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Something on your mind? Set it free in a ‘botanic inspiration wheel’ at Durango library
go of thoughts or practice marriage proposals by writing notes and sending them into the cosmos
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The MET Live in HD returns to Fort Lewis College
Operatic tales of love, loss and vengeance
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Durango’s arts and culture fund ‘exceeds expectations’ in first year of program
62 applicants submitted proposals and 36 were awarded grants
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Children’s art display represents so much more than glazed clay
Hispanic organization seeks to help those with limited access to mental health resources
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Artist Kayla Shaggy’s comic book adventure
Lewis College grad leads readers into medieval fantasy world
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Cowboy parade announces winners
The 34th annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade drew about 1,500 people downtown Saturday, said Pam Jacobs, parade coordinator. About 200 people and at least 100 horses, plus many mules…
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Lawsuit settled, film to resume after Alec Baldwin shooting
This aerial photo shows part of the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set in Santa Fe on Oct. 23, 2021, where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died from a gun fired by actor…
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Bolero! Orchestra celebrates the French Impressionists
San Juan Symphony Music Director Thomas Heuser leads rehearsal with musicians. The Symphony will perform this weekend in Farmington and Durango. (Courtesy) When’s the last time you heard “Bolero”? A…
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Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies
Loretta Lynn performs during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show in 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died…
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Mancos mural a reminder of importance bison played in Native American culture
Destruction of herds was an attempt to exterminate Indigenous people, artist says
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Four Corners Comedy Festival takes over Durango
Shows, workshops to be held through Sunday
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High mountain music: Guitarist for Michael Martin Murphey performing at Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Carin Mari of Buena Vista is performing this weekend during the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering. (Courtesy) Carin Mari is bringing some high-country music – and perhaps even a yodel or…
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Do the ‘Time Warp’ again – ‘Rocky Horror’ show will travel
NEW YORK – Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don’t forget a newspaper – or your fishnets. A touring, interactive version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is hitting…
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Cowboy Gathering premier performer cancels; R.W. Hampton to take his place
R.W. Hampton will be the premier performer for the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering with two shows on Thursday. Hampton is one of the leading Western entertainers in America. Performer Dave…
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‘The Crown’ back in November for season 5 with new queen
Flowers and a photograph are placed for Queen Elizabeth II outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong on Sept. 16. In Britain. “The Crown” will return to its Netflix throne…
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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 tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality…
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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 Los Angeles, on March 30, 1976. Fletcher, a late-blooming star…
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Dexter from Ouray a bona ‘fido’ superstar
who walks on hind legs will make appearance Oct. 1 at Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering parade
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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 Animas River Trail underpass near 32nd Street and East Third…
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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 here in a scene from “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream,” from…
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Durango celebrates the arts this weekend
Gallery Walk, Autumn Arts Festival on tap starting Friday night
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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 three MacTaggart books have all been finalists for awards. Jack…
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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 middle of an unfamiliar rural road. Thus begins “Hell And…
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Durango, get ready for a Pride party
Corners Alliance for Diversity has full weekend of fun planned
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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 in Los Angeles. The 84-year-old actor said in an Instagram…
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Durango High School Troupe 1096 takes center stage
Theater program announces new season; Patron Packages now on sale
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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 and noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at the DAC,…
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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 Durango Arts Center in Durango and Sept. 30 at the…
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Durango High School student goes behind the camera
filmmaker Aiden Hurley directs short Western