Arts & Entertainment

New Hemingway artifacts from Cuba at JFK Library
Arts and Entertainment

New Hemingway artifacts from Cuba at JFK Library

February 12, 2014

The 2,500 digitally scanned materials were housed at Hemingway’s former Cuban estate, called the Finca Vigía, where he lived for 21 years. He died in 1961. This material reflects Hemingway’s…

Hugh Jackman will host the Tony Awards again
Performing Arts

Hugh Jackman will host the Tony Awards again

February 12, 2014

Producers of the annual telecast celebrating the best of Broadway said Tuesday that Jackman will once again take up hosting duties for the next awards on June 8 at Radio…

Shirley Temple, iconic child star, dies at 85
Film

Shirley Temple, iconic child star, dies at 85

February 11, 2014

Temple, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, died Monday night at her home near San Francisco. She was surrounded by family members and caregivers, publicist Cheryl Kagan said.…

U.S. Best-selling books for Feb. 11
Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Feb. 11

February 10, 2014

Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) 2. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking Adult) 3. Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna…

Self-serve
Visual Arts

Self-serve

February 10, 2014

Sky Gallery uncorks private wine labels for Valentine’s Day

Professor offers short course in art history
Arts and Entertainment

Professor offers short course in art history

February 10, 2014

The Great Sphinx of Giza was built during the Old Kingdom in Egypt between 2520 and 2494 BCE. Judith Reynolds will include its story in her Feb. 27 session of…

‘Book of Mormon’ breaks record
Performing Arts

‘Book of Mormon’ breaks record

February 10, 2014

South Park creators scripted the comedy, “The Book of Mormon.”Joan Marcus/Boneau/Bryan-Brown/Associated Press The musical took in $2,802,606 over eight shows for the week ending Sunday at Atlanta’s 4,678-seat Fox Theatre.…

‘Cold Storage’ is not too far from Durango
Books

‘Cold Storage’ is not too far from Durango

February 10, 2014

Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley, Soho Crime publishing, 304 pages hardcover, $26.95.Soho Crime Since Straley is from Sitka, Alaska, he has intimate knowledge of unconventional, small town life. Cold…

A&E Happenings for Feb. 13
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Feb. 13

February 6, 2014

The Durango Arts Center Valentine’s Artist Market is open from 4-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday..JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald Valentines Artist Market, 4-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2601,…

David Testroet has a winning formula for comedy success
Downtown Lowdown

David Testroet has a winning formula for comedy success

February 6, 2014

David Testroet will headline Saturday’s Comedy Night at the Henry Strater Theatre. Denver comedian Eric Henderson will open the show.Courtesy of David Testroet If you don’t have the luxury of…

‘Llewyn Davis’ shouldn’t be overlooked
Film

‘Llewyn Davis’ shouldn’t be overlooked

February 6, 2014

Oscar Isaac and Justin Timberlake are aspiring folk singers in the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.”CBS Films “Rust and Bone” (2012), “Warrior” (2011), “Never Let Me Go” (2010) and “Bright…

Arts Briefs for Feb. 7
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Feb. 7

February 6, 2014

Physicist Laura Peticolas of the University of California-Berkeley’s Space Physics Laboratory will be the guest speaker for tonight’s Pub Science at the Durango Discovery Museum. Peticolas’ presentation will focus on…

Jay Leno’s top targets on ‘Tonight’
Arts and Entertainment

Jay Leno’s top targets on ‘Tonight’

February 4, 2014

1. Bill Clinton – 4,607 jokes. 2. George W. Bush – 3,239 jokes. 3. Al Gore – 1,026 jokes. 4. Barack Obama – 1,011 jokes. 5. Hillary Clinton – 939…

Ratings: another record for Super Bowl
Arts and Entertainment

Ratings: another record for Super Bowl

February 3, 2014

The game also set standards for the most-streamed sports event online and, with 24.9 million tweets, the biggest U.S. live TV event on Twitter. The Seattle victory eclipsed the 111.3…

Graffiti art highlighted in NYC exhibition
Visual Arts

Graffiti art highlighted in NYC exhibition

February 3, 2014

That 1978 work helped propel the illicit graffiti art movement out of the subway and into the mainstream. So it’s only fitting that a canvas recreation of that mural (the…

U.S. Best-selling books for Feb. 4
Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Feb. 4

February 3, 2014

Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) 2. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking Adult) 3. The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead…

Woody Allen’s allies come to rescue
Film

Woody Allen’s allies come to rescue

February 3, 2014

In an Op-Ed piece by Nicholas Kristof published on the New York Times website on Saturday, the author referenced a letter by Woody Allen’s adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, 28, that…

Stars young and old reflect on Hoffman’s death
Film

Stars young and old reflect on Hoffman’s death

February 3, 2014

Phillip Seymour Hoffman poses Jan. 19 for a portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Hoffman, who won…

Short month is long on culture
Arts and Entertainment

Short month is long on culture

February 2, 2014

The Fort Lewis College Art Gallery will welcome a new presentation starting Feb. 19. The exhibit – “Journey of an Artist: the Art of MaryEllen Long” – will be on…

At the Movies
Film

At the Movies

January 30, 2014

Kate Winslet falls for wanted fugitive Josh Brolin in “Labor Day.”Dale Robinette/Paramount Pictures/Associated Press It’s the pie scene. If you buy into the baking sequence in “Labor Day,” if you…

A&E Happenings for Feb. 6-9
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Feb. 6-9

January 30, 2014

First Thursday Art Walk, 5-7 p.m., downtown galleries and venues, www.durangoarts.org. Souper Thursday with Diabolical Sound Platoon, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com. Trivia Night, 5:30…

The return of movie soundtracks
Music

The return of movie soundtracks

January 30, 2014

Musicals and Westerns now come once in a blue moon. Romcoms and horror have lost a lot of credibility from mediocre material in the last decade. And independent filmmaking seems…