Arts & Entertainment

How Pasquale Rotella went from raver to EDM king
Music

How Pasquale Rotella went from raver to EDM king

June 19, 2014

This weekend, Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) takes over Sin City, with 400,000 EDM fans painting the town neon. More than 200 acts, ranging from veterans Kaskade and Tiesto to rising…

Carnegie Hall concert honors black history
Performing Arts

Carnegie Hall concert honors black history

June 19, 2014

Singer and “The Phantom of the Opera” star Norm Lewis, center, is flanked by producer and musical supervisor Chapman Roberts, left, and producer David Greer. All three are getting ready…

Bjork the subject of Museum of Modern Art exhibit
Visual Arts

Bjork the subject of Museum of Modern Art exhibit

June 18, 2014

Musician Bjork holds her award at the 16th Annual Webby Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in 2012. Bjork will be getting her own multimedia retrospective at the…

Jane Lynch pulls off her tracksuit to go cabaret
Arts and Entertainment

Jane Lynch pulls off her tracksuit to go cabaret

June 18, 2014

Actress Jane Lynch makes her nightclub debut Wednesday with a four-night stand in front of a three-piece band at 54 Below, a New York club in the cellar of what…

Exclusive: Picasso painting reveals hidden man
Visual Arts

Exclusive: Picasso painting reveals hidden man

June 17, 2014

Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath Pablo Picasso’s “The Blue Room.” Advances in infrared imagery reveal a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand,…

Mr. Mercedes is classic Stephen King novel
Books

Mr. Mercedes is classic Stephen King novel

June 17, 2014

Mr. Mercedes is being billed as Stephen King’s first true detective novel.Associated Press photo/Scribner “Mr. Mercedes” is classic Stephen King. Creepy, yet realistic characters that get under your skin and…

A&E Happenings June 17-19
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings June 17-19

June 16, 2014

Terry Hartzel, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Informal Tango practice, 6-9 p.m., The Gazebo at Rotary Park, tangodurango.com. Greg Ryder, live music, 6 p.m. Pura Vida…

Arts briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts briefs

June 16, 2014

Studio & is seeking models for a new drawing series, Summer Sketchuality. The event will host live models for sketching at the Lost Dog Bar & Grill from 6 to…

One local’s eye
Visual Arts

One local’s eye

June 16, 2014

country, waterfalls and two-wheel travel in Argentina come to life in photo exhibit

Debut novel by Lisa Howorth is a Southern mosaic
Books

Debut novel by Lisa Howorth is a Southern mosaic

June 16, 2014

“Flying Shoes,” is the debut novel Lisa Howorth, a well-known literary figure in the south. (AP Photo/Bloomsbury)du1-i-syn There are many good reasons to read and enjoy “Flying Shoes.” For one,…

A pretty chill Bonnaroo
Music

A pretty chill Bonnaroo

June 16, 2014

Traveling man: Dierks Bentley’s Sunday began in Columbus, Ohio, where the country singer played Saturday. Before he appeared on Ed Helms’ Bluegrass SuperJam Sunday evening, his bus drove him to…

Checker to Rock Hall: Induct me or ‘drop dead’
Music

Checker to Rock Hall: Induct me or ‘drop dead’

June 13, 2014

Chubby Checker performs at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards on Thursday in New York.Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/Associated Press Checker says he doesn’t want to be inducted when he’s 85…

Ruby Dee’s legacy of activism, acting mourned
Performing Arts

Ruby Dee’s legacy of activism, acting mourned

June 13, 2014

Actress Ruby Dee arrives for the Apollo Theater’s annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York in this 2008 photo. Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

June 12, 2014

Fans of old West literature and film will converge in Durango next week to celebrate the eminent Western author Zane Grey. The Zane Grey’s West Society 32nd annual convention will…

Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

Weekender

June 12, 2014

top picks of things to do in Durango this weekend

Lovely visuals, smart writing in ‘Dragon’
Film

Lovely visuals, smart writing in ‘Dragon’

June 12, 2014

This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows the character Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, in a scene from “How To Train Your Dragon 2.”DreamWorks Animation, Associated Press It’s even trickier…

Inspired comic chemistry in ‘22 Jump Street’
Film

Inspired comic chemistry in ‘22 Jump Street’

June 12, 2014

He’s talking about their next assignment, but of course, it’s an inside joke – with the audience. “22 Jump Street,” starring the inspired comic duo of Jonah Hill and Channing…

Movies playing in Durango June 13-19
Film

Movies playing in Durango June 13-19

June 12, 2014

This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows the character Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, in a scene from “How To Train Your Dragon 2.”DreamWorks Animation/Associated Press (128 E. College Drive,…

A&E Happenings June 13-19
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings June 13-19

June 12, 2014

TOPS Jewels Artist Reception, 5-7 p.m., There’s No Place Like Home, 822 Main Ave., 385-7300. Jack Ellis acoustic blues, 5-8 p.m., Serious Texas Bar-B-Q, 3535 Main Ave., 247-2240. Jeff Solon…