Arts & Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

#MeToo visits The MET

‘Falstaff’ Verdi’s only comic opera to be streamed Saturday at FLC

March 30, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Cowboy Tuesday returns to Diamond Belle Saloon

Stories, music, poetry to be shared through April

March 30, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

What’s a community theater, anyway?

Brenda Macon The first recorded indoor stage was in the 5th century BC in Athens. It was a rectangular room…

March 30, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Fort Lewis College launches Arts April Fest

performance of ‘Messiah’ to be performed

March 29, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

How counterculture got us here: Rebellion, reflection and ‘Reefer Madness, The Musical’

Brenda Macon The legalization of marijuana in Colorado has been a topic of much controversy. Art, by its very nature,…

March 28, 2023

New Mexico

Farmington Cinematheque Series to present ‘Gratitude Revealed’

discusses how to live a more meaningful life

March 28, 2023

New Mexico

Aztec Boys & Girls Club seeks vendors for craft fair

Vendors are invited to register for the Aztec Boys & Girls Club craft fair on April 29. (Durango Herald file…

March 27, 2023

Local News

Mining a vein of artistic talent

artists have started an artist collective in the historic Silverton Powerhouse

March 24, 2023

New Mexico

Downtown Art Walks resume in April

Monthly Friday art walks feature artists, makers

March 22, 2023

New Mexico

San Juan College will display art by students and instructors in April

Biannual exhibit coordinated to highlight learned skills

March 22, 2023

New Mexico

Feat of Clay to host open mic

Gallery will host Poetry & open mic at new location

March 20, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Parody, satire or spoof: DAC presents ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’

Oliver Kennedy (Jimmy Harper) and Mohriah James (Mary Jane) sing their Romeo and Juliet duet in “Reefer Madness, The Musical,”…

March 16, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

‘Go As A River’ a gem for Colorado history buffs

“Go As A River” is the debut novel by Shelley Read, a fifth-generation Coloradan. And what a story this is!…

March 16, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

A Cosmic Wagner at the Met

Waiting for a prince to show up

March 16, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Come get lucky at Durango Arts Center

Brenda Macon Daylight savings is wreaking havoc – havoc on our sleep, our moods and our ability to be anywhere…

March 16, 2023

New Mexico

Broadening Horizons Lecture Series presents ‘Unbought’

will feature theater, musical performances

March 16, 2023

Local News

Fort Lewis College graduate brings Native American comedy to Durango

Emerson’s stand-up is loud, funny and riffs on race

March 15, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Cat Stevens to return this summer with a new album

British singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens performs at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park in New York on Sept. 24,…

March 15, 2023

New Mexico

Cochran, Clair reunite to honor Women’s History Month with vocal recital

‘The Female Gaze’ features classical works by male and female composers

March 14, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

How and where to watch Sunday’s Oscar broadcast

Antje Menikheim, lead scenic painter for Sunday’s 95th Academy Awards, readies an Oscar statue for the event Wednesday near the…

March 11, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Merely Players’ provocative storytelling

Comic-drama ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ unspools timely, current conflicts

March 9, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Your brain and its superpower: AI (artistic intelligence)

Brenda Macon Lately, there’s been talk in the news about the perils of artificial intelligence, or AI. Such technology, if…

March 9, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Film Festival announces this year’s winners

“Ibiza Blue,” by Jesus Lloveras, took home the best narrative feature at this year’s Durango Film festival. (Courtesy) The 18th…

March 9, 2023

Local News

Durango School District celebrates Youth Art Month

‘Art for All’ displays student work of different forms and age groups

March 7, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

‘Boy Meets World’ star Ben Savage enters U.S. House race

Actor Ben Savage arrives at night one of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2016. Savage has…

March 7, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor, dies at 61

Actor Tom Sizemore arrives at the premiere of “The Expendables 3” in 2014. Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose…

March 4, 2023

Community

Submissions sought for art contest

Velinda Gibbs of the Butterfly Collective, Sarah House of The ArtRoom and visual arts coach Heather Leavitt Martinez are seeking…

March 3, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Independent Film Festival turns 18

fest runs through Sunday

March 2, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Graham back with new National Park Mystery

Local author Scott Graham has written his eighth National Park Mysteries with the new release of “Saguaro Sanction.” The adventure…

March 2, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Recital series features Dunnagan and Garst

Wesley Dunnagan. (Courtesy of Wesley Dunnagan) “Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen…

March 2, 2023