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Local News

A burro festival sprouts in Mancos

celebrates pack animal’s heritage at Grand Summer Nights

July 10, 2019

Film

Maine couple buys home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’

Cory Heinzen tells the Sun Journal in Maine that he’s heard doors opening, footsteps and knocks. He said the house…

July 10, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango July 12-18

Kaya Scodelario stars in “Crawl.”Paramount Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Biggest Little Farm A testament…

July 10, 2019

Film

Rip Torn of ‘Larry Sanders Show,’ ‘Men in Black,’ dies at 88

Award-winning television, film and theater actor Rip Torn has died at the age of 88, his publicist announced Tuesday.Stephen Chernin/Associated…

July 10, 2019

Music

Illinois cancels band from fair lineup over Confederate flag

Country music fans are reflected in the glasses of Southern rock group Confederate Railroad lead singer Danny Shirley during a…

July 9, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in U.S. first

Characters, from left, Tooey, voiced by Sequoia Janvier; Trini, voiced by Vienna Leacock; and Molly, voiced by Sovereign Bill, are…

July 9, 2019

Music

Willie Nelson brings Farm Aid 2019 to Wisconsin’s dairy land

Tickets for the Sept. 21 event at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy will go on sale Friday.…

July 9, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Typewriters make a comeback

A teenage visitor uses a typewriter on display at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. A younger generation is discovering…

July 7, 2019

Music

Rock Hall’s $2 million exhibit allows interactive experience

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame CEO and president Greg Harris shows off the museum’s new Interactive Garage exhibit in…

July 6, 2019

Visual Arts

Margaret Hunt shows work at Olio

artist, organization director helped certify Mancos as creative district

July 5, 2019

Film

Review: Convoluted ‘Stranger Things’ follows its primal ’80s urges to one monster of a mall

From left, Robin (Maya Hawke), Steve (Joe Keery) and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) are standouts in Season 3 of “Stranger Things.”Netflix…

July 5, 2019

Music

Violinist brings music of Charlie Chaplin to Music in the Mountains

actor’s songs celebrated in ‘Chaplin’s Smile’

July 4, 2019

Books

MAD magazine to leave newsstands this fall

The humor magazine will still be available in comic shops and through mail to subscribers – but after its fall…

July 4, 2019

Local News

Willowtail hosts mother-daughter writers

Nonprofit connecting arts and ecology through residencies

July 3, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

‘Laugh-in’ comedic actor Arte Johnson dies at 90

Family representative Harlan Boll says Johnson died early Wednesday of heart failure after a three-year battle with bladder and prostate…

July 3, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango July 5-11

Zendaya, left, and Tom Holland star in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”Jay Maidment/Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281,…

July 3, 2019

Visual Arts

Chanel’s new designer, Viard, unveils couture debut in Paris

Designer Virginie Viard accepts applause at the end of the Chanel Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020 fashion collection presented Tuesday in…

July 3, 2019

Books

Book World: The books to read to get you into the Fourth of July spirit

Franklindu1-i-syn So, what to read? You might try these books, all of which speak to the American experience during different…

July 3, 2019

Film

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is the best kind of superhero film

Tom Holland plays Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”Sony Pictures Entertainment As “Far From Home” opens, the…

July 2, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Wednesday, July 3 Note: Music in the Mountains will be held July 6-28. For more information and schedule, visit www.musicinthemountains.com.…

July 2, 2019

Local News

Margaret Hunt art show at Olio

artist, organization director helped certify Mancos as creative district

July 2, 2019

Visual Arts

Judge: Andy Warhol didn’t violate Prince picture copyright

Pop artist Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an…

July 2, 2019

Film

Treasure hunting film begins production in New Mexico

The New Mexico Film Office made the announcement Monday. “Sierra Sisters The Hunt for Blackbeard’s Treasure” will film starting in…

July 2, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Climate-change anxiety is now a part of growing up: Pop culture has caught on

Ivy George, left, and Laura Dern play Amabella and Renata Klein in “Big Little Lies.”Jennifer Clasen/HBO Can you blame them?…

June 30, 2019