Arts & Entertainment

Lockout looms as Met contracts set to expire
Performing Arts

Lockout looms as Met contracts set to expire

July 25, 2014

Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb vowed this week to lock out union members — cutting off pay and health insurance — unless they settle before contracts expire July 31.Associated…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

July 24, 2014

Durango filmmaker Gregor Wallace will be holding auditions for a short film Saturday at Durango Joe’s, 732 E. College Drive. The film, “Social Interrogation,” is a commentary on social media.…

‘Under the Dome’ cast teases possible escape
Arts and Entertainment

‘Under the Dome’ cast teases possible escape

July 24, 2014

At a Comic-Con panel Thursday, “Under the Dome” star Mike Vogel teased the possibility of some of the characters leaving the impenetrable dome that encompasses the town of Chester’s Mill,…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

July 24, 2014

top picks of things to do this weekend in Durango

Movies playing in Durango July 25-31
Film

Movies playing in Durango July 25-31

July 24, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) DamNation This film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the…

In the Henhouse
Music

In the Henhouse

July 24, 2014

Fresh off of a music education tour in Africa, Chicago bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers will bring its fast-picking mix of traditional numbers and original string tunes to the Animas City…

A&E Happenings July 25-31
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings July 25-31

July 24, 2014

Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Cafe at DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino Del Rio, 259-6580. Roger Deale art demonstration and reception, 5-8 p.m., Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N.…

Clapton says thank you to Cale with ‘The Breeze’
Music

Clapton says thank you to Cale with ‘The Breeze’

July 24, 2014

Late singer-songwriter J.J. Cale plays at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004 in Texas. Clapton released a 16-track thesis study in Cale’s career this week.Associated Press Photo/Tony Gutierrez…

Book Buzz: Dueling ‘Mockingbirds’ duke it out on list
Books

Book Buzz: Dueling ‘Mockingbirds’ duke it out on list

July 24, 2014

Last week famously reclusive author Harper Lee, 88, made headlines disavowing;http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/07/15/harper-lee-dispute-the-mockingbird-next-door/12671487/ Marja Mills’ new biography, The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee. Mills’ book lands at No. 35 on…

More works found at German collector’s apartment
Visual Arts

More works found at German collector’s apartment

July 24, 2014

A cameraman films the Munich apartment of the late collector Cornelius Gurlitt, where authorities discovered more than 1,000 pieces by artists including Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse following Gurlitt’s death.Associated…

Review: ‘Lucy’
Film

Review: ‘Lucy’

July 24, 2014

Scarlett Johansson stars in “Lucy.”Universal Pictures via Associated Press Well, wow. It would be sort of like … nothing new. Because, it turns out, in real life, humans pretty much…

Review: ‘And So It Goes’
Film

Review: ‘And So It Goes’

July 24, 2014

Hold on. I’m mentally flipping through each scene. Let me rephrase that: Absolutely nothing unexpected happens in “And So It Goes.” When we meet each of the main characters and…

Durango filmmaker holding auditions Saturday
Film

Durango filmmaker holding auditions Saturday

July 23, 2014

Wallace’s film, “Social Interrogation,” is described as a commentary on social media. The casting calls for six male actors — three adults in their 30s-40s and three teenagers. Auditions will…

La Roux returns with sexy, sassy second LP
Arts and Entertainment

La Roux returns with sexy, sassy second LP

July 23, 2014

Five years after La Roux’s widely acclaimed debut, Elly Jackson returns with “Trouble in Paradise.”Associated Press photo/Interscope/Cherrytree Coming off an artistic hiatus after a widely acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning debut, La…

Thomas Berger, ‘Little Big Man’ author, dead at 89
Arts and Entertainment

Thomas Berger, ‘Little Big Man’ author, dead at 89

July 22, 2014

Berger’s literary agent, Cristina Concepcion, said Monday that he died in Nyack Hospital on July 13, just days before his 90th birthday. He had been in failing health, Concepcion said.…

Kitten’s debut album is synth heaven
Music

Kitten’s debut album is synth heaven

July 22, 2014

Kitten’s self-titled debut is filled with synth anthems and pop jams.Associated Press photo/Elektra Records The debut album from rising band Kitten will have you purring. The Los Angeles-based group’s self-titled…

Storytime on the mountain
Arts and Entertainment

Storytime on the mountain

July 21, 2014

From the playful filigree of Mozart’s Overture to “Cosi fan tutte,” to the chordal decathlon that tragically concludes Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” the Festival Orchestra demonstrated its prowess and range once…

A&E Happenings July 22-24
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings July 22-24

July 21, 2014

“The Long Road,” taken by Bayfield photographer Angie Wingerd of Ignited Imagery, is part of an exhibit of her photos on display at The Soup Palette, 555 Rivergate Lane, Suite…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

July 21, 2014

Family Festivo, Music in the Mountains’ free community music event, will return to Rotary Park today. The concert, which also includes free lunch, will take place at 11 a.m. today…

‘Weird Al’ on his weirdly successful week in music
Music

‘Weird Al’ on his weirdly successful week in music

July 21, 2014

“Weird Al” Yankovic’s new album, “Mandatory Fun,” debuted at No. 1 this with more than 80,000 units sold.Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/Associated Press Such was the case for artists like Pharrell…

Burke fashions epic story in Wayfaring Stranger
Books

Burke fashions epic story in Wayfaring Stranger

July 21, 2014

James Lee Burke’s epic novel Wayfaring Stranger is thick with tension throughout.Associated Press photo/Simon & Schuster Author James Lee Burke is a descendant of tough Texas lawmen. In fact, his…

Family-friendly classical music, for free
Arts and Entertainment

Family-friendly classical music, for free

July 18, 2014

Suanna Gustavson, 12, as Peter, leads the captured wolf, Aulden Hahn, 10, through the crowd as hunters, Nizhoni Benally, 7, left, Stanton Gustavson, 8, and Cyrus Holt, 7, follow behind…

Trent Reznor contemplates the future, the road
Music

Trent Reznor contemplates the future, the road

July 18, 2014

Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails embark on a North America tour co-headlining with Soundgarden on Saturday.Associated Press photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails are preparing for a North…

Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at 89
Performing Arts

Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at 89

July 18, 2014

Elaine Stritch, an inimitable performer on stage and the big screen, died Thursday at her home in Birmingham, Michigan. She was 89.AP Photo/The O+M Company, Walter McBride, File A spokesman…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

July 17, 2014

top picks of things to do in Durango this weekend