Arts & Entertainment

The Gift of Caring an important resource
Books

The Gift of Caring an important resource

September 22, 2016

Courtesydu1-i-syn This remarkable book, The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare, comes at the right moment and is a impressive and welcome resource. The…

A&E Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Calendar

September 22, 2016

Check out Get The Led Out – “The American Led Zeppelin” Rock/tribute, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, www.durangoconcerts.com.Courtesy of the Community Concert Hall…

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 23-29
Film

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 23-29

September 21, 2016

From left: Byung-hun Lee, Ethan Hawke, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Vincent D’Onofrio and Martin Sensmeier star in “The Magnificent Seven.”Sam Emerson/Sony Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive,…

Photo: Durango Chautauqua
Local News

Photo: Durango Chautauqua

September 20, 2016

Bill Worley, who portrays James Madison, addresses students at Animas High School during a performance of Durango Chautauqua on Tuesday. Durango Chautauqua is an ongoing series. On Wednesday, scholar and…

Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt
Film

Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt

September 20, 2016

Jennifer Aniston memes of all kinds were the Internet’s response to the Tuesday morning announcement that Angelina Jolie Pitt had filed for divorce from Brad Pitt.Richard Shotwell/Invision/Associated Press file Angelina…

Photo: Fine art
Local News

Photo: Fine art

September 17, 2016

Cowboys both real and imagined by the artist were found side by side Saturday during the Durango Autumn Arts Festival along East Second Avenue. The annual festival showcases 90 artists…

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 16-22
Film

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 16-22

September 17, 2016

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Equity (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)When senior investment banker Naomi Bishop (Anna Gunn) is passed over for a promotion at her firm, she…

Acclaimed playwright Edward Albee dies at 88
Performing Arts

Acclaimed playwright Edward Albee dies at 88

September 16, 2016

Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee has died in suburban New York City at age 88. Albee assistant Jackob Holder says the playwright died Friday at his home on Long…

Galleries open their doors for Colorfest Gallery Walk
Visual Arts

Galleries open their doors for Colorfest Gallery Walk

September 15, 2016

Starting at 5 tonight, downtown galleries will be welcoming you into their spaces during their Colorfest Gallery Walk. Here’s what some of them have planned: Azul Gallery, 781 Main Ave.…

Member Show artwork drop-off approaching
Arts and Entertainment

Member Show artwork drop-off approaching

September 15, 2016

The free show is non-juried and salon-style. An opening reception is slated for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the center. For more information, visit www.durangoarts.org.

Call to artists for Day of the Dead exhibit
Arts and Entertainment

Call to artists for Day of the Dead exhibit

September 15, 2016

This year’s focus is The Passage Between: Celebrating Transitions and Impermanence. Drop off day will be Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the studio. Visit http://anddurango.com or…

Live weekly figure drawing offered
Arts and Entertainment

Live weekly figure drawing offered

September 15, 2016

The fee is $10 for DAC members and $15 for non-members. Go to www.durangoarts.org/visual-adult for more information.

Durango Chautauqua presents Tubman, Madison
Arts and Entertainment

Durango Chautauqua presents Tubman, Madison

September 15, 2016

Chautauqua will also feature Becky Stone as Civil War heroine Harriet Tubman, who was born a slave and became an important “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, at 7 p.m. Wednesday…

Fort Lewis College launches recital season Sunday
Music

Fort Lewis College launches recital season Sunday

September 15, 2016

“It’s a great way to begin the year,” Kerry Ginger said in a telephone interview earlier this week. Associate professor of voice, Ginger is the newest full-time member of the…

The Week Ahead
Arts and Entertainment

The Week Ahead

September 15, 2016

Check out D.L. Marble this weekend when he brings his country-flavored Southwest rock ’n’ roll to the Balcony Backstage tonight (Friday) and Saturday night at the Irish Embassy.Courtesy Telluride Blues…

These movies hitting the big screen this fall
Film

These movies hitting the big screen this fall

September 8, 2016

Lily Collins stars in “Rules Don’t Apply,” in theaters on Nov. 23.Francois Duhamel/Twentieth Century Fox via AP Some of our most familiar franchises take bold leaps into undiscovered areas of…