culture and entertainment

Lou Pearlman was a disgraced mogul who defrauded ’90s boy bands – then came the $300 million Ponzi scheme

’N Sync with manager Lou Pearlman, second from right, in happier times.Courtesy of A YouTube Originals presents, a Pilgrim Media…

March 18, 2019

Books

New book recounts how daring divers saved 12 boys in a flooded cave

In “Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue,” author Marc Aronson explains the huge danger involved – for…

March 17, 2019

Local News

Postcard-style mural approved for building on north Main Avenue

grants $5,000 for project as part of effort to revitalize corridor

March 17, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Rewatching ‘Game of Thrones’ before the final season? Here are 5 episodes you need to revisit

Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow meet at Dragonstone in the penultimate season of “Game of Thrones.”HBO BY Travis M. Andrews…

March 17, 2019

Visual Arts

Recovered de Kooning painting back in the spotlight

This August 2017 photo shows “Woman-Ochre,” a painting by Willem de Kooning, being readied for examination by University of Arizona…

March 16, 2019

Film

‘Wonder Park’ is a movie about a girl with an overactive imagination, made by people who have none

Boomer the Bear (voice of Ken Hudson Campbell) and June (Brianna Denski) work some magic in “Wonder Park.”Paramount Animation/Nickelodeon Movies…

March 16, 2019

Film

‘Five Feet Apart’ is the movie for you if you’re 15 and have a crush on Cole Sprouse

Set in a hospital, the romantic melodrama centers on the unrequited romance between two 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patients, played by…

March 16, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

‘You are not your story’: Kyle Cease to bring transformation to Durango

Author, comedian and speaker Kyle Cease will present his daylong program, “Comedy Meets Transformation,” on Sunday at the Community Concert…

March 15, 2019

Performing Arts

Fort Lewis stages feel-good musical comedy

For the 1992 Broadway musical of the same title, the distinction between best and interesting is important The rousing, feel-good…

March 14, 2019

Culture Gulch

Musical master Bach to be celebrated St. Mark’s

All of this visual hoopla is the handiwork of the festival impresario C. Scott Hagler. He started this spring celebration…

March 14, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango March 15-21

June, voiced by Sofia Mali, right, and Boomer, voiced by Ken Hudson Campbell, save their amusement park in the animated…

March 13, 2019

Music

Harry Styles, Brian May, Monae to present at Rock Hall

Stevie Nicks, who made it into the Rock Hall in 1998 with Fleetwood Mac, will be inducted by Styles, while…

March 13, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Lori Loughlin once played a TV character embroiled in an alleged school admissions scam

Actress Lori Loughlin, seen Feb. 28 with daughters Olivia Jade Giannulli, left, and Isabella Rose Giannulli, and her husband, Mossimo…

March 13, 2019

Music

Drummer Hal Blaine, played on hits of Sinatra, Elvis, dies

Kevork Djansezian, File)<br><br>Don Randi, from left, Glen Campbell and Hal Blaine, representing session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, hold…

March 12, 2019

Music

7th Ave to bring innovative vocal show to Cortez

group born from popular ‘Sing-Off’ group Home Free

March 11, 2019

Music

‘The Simpsons’ pulls Michael Jackson episode, citing child abuse allegations in HBO documentary

On Feb. 23, 2005, Michael Jackson arrives at Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif.Carlo Allegri/Associated Press pool,…

March 9, 2019

Film

‘Captain Marvel’ – Marvel’s first movie built around a woman – is not the empowering thrill it wants to be

Jude Law and Brie Larson star in “Captain Marvel.”Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures But this busy, uneven origin…

March 9, 2019

Music

Stillwater throwing a dance party this weekend

Out a fundraiser for scholarships

March 8, 2019

Books

Anne Hillerman continues mystery series with new book ‘The Tale Teller’

Anne Hillerman, daughter of late mystery writer Tony Hillerman, who died in 2008, picked up where her father left off…

March 7, 2019

Visual Arts

Lego Bomber to put fine art work on display

Sam Bridgham– the Lego Bomber – will show his work in a fine art solo exhibit, “Sam Bridgham: Works in…

March 7, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer

In a video posted online Wednesday, the 78-year-old said he was announcing his illness directly to “Jeopardy!” fans in keeping…

March 6, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango March 8-14

Brie Larson stars in “Captain Marvel.”Disney-Marvel Studios via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For showtimes, visit www.animascitytheatre.com). Gaslight Theatre…

March 6, 2019

Books

Netflix to make ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ series

The streaming company announced Wednesday that it will adapt the 1967 book into a Spanish-language series. It will be filmed…

March 6, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

R. Kelly explodes during first interview after his arrest

Robert Kelly, known as R. Kelly, appears in a booking photo provided by the Chicago Police Department on Saturday.Courtesy of…

March 6, 2019