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Bob Seger to kick off tour in August
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Bob Seger to kick off tour in August

June 1, 2017

The 72-year-old singer announced Wednesday that his Runaway Train tour will begin Aug. 24 in Toledo, Ohio. It currently has dates through Oct. 28, when he’ll play a show in…

Jerry Garcia’s guitar fetches $1.9M at auction
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Jerry Garcia’s guitar fetches $1.9M at auction

June 1, 2017

The Grateful Dead frontman’s guitar – named Wolf – was sold at the Brooklyn Bowl, a bowling alley, restaurant and music venue. The sale price includes the buyer’s premium. The…

Movies playing in Durango June 2-8
Film

Movies playing in Durango June 2-8

May 31, 2017

Gal Gadot stars in “Wonder Woman.”Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Norman (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Persistent wheeler-dealer Norman falls in with an…

Gregg Allman’s rock odyssey spanned worlds
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Gregg Allman’s rock odyssey spanned worlds

May 31, 2017

du1-i-syn Not long after the Allman Brothers Band first started liquefying rock, blues, country and soul into a sticky new elixir, people started calling it Southern rock. But instead of…

‘Pirates’: Long, loud and overstimulating
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‘Pirates’: Long, loud and overstimulating

May 29, 2017

From left, Brenton Thwaites (Henry) and Johnny Depp (Captain Jack Sparrow) star in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”Peter Mountain/Walt Disney Studios To be sure, it’s always…

Music legend Gregg Allman has died at 69
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Music legend Gregg Allman has died at 69

May 27, 2017

Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band performs at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as part of their Antigone Rising Tour. On Saturday, a publicist said the musician,…

A father’s letter to Ariana Grande goes viral
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A father’s letter to Ariana Grande goes viral

May 27, 2017

Several days after the terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, Patrick Millsaps, a 44-year-old film producer and father of three adolescent Grande fans, wrote an open…

Denis Johnson, author of Jesus’ Son, dead at 67
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Denis Johnson, author of Jesus’ Son, dead at 67

May 26, 2017

Author Denis Johnson has died at age 67.Courtesy Johnson died Wednesday, according to Jonathan Galassi, president and publisher of Farrar, Straus & Giroux. No other details were immediately available. “Denis…

‘Baywatch’ has babes, not much else
Film

‘Baywatch’ has babes, not much else

May 26, 2017

Kelly Rohrbach as CJ Parker, Alexandra Daddario as Summer, Ilfenesh Hadera as Stephanie Holden, Dwayne Johnson as Mitch Buchannon, Zac Efron as Matt Brody and Jon Bass as Ronnie star…

Pine River Library to host ‘poet-in-residence’
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Pine River Library to host ‘poet-in-residence’

May 25, 2017

du1-i-syn June 10: “Poetry 101,” an overview of poetry basics and prompt-writing exercises from poems written by Neruda and Whitman.June 11: “Drop-in Poetry Writing Games for All Ages,” an open…

Chamber Music Festival to arrive in June
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Chamber Music Festival to arrive in June

May 25, 2017

Courtesy Tickets are $5 at the door for each concert, or festival passes for all concerts can be purchased for $45. For passes, scheduled performances and more information, visit www.durangochambermusic.com.

Movies playing in Durango May 26-June 1
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Movies playing in Durango May 26-June 1

May 24, 2017

Johnny Depp is back as Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”Disney via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For more information, visit www.animascitytheatre.com.) Gaslight…