culture and entertainment

Comic-Con is virtual for the first time, and anyone can attend free

For the first time in its 51-year history, San Diego’s Comic-Con International will not be a live gathering for ticketed…

July 22, 2020

Clint Eastwood sues CBD sellers over use of his name, image

Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image…

July 22, 2020

iAM MUSIC Institute brings live music back to Durango

MUSIC throws its summer concert series

July 21, 2020

Spike Lee film of Byrne’s Broadway show to open TIFF

This combination photo shows musician David Byrne, left, and director Spike Lee. Lee’s filmed version of Byrne’s “American Utopia” will…

July 21, 2020

Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at political rally

Kanye West makes his first presidential campaign appearance Sunday in North Charleston, S.C. West delivered a lengthy monologue touching on…

July 21, 2020

Singer says lawsuit over Lady A name is ‘white privilege’

The band, who had previously been known as Lady Antebellum, filed a lawsuit in federal court last week seeking a…

July 18, 2020

Celtic Festival looks ahead to 2021

weekend of music and workshops seeks new venue

July 17, 2020

iAM MUSIC Festival to be held at Buckley Park with social-distancing rules

When the internet made it so you could get all the music you ever wanted for free, it solidified the…

July 16, 2020

Jimmy Fallon, ‘Tonight’ show return to studio, sans audience

Jimmy Fallon and the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” show have returned to their New York City studio for the…

July 15, 2020

Movies playing in Durango July 17-23

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is one movies opening Friday at Stadium 9.Courtesy of IMDB (Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresinc.com) Annabelle She…

July 15, 2020

Telluride Film Festival canceled because of pandemic

The Telluride Film Festival, the annual film retreat held in the Colorado mountains and one of the fall movie season’s…

Performing Arts

World-class hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance dies

LaRance, who was Tewa, Hopi, Navajo and Assiniboine, died Sunday after he accidentally fell from a bridge in New Mexico’s…

Naya Rivera, who rose to fame on ‘Glee,’ dies at 33

The search to find “Glee” TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake ended Monday when she was…

Soap opera’s smooches outwit coronavirus

Mannequins, spouses help keep sets safe

Rolling Stones to release unheard tracks from 1973 album

The band announced on Thursday that the release on Sept. 4 will include a four-disc CD and vinyl box set…

July 11, 2020

Charlie Daniels: ‘I would like to be remembered as an entertainer’

Country Music Hall of Famer, part-time area resident died Monday at age 83

July 9, 2020

Wine raffle tickets on sale

Money raised support the arts and music education. Prizes include Star Liquors gift cards worth $500 for second and third…

July 9, 2020

Sheriff: ‘Glee’ actor Naya Rivera missing in California lake

Authorities say former “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake. The Ventura…

July 9, 2020

Visual Arts

“Mona Lisa” back at work, visitors limited as Louvre reopens

Visitors wait to see the Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Mona Lisa,” in Paris on Monday. The home of the world’s…

July 8, 2020

Movies playing in Durango July 10-16

“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” is one of the movies playing this week at Stadium 9.Courtesy of IMDB (Next…

July 8, 2020

Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications

Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx…

July 7, 2020

Beavis and Butt-Head staging comeback

“Beavis and Butt-Head,” which debuted on MTV in 1993, is staging a comeback.Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes “It seemed like the…

July 4, 2020