Arts & Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Happenings for May 16
Early Bird Karaoke, 3-7 p.m.; also 8 p.m.-close, 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. Ska-B-Q with The Casual Fridays, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792,…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs for May 10
The Durango Public Library will offer a class focusing on basic iPad skills from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 17. The class will cover downloading free ebooks and audiobooks from…
Film
JFK retrospective, Latino history on PBS schedule
President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, arrive at Dallas Airport on Nov. 22, 1963, shortly before the president was assassinated. PBS says its fall schedule will include…
Film
Scranton shares close bond with ‘The Office’
Steve Carell answers a fan question at “The Office” Wrap Party on May 4 at PNC Field in Scranton, Pa. The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved…
Visual Arts
Connecticut man thought linked to heist gets 2½ years
Robert Gentile, 76, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in November to illegally selling prescription drugs and possessing guns, silencers and ammunition. With credit for time already served and good behavior, Gentile…
Arts and Entertainment
Disney calls off ‘Day of the Dead’ trademark
Opposition explodes on social media
Visual Arts
Rain or shine, it’s Gallery Walk time
Downtown galleries welcome spring with annual fête
Visual Arts
Photogs get jump on Mother’s Day
‘Your Mama’s a Superhero’ celebrates inner, outer beauty of Mom
Film
Now Playing for May 10-16
(1120 Main Ave., 259-7940, www.thebackspacetheatre.org) Hysteria. HHH Dr. Robert Dalrymple makes a fascinating discovery in Victorian England that makes him very popular with the ladies of the day. I’ll leave…
Music
‘Gatsby’ soundtrack is ambitious, not great
The better tracks (HH½ out of four), though, are the ones that don’t self-consciously try to evoke Gatsby’s period. Gotye’s “Hearts a Mess” is the clear standout, reconfirming his melodic,…
Books
U.S. Best-selling books for May 7
Fiction 1. The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 2. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (Reagan Arthur Books) 3. The Hit by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 4.…
Arts and Entertainment
Sin City turns into Club City
Revelers are led by professional dancers as DJ Afrojack plays his mixes at the XS nightclub in Las Vegas on Jan. 20. XS is the top-earning nightclub in the country,…
Arts and Entertainment
Cuba, U.S. partner on Hemingway project
Library to host digital copies of records from island home
Books
‘VJ’ tells of MTV’s earlier times
VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave, Atria Books, by Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn with Gavin Edwards, 336 pages hardcover, $25.Atria Books Video jockeys…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Happenings for May 9
Early Bird Karaoke, 3-7 p.m.; also 8 p.m.-close, 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. Ska-B-Q with The Assortment, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com.…
Music
Drug overdose suspected in death of Kriss Kross rapper
Kellydu1-i-syn Kelly, half of the 1990s teen rap duo Kriss Kross, was found dead Wednesday of a suspected drug overdose. Kellys mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, 54, and his uncle, Lamar…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs for May 3
Karen Skelly with Karen Skelly Photography will share her secrets to taking better images during the next Womens Resource Center Empowerment Workshop at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lost Dog Bar…
Film
Studios tap fans for social media
Johnny Depp, who plays Tonto in the upcoming film “The Lone Ranger,” speaks to theater owners and media April 17 as director Gore Verbinski looks on during the Walt Disney…
Film
Now Playing for May 3-9
(1120 Main Ave., 259-7940, www.thebackspacetheatre.org) Hysteria. HHH Dr. Robert Dalrymple makes a fascinating discovery in Victorian England that makes him very popular with the ladies of the day. Ill leave…
Music
Singer George Jones is buried in Nashville
Ronnie Milsap was part of a star-studded lineup who performed Thursday at the funeral for country music star George Jones in the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. Jones…
Arts and Entertainment
Inspired by children’s art
Long ago, when I asked my 5-year-old son what he was painting, he said, The whole world. And he was. He was expressing his inner experience of home, neighborhood and…
Performing Arts
‘Kinky Boots’ gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods
The Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein collaboration “Kinky Boots received 13 nominations for next month’s Tony Awards.Matthew Murphy/The O+M Co./Associated Press “Kinky Boots” is based on the 2005 British movie about a…
Performing Arts
Nominations unveiled for Drama Desk race
“Giant,” based on the 1952 Edna Ferber novel of the same name, made it’s off-Broadway premiere at the Public Theater this winter, and “Hands on a Hardbody,” a show with…
Performing Arts
Tony Award nominations might have a British accent
“Kinky Boots” and “Matilda” are each a virtual lock to get a Tony Award nomination today for best musical, and each show will be eager to capture as many nods…