culture and entertainment

Does ‘Venom’ hold the antidote to eventual superhero fatigue?

Hardy, of course, played the Batman villain Bane to great acclaim in 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” At that point,…

October 10, 2018

Books

Rock-star YA author Raina Telgemeier will publish the graphic memoir ‘Guts’ next fall

Raina Telegemeier’s graphic memoir “Guts” will be released next year.Scholastic-Graphix The best-selling creator of “Smile” and “Sisters” will deliver a…

October 10, 2018

Books

Fangoria, the fabled horror magazine, has risen from the dead

Fangoria magazine returns tonewsstands this week.du1-i-syn The fabled horror magazine that has thrilled and terrified readers since 1979 looked dead…

October 9, 2018

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 12-18

Ryan Gosling is heading to the moon in “First Man.”Daniel McFadden/Universal Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)…

October 9, 2018

Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson and Def Leppard are nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

This combination photo shows, from left, Todd Rundgren, Stevie Nicks, John Prine and Janet Jackson are among the 15 acts…

October 9, 2018

Review: ‘Venom’ is a surprisingly funny guilty pleasure

Tom Hardy bonds with an alien symbiote in “Venom.”Sony First film to ever have a $100 million dollar weekend? “Spider-Man.”…

Mancos Doc Fest explores what it means to belong

documentary film festival will debut at the Mancos Opera House next weekend

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s hotly anticipated ‘A Star is Born’ is here – and it is lavishly delightful

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga star in the latest remake of “A Star is Born.”Neal Preston/Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro…

10-Minute Play Festival stages best of the best

plays will come to life at Durango Arts Center

Cowboy poet Sam Noble takes the stage again

Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering celebrates 30 years

October 4, 2018

Visual Arts

Taking their painting outside: Sorrel Sky to host Plein Air Artists Colorado show

“Merfeld Homestead” is an oil painting by Gerald Merfeld, this year’s awards judge.Courtesy of Plein Air Artists Colorado Along with…

October 4, 2018

Review: Merely Players celebrate Jane Austen in historic library

Jason Lythgoe, left, as Willoughby; Mary-Catherine McAlvany, rear, as Elinor Dashwood; and Gyana B. Gomar as Marianne Dashwood perform a…

October 4, 2018

‘Peggy Sue,’ immortalized by Buddy Holly, dies at 78

Peggy Sue Gerron unveils her new book “What Ever Happened to Peggy Sue” during a press conference in 2008 in…

October 3, 2018

Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick dies at 72

Abbey Road Studios confirmed the death Wednesday and vowed to ensure that Emerick’s legacy lives on at the studio where…

October 3, 2018

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 5-11

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper star in “A Star is Born.”Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive,…

October 3, 2018

Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane, dies at 76

Rock band Jefferson Airplane in 1968, from left: Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack…

Changes coming to local music hub

Balcony Bar and Grill’s Backstage downsized, outdoor patio to stay open year-round

Film fest looking for your votes

your favorite at Manhattan Short

‘Night School’ funny, heartfelt

Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart star in “Night School.”Eli Joshua Adé/Universal Pictures Teddy (Kevin Hart) is a smooth-talking salesman who…

‘Space speaks’: Merely Players to perform at Old Fort Lewis

The Merely Players’ fall production will open tonight, Sept. 28, at the Old Fort Lewis property in Hesperus. It is…

September 27, 2018