Arts and Entertainment

The audience: You are half the show

Backstage Pass Concert Series featured Anthony D’Amato and Thom Chacon. (Courtesy of the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College)…

June 8, 2024 • Charles Leslie — Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

Arts and Entertainment

Cellists to perform free concert

A free cello choir concert will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third…

June 6, 2024

Columnists

Durango Arts Center: A spectacular May and exciting June ahead

Jason Lythgoe Durango Arts Center is abuzz with artistic energy as we transition from an eventful May into an even…

June 5, 2024 • Jason Lythgoe — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Merely Players announces open auditions

Merely Players will hold open auditions for “The Book of Will,” by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Mona Wood-Patterson, and “The…

June 4, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Community in the Concert Hall’s name

and cultural expression reflect the identity of a community

May 1, 2024 • Charles Leslie — Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

Arts and Entertainment

Music in the Mountains tickets now on sale

Maestro Guillermo Figueroa, center, and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra perform with Tom Demer, left, and his son,…

April 25, 2024

Local News

Photos: Beautifying Durango

Ben Rogers works on his mural on East Eighth Street

April 20, 2024 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Arts and Entertainment

The power of live theater: More than make-believe

Mona Wood-PattersonKara Cavalca Photo+Video Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time in Merely Underground. Which seems like an understatement,…

April 17, 2024 • Mona Wood-Patterson — Merely Players

Arts and Entertainment

Community Concert Hall adds second show for Big Head Todd and The Monsters

The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College has added a second show for Big Head Todd and The Monster,…

April 10, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Studio & to host open house for ‘UNKNOWN: A Juried Exhibit’

Studio & Gallery, 1027 Main Ave., will host an opening reception for “UNKNOWN: A Juried Exhibit” from 5 to 9…

April 10, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Behind the Merely Scenes: Designing the set for ‘Chicago’

Charles FordKara Cavalca Photo+Video Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to design many theatrical sets…

March 13, 2024 • Charles Ford — Merely Players

Local News

Durango’s Creative Economy Commission to sunset in June

State-certified creative district to take over most responsibilities

March 4, 2024 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Durango musician Ely Cartwright to perform new songs across Southwest Colorado

Cartwright, who has new album titled ‘One Take Sessions,’ will take center stage in Durango, Cortez and Pagosa Springs

March 3, 2024 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Local News

Mixed in Mancos rocks the historic Opera House

local bands – The Crags, Little Wilderness and Farmington Hill – perform during live recording

March 3, 2024 • Matthew Tangeman — Special to The Journal

Local News

Ignacio arts center reaches for the sky

Towering walls, trusses take shape in heart of downtown

February 23, 2024 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

Regional News

Inaugural Mixed in Mancos to spotlight local artists

bands will have their original songs recorded and put on a CD and vinyl record

February 20, 2024 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Arts and Entertainment

Studio & to host Soggy Studio Sale

Studio &’s Tim Kapustka will hold a Soggy Studio Sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 17 at Studio…

February 8, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Studio & hosts opening reception for Lisa Mackey

Studio & will host an opening reception Friday for artist Lisa Mackey. (Courtesy of Studio &)Lisa Mackey Studio & Gallery…

February 8, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Durango High School Troupe 1096 to present ‘Urinetown’

Tickets are now on sale for Durango High School Troupe 1096’s upcoming production of “Urinetown.” A terrible water shortage, caused…

February 8, 2024

Local News

Video: Snowdown chili cook-off

Snowdown chili cook-off and bloody mary contest

February 4, 2024 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Local News

Photos: Snowdown around town

Snowdown Chili Cook-off and Quaffing held on Saturday

February 3, 2024 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor

Local News

Thrills and spills abound at Snowdown ‘Beer Puppeteer’ contest

gathered to test their dexterity and beer-guzzling abilities Friday at Carver Brewing Co.

February 3, 2024 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Local News

VIDEO: Puppetry meets craft beer during Snowdown

Competitors try to down their beers using these unique mechanical setups Friday at Carver Brewing Company

February 3, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

Local News

Video: Snowdown Champagne Pong

Residents engage in Snowdown’s spin on popular drinking game Thursday at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Durango

February 2, 2024 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor