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U.S. Best-selling books for Oct. 22
Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Oct. 22

October 20, 2013

Fiction 1. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf) 2. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking Adult) 3. Dog Songs by Mary Oliver (Penguin Press HC) 4. The…

A&E Happenings for Oct. 24-27
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Oct. 24-27

October 17, 2013

Juanita Ainsley’s exhibition, “Spinning Tales,” opened Oct. 18 at Fort Lewis College. Ainsley’s exhibit, which includes “Fish Pond,” will remain on display in the Art Gallery through Nov. 20.Courtesy of…

Arts Briefs for Oct. 18
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Oct. 18

October 17, 2013

Snowdown organizers are accepting entry forms from all event coordinators for the 2014 Snowdown Safari So Good celebration. Anyone wishing to create a new Snowdown event is required to complete…

Live events proving worth for television networks
Film

Live events proving worth for television networks

October 17, 2013

Aerialist Nik Wallenda walks a 2-inch-thick steel cable taking him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in Arizona in April. The success of Wallenda’s tightrope walk on…

Todd Snider hits notes and nerves in live show
Music

Todd Snider hits notes and nerves in live show

October 17, 2013

Few evenings are as entertaining and educational as a Todd Snider concert. The singer-songwriter will play Sunday night at the Henry Strater Theatre.Todd Purifoy/Courtesy of Todd Snider, Aimless Inc. It…

Pursuing happiness
Performing Arts

Pursuing happiness

October 17, 2013

Theatre Dept. stages Depression-era comedy

Book offers juicy peak inside Johnny Carson’s life
Books

Book offers juicy peak inside Johnny Carson’s life

October 16, 2013

Henry Bushkin’s Johnny Carson offers a peak inside the TV host’s life.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Associated Press Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned. “You must never, ever repeat a word…

SXSW Festival releases initial music lineup
Music

SXSW Festival releases initial music lineup

October 16, 2013

The first batch of 183 acts from 27 countries will only be the first of many, said Elizabeth Derczo, publicist for the six-day festival and music conference. South by Southwest…

A&E Happenings for Oct. 17
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Oct. 17

October 15, 2013

Daniel Lindsey, 4 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave., 422-8008, www.balconybarandgrill.com. “Bag It!”, 5 p.m., free screening, Back Space Theatre, 1120 Main Ave., www.durangobagit.org. Jackie Myers Band (jazz/funk/blues),…

U.S. Best-selling books for Oct. 15
Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Oct. 15

October 14, 2013

Fiction 1. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (Scribner) 2. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking Adult) 3. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf) 4. The Longest Ride…

Satchmo house marks 10 years as museum
Music

Satchmo house marks 10 years as museum

October 13, 2013

Armstrong, who documented his career in unusual ways, had the life mask with a painted bronze-patina finish made in the 1950s. David Reese, curator of the Louis Armstrong House Museum,…

A&E Happenings for Oct. 14-17
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Oct. 14-17

October 11, 2013

A Colorado landfill teems with plastic bags in an illustrative scene from “Bag It.” Two free screenings of the documentary will be shown locally this week; at 7 p.m. Wednesday…

Arts Briefs for Oct. 11
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Oct. 11

October 10, 2013

Carbon Red will host the band’s CD Release Party from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Options, 457 Wolverine Drive in Bayfield. T-shirts and other merchandise will be available as…

Willkommen!
Performing Arts

Willkommen!

October 10, 2013

morphs into the Kit Kat Klub for ‘Cabaret!’

Pagosa Springs celebrates those who create
Visual Arts

Pagosa Springs celebrates those who create

October 10, 2013

Well, a lot of people do, but they can’t be talking about the town of Pagosa Springs. To prove it, artists and craftspeople this weekend will put on the inaugural…

Canada’s Alice Munro wins Nobel for literature
Books

Canada’s Alice Munro wins Nobel for literature

October 10, 2013

Munrodu1-i-syn “Among writers, her name is spoken in hushed tones,” fellow Canadian author Margaret Atwood once wrote. “She’s the kind of writer about whom it is often said – no…

Reel Rock 8 gives adrenaline junkies a needed fix
Film

Reel Rock 8 gives adrenaline junkies a needed fix

October 9, 2013

Courtesy of Reel Rock 8<br><br>Climbing legend Yuji Hirayama took a raw but powerful young climber under his wing to summit Mounht Kinabalu on Borneo. The journey is documented in “The…

Setting the stage
Music

Setting the stage

October 7, 2013

opens Symphony season with a little Ives, Bruch and a big Beethoven

Pixies look for revival in new songs, tour
Music

Pixies look for revival in new songs, tour

October 7, 2013

The Pixies, from left, Kim Shattuck, Joey Santiago, Black Francis and David Lovering, in New York. In late June 2013, a video for a new song, “Bagboy,” showed up online…

Linda Emond, Danny Burstein join ‘Cabaret’
Performing Arts

Linda Emond, Danny Burstein join ‘Cabaret’

October 7, 2013

Linda Emond will join fellow actors Danny Burstein, Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams in the upcoming Broadway revival of “Cabaret.”Charles Sykes/Associated Press By MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK…

No joke – farce is serious comedy
Performing Arts

No joke – farce is serious comedy

October 7, 2013

Felicia Lansbury Meyer, a visiting instructor of writing at theater at Fort Lewis, will give the first “Theatrically Speaking” event Wednesday at Open Shutter Gallery. Meyer is the director of…

Malcolm Gladwell book cheers underdogs
Books

Malcolm Gladwell book cheers underdogs

October 7, 2013

Little, Brown & Co./Associated Press Here are some facts to chew on: About one in three highly successful entrepreneurs – including the founders of JetBlue, Charles Schwab and Kinkos –…

E-books are changing consumer reading habits
Books

E-books are changing consumer reading habits

October 7, 2013

In a digital age, packing is easier. Last summer, Delk; his wife, Ruthie; their three children, ages 17 to 22; and nine other relatives went on their annual family vacation…