culture and entertainment

October 2, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Music in the Mountains announces music lesson scholarships

Sponsored by Bank of Colorado, these scholarships provide financial assistance for students in Durango and the surrounding areas by paying…

October 2, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

MSI, Maria’s Bookshop to host virtual author event

“At the Precipice” explores the question: “What kind of world are we leaving to our children?” In New Mexico and…

Arts (general)

Spend a night at the opera: The MET makes it easy online

Who knows? As of last week, The Met canceled its entire 2020-21 season at Lincoln Center in New York City.…

October 2, 2020 • Judith Reynolds

October 1, 2020 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Staff reporter

Haunted history: Downtown ghost tour now available in person, through app

Laine Johnson, owner of Horsefly History Tours, leads a group on Main Avenue.Courtesy of Laine Johnson And it’s also a…

October 1, 2020 • Judith Reynolds

Fort Lewis College to host a virtual music showcase Sunday

to calm a COVID-19 time

September 30, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 2-8

From left, Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker star in the cult classic “Hocus Pocus.”Courtesy of IMDB (Next…

September 30, 2020 • KRISTIN M. HALL

Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78

Musician Mac Davis, a country star and Elvis songwriter, died on Tuesday after heart surgery. He was 78. Davis started…

September 30, 2020 • The Associated Press

‘I Am Woman’ singer Helen Reddy, ’70s hitmaker, dies at 78

Reddy’s children Traci and Jordan announced that the actor-singer died Tuesday in Los Angeles. “She was a wonderful mother, grandmother…

September 25, 2020 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Staff reporter

New frontier for Durango Choral Society

Audience can’t go to singers, so singers will go to audience – virtually

September 24, 2020 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Staff reporter

You be the judge: Durango Film brings Manhattan Short festival to Stadium 9

There will also be four intimate screenings of the Manhattan Short fest Oct. 9, 10, 16 and 17 in the…

September 24, 2020 • The Associated Press

‘Grateful’: Gigi Hadid welcomes baby girl with Zayn Malik

“To try put into words how I am feeling right now would be an impossible task. The love I feel…

September 23, 2020 • Christopher Palmeri and Kelly Gilblom

Disney postpones ‘Black Widow,’ extending big-movie drought

The movie, originally scheduled to hit theaters in the U.S. on May 1, had already been delayed once, until Nov.…

September 23, 2020 • THOMAS ADAMSON

French media: Raspy-voiced singer Juliette Greco dead at 93

French actress and singer Juliette Greco signs records for her fans during a cocktail party held in her honor in…

September 23, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 25-Oct. 1

“The Last Shift” is one of the new movies playing this week at Stadium 9.Courtesy of IMDB (Next to Durango…

September 23, 2020 • Mesfin Fekadu

Elton John announces new North American dates for final tour

After postponing several shows because of the coronavirus pandemic, Elton John announced Wednesday that his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour”…

Arts (general)

Much ado at Jenkins Ranch Park

Players’ Studio Series refreshes Shakespeare

September 19, 2020 • Judith Reynolds

September 19, 2020 • The Associated Press

Wedding in fictional home of ‘The Godfather’ fuels virus

The city administration told all 250 guests at the Sept. 12 wedding and anyone who lives with them to self-isolate…

September 18, 2020 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Staff reporter

DAC wants to fill your weekend with art

Autumn Arts Festival to take over East Second Avenue

September 18, 2020 • Herald Staff Report

Durango galleries celebrate art

Maura Allen is one of the artists featured at Sorrel Sky Gallery.Courtesy Galleries include: Azul, 781 Main Ave.: A locally…

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A cinematic shoutout to school district 9-R employees

Durango Drive-in, Durango Education Foundation join forces for special treat

September 18, 2020 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Staff reporter

September 16, 2020 • Harrison Smith

Oscar-winning composer for ‘Poseidon Adventure’ dies at 83

He had Parkinson’s disease, said his son-in-law, Randy Cohen. For a brief period in the 1970s, Kasha’s poignant love songs…