kevin Garnett, Lakeith Stanfield and Adam Sandler star in “Uncut Gems.”A24 via AP It’s obvious that Sandler, the actor, is…

December 24, 2019

Books

‘Game of Thrones’ author Martin opens bookstore in Santa Fe

The fantasy writer quietly opened Beastly Books last month in Santa Fe next to the movie theater he revived in…

December 24, 2019

Visual Arts

‘Soft Spoken’ on display at Olio

Patrice DeLorenzo’s paintings featured through February

December 20, 2019

Music

Post Malone to headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

Dick Clark Productions announced Tuesday that K-pop group BTS, country singer Sam Hunt and singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette – joined by…

December 20, 2019

Music

Singers: It’s time to fire up those vocal chords

Durango Voice taking audition tapes through Jan. 20

December 20, 2019

Performing Arts

Mysto brings classic conjuring to concert hall

Performer has been working on craft since he was a kid

December 19, 2019

Film

Review: ‘Rise of Skywalker’ is a sour end to a grand saga

Daisy Ridley stars as Rey in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd. A laundry list of plot points cluster…

December 18, 2019

Local News

Durango Creative District earns state certification

$50,000 in grant funding will support startup

December 18, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Wild & Scenic Film Festival tickets on sale

Wild & Scenic focuses on films that speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of the planet. Sponsors include Backcountry…

December 18, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

The MakerLab at the Powerhouse to host winter ornament workshop

Powerhouse will host a winter ornaments workshop Saturday.Courtesy of the Powerhouse This family-friendly event is open to all ages and…

December 18, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 20-26

From left, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Daisy Ridley as Rey and John Boyega as Finn…

December 18, 2019