Arts & Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

Rocky Horror Show: Are you a ‘virgin’?

Brenda Macon Fun fact: The Rocky Horror Show is the record holder for the longest theatrical release in history –…

October 26, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Chamber Singers present new American music

Program will be held Sunday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

October 25, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Richard Roundtree, who brought ‘Shaft’ to the big screen, dies at 81

Richard Roundtree attends the premiere of “Shaft” on June 10, 2019, in New York. Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who…

October 25, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Can the arts help you live forever?

Brenda Macon If you were lucky enough to have a television in the 1980s, and you’ve been taking your ginkgo,…

October 19, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Durango’s 20MOONS dance theater opens season

'Dances in Real Time’ a fundraiser

October 19, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83

Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in…

October 19, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Playwrights explore romance and its rituals

Durango Arts Center hosts its 13th annual 10-Minute Play Festival

October 18, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

10 Minute Playfest moves Durango to laughter and tears for 13 years

Brenda Macon “We all play many parts,” or so said a smart guy named Shakespeare. Certainly, this is the case…

October 12, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Education Foundation hosts a fundraiser of the paranormal kind

out some of downtown’s most haunted sites during Spirits with Spectres

October 12, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Tempest Furioso: Merely Players opens with Shakespeare

Performances of ‘The Tempest’ run through Oct. 15

October 11, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Salman Rushdie releasing memoir about 2022 attack

Author Salman Rushdie attends the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala on May 18 in New York. (Frank Franklin II/Associated Press…

October 11, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Horror icon John Carpenter on being a college dropout, ‘Barbie’ and telling true scary stories

Director John Carpenter chats in his office Oct. 3 in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Associated Press)Chris Pizzello LOS ANGELES – While…

October 11, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Durango High School graduate can be seen in new film ‘The Post’

will open Oct. 20 at the Gaslight Theatre

October 5, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Dog art saves pets

Brenda Macon “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” – Josh…

October 5, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Bach’s guitar man: Recital series begins 16th season

Unitarian Universalist events begin Friday

October 4, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Art education impacts quality of life

Brenda Macon For many Durango kids, happy childhood memories have their roots at the Durango Arts Center. If you’re not…

October 3, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Helping keep mining history alive

Christopher George to talk about his new book

October 3, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Fort Lewis College opens ‘Eurydice’

Production is a twist on an ancient tale

September 28, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

San Juan Symphony launches 38th season

Dedicates opener to memory of Walter Dear

September 27, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Sabato De Sarno makes highly anticipated debut at Gucci under the gaze of Hollywood stars

Models wear creations as part of the Gucci women’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection presented in Milan on Friday. (Luca Bruno/Associated Press)Luca…

September 23, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s published for the first time

Author Truman Capote talks in his apartment on July, 23, 1980. Capote’s unfinished work “Another Day In Paradise,” was published…

September 22, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Time to cowboy up!

Durango Cowboy Gathering takes over Durango next week

September 21, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Durango High School Troupe 1096 opens patron drive

Student actors preparing to kick off new theater season

September 21, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

In defense of the dark arts: A unique upcoming exhibit

Brenda Macon “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” – Bansky For some, sweater weather means hot cocoa,…

September 21, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

The Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime ‘Stop Making Sense’

From left, Jerry Harrison, David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, of the band Talking Heads promote the film “Stop…

September 20, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Actor Bijou Phillips files for divorce from Danny Masterson after rape convictions

Danny Masterson, right, and his wife, Bijou Phillips, arrive for closing arguments in his second rape trial May 16 in…

September 19, 2023

Local News

Durango seeking applicants for first-ever city Poet Laureate program

Positions to bring poetry to ‘forefront of community's consciousness’

September 19, 2023

Local News

29th annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival highlights creative talent

Variety of art mediums on display on East Second Avenue Saturday; Durango Art Week continues through Sept. 24

September 16, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Animas Museum hosts Saturday encampment

Buffalo Soldiers return for weekend activities

September 14, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Fall Gallery Walk takes over downtown Durango

event kicks off week of celebrating art

September 14, 2023