Arts & Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango July 29-Aug. 4
Film

Movies playing in Durango July 29-Aug. 4

July 28, 2016

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Absolutely Fabulous (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)In this highly anticipated big-screen return of the popular BBC show, the ever glamorous and self-indulgent Patsy…

Arts and Entertainment Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment Briefs

July 28, 2016

The Durango Arts Center’s BoysART program is intended for art-loving boys ages 12-15. This year, BART will feature multiple creative sessions taught by local artists: Dan Groth will teach collage…

Mancos gallery to exhibit rare photos from the West
Visual Arts

Mancos gallery to exhibit rare photos from the West

July 28, 2016

FAD (Furniture, Art & Design) Gallery is hosting the exhibit that will kick off with an opening reception Friday night. Jackson, a painter and a photographer became known for his…

Blake Crouch is back with new book, Dark Matter
Books

Blake Crouch is back with new book, Dark Matter

July 28, 2016

Currently, he is in Los Angeles working on the screenplay for the movie version of Dark Matter. Crouch has published more than 25 books and written screenplays for the popular…

Broadway giant James ‘Jimmy’ Nederlander dies at 94
Performing Arts

Broadway giant James ‘Jimmy’ Nederlander dies at 94

July 26, 2016

On Sept. 29, 2014, from left, Margo MacNabb Nederlander, James L. Nederlander, James M. Nederlander and Charlene Nederlander attend the eighth annual Exploring The Arts Gala benefit in New York.…

Original Jersey boy Frankie Valli heading back to Broadway
Performing Arts

Original Jersey boy Frankie Valli heading back to Broadway

July 26, 2016

Frankie Valli, whose falsetto fuels The Four Seasons’ music, will return to Broadway for seven shows from Oct. 21-29 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.Matt Sayles/Invision/AP file Frankie Valli, whose falsetto fuels…

Steven Tyler hits pause on Aerosmith to go a little country
Music

Steven Tyler hits pause on Aerosmith to go a little country

July 22, 2016

Steven Tyler, frontman for the rock band Aerosmith, has released a country album, “We’re All Somebody From Somewhere.”Michael Zorn/Invision/Associated Press file “I just thought, ‘Instead of (an) Aerosmith album, why…

‘Star Trek’ has always embraced diversity
Film

‘Star Trek’ has always embraced diversity

July 21, 2016

Zoe Saldana, left, as Uhura and John Cho as Sulu star in “Star Trek Beyond.”Kimberley French/Paramount Pictures via AP “Star Trek Beyond” was shooting in Dubai, and Cho’s character, Sulu,…

’Pretty Woman’ filmmaker Garry Marshall dies at age 81
Film

’Pretty Woman’ filmmaker Garry Marshall dies at age 81

July 20, 2016

Writer-director Garry Marshall, whose TV hits included “Happy Days” “Laverne & Shirley” and box-office successes included “Pretty Woman” and “Runaway Bride,” has died at age 81.Rich Fury/Invision/Associated Press file But…

Corey Feldman celebrates life, new double-CD as he turns 45
Arts and Entertainment

Corey Feldman celebrates life, new double-CD as he turns 45

July 16, 2016

Corey Felman’s latest project is the “Angelic 2 the Core album,” his new double-album 10 years in the making.Katy Winn/Invision/Associated Press file During a wide-ranging conversation over lunch at a…

Movies playing in Durango July 15-21
Film

Movies playing in Durango July 15-21

July 14, 2016

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)The extraordinary story of the renowned international musical…