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Yo, Adrian! Rocky devotees get set to make tribute run

Nearly 35 years after Rocky Balboa returned for his first sequel, Philadelphia’s favorite adopted son has inspired city runners to go the distance. Rocky’s faithful followers are set to run…

Glamorous Victory Belles revive World War II era

From left, Courtney Boe, Mandi Ridgell and Christina Perez, members of the singing group The Victory Belles, modeled after the World War II era group The Andrew Sisters, rehearse for…

Photographer creates bedroom community in latest exhibit

They’re not models, nor do the ladies have serious experience on the set of a photo shoot. They’re everyday gals with enough of an interest and gusto to put themselves…

Mandela was inspiration for music, movies, poems

Morgan Freeman portrays Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon portrays Francois Pienaar in a scene from the film “Invictus.”Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros. From the 1960s, when he was a political prisoner and…

Report: Arts, culture add $500B to nation’s GDP

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Endowment for the Arts on Thursday released the first-ever estimates of the creative sector’s contributions to U.S. gross domestic product based…

Review: Xbox One nearly a set-top box replacement

Emanuel Jumatate, from Chicago, hugs his new Xbox One after he purchased it Nov. 22 at a Best Buy in Evanston, Ill. Microsoft is billing the Xbox One, which includes…

Rockwell masterpiece sells for $46M at NYC auction

The painting had a pre-sale estimate of $15 million to $20 million. The $46 million price includes a premium. In 2006, the same auction house sold Rockwell’s “Breaking Home Ties”…

‘Mob City’ brings Frank Darabont back to series TV

Jon Bernthal appears in the pilot episode “A Guy Walks Into A Bar” in the new TNT drama series, “Mob City.”Scott Garfield/TNT/Associated Press But the writer-director doesn’t see it that…

Oops, she did it again: Spears fails on new album

RCA Records/Associated Press You want to release a good album? You better work harder, chick. A lot harder. Britney Spears’ latest release, “Britney Jean,” is a total letdown. It’s not…

Novelist Manil Suri wins dreaded Bad Sex prize

Suri, a novelist and mathematician, won the annual British prize for a passage in his novel “The City of Devi,” in which the characters “streak like superheroes past suns and…

Netflix releases for December

The second season of FX’s wildly popular “American Horror Story” will be available on Netflix beginning Saturday.Netflix Now available The L.A. Complex: Seasons 1-2 Touch: Season 2 Available Dec. 7…

Broadway theaters gobble up Thanksgiving records

Billy Porter performs in “Kinky Boots” at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. The current Tony Award winning musical grossed $1,912,568 over eight performances during the week ending Sunday,…

Jazz percussionists to revisit past

Lewis players to take stage tonight

Winter brings blizzard of arts to local college

Before the campus prepares for the winter graduation, the end of the term brings many great arts activities to the community. The students present concerts and exhibits to demonstrate their…

Artist realizes dream, opens Gem Village gallery

“It’s taken me all of this time to get to this point,” Sellke said. “This is a huge artistic community. This is my passion. I can’t really see doing anything…

Coen brothers discuss refusing maturity

‘Big Lebowski’ directors prepare release of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’

U.S. Best-selling Books for Dec. 3

Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) 2. The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan (Ecco Press) 3. Sycamore Row by John Grisham (Doubleday) 4. Dog…

Speed a factor in crash that killed action star

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said speed was a factor in Saturday’s one-car crash, though it will take time to determine how fast the car was going. Roger Rodas,…

At the Movies

Kristoff, voiced by Jonathan Groff, left, and Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, in a scene from the animated feature “Frozen.” The Disney feature is being shown locally in standard and…

A&E Happenings for Dec. 5

First Thursday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., downtown galleries and venues, www.durangoarts.org. Soul River, 5 p.m., Christina’s Grill & Bar, 21382 Highway 160 West, 382-3844. Souper Thursday with Pete Stein (Americana),…

Redford gets the screen to himself in ‘All is Lost’

As a solo sailor stranded in the Indian Ocean, Robert Redford is the lone cast member of “All is Lost.”Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Tom Hanks made a companion out of a volleyball…

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Artisans’ market offers homemade alternatives for holiday gift-giving

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Arts Briefs for Nov. 29

Studio Sellke-Contemporary Art of the Southwest will open to the public at 10 a.m. today at 39965 Highway 160 near Southwest Ag in Gem Village. An opening reception will be…

Authors offer a few tips for holiday gift-giving

Best-selling author Rachel Kushner’s top choice for a holiday gift book is Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable.Viking/Associated Press James McBride, whose novel The Good Lord Bird…

Collectible DVD box sets for the movie lovers on your list

For the superhero enthusiast: The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition includes writer-director Christopher Nolan’s three Batman movies – “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises” –…

‘A Christmas Story’ at 30: Part of the family

The film “A Christmas Story” opened 30 years ago to mixed reviews but has shown its staying power as a holiday family favorite. Cleveland, where parts of the movie were…

American Regional English dictionary going online

Now, they’re doing it again, only virtually. This time they won’t be lugging reel-to-reel tape recorders or sleeping in vans specially equipped with beds, stoves and sinks. Instead, work to…

Toy company sues Beastie Boys over ‘Girls’ song

The main character of the toy series GoldieBlox is a female engineer named Goldie, designed to spark an interest by girls in science and engineering. The Oakland, Calif.-based toy company…