Arts and Entertainment Coming home: When screen stars go back to the stage Actors Jane Kaczmarek (“Malcom in the Middle”) and Ray Abruzzo (“The Sopranos”) starred in “All That Remains” by playwright Richard… November 27, 2025
Arts and Entertainment It’s a time machine, it’s a mirror: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Matt Bodo This December, Merely Players continues our season of storytelling with “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio… November 20, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Holiday traditions shine at the Concert Hall The State Street Ballet first presented “Nutcracker” in Durango in 2006, combining 30 professional dancers with more than 50 local… November 13, 2025
Arts and Entertainment DAC hosts artists’ reception The public is invited to meet the artists exhibiting in the 2025 Holiday Gift Gallery at the Durango Arts Center,… November 12, 2025
Arts and Entertainment A note from the new DAC executive director Beth Lamberson Warren When Durango Arts Center Board President Jeff Graves reached out in April to ask if I’d be… November 6, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Friends and collaborators: Durango’s tight-knit theater community Conor Sheehan plays Hamlet and Jessica McCallum is Horatio in Merely Players’ production of “Hamlet.” (Courtesy of Kara Cavalca and… October 22, 2025
Community Film festival presents Best of Fest 2025 screening The Durango Independent Film Festival invites film lovers to a special Best of Fest 2025 screening at 7 p.m. Nov.… October 17, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Celebrate the season: The Drifters and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy bring swing and soul to town The Drifters will be at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Nov. 14. (Courtesy) Charles LeslieScott Griggs… October 17, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Spirits with the Spectres: Bigger, better … more haunted? Durango Education Foundation fundraiser returns for third year October 16, 2025
Community Artists open studios for tour Durango celebrates the arts this fall with the 2025 Durango Open Studio Tour, featuring 30 local artists opening their personal… October 3, 2025
Community San Juan Circus presents ‘A Book of Spells’ Durango’s San Juan Circus presents “A Book of Spells,” featuring world-class aerial and acrobatics from all over Colorado, for one… October 3, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Silencing the arts: How new federal policies are gutting cultural funding across nation New York City actors Sydney Presendieu and Ronald Emile bring passion to their roles in playwright James Anthony Tyler’s play,… September 25, 2025
Local News Autumn Arts Festival returns to Durango introduces young artists in new showcase September 20, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Murder most foul meets stagecraft so sinister Jenny Mason Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Audiences attending the Merely Players’ upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s… September 17, 2025
Arts and Entertainment From road trips to rare voices: October at the Concert Hall On Oct. 9, The Road to Everywhere Roadshow features a showing of “The Road to Everywhere,” a film that debuted… September 10, 2025
Arts and Entertainment HISTORY LIVE! launches seventh annual season Free, monthlong series kicks off Tuesday August 27, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Why play development festivals matter Durango resident Chuck Carson discusses his impressions of a play with the playwright and director after a reading. Also pictured… August 27, 2025
Arts and Entertainment A summer well played, a season of reflection ahead Reflection, Volkan Alkanoglu, artist. (Courtesy) Charles LeslieScott Griggs As the summer concerts wind down for the Community Concert Hall at… August 13, 2025
Community Open Studio Tour seeks artists Artist applications are now being accepted for the Durango Open Studio Tour, happening Oct. 17 to 19. This free, self-guided… August 1, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, ends May 2026 CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media… July 18, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Bringing the beat downtown: A Durango summer music tradition The Concert Hall at the Park series takes place Thursday nights at Buckley Park in Durango. (Courtesy) Charles LeslieScott Griggs… July 11, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Art, laughter and celebration: A July to remember at Durango Arts Center Jason Lythgoe As Durango celebrates the spirit of Independence Day with parades, music and wonderful community gatherings, the Durango Arts… July 9, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Intermission: Summer at Merely Players Mona Wood-Patterson With longer days and Durango’s signature gorgeous weather, summer invites us to recharge, connect with loved ones and… July 2, 2025
Arts and Entertainment Studio & Gallery seeks artist submissions Studio & Gallery is seeking submissions for a juried exhibition with the theme “Holding Space,” asking artists to explore interpretations… June 25, 2025