Film
Redmesa native explores imagination in ‘The Thunderbird’
film features actors on autistic spectrum
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment
Durango Arts Center to teach about careers
Heather Martinez will lead the class to help participants evaluate their lives as artists and plan for the future. The event is open to all mediums and skill levels. Cost…
Arts and Entertainment
Durango Arts Center to offer paint party
Participants will paint, sip wine and spend time with friends, co-workers and family. Cost is $25 plus a $13 materials fee. To register and for more information, call or email…
Local News
What makes Durango special? Workshop to brainstorm median art ideas
Residents will put local spin on highway installation
Performing Arts
Ignacio High School rubs lantern, hopes to let theater out of the bottle
Student actors will take the stage for ‘Aladdin’
Film
Movies playing in Durango May 18-24
Ryan Reynolds and Karan Soni star in “Deadpool 2.”Twentieth Century Fox via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) RBG At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth…
Books
Tom Wolfe, apostle of ‘New Journalism’ who captured extravagance of his times, dies at 88
Tom Wolfe as a Washington Post staff writer in 1961.The Washington Post Photos of lacquer-painted cars were laid out on the pages, and the magazine was about to go to…
Arts and Entertainment
SWOS students will exhibit archaeology-inspired artwork
Exhibit will be at Canyons of the Ancients museum
Arts and Entertainment
Dolores River Festival will kick off summer with full slate of music
Dolores River Festival features events, seven bands all day long
Film
Can Melissa McCarthy make a good movie anymore?
In “Life of the Party,” Melissa McCarthy stars as Deanna, a divorced mom who re-enrolls in college 23 years after dropping out of school to raise a kid.Hopper Stone SMPSP/Warner…
Performing Arts
Circus classes teach kids confidence, life lessons
Durango Aerial Arts & Acrobatics students to perform this weekend
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Calendar
Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. STEAM Lab, 3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. One-Man Show with Edward Aldrich opening…
Arts and Entertainment
Two shows to arrive at Community Concert Hall
The Wailin’ Jennys, an all-female Canadian folk trio, will return to FLC by popular demand to perform at 7:30 p.m. July 24; cost is $25-$48.Asleep at the Wheel, a 10-time…
Arts and Entertainment
Autumn Arts Festival seeking artist applications
The festival will be held Sept. 15-16 on East Second Avenue in downtown Durango. The deadline to submit applications is May 21. To apply, visit https://bit.ly/2IawHWl. For more information, call…
Arts and Entertainment
Billy Goat Saloon to host craft night
Participants can decorate a cup or plate and customize personal dinnerware. The event is free and open to all with materials provided. For more information, call 884-2222, ext. 510.
Arts and Entertainment
Durango Arts Center opens new exhibit
The exhibit, free and open to all, is titled “The Art of Trompe-L’œil” – which translates to “deceive the eye” in English. For more information, call 259-2606 or visit www.durangoarts.org.
Performing Arts
Merely Players brings ‘Man of La Mancha’ to vivid life
Production will run through the weekend
Arts and Entertainment
Santa Fe Opera taps creator of operatic ‘Handmaid’s Tale’
The Santa Fe Opera will hold the world premiere in 2019 of a suspenseful fairy-tale from a Danish composer who created the operatic version of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Directors of…
Visual Arts
Review: ‘The Wall’ art installation challenges viewers
Durango Arts Center exhibit will run through end of May
Performing Arts
20MOONS Dance Theatre interprets exhibit
company to perform pieces at Durango Arts Center’s ‘The Wall’
Film
‘Avengers’ gives females their due
Elizabeth Olsen stars as Wanda Maximoff in “Avengers: Infinity War.”Marvel Studios In the individual character posters Marvel Studios released in April to promote “Avengers: Infinity War,” Steve Rogers (Chris Evans)…
Performing Arts
Comedians battle it out in summerlong series
Durango comedy showcase kicks off this weekend
Performing Arts
Merely Players presents grand musical quest in ‘Man of La Mancha’
Elderly, and most likely suffering from dementia, Quixote was envisioned as a gentle man with a vivid imagination and a brave heart. He emerged in 1604 as a new character…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Calendar
Mancos Public Library Book Sale, 10 a.m., Mancos Public Library, 211 E. 1st St., 533-7600. STEAM Lab, 3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Jacques Grant &…
Film
Film Academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday that its board of governors met Tuesday night and voted on their status in accordance with their recently revised standards…
Visual Arts
Local galleries open their doors to spring
Gallery Walks have been held for 35 years in Durango
Film
Movies playing in Durango May 4-10
Anna Faris, right, and Eugenio Derbez star in the reboot of the 1980s classic “Overboard.”Diyah Pera/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/Pantelion Film via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Love, Simon…
Film
New film festival seeks Navajo-language entries
to showcase short films from around the country
Music
Iconic guitar maker Gibson seeks bankruptcy protection
Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of Gibson Brands, poses for a portrait with a Gibson Custom L-5 guitar during the official opening of the European hub of Gibson Brands at the A’dam…