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A&E Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Calendar

May 1, 2014

Firkin Friday, Wild Cherry beer tapping, 3 p.m., Steamworks Brewing Co., 801 East Second Ave., 259-9200. Harold Seibel exhibit, opening reception, 5-8 p.m., Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center, 755 Goddard…

Movies playing in Durango May 2-8
Film

Movies playing in Durango May 2-8

May 1, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Lunch Box Middle class housewife Ila is trying once again to add some spice to her marriage, this time through her cooking. She…

Review: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
Film

Review: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’

May 1, 2014

Jamie Foxx, left, and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man play in a scene from in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.”Sony Pictures via Associated Press “Shh, not now. Later!” I hissed. Because, though…

‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ actor Hoskins dies at 71
Arts and Entertainment

‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ actor Hoskins dies at 71

April 30, 2014

Hoskinsdu1-i-syn Short and bald, with a face he once compared to “a squashed cabbage,” Hoskins was a remarkably versatile performer. As a London gangster in “The Long Good Friday,” he…

‘A Gentleman’s Guide’ leads Tony nominations
Arts and Entertainment

‘A Gentleman’s Guide’ leads Tony nominations

April 29, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris performs a scene from “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” at the Belasco Theatre in New York. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” a cult off-Broadway hit, won eight…

A&E Happenings for April 29-May 1
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for April 29-May 1

April 28, 2014

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. Black Velvet, 6-10 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440. Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing…

All-too human
Arts and Entertainment

All-too human

April 28, 2014

Durango High School does winning production of ‘Almost, Maine’

George Clooney engaged? What?!
Arts and Entertainment

George Clooney engaged? What?!

April 28, 2014

There’s no official confirmation that George Clooney and international lawyer Amal Alamuddin are engaged, but the reports that surfaced over the weekend have prompted all sorts of reaction, as you…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

April 24, 2014

The Curation staff at the Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center will provide weekly “Behind-the-Scenes” tours of its curation and collections management facility at 2 p.m Thursdays from May…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

April 24, 2014

top picks of what to do in Durango this weekend

Discovery switch: Will air Everest avalanche doc
Arts and Entertainment

Discovery switch: Will air Everest avalanche doc

April 24, 2014

In May 2013, climbers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalayas. Discovery TV will make a documentary about the avalanche…

A&E Happenings April 25-May 1
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings April 25-May 1

April 24, 2014

Torment over the Canyon: Lightning strikes the rim of the Grand Canyon near the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River, by Adam Schallau. Substratum Gallery will…

Review: Walker memorable in gritty ‘Brick Mansions’
Film

Review: Walker memorable in gritty ‘Brick Mansions’

April 24, 2014

Paul Walker in a scene from “Brick Mansions.”Relativity Media via Associated Press In the urban ghetto of Detroit, which has been surrounded by a containment wall, narcotics officer Damien (Walker)…

Review: ‘Quiet Ones’
Film

Review: ‘Quiet Ones’

April 24, 2014

Sam Claflin, left, and Jared Harris in a scene from “The Quiet Ones.”Lionsgate via Associated Press The sophomore feature of Washington-born screenwriter-turned-director John Pogue, “The Quiet Ones” boasts the usual…

Review: The Other Woman
Film

Review: The Other Woman

April 24, 2014

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, left, and Cameron Diaz in a scene from “The Other Woman.”20th Century Fox via Associated Press It’s only mid-April, but I’m making an early reservation for “The Other…

Movies playing in Durango April 25-May 1
Film

Movies playing in Durango April 25-May 1

April 24, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Tim’s Vermeer Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, (Video Toaster, LightWave, TriCaster) attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How…

Pagosa author blends raptors, shamanism
Books

Pagosa author blends raptors, shamanism

April 21, 2014

Gracious Wild, 272 pages, Turning Stone Press, $21.95, paperback.Turning Stone Press For readers unfamiliar with shamanism, Couch uses her introduction to offer several explanations of this centuries-old practice. There are…

With Così, the MET stages a frothy spoof
Performing Arts

With Così, the MET stages a frothy spoof

April 21, 2014

Rodion Pogossov plays Guglielmo, Danielle de Niese plays Despina, and Matthew Polenzani plays Ferrando in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.”Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera Composed in 1789 and first performed in Vienna on…

Saying goodbye
Visual Arts

Saying goodbye

April 21, 2014

Lewis College senior art exhibit spills over into two spaces

A&E Happenings April 22-24
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings April 22-24

April 21, 2014

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com. FLC Music Department Choir Concert, “Peeled…

Hip-hop musicians are climbing up Vine
Music

Hip-hop musicians are climbing up Vine

April 17, 2014

Sage the Gemini performs on stage during Power 106’s Cali Christmas at Honda Center in December in Anaheim, Calif.Paul Hebert/Invision via Associated Press The mobile video app Vine and its…