Arts & Entertainment

Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81

Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans in 2014. The influential…

September 24, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor Louise Fletcher dies

Louise Fletcher holds the Academy Award she won for her leading role in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” in…

September 24, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

A once-in-a-year chance

Showcase introduces new and ‘old’ faculty

September 23, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Dexter from Ouray a bona ‘fido’ superstar

who walks on hind legs will make appearance Oct. 1 at Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering parade

September 22, 2022

Local News

Photos: ‘Celestial Sailor’ lands along the Animas River Trail

Durango artist Jeff Glode Wise with help from friends installs his metal sculpture, “Celestial Sailor,” on Thursday at the new…

September 20, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Shakespeare at play: Merely Players launches season with comedy

Erika Vetter and Adam Fontana, playing Rosalind and Orlando in the 2022 production of “As You Like It,” are seen…

September 17, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Durango celebrates the arts this weekend

Gallery Walk, Autumn Arts Festival on tap starting Friday night

September 15, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Local author Chuck Greaves returns with new mystery

Regional author Chuck Greaves recently released “The Chimera Club,” his fourth novel in the Jack MacTaggart mystery series. The previous…

September 15, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Craig Johnson back with new novel, ‘Hell and Back’

(Courtesy) Imagine waking up, on your back, snow covering your face with your coat frozen to the pavement in the…

September 8, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Durango, get ready for a Pride party

Corners Alliance for Diversity has full weekend of fun planned

September 8, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Jane Fonda says she has cancer, is dealing well with chemo

Jane Fonda arrives at the Season 7 final episodes premiere of “Grace and Frankie,” on April 23 at NeueHouse Hollywood…

September 3, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Durango High School Troupe 1096 takes center stage

Theater program announces new season; Patron Packages now on sale

September 1, 2022

Community

DAC to hold ‘Rocky Horror’ auditions

Durango Arts Center will hold auditions for its upcoming production of “Rocky Horror Show” from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday…

September 1, 2022

Community

25th Manhattan Short Film Festival will be presented by Durango Film

Durango Independent Film Festival will present the 10 finalists of the Manhattan Short Film Festival on Sept. 29 at the…

September 1, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Durango High School student goes behind the camera

filmmaker Aiden Hurley directs short Western

August 25, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

San Juan Symphony tickets on sale now

Season tickets for the San Juan Symphony’s upcoming season are on sale now, with tickets for individual shows available for…

August 25, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Artists fill the walls for new Studio & show

‘COLOR’ on exhibit through Saturday

August 23, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con

Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month. Cherry Hill police…

August 20, 2022

Local News

Stillwater Music plans soft opening for new performing arts venue

theater fills a need for musicians and stage performers in Durango

August 20, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Arts Center goes big

opens art exhibit, improv show Friday night

August 18, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Auditions to be held for 10-Minute Play Festival

Durango Arts Center will hold auditions for its 10-Minute Play Festival from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the DAC,…

August 18, 2022

Local News

Durango City Council approves more money for arts and culture projects

19 artists and creatives benefit from lodgers tax appropriations in first round

August 18, 2022

Local News

Durango to ask voters for permission to keep excess lodgers tax revenue

wants to use about $1.1 million for housing, parking and the arts

August 17, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Southwest Roundtable announces September’s free events

Susan Marie Frontczak will portray Marie Curie on Sept. 22. (Courtesy of S. Frontzcak) History Live! Durango celebrates its fourth…

August 11, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Cool Jazz announces upcoming series

Durango Cool Jazz announces its 2022-23 Winter Series. These performers are scheduled to take the stage: Joey DeFrancesco, Nov. 4…

August 10, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

The Met returns to Concert Hall

The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes back The Met: Live in HD series after the interruption and…

August 10, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Tickets on sale now for Merely Players’ 2022-23 season

Merely Players is now selling tickets for its 2022-23 theater season. The show lineup includes: Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy, “As You…

August 10, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Report: Anne Heche in hospital, stable after fiery car crash

Actress Anne Heche was in the hospital Saturday after an accident in which her car smashed into a house and…

August 6, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Festival celebrates plein air painting

Art and Tea hosts juried event, exhibit and paint-out

August 4, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Paul Folwell opens studio for weekendlong show, celebration

event now in its 29th year

July 28, 2022