Arts & Entertainment

FLC design majors to hold art exhibition
Local News

FLC design majors to hold art exhibition

March 29, 2017

Durango Herald file<br><br>The opening reception for the exhibition of the graduating art and communication design majors will be 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday in the Art Hall Art Gallery at…

Telluride Blues and Brews lineup announced
Music

Telluride Blues and Brews lineup announced

March 24, 2017

Bonnie Raitt will be playing at this year’s Telluride Blues and Brews Festival.Courtesy Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood, TajMo: The Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Band, Anders Osborne, The Revivalists, Benjamin…

Coco Montoya to perform in Aztec
Music

Coco Montoya to perform in Aztec

March 24, 2017

du1-i-syn Tickets are $25, available online at www.crashmusicaztec.com. For more information, call (505) 427-6748 or visit www.cocomontoyaband.com.

Durango Planning Commission OKs comp plan
Local News

Durango Planning Commission OKs comp plan

March 22, 2017

“This is a really incredible document that really reflects why we live here,” Planning Commissioner Joe Lewandowski said. After months of meetings, the Durango City Council is expected to vote…

Movies playing in Durango March 24-30
Film

Movies playing in Durango March 24-30

March 22, 2017

Michael Pena stars in “CHIPS.”Peter Iovino/Warner Bros via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For information about shows, visit www.animascitytheatre.com.) Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot,…

Carlos Núñez coming to Community Concert Hall
Music

Carlos Núñez coming to Community Concert Hall

March 16, 2017

Courtesy Meet Carlos Núñez. Núñez, from Galicia, Spain, has made a career of bringing traditional instruments and music onto the modern stage, playing with the likes of The Who’s Roger…

Studio & seeking art submissions
Visual Arts

Studio & seeking art submissions

March 16, 2017

du1-i-syn Juror for the show will be Jeff Glode Wise, nationally renowned sculptor and jeweler. Entrants must be at least 18 years old. Artwork in all media may be entered,…

Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival is next weekend
Music

Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival is next weekend

March 16, 2017

Caparonedu1-i-syn The fifth annual Durango Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival will be held March 24-26 at the Strater Hotel, and there are some pretty cool things happening this year. Michelle…

Movies playing in Durango March 17-23
Film

Movies playing in Durango March 17-23

March 15, 2017

Dan Stevens stars as The Beast in a live-action adaptation of the animated classic “Beauty and the Beast.”Disney via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Jackie (128 E. College…

Books for Women’s History Month
Books

Books for Women’s History Month

March 11, 2017

Courtesy Becca Jordan, Maria’s Bookshop book seller, recommends Rejected Princesses: Tales of History’s Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Powers. Consisting of 100 stories about influential women in history,…

James Cameron says ‘Avatar’ sequel not coming in 2018
Film

James Cameron says ‘Avatar’ sequel not coming in 2018

March 10, 2017

“2018 is not happening,” Cameron told The Toronto Star. Cameron has been developing four more “Avatar” films simultaneously. Though “Avatar 2” had not officially been scheduled for next year, 20th…

Durango Blues Train announces June lineup
Arts and Entertainment

Durango Blues Train announces June lineup

March 9, 2017

The Durango Blues Train is coming back in June and August.Courtesy of Durango Blues Train The train, which is in its seventh year, has a run in June and another…

Durango High School Troupe 1096 opens ‘Drop Dead’
Performing Arts

Durango High School Troupe 1096 opens ‘Drop Dead’

March 9, 2017

Durango High School Theatre Troupe 1096 member Isabelle Herringer rehearses the play “Drop Dead” on Wednesday night at the school.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Durango High School’s Theatre Troupe 1096 was running…

Movies playing in Durango March 10-16
Film

Movies playing in Durango March 10-16

March 7, 2017

King Kong is back in “Kong: Skull Island.”Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Jackie (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)A portrait of one of the…

Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominations
Performing Arts

Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominations

March 7, 2017

Jamie Parker, who plays a grown-up Harry in the two-part, five-hour sequel to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding saga, is nominated for best actor. The show’s other nominations include director John Tiffany;…