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For the love of vinyl: Record swap finds home at Ska Brewing
Gathering will be held Tuesday night
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20 MOONS Dance Theater returns with ‘Cloud Bridge Arriving’
20MOONS Dance Theater returns with its new show “Cloud Bridge Arriving.” (Courtesy of 20MOONS Dance Theater)Shari Gottlieb Contemporary dance theater company 20 MOONS is returning after a three-year hiatus with…
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Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Shape of You’
Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran has won Wednesday a U.K. copyright battle over the 2017 hit “Shape of You.’’ (Frank Augstein/Associated Press)Frank Augstein LONDON – Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran…
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Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies
Former teen idols from the 1950s and '60s, from left, Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell, show off their footprints in plaster casts in 1998, on the Boardwalk in Atlantic…
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Tickets on sale for ‘Friday at the Fair’ concert
Tickets are on sale for this year’s “Friday at the Fair” concert featuring Asleep at the Wheel. The 10-time Grammy winning western swing band will perform on Aug. 12 in…
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Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier dies at age 78
Photographer Patrick Demarchelier appears in front of his photograph of Madonna at the Petit Palais in Paris in 2008. Demarchelier, the French-born photographer known for his high-fashion images of top…
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Generations sing to Joni Mitchell in pre-Grammys tribute
Joni Mitchell, fourth from left, and artists perform "Big Yellow Taxi" at the conclusion of the 31st annual MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala honoring Mitchell on Friday at…
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Fort Lewis College to host art festival
Fort Lewis College Division of Communication, Creativity, and Aesthetics will host Arts April 2022, a celebration of the arts featuring students and visiting artists, with a monthlong schedule of performances,…
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Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris…
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New book chronicles hiking Colorado Trail
‘Uphill Both Ways’ examines the ultimate family field trip
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Durango Arts Center to host children’s art and theater festival
Durango Arts Center will host its annual children’s art festival “Creativity Festivity” through the month of April. The grand opening and artist reception will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 7…
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Fort Lewis College launches new theater company
Fort Lewis College announced the launch of a new theater company, Durango Theatreworks. The company plans to stage shows at various venues, including the Community Concert Hall at FLC and…
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Bruce Willis, diagnosed with aphasia, steps away from acting
Actor Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that causes the loss of the ability to understand or express speech, his family said…
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Will Smith would face little more than a slap if charged
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris…
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Durango School District 9-R holds first regular in-person board meeting since September
Students from Animas Valley Elementary and Miller Middle School perform for Youth Art Month
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Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ opens at FLC
Demon Barber and his righteous revenge
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Foo Fighters cancel all dates after drummer’s death
Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters performs at the Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park on Feb, 26 in Tempe, Ariz. Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band, died…
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Mancos cafe sells Durango woman’s flag pins to raise money for Ukrainians
pins available for donation at Absolute Bakery & Cafe
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Art contests brighten walls, engage inmates at La Plata County Jail
‘It's amazing what they can do with just a pen or colored pencils’
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Photos: Sidewalk art beautifies Seventh Street
Ronald Matson creates sidewalk art on Wednesday on east Seventh Street using chalk. “I’ve done it a few times and people really liked it and it makes me feel good.…
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‘Uncharted’ won’t be winning any Oscars for Wahlberg, Holland
Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland star in the action-adventure “Uncharted,” playing at Durango Stadium 9. (Courtesy of IMDB) It’s safe to say the public didn’t flock to the theater to…
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‘Bring Her Home’: New documentary focuses on missing and murdered Indigenous women
will debut Monday on PBS
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Rock Hall of Fame to Dolly: Voters will decide if you’re in
Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.” (Eric Jamison/Associated Press)Eric Jamison…
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Dolly Parton to Rock Hall of Fame: Thanks but no thanks
Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.” (Eric Jamison/Associated Press)Eric Jamison…
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Bobbie Nelson, sister of country music legend, dies at 91
Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died. Her family says she died Thursday at age 91. (Rich Fury/Invision/AP,…
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Let the music begin: 15th Bach Festival resumes community celebration
C. Scott Hagler welcomes the audience to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church for a noon recital during the 13th annual Bach Festival. (Courtesy of Judith Reynolds) Local music impresario C. Scott…
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From ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to ‘The Dream on Royal Street’
Bayfield High School theater comes full circle in musical inspired by Shakespeare
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Help Studio & turn 12
Studio & is throwing a 12-year anniversary party Friday (March 11) at the gallery, 1027 Main Ave. (Courtesy of Studio &) Friday will mark 12 years to the day since…
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Artist presents ‘Embracing Life’ collection
Durango artist Heather Freeman will present her latest collection, “Embracing Life” starting at 6 p.m. Friday (March 11) at the ArtRoom in the Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave. (Courtesy…