Arts & Entertainment

Slain Tejano singer from New Mexico to be honored
Music

Slain Tejano singer from New Mexico to be honored

January 17, 2020

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the group recently announced it will give Ernestine Saucedo, known to music fans by her maiden name, Ernestine Romero, the award at their annual…

The MET presents new production of German masterpiece
Performing Arts

The MET presents new production of German masterpiece

January 17, 2020

The MET: Live in HD will present “Wozzeck,” which will be shown Saturday at Fort Lewis College.Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera The story centers on a beleaguered young man who…

Stephen King criticized for comments about diversity
Film

Stephen King criticized for comments about diversity

January 15, 2020

“I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality,” King tweeted this week. “It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong.” The best-selling author’s comments…

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 17-23
Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 17-23

January 15, 2020

Martin Lawrence, right, and Will Smith are back in “Bad Boys for Life.”Ben Rothstein/Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) (For showtimes, visit www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (102…

Cannes appoints Spike Lee to lead
Film

Cannes appoints Spike Lee to lead

January 14, 2020

Director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file Festival organizers hope Lee will “shake things up” among the world’s cinema elite at the…

Bye, Ricky Gervais: Poehler, Fey to host 2021 Golden Globes
Arts and Entertainment

Bye, Ricky Gervais: Poehler, Fey to host 2021 Golden Globes

January 11, 2020

John Shearer/Invision/AP file<br><br>Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler arrive for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards in 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Saturday, Poehler announced she and Fey will…

Ignacio theater students staging performance, fundraiser
Performing Arts

Ignacio theater students staging performance, fundraiser

January 10, 2020

Ignacio High School theater students rehearse for their upcoming production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”Courtesy of Jennifer Boniface The spaghetti dinner will be a fundraiser for the…

Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease
Music

Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease

January 9, 2020

In an Instagram post Wednesday, the pop star wrote that “it’s been a rough couple years but (I’m) getting the right treatment that will help treat this so far incurable…

Recital series continues with ‘Windswept’
Arts and Entertainment

Recital series continues with ‘Windswept’

January 8, 2020

Part of the St. Mark’s Recital Series, the program will include works by Alessandro Besozzi, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Madeleine Dring, Antonio Vivaldi and Alyssa Morris. The concert will feature…

‘Ugly Betty’ co-creator Silvio Horta dies in Miami at 45
Arts and Entertainment

‘Ugly Betty’ co-creator Silvio Horta dies in Miami at 45

January 8, 2020

“Ugly Betty” creator Silvio Horta died in Miami on Tuesday. He was 45.Matt Sayles/Associated Press file The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner said Wednesday that based on the investigation, Horta died…

Friends of the Arts to hold meeting
Arts and Entertainment

Friends of the Arts to hold meeting

January 8, 2020

After a brief business meeting, journalist and community storyteller Ann Butler will present “Going out in Style: Death through the Lens of Art and Words.” She will be joined at…

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 10-16
Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 10-16

January 8, 2020

George MacKay, center, stars in “1917,” directed by Sam Mendes.Universal Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: The Lehman Trilogy (Saturday and Sunday only) The story of…

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 3-9
Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 3-9

January 4, 2020

“Parasite” is now playing at Animas City Theatre.Courtesy of IMDB (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: Midsummer Night’s Dream A feuding fairy king and queen of the forest cross…