Gallery tour and talk led by William Matthews, 5-6 p.m., Barbara Conrad Gallery, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Screening of documentary film “William Matthews: Drawn to Paint,” 6…
The award-winning documentary “Alive Inside” will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday at Sunflower Theatre in Cortez.Courtesy photo The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., will exhibit handcrafted black-and-white darkroom…
Live electronic band SAVOY is coming to Animas City Theater with special guest Decadon Tuesday.Courtesy Animas City Theater SAVOY, now based in Brooklyn, is known for its rock- and dance-influenced…
Simulcasts open Saturday with tragedy ‘Trovatore’
Juan Symphony opens 30th season auditioning first of three guest conductors to fill music director slot
Lewis stages accomplished alum’s smart, witty comedy
Matt Damon stars in the film, “The Martian,” which features a pivotal dust storm shot in-camera using a mix of vermiculite and black paper to double for Mars detritus.Aidan Monaghan/20th…
Trevor Noah appears on the set of his new show, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” in New York. Noah took over for Jon Stewart on Monday.Associated Press Jon Stewart…
Singer Ryan Adams released an album covering Taylor Swift’s entire “1989” album. Swift released the original album last October.Dan Hallman/Invision The record, highly anticipated by Swift and her legions of…
The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will present the William Matthews exhibit “Our West Now” showing Friday through Oct. 24, with an opening reception from 5 to 7…
Parade of Homes, opens 3 p.m., various Durango area homes; “Homes Under the Stars” event, 5-9 p.m., 2167 Deer Valley Road, durangopoh.com. Opening reception: “The Up and Down of It”…
Durango author’s compelling novel is full of familiar places
Theatre group takes on the tensions of technology with ‘Cell Phone’ at VFW Hall
Durango for annual festival, author Perrotta is adored by literary circles and Hollywood alike
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Unbranded On an epic 3,000-mile journey through the most pristine backcountry of the American West, four friends rode horseback across an almost contiguous stretch…
Kirk James Blues Band, 4 p.m., Hideaway Grill, 18044 County Road 501, Vallecito Lake, 884-2964. Kevin Red Star, one-man show opening at Colorfest Gallery Walk, 5-9 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery,…
Creating and owning art is more than just a “goods and services” transaction, although arts and culture accounted for $700 billion in the U.S. gross domestic product in 2012. Art…
Virginia-based alt-country indie rock band Carbon Leaf performs at 8 p.m. Thursday at The Henry Strater Theatre.Kevin J Langan/Bullhorn Publicity With 23 years together and 12 studio albums, the polish,…
Sorrel Sky Gallery 828 Main Ave. Native American painter Kevin Red Star, who will be at the gallery during the walk, will show new paintings, using vibrant colors and expressionistic,…
The festival newby Allison Leigh Smith Oil painter Her background: The Autumn Arts Festival is the first time Smith will take part in any outdoor festival. Prior to working as…
Director Scott Cooper does an admirable job of de-valorizing the kinds of characters that Martin Scorsese has made a career of colorfully mythologizing. But therein lies the rub: As a…
As its sequel “The Scorch Trials” begins, they are being held in another, seemingly impenetrable detention facility, under the supervision of a man (Aidan Gillen) who tells them that they’re…
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Wednesday only) Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at…
Sandra Bullock, left, and George Clooney attend a premiere for “Our Brand is Crisis” at the Toronto International Film Festival. Bullock and Clooney revealed this weekend that they played integral…
Ken Burns’ documentaries have been said to have the ability to soothe viewers into a state of receptivity of tough ideas about race and individuality in America.Richard Shotwell/Invision “This morning…
Stephen Colbert, right, talks with Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush during the premiere episode of “The Late Show.”Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS However, we can certainly rank one very crucial element of…
