Arts & Entertainment

Durango to host Something Wild film fest
Arts and Entertainment

Durango to host Something Wild film fest

October 7, 2017

The inaugural event will present 11 feature-length films and a collection of shorts. Films to be shown include “The Landing,” a documentary about the last Apollo mission, and “The Square,”…

Larry Carver to attend photo club meeting
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Larry Carver to attend photo club meeting

October 7, 2017

Larry Carver, left, and Howard Rachlin judge photographs on Aug. 10 at the 2017 La Plata County Fair.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Photography by Larry Carver will be shown, and Carver…

Gem and Mineral Club to host fall classes
Arts and Entertainment

Gem and Mineral Club to host fall classes

October 7, 2017

Sandy Cleveland, with Desert Rain Designs, talks with customers at the 64th annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show at La Plata County Fairgrounds. Cleveland and her husband, Bob Holder,…

Art center to offer intro to pastels
Arts and Entertainment

Art center to offer intro to pastels

October 7, 2017

Students will learn about the history of the pastel medium and kinds of materials. To register or for more information, contact Sandra Butler, education director, at 259-2606, ext. 15, or…

Adult theatre workshop to focus on Rasaboxes
Arts and Entertainment

Adult theatre workshop to focus on Rasaboxes

October 7, 2017

Mona Wood-Patterson, Merely Players Theatre Co. director, will teach the workshop. Participants will focus on Rasaboxes training, and develop emotional, vocal and movement abilities. Cost is $32 for members and…

Arts center to hold 10-minute plays
Arts and Entertainment

Arts center to hold 10-minute plays

October 7, 2017

The arts center received 121 submissions for this year’s festival. Five winners will be chosen from contest finalists, and a play by a local writer will be featured. Admission is…

‘Blade Runner 2049’ beats original
Film

‘Blade Runner 2049’ beats original

October 6, 2017

“Blade Runner 2049,” the superb new sequel by Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”), doesn’t just honor that legacy, but, arguably, surpasses it, with a smart, grimly lyrical script (by Fancher and Michael…

Arts Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

October 5, 2017

Sorrel Sky Gallery 2017 Workshop Series, 9 a.m. Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Cowboy Poetry Train, 10 a.m., $59-$159, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave. Preschool…

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 6-12
Film

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 6-12

October 4, 2017

Ryan Gosling, left, and Harrison Ford star in “Blade Runner 2049.”Stephen Vaughan/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For showtimes, visit www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St.…

Musicians and celebrities pay tribute to rocker Tom Petty
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Musicians and celebrities pay tribute to rocker Tom Petty

October 3, 2017

“Tommy’s passing feels like I’ve lost a little brother. Growing up together in Gainesville and seeing one of my students blossom as an incredibly gifted musician and songwriter has been…

Bruce Springsteen: Born to run on Broadway?
Performing Arts

Bruce Springsteen: Born to run on Broadway?

October 1, 2017

It’s a safe bet that Kerr’s name will mean nothing to many of the Bruce Springsteen fans who, starting Tuesday, will be filling the 975 seats of the Broadway theater…

Cruise is a roguish antihero in ‘American Made’
Film

Cruise is a roguish antihero in ‘American Made’

September 30, 2017

Tom Cruise stars as Barry Seal in “American Made.”Universal Pictures Directed by Doug Liman from a cheeky screenplay by Gary Spinelli, the antic saga unfolds from the point of view…

FLC to host confederate statue controversy lecture
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FLC to host confederate statue controversy lecture

September 30, 2017

Herald political cartoonist Judith Reynolds will give the presentation and discuss issues, images and the current debate, with some historical context and unexpected opinions. The John Seager presentation that was…

Artist Maura Allen to open new show at Sorrel Sky
Visual Arts

Artist Maura Allen to open new show at Sorrel Sky

September 29, 2017

Allen will open her newest show, “The Only Road You Know,” on Oct. 6 at Sorrel Sky Gallery, the same weekend as the annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering. The timing…