Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will host an opening reception for the new exhibit, “Strata: Books & Prints…

July 2, 2015

The Weekender

Some top picks for what to do during the Fourth of July in Durango

July 2, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

When painting birds becomes an obsession

Diminutive and detailed works on display as part of First Thursday Art Walk

July 1, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

A&E Calendar

Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Happy-hour yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St.,…

June 25, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., will present an exhibit of regional and Midwestern photographs by Durango resident Deborah…

June 25, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Caitlin Cannon/Songstress: “It was like I had written that song for this play.”

Caitlin Cannon Caitlin Cannon, “Becca Carter”/songwriter On incorporating her original music into ‘Guitar Strings’ Two of the songs were songs…

June 25, 2015

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The Weekender

Some top picks for what to do this weekend in Durango

June 25, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Sarah Syverson/Writer: “I left there thinking, ‘Oh, this is really something I could write’”

Sarah Syverson Sarah Syverson Writer On working with producer Rod Barker I came in and met with Rod in late…

June 25, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Rod Barker/Producer: “That chaos…causes creativity”

Rod Barker,President and CEO of the Strater Hotel and producer of “Guitar Strings, a Cowboy and a Lost Peacock.”Jerry McBride/Durango…

June 25, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Scott Levy/Director: “It is very much a play about Durango, for Durango”

Scott Levy Scott Levy Director On time limitations If I were getting involved in a project from the beginning, I…

June 25, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Trump’s ‘Apprentice’ may never end: Behind the reality show that will not be stopped

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally June 16 in Des Moines, Iowa.Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press “We…

June 22, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Comedy and the PC police: We’re losing sight of what art is really for

What is the role of art? Is it, as Lenin and his fellow thinkers believe, a tool to shape minds?Wikipedia…

June 22, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Kim Kardashian’s spot on public radio show angers listeners

An appearance by Kim Kardashian on the National Public Radio show “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” has angered some…

June 22, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

When the venue kills the show: How the Albuquerque Zoo ruined everything

The Weepies, Steve Tannen, left, and Deb Talan I was at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo to see The Weepies, an…

June 22, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

New A&E editor: Let’s get out, surprises await

To me, the concert was more. It was an omen, a massive coincidence, a sign I’d landed where I was…

June 19, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

Some top picks of what to do this weekend in Durango

June 18, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Tickets for “On Fire!,” the San Juan Symphony’s 2015-16 season, will go on sale Monday. This 30th anniversary season will…

June 18, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

A&E Calendar

Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard…

June 18, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Dave Chappelle talks Hannibal Buress, Bill Cosby and the PC police

Dave Chappelle sits backstage after his speech at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts graduation in Washington, D.C., June…

June 16, 2015

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Arts Calendar

Community Arts Program: Autumn Cameron and Cheryl Berglund, reception, 4-5:30 p.m., Pine River Valley Bank, 301 Commerce Drive, Bayfield, 884-9583.…

June 11, 2015

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Arts Briefs

Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., will host award-winning authors Win and Meredith Blevins for a reading and signing of their…

June 11, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

Some top picks of what to do this weekend in Durango

June 11, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

New A&E editor: Let’s get out, surprises await

To me, the concert was more. It was an omen, a massive coincidence, a sign I’d landed where I was…

June 11, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

What a trip: Walt Disney’s wild ride with surrealist Salvador Dali

Besides his love of wholesome entertainment, Walt Disney also had an appreciation for the eccentric that led to a short-lived…

June 10, 2015