Submissions must be original plays; feature two to four characters with minimal props and costumes, and be limited to 10 pages, not including title and cast pages. After submissions are…
The literary and human rights organization will honor King with the award May 22 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Bangor, Maine, resident’s new novel,…
Courtesy photo According to a news release, the book is a brief look at the lives of 21 women who were born in the 1800s and are relatively obscure in…
Opportunities to take the stage abound
Barany Congregation Har Shalom is about to change that when comedian Keith Barany takes the stage there Thursday night. Raised in the New York area and currently based in Utah,…
It is 1950s Louisiana, beyond hot and humid in the kitchen of Greenmount Penitentiary, the undisputed domain of Ginny Polk. The opening of The Last Suppers takes place in the…
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 Garrett and Callie Young, 5:30 p.m.,…
Facing accusations by an actress and a filmmaker over alleged sexual misconduct, James Franco has said that the things he’s heard aren’t accurate, but he supports people coming out “because…
The Italian news agency ANSA reported Tuesday that the expert, appointed by a Genoa court during a prosecutor’s probe, concluded that at least 20 of 21 paintings displayed during the…
A publicist for Nelson says shows scheduled this week in Rohnert Park, California; Las Vegas; and Laughlin, Nevada, have been canceled. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Nelson left his…
Paddington, voiced by Ben Whishaw, is back for another adventure in “Paddington 2.”Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Disaster Artist The real life story…
Garrison Keillor, creator and former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” will not be appearing at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in May. Ticket holders are being offered refunds for…
NBC “Late Night” host Seth Meyers, comparing himself (as a white male awards-show host in 2018) to “the first dog they shot into space,” delivered a monologue focused on the…
Jerry Van Dyke, left, and his brother, Dick, laugh during a party in Los Angeles. Jerry Van Dyke has died in Arkansas at age 86. Manager John Castonia, said Van…
Customers line up at Kramerbooks late Thursday for the midnight sale of Michael Wolff’s Trump White House book, Fire and Fury. Journalists also turned out in large numbers.Ben Terris/Washington Post…
Diane West Jewelry & Art on Main Avenue in Durango offers custom-made wedding and engagement rings along with contemporary art.Courtesy of Diane West Diane West Jewelry & Art, 820 Main…
Trebek appeared in a video on the “Jeopardy” Facebook page Thursday to announce that he’d had the surgery during the show’s holiday break. Wearing a “Jeopardy” baseball cap and using…
A cappella group to offer performance, master class
The for-profit arts company Meow Wolf said it will launch a new business venture to build a kaleidoscopic walk- and crawl-through exhibit for all ages, under a 20-year lease in…
place to play in town, appearance on popular shows aid in resurgence
Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Maker Mingle Friday Night Extravaganza, 5 p.m., MakerLab at the Powerhouse, 1295 Camino del Rio. Ska Face…
Jessica Chastain stars as Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target, in “Molly’s Game.”Michael Gibson/STXfilms via AP (128…
Rick Hall, an Alabama record producer who recorded some of the biggest musical acts of the 1960s and ’70s and helped develop the fabled “Muscle Shoals sound,” died Tuesday after…
Peter Martins wrote a letter to the company’s board of directors on Monday announcing his retirement, saying the scandal had “exacted a painful toll on me and my family.” The…
NBC News opened the new year by appointing Hoda Kotb, left, as co-anchorwoman of the “Today” show’s first two hours with Savannah Guthrie, replacing Matt Lauer after his firing on…
The initiative (www.timesupnow.com) was launched Monday with an open letter vowing support for women in the entertainment business and beyond, from janitors to health care workers. Time’s Up will include…
Mystery writer Sue Grafton has died in Santa Barbara, Calif., at the age of 77. Her daughter, Jamie Clark, says her mother passed away Thursday night after a two-year battle…
Jodi Balfour as Jackie Kennedy and Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II meet for the first time in Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Crown.”Alex Bailey/Netflix “The Crown” was very much…
Rock ’n’ roll founding father Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Greg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, country superstar Glen Campbell and jazz great Al Jarreau were…
