Arts & Entertainment

U.S. Best-selling books for Aug. 13

Fiction 1. The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith; J. K. Rowling (Mulholland Books) 2. The Ocean at the End of…

Youths take action

filmmakers learn like pros at DAC’s summer camp

No need to travel to New York City; opera comes here

Beginning Oct. 4, The MET: Live in HD will return to Durango. Ten transmissions of matinee performances at the Metropolitan…

Durango artist goes big for debut exhibit

unveils years of large paintings at Lost Dog lounge

NY fraud victim gets 18 artworks, worth $33M

The works by such boldface artists as Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and Damien Hirst had belonged to Marc Dreier, a…

New Carole King musical will star Jessie Mueller

Jessie Mueller will star as Carole King in the new musical “Beautiful—The Carole King Musical” on Broadway at the Stephen…

A&E Happenings for Aug. 15

Early Bird Karaoke, 3-7 p.m.; also 8 p.m.-close, 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. Terry Rickard, 5 p.m.,…

Ellen DeGeneres to host Oscars for second time

DeGeneresdu1-i-syn Show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced DeGeneres’ selection Friday. The movie awards show will air on ABC…

Arts Briefs for Aug. 9

The Durango Photography Club will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Banquet Room at the Holiday…

Getting its ACT together

Theater ready to reopen after extensive remodel

Denver troupe rocks the ballet

Durango High School graduate Claire Snyder performs as the Spring Fairy in Ballet Ariel’s 2012 production of “Cinderella” at the…

‘Fruitvale’ delves deeper into humanity

Michael James, Michael B. Jordan, Trestin George and Thomas Wright are detained by police officers, played by Kevin Durand and…

Cars and bugs – Shakespeare in the Parking Lot

Actors rehearse for “Richard III” on July 29 in a parking lot in New York. The bare-boned but enthusiastic summer…

U.S. Best-selling books for Aug. 6

Fiction 1. The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith; J. K. Rowling (Mulholland Books) 2. The Ocean at the End of…

Author shows skill in getting away

gives step-by-step guide to DIY lifestyle

Triumph & tragedy

Fe Opera has world premiere, classics, a jolly spoof

A&E Happenings for Aug. 7-8

Durango artist Rebecca Koeppen will open “4 Corners Themes,” an exhibition of her recent work, on Thursday afternoon at Pine…

Arts Briefs for Aug. 2

Paul Boyer will present an illustrated discussion of his photographic work for the book, 100 over 100: Moments with One…

Military cuts adult magazines

The 48 “adult sophisticate” magazines being dropped are among a total of 891 periodicals that will no longer be offered…

Battle of the books

Renovations at N.Y. Public Library strike a nerve

Pagosa gallery honors printmaking

Though they have long called it a dying art form, owners Michael and Denise Coffee continue their efforts to ensure…

Q&A: ‘Soup’ host dishes on his show, new movie

Joel McHale, who hosts “The Soup” on E! and stars in the NBC comedy “Community,” will also star in the…

Opening on time is the real trick

The springs of youth

weekend at music festival all light and energy

Walk this way

book a Durango scavenger hunt

McCalla Drops in at Studio & with a midweek musical treat

Leyla McCalla, a member of the Grammy award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, will play an intimate solo show Wednesday night at…

A&E Happenings for Aug. 1

For this month’s First Thursday Art Walk, Toh-Atin Gallery will debut “Native Legends,” a collection of Native American paintings amassed…

Music in the Mountains enters the home stretch

‘Swing, Swing, Swing’ opens festival’s final weekend

Waiting is the hardest part

The local punk trio Pelon (Tim Birchard, Chuck Hildner and Justin Repath) began a Kickstarter campaign that would finance production…

Arts Briefs for July 26

The Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave., will hold a Family Day on Saturday. To beat the heat the historic…