Arts & Entertainment

A&E Happenings May 16-22
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings May 16-22

May 15, 2014

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. TOP Jewels exhibit, opening reception, 5-7 p.m., Barbara Conrad Gallery at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606, www.durangoarts.org.…

Now playing in Durango May 16-22
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Now playing in Durango May 16-22

May 15, 2014

This image released by Disney shows Madhur Mittal in a scene from "Million Dollar Arm." (AP Photo/Disney, Ron Phillips)du1-i-syn (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Walking with the Enemy Set…

Review: Godzilla
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Review: Godzilla

May 15, 2014

Godzilla opens in Durango on May 16.Warner Bros. via Associated Press Well, the latest iteration of the 60-year-old franchise is in capable hands. Edwards’ “Godzilla” is a pleasingly paced 3-D…

Review: Walking with the Enemy
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Review: Walking with the Enemy

May 15, 2014

Few movies have included so many scenes of a beloved character dying in the arms of a loved one or friend or colleague who’s doing some pretty serious overacting. No…

Review: Million Dollar Arm
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Review: Million Dollar Arm

May 15, 2014

Madhur Mittal appears in a scene from “Million Dollar Arm.”Ron Phillips/Disney via Associated Press And so it is with the Disney film “Million Dollar Arm,” which makes a direct, uncomplicated,…

Work in progress
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Work in progress

May 12, 2014

Broadway sees gains for black audiences, actors

Mix of celebrity and art set to mingle at Cannes
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Mix of celebrity and art set to mingle at Cannes

May 12, 2014

The 67th annual Cannes Film Festival, in southern France, starts Wednesday and runs to May 25th.ALASTAIR GRANT/Associated Press The obstacles in Cannes are a little different: beige-suited guards who dismiss…

A&E Happenings May 13-15
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A&E Happenings May 13-15

May 12, 2014

“Two Fishes in Chile – Lisa Pedolsky,” artist-in-residence, and Waldemar Winkler, traveler, 5:30-7 p.m., Open Shutter Gallery, 382-8355, www.openshuttergallery.com. Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard…

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

May 8, 2014

TOPS Jewelry National Jewelry Design Exhibition will be in display at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. May…

Review: Rogen, Efron wage comic war in ‘Neighbors’
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Review: Rogen, Efron wage comic war in ‘Neighbors’

May 8, 2014

“Neighbors,” starring (and produced by) Seth Rogen and directed by Nicholas Stoller, proudly straddles these two genres and boldly tosses in a third: The “We’ve-just-become-parents, now-what?” movie. You know these:…

Review: The Railway Man
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Review: The Railway Man

May 8, 2014

My standard response is I’d much rather go through an admittedly tough viewing experience with a “Schindler’s List” or a “12 Years a Slave” than sit through another mindless comedy…

Movies playing in Durango May 9-15
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Movies playing in Durango May 9-15

May 8, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Breathe In Soulful and musical British exchange student Sophie Williams comes to New York in search of inspiration. On the surface, Sophie’s host family…

A&E Happenings May 9-15
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A&E Happenings May 9-15

May 8, 2014

Spring Gallery Walk, 5-9 p.m., 10 participating galleries. Pete Giuliani, 5-8 p.m., Earthen Vessel Gallery, 115 W. Ninth St., 247-1281. Durango Dance 2014 Spring Performance, 6:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall…

Review: Musical Extravaganza showcases area students
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Review: Musical Extravaganza showcases area students

May 8, 2014

More than 300 of them displayed what they have learned Wednesday evening at the second annual School Music Extravaganza, a collaboration between Music in the Mountains, the Fort Lewis College…

The Weekender
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The Weekender

May 8, 2014

top pick of what to do in Durango this weekend

A&E Happenings May 6-8
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A&E Happenings May 6-8

May 5, 2014

Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com. Open mic night, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018. Wednesday Singles Trivia, 6:30 p.m., $10, Carver Brewing…

First lady inaugurates MET costume center
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First lady inaugurates MET costume center

May 5, 2014

A 1953 clover leaf ball gown is featured in the inaugural exhibition “Charles James: Beyond Fashion,” at the new Anna Wintour Costume Center of the Metropolitan Museum in New York.…

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

May 5, 2014

Pine River Valley Bank is looking for artists and photographers to display their framed artwork in its Bayfield branch’s lobby, 301 N. Commerce Drive. Featured artwork is scheduled in advance…

Abu Dhabi shows off its treasures in Paris
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Abu Dhabi shows off its treasures in Paris

May 5, 2014

The Louvre Abu Dhabi will open its doors in December 2015 in the Arab federation – and organizers hope it will put the country with flashy hotels, arid deserts and…

The Weekender
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The Weekender

May 1, 2014

top picks of what to do in Durango this weekend

Ready to go to the movies?
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Ready to go to the movies?

May 1, 2014

John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Vincent Piazza and Michael Lomenda perform as the Four Seasons in a scene from “Jersey Boys,” directed by Clint Eastwood.Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros. Pictures, Associated Press…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

May 1, 2014

Music in the Mountains and 3rd Avenue Arts are accepting applications for two chamber music programs for youths to college-age students: 3rd Avenue Arts’ Durango Chamber Music Academy is for…