culture and entertainment

Peele turns his focus to directing

From left, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Allison Williams, Betty Gabriel and Daniel Kaluuya star in “Get Out.”Justin Lubin/Universal Pictures via…

February 24, 2017

Film

Durango Film kicks off Wednesday night

The movies will kick off Wednesday night with the festival’s Free Movie Night. No passes are required, and entry to…

February 23, 2017

Performing Arts

Ježibaba and the art of the deal

MET presents ‘A Little Mermaid’ for grown-ups

February 23, 2017

Music

Singers, start your voices

for Durango Voice’s first round

February 23, 2017

Film

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 17-23

Allison Williams, left, and Daniel Kaluuya star in “Get Out.”Justin Lubin/Universal Pictures via AP (102 Fifth St. Next to the…

February 22, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

David Cassidy fighting memory loss, wants to ‘enjoy life’

The 66-year-old actor-singer tells People magazine his family has a history of dementia and he had sensed “this was coming.”…

February 21, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

4CFO to offer free panel discussion at Durango Film Festival

Courtesy Emmy-award-winning producer Michael Killen will moderate a panel of regional film-making experts, talent and state film office representation to…

February 20, 2017

Music

As the stars he parodied disappeared, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic remains

“Weird Al” Yankovic poses for a portrait at his home in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 19. Done with multiple…

February 19, 2017

Music

Blues train returning to Durango this summer

du1-i-syn The 3Â½-hour ride will include six live blues performances, each in individual coaches, and refreshments from Telluride Brewing Co.…

February 17, 2017

Books

Indelible is a remarkable first novel

grew up in Durango

February 16, 2017

Music

Grammy producer apologizes for Metallica, Caesar glitches

Lady Gaga, right, and James Hetfield of Metallica perform “Moth Into Flame” at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday…

February 15, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Silver pants, jigsaw dresses, rock ’n’ roll shoes: Pure joy from Proenza Schouler

Proenza Schouler Fall-Winter 2017 Collection.Photo for The Washington Post by Jonas Gustavsson/MCV Photo It is not incomprehensible experimental craft; it…

February 14, 2017

Film

‘A Cure for Wellness’ may leave you feeling both invigorated and confused

Dane DeHaan stars in “A Cure for Wellness.”Twentieth Century Fox For most of that duration, the gorgeously disturbing new film…

February 14, 2017

Film

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ a fun action-comedy

Characters voiced by Will Arnett, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Adam Devine in “The LEGO Batman Movie.”Courtesy of Warner Bros.…

February 11, 2017

Music

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers reunite for Grammy honor

Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Gary Clark Jr., Jackson Browne, the Head and the Heart, and George Strait were…

February 11, 2017

Film

‘Fifty Shades Darker’: No, spank you!

Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson star in “Fifty Shades Darker.”Doane Gregory, Universal Pictures With the arrival two years later of…

February 10, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Arts Center offers free lecture series

Burgess and Reynolds team up for ‘Art in Context’

February 10, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Air Force Academy Band to play Bayfield, Cortez

50 musicians to perform in Southwest Colorado during 8-day tour

February 10, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Tommy Hilfiger leans on model Gigi Hadid for new collection

Gigi Hadid walks the runway at the Tommy Hilfiger TommyxGigi Runway Show at Venice Beach on Wednesday in Los Angeles.Rich…

February 9, 2017

Books

Stephen King and son Owen King to team up at book convention

Convention organizers ReedPop told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the authors will be featured at a June 1 breakfast…

February 8, 2017

Books

Rushdie novel takes on age of Obama, and Trump

The author best known for Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses is working on a narrative set against “the panorama”…

February 8, 2017

Local News

Animas City Theatre closed until Valentine’s Day

Conflicting signs left up by accident

February 8, 2017

Film

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’: Stylish, hyperviolent and almost irrationally satisfying

Keanu Reeves is John Wick in “John Wick: Chapter 2.”Niko Tavernise/Lionsgate If anything, the legend has probably been “watered down”…

February 8, 2017

Film

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 10-16

Doane Gregory/Universal Pictures via AP<br><br>Jamie Dornan, left, and Dakota Johnson star in “Fifty Shades Darker.”du1-i-syn (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281,…

February 7, 2017