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A&E Happenings April 18-24
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings April 18-24

April 17, 2014

Nashville indie folk-rock duo Karisa and Cie Hoover will play their self-titled “craft-brewed compositions” at 5 p.m. Thursday at Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St. No cover charge.Courtesy of You…

Arts Brief
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Brief

April 17, 2014

Studio & is offering its second season of CSArt program for this year. CSArt is modeled after the nationally popular Community Supported Agriculture program that invites participants to invest in…

Movies Playing in Durango April 18-24
Film

Movies Playing in Durango April 18-24

April 17, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Ernest & Celestine Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in winding tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate, dies
Books

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate, dies

April 17, 2014

Film director Roman Polanski, left, and Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez speak during the closing ceremony of the Cuban International Film Festival in 2002 in Havana, Cuba. Marquez died…

Review: ‘Bears’
Film

Review: ‘Bears’

April 17, 2014

An adult bear named Sky and a cub named Scout appear in a scene from “Bears.”Disney via Associated Press Save for some particularly playful narration provided by John C. Reilly,…

Review: ‘Heaven is for Real’
Film

Review: ‘Heaven is for Real’

April 17, 2014

Greg Kinnear, left, and Connor Corum appear in a scene from “Heaven Is For Real.”Sony Pictures via Associated Press The film, based on the best-selling book, is infused with humor.…

Review: ‘Transcendence’
Film

Review: ‘Transcendence’

April 17, 2014

TMorgan Freeman, from left, Cillian Murphy, and Rebecca Hall appear in a scene from “Transcendence.”Warner Bros. Pictures via Associated Press First, we had Scarlett Johansson as a human-like operating system.…

Discovery sets date for live Mount Everest jump
Arts and Entertainment

Discovery sets date for live Mount Everest jump

April 14, 2014

Discovery Channel announced Monday that Everest Jump Live will be broadcast on May 11, at 8 p.m., weather permitting. The two-hour event will chronicle climber Joby Ogwyn’s journey to the…

A&E Happenings April 15-17
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings April 15-17

April 14, 2014

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Zen and the Magic of Photography, with Robert Bridges, 5:30-7 p.m., Open Shutter Gallery, 382-8355, www.openshuttergallery.com. Cribbage, open play/all…

The superstardom of Scarlett
Arts and Entertainment

The superstardom of Scarlett

April 10, 2014

Scarlett Johansson plays in a scene from “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”Associated Press Within this year alone, she has two action-packed blockbusters, an arthouse sci-fi film and a slapstick comedy…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

April 10, 2014

Durango Friends of the Arts seeks artists for the 3rd Annual Artists Market to be held June 21 at Santa Rita Park. Categories include painting, sculpture, metal, photography, collage, jewelry,…

CNN releases new primetime lineup with Rowe, Ling
Arts and Entertainment

CNN releases new primetime lineup with Rowe, Ling

April 10, 2014

Several industry veterans – Mike Rowe, John Walsh and Lisa Ling – will join the network starting late summer. And two of the current personalities that helped pave the way…

Durango Bluegrass Meltdown Schedules
Arts and Entertainment

Durango Bluegrass Meltdown Schedules

April 10, 2014

Henry Strater Theatre Today 7 p.m.: The Earl Brothers 8 p.m.: Jeff Scroggins and Colorado 9 p.m.: Blue Highway Saturday 10 a.m.: Sugar Creek 11 a.m.: Clods Noon: Stray Grass…

A&E Happenings April 11-17
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings April 11-17

April 10, 2014

Bluegrass Meltdown, various arists and venues, through Sunday. Jonathan Blair, photography, reception 5-8 p.m., exhibit through June 4, Open Shutter Gallery, 382-8355, www.openshuttergallery.com. Sugar Creek, bluegrass, 4-6 p.m., Rochester Secret…

Review: ‘Oculus’
Film

Review: ‘Oculus’

April 10, 2014

It takes a high level of confidence, maybe even audacity, to set out to make yet another haunted-mirror movie, but thanks to the wonderfully twisted style of director Mike Flanagan…

Review: ‘Rio 2’
Film

Review: ‘Rio 2’

April 10, 2014

The sequel opens with a vibrant New Year’s Eve bash, as partying in the music-filled streets of Rio de Janeiro is punctuated by fireworks bursting above the Christ the Redeemer…

Review: ‘Ernest & Celestine’ a delicate delight
Film

Review: ‘Ernest & Celestine’ a delicate delight

April 10, 2014

The Oscar-nominated animated French-Belgian film is a simply rendered tale about a friendship between a mouse and a bear, painted with watercolor backgrounds and hand-sketched characters. In a movie landscape…

Review: ‘Draft Day’
Film

Review: ‘Draft Day’

April 10, 2014

When I first heard about a TV show in which secondary celebrities would team up with professional instructors for a dancing competition, I thought that show would last about as…

Now Playing
Film

Now Playing

April 10, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Ernest & Celestine Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in winding tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who…

Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman
Arts and Entertainment

Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman

April 10, 2014

Colbertdu1-i-syn Colbert, 49, has been hosting “The Colbert Report” at 11:30 p.m. ET since 2005, in character as a fictional conservative talk-show host. The character will retire with “The Colbert…

Erratic B.B. King performance makes fans blue
Music

Erratic B.B. King performance makes fans blue

April 7, 2014

B.B King performs at the Peabody Opera House on Friday in St. Louis, Mo. Some St. Louis music fans are singing the blues after an erratic weekend performance by 88-year-old…

Peaches Geldof dies unexpectedly at age 25
Arts and Entertainment

Peaches Geldof dies unexpectedly at age 25

April 7, 2014

Bob Geldof, with his daughters Pixie, left, and Peaches appeared at the NME Awards 2006 in London. Peaches Geldof, the model and television presenter who was concert organizer Bob Geldof’s…

The Web’s grumpiest cat has hit her terrible twos
Arts and Entertainment

The Web’s grumpiest cat has hit her terrible twos

April 7, 2014

Grumpy Catdu1-i-syn The top dog in Internet cat stardom, known for her downward smile and bugged-out baby blues, spent her birthday Friday touring New York City with an entourage worthy…

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to tour North America
Performing Arts

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to tour North America

April 7, 2014

Singer Michelle Williams participates in the “Jesus Christ Superstar” arena spectacular press conference and press performance to announce a North American arena tour in New York.EVAN AGOSTINI/Associated Press The musical…