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Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

June 9, 2016

The town of Bayfield and the Pine River Library will be hosting a series of community block parties this summer. The events will take place from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays throughout…

Arts & Entertainment Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment Calendar

June 9, 2016

The Kirk James Blues Band will be performing this weekend at Men Who Grill.Courtesy of Kirk James Live music and dancing on the patio with Eric Keifer, 6-9 p.m., and…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

June 9, 2016

to do in and around Durango

‘The Conjuring 2’: Scary, but overstuffed
Film

‘The Conjuring 2’: Scary, but overstuffed

June 8, 2016

Madison Wolfe stars in “The Conjuring 2.”Matt Kennedy/Warner Bros. via AP No, I really mean it. It’s a tribute to director James Wan’s skill set and confidence that he puts…

The uphill battle for female-driven comedies in Hollywood
Film

The uphill battle for female-driven comedies in Hollywood

June 7, 2016

From left, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones star in “Ghostbusters,” which will open nationwide July 15.Hopper Stone/Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures via AP “Let’s wait and see how…

Frank Sinatra stage musical in the works for 2018
Performing Arts

Frank Sinatra stage musical in the works for 2018

June 2, 2016

This April 9, 1974, photo shows Frank Sinatra performing at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, N.Y. Sinatra’s family has teamed up with the Ambassador Theatre Group and movie…

Movies playing in Durango June 3-9
Film

Movies playing in Durango June 3-9

June 2, 2016

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Sing Street (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)“Sing Street” takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

June 2, 2016

The Tim Sullivan band and cowboy poet Linda Simmons will play at a barn dance and picnic from 5 to 8 p.m. June 12 at the River Bend Ranch, 27846…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

June 2, 2016

to do in and around Durango

Arts Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

June 2, 2016

Check out The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo on Friday night.Courtesy of Jeff Solon Radical Dimensions in Glass Mosaic with Kelley Knickerbocker, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mt. Lookout Grange, 680 Grand Ave.,…

Official: Prince died of opioid overdose
Music

Official: Prince died of opioid overdose

June 2, 2016

Prince performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in 2013. A law-enforcement official says that tests show the music superstar died of…

Paul Simon: Still adventurous after all these years
Music

Paul Simon: Still adventurous after all these years

June 1, 2016

Paul Simon’s latest album, “Stranger to Stranger,” will be released Friday.Evan Agostini/Invision/Associated Press file It’s an album as notable for its sound as its songs, without the feel of an…

‘Doom’: A thrilling, remorseless video game adventure
Arts and Entertainment

‘Doom’: A thrilling, remorseless video game adventure

May 31, 2016

The new video game “Doom” honors your inner monster.Bethesda Softworks via AP Although id Software’s “Wolfenstein 3D” (1992) is credited with spawning the first-person shooter genre, it was “Doom” (1993)…

‘Breaking Bad’ actors lend help in New Mexico race
Arts and Entertainment

‘Breaking Bad’ actors lend help in New Mexico race

May 31, 2016

Actor Bryan Cranston is helping a fellow “Breaking Bad” actor in his bid for a New Mexico county commissioner’s seat.Victoria Will/Invision/Associated Press file Cranston is joining comedian George Lopez in…