Arts & Entertainment

5 reasons to see ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Film

5 reasons to see ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

May 28, 2016

Twentieth Century Fox via AP<br><br>Tye Sheridan, left, and Sophie Turner star in “X-Men: Apocalypse.” In recent months, we’ve seen “Batman v Superman” disappoint audiences and “Captain America: Civil War” wow…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

May 26, 2016

Artists living and working in Southwest Colorado are invited to apply for one-week artist residencies at Willowtail Springs. As part of the residency, artists are expected to propose and deliver…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

May 26, 2016

to do in and around Durango

Movies playing in Durango May 27-June 2
Film

Movies playing in Durango May 27-June 2

May 26, 2016

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Meddler (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove and a comfortable bank account left to her…

Arts Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

May 26, 2016

Patrick Crossing, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, theirishembassypub.com. Opening reception for 40th annual Juried Exhibit, 5-7 p.m., Barbara Conrad Gallery, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second…

NYC Opera announces 1st full season after bankruptcy
Performing Arts

NYC Opera announces 1st full season after bankruptcy

May 24, 2016

Composer Tobias Picker has been commissioned to compose “American Venus” for the New York City Opera’s 75th anniversary in 2019. The opera will be based on Audrey Munson, an early…

Ex-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza collapses on stage, dies
Music

Ex-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza collapses on stage, dies

May 22, 2016

In this July 24, 1997, file photo, lead guitarist Marty Friedman, left, and lead singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine, center, field questions while bassist David Ellefson, right, high-fives drummer Nick Menza, back…

Identical acrobat twins make you see double at ‘Paramour’
Performing Arts

Identical acrobat twins make you see double at ‘Paramour’

May 21, 2016

Aerial acrobats and twins Kevin, left, and Andrew Atherton are featured in “Paramour,” the first Cirque du Soleil production created specifically for Broadway.Associated Press Andrew and Kevin Atherton are identical…

Jussie Smollett of ‘Empire’ learns from prank tweet
Arts and Entertainment

Jussie Smollett of ‘Empire’ learns from prank tweet

May 21, 2016

Jussie Smollett attends the “Empire” FYC Event held at 20th Century Fox Studios on Friday in Los Angeles.Richard Shotwell/Invision “I was thinking like my little core group of amazing fans…

Movies playing in Durango May 20-26
Film

Movies playing in Durango May 20-26

May 19, 2016

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) (For events, check out www.animascitytheatre.com) (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(102 Fifth St. Next to the…

Arts Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

May 19, 2016

Andy Janowsky, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Dustin Burley, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Open mic, 7-11 p.m., Steaming Bean, located downstairs at…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

May 19, 2016

Cortez author C. Joseph Greaves, whose novel Tom & Lucky and George & Cokey Flo was a Wall Street Journal “Best Books of 2015” selection, was chosen one of three…

Thrive! brings film to Animas City Theatre
Arts and Entertainment

Thrive! brings film to Animas City Theatre

May 19, 2016

Thrive! will be hosting the premier Durango screening of the film, “The Look of Silence,” this weekend at the Animas City Theatre. The event is a benefit for Thrive!Courtesy of…

Yarn shop set to close its doors
Arts and Entertainment

Yarn shop set to close its doors

May 19, 2016

Along with the retail space, the store also had room set aside for the four fiber-arts groups that would get together to work on projects throughout the week. “I just…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

May 19, 2016

to do in and around Durango

Pagosa company stages taut Sorkin play
Performing Arts

Pagosa company stages taut Sorkin play

May 19, 2016

Thingamajig Theatre Company of Pagosa Springs has chosen to stage Aaron Sorkin’s play, “A Few Good Men.”Courtesy of Doug Chapin It’s a tragic duet, spoken in the language of institutional…

Dig at theater where Shakespeare worked uncovers a surprise
Arts and Entertainment

Dig at theater where Shakespeare worked uncovers a surprise

May 17, 2016

An archaeologist works on the exposed remains as the site of Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre is excavated in Shoreditch in London on Tuesday. Archaeologists are excavating the remains of the Curtain,…