Arts and Entertainment

Winter solstice inspires more holiday revelry

band to play at Second Avenue fest

December 19, 2013

AP critics pick the year’s best video games

1. “BioShock Infinite” (Irrational Games, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC): The latest adventure from provocateur Ken Levine asks…

December 19, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

‘Billy Jack’ creator Tom Laughlin dead at age 82

Actor Tom “Billy Jack” Laughlin talking with residents at Eastern Depot Restaurant in Berlin, N.H., in 1991.Associated Press file photo…

December 15, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

‘Lawrence of Arabia’ star Peter O’Toole dead at 81

In this April 30, 2011 photo, Actor Peter O’Toole, center, poses with his daughter Kate O’Toole, left, and son Lorcan…

December 15, 2013

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A&E Happenings for Dec. 19-23

Souper Thursday with Running Out of Road (local blues and grass), 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792,…

December 12, 2013

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Arts Briefs for Dec. 13

Durango Arts Center invites artists to enter up to three pieces of artwork in any medium for the 4 Corners…

December 12, 2013

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A&E Happenings for Dec. 12

“All the Labor: The Story of The Gourds” was filmed over the course of eight months and features archival footage…

December 5, 2013

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Arts Briefs for Dec. 6

The Durango High School Native American Club, with help from Fort Lewis College’s Wanbli Ota Club, will host a Native…

December 5, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Mandela was inspiration for music, movies, poems

Morgan Freeman portrays Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon portrays Francois Pienaar in a scene from the film “Invictus.”Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros.…

December 5, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Report: Arts, culture add $500B to nation’s GDP

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Endowment for the Arts on Thursday released the first-ever estimates of…

December 5, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Review: Xbox One nearly a set-top box replacement

Emanuel Jumatate, from Chicago, hugs his new Xbox One after he purchased it Nov. 22 at a Best Buy in…

December 4, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Winter brings blizzard of arts to local college

Before the campus prepares for the winter graduation, the end of the term brings many great arts activities to the…

December 2, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Dec. 5

First Thursday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., downtown galleries and venues, www.durangoarts.org. Soul River, 5 p.m., Christina’s Grill & Bar, 21382…

November 28, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Crowd control

Artisans’ market offers homemade alternatives for holiday gift-giving

November 28, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Nov. 29

Studio Sellke-Contemporary Art of the Southwest will open to the public at 10 a.m. today at 39965 Highway 160 near…

November 28, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. “Heads Up!” Warner Bros. 2. “Minecraft – Pocket Edition” Mojang 3. “Backflip Madness” Gamesoul Studio…

November 26, 2013

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A&E Happenings for Nov. 28 – Dec. 1

Karaoke, 9 p.m.-close, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568. Karaoke, 9 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth…

November 21, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

NYC stores trim windows as holiday gifts to the city

Reimagining every major holiday covered in a slick coating of ice, re-creating cozy Christmas-morning scenes and paying homage to a…

November 21, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Nov. 22

San Juan Symphony will usher in the holiday season with selections from Handel’s “Messiah” at concerts this weekend in Farmington…

November 21, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Review: Xbox One a great game player – and more

Microsoft promises eight times the graphical performance of the Xbox 360 in the new Xbox One.Microsoft/Associated Press If you’re a…

November 20, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Nov. 21-24

The Clods (folk/bluegrass), 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com. Trivia Night, 5:30 p.m., Durango Discovery Museum,…

November 14, 2013

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Arts Briefs for Nov. 15

The Durango Public Library will host a screening and discussion of “Durango and Abu Dhabi: A Cross-cultural Exchange” at 11:45…

November 14, 2013

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A&E Happenings for Nov. 14

Copper & Congress, rock, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com. Trivia Night, 5:30 p.m., Durango Discovery…

November 7, 2013

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Arts Briefs for Nov. 8

The Southwest Civic Winds, with the Durango High School Music Department and Durango Post 4031 of the VFW, will present…

November 7, 2013