Arts & Entertainment

Peggy Olsen talks life after ‘Mad Men’
Arts and Entertainment

Peggy Olsen talks life after ‘Mad Men’

August 21, 2014

On Friday, Moss and Mark Duplass’ Sundance hit, “The One I Love,” arrives in theaters, just a month after the actress said goodbye on the set of “Mad Men.” Buzz…

U.S. court grants new appeal hearing for Buju Banton
Music

U.S. court grants new appeal hearing for Buju Banton

August 20, 2014

The Grammy-winning singer is serving a 10-year sentence for convictions on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges stemming from a 2009 arrest that followed a sting operation. He was convicted in…

‘Simpsons’ 552-episode library coming to the Web
Arts and Entertainment

‘Simpsons’ 552-episode library coming to the Web

August 20, 2014

That’s the first-time claim cable’s upstart FXX network is making about the animated classic. As Bart & Co. approach their 25th anniversary in December, it will make its cable-TV debut…

Review: An insightful look at digital-age clutter
Books

Review: An insightful look at digital-age clutter

August 19, 2014

Michael Harris’ new book, “The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection,” is a fascinating examination of the myriad distractions that inhabit modern society.Associated…

Longtime ‘SNL’ announcer Don Pardo dies at 96
Arts and Entertainment

Longtime ‘SNL’ announcer Don Pardo dies at 96

August 19, 2014

Longtime television announcer Don Pardo, seen here in 1982, died Monday in Arizona at the age of 96.Associated Press Photo/NBC, Al Levine Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer…

Smithsonian adds LGBT history to museum collection
Visual Arts

Smithsonian adds LGBT history to museum collection

August 19, 2014

Production scripts and press materials from NBC’s “Will & Grace” program are some of the pieces of history of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community that are being added…

Artists cover landmark Johnny Cash album
Music

Artists cover landmark Johnny Cash album

August 18, 2014

Artists like Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris are featured on the new album “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited.”Associated Press Photo/Sony Masterworks Throughout his career, Johnny…

Wilder memoir to give gritty view of prairie life
Arts and Entertainment

Wilder memoir to give gritty view of prairie life

August 18, 2014

An employee at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum in Mansfield, Mo., prepares to handle Wilder’s original manuscript of Pioneer Girl. The original version, written likely in the…

Haunts & home
Visual Arts

Haunts & home

August 17, 2014

Jain’s new art exhibit opens Friday

Keeping classic country alive
Arts and Entertainment

Keeping classic country alive

August 17, 2014

Classic country legend Pat Corn will perform an evening of songs, stories and stellar guitar work during a KDUR Fundraiser Concert at 7:30 p.m. today. The concert, which will also…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

August 17, 2014

The Respectful Revolution Project, which documents positive actions throughout the U.S. with short video portraits, will return to Durango this week. A selection of project portraits will be displayed at…

Daniel Radcliffe finds interest in actors ‘weird’
Music

Daniel Radcliffe finds interest in actors ‘weird’

August 15, 2014

British actor Daniel Radcliffe stars in “What If,” which opens Wednesday in the UK.Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/Associated Press While promoting his first romantic comedy – “What If,” directed by Michael…

Actor Michael Cera releases album he calls ‘honest’
Music

Actor Michael Cera releases album he calls ‘honest’

August 15, 2014

Actor-singer Michael Cera released an 18-song indie folk album “true that,” on his Bandcamp website last week.Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/Associated Press “I would record a lot of the songs in…

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 15-21
Film

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 15-21

August 14, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Words and Pictures A witty romantic drama, “Words and Pictures” stars Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen working together on-screen for the first time. Prep…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

August 14, 2014

top picks for things to do this weekend in Durango

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

August 14, 2014

The Durango Arts Center recently announced the 10 recipients of its inaugural Microgrant program, which aims to support local artists’ with small grants. Winners of $250 grants are Dan Groth,…

Review: ‘Let’s Be Cops’
Film

Review: ‘Let’s Be Cops’

August 14, 2014

In case you didn’t deduce it from the title, the film concerns two stumblebums who decide to impersonate policemen for kicks. They are 30-year-olds Ryan (Johnson), a former college athlete…

Review: The Expendables 3
Film

Review: The Expendables 3

August 14, 2014

Despite some ruthless new tactics, there’s no saving “The Expendables 3,” the overpopulated third outing of Sylvester Stallone’s all-star action ensemble. Perhaps recognizing its own mortality, “Expendables 3” goes for…

Review: ‘The Giver’
Film

Review: ‘The Giver’

August 14, 2014

Brenton Thwaites, left, and Odeya Rush in a scene from “The Giver.”Associated Press photo/ The Weinstein Company, David Bloomer Lois Lowry’s 1993 Newbery Medal-winning source novel has been substantially altered…

A prince and a player
Performing Arts

A prince and a player

August 14, 2014

There are only two more chances to catch The Durango Arts Center’s colorful and unconventional summer musical, “Pippin.” The play, which features Kenneth Breece (pictured) as the Leading Player and…