Arts and Entertainment

Don’t you just hate live theater? The Grunch does, too

Brenda Macon If you’re a curmudgeon, a cynic, or a righteous opponent of giggles, I invite you to the DAC…

August 2, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

‘That’s SO Durango!’ Upcoming exhibit showcases the quirks of a small mountain town

Brenda Macon When you think of Durango, what comes to mind? How do you explain it to your friends from…

July 27, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Tickets available for Merely Players’ 2023-24 season

Merely Players is now selling tickets for its 2023-24 theater season. The show lineup includes Shakespeare’s magical tale “The Tempest”;…

July 27, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

DAC Member Exhibit is a Legacy Showcase

Brenda Macon “Art is the proper task of life,” said the philosopher Friedrich Neitzsche. From Grandma Moses to Charlie Parker,…

July 26, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Got the summertime blues? Art and theater are the cure

Brenda Macon Yesterday, I was sitting outside the Durango Arts Center on a bench enjoying my lunch when a large…

July 20, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Prepare to laugh: SCRIPTprov comes to Durango

Brenda Macon “Take My Wife – Please!” Old school one-liner jokes like this are classic groaners and may prompt the…

July 13, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Merely Players announces auditions for two shows

Merely Players announces open auditions for “Hands on Hard Body,” a heartfelt musical about the pursuit of the American dream,…

July 12, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Appreciating live theater makes you sexier

Brenda Macon What two countries border the U. S.? How many amendments are there to the Constitution? Can you name…

July 6, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Art vs. athletics: What’s better?

Brenda Macon It’s a long standing and unnecessary rivalry. Which is more important? Engagement in the arts or in sports?…

June 22, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durangp Arts Center

Community

First Friday Art Crawl will feature oil painting demonstration

The ArtRoom Collective First Friday Art Crawl runs from 4 to 7 p.m. July 7 at the Smiley Building, 1309…

June 21, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

Find inspiration on your summer travels by car or plane

Brenda Macon It’s road trip time! You’re packed, the car is ready and you have your Durango Arts Center membership…

June 8, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durangpo Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Laser show, dance coming to Durango

A Rave New World will be held at fairgrounds

June 1, 2023 • Katie Chickloinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Arts and Entertainment

What’s the million dollar question in the art biz?

Brenda Macon How do I price my work? This is one of the most commonly asked questions in the art…

June 1, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

‘That’s So Durango!’ show brings unique talent to the DAC stage

Brenda Macon Think you’ve seen it all? Then you haven’t seen Dritty Pope or Durango’s hottest new boy band, Community…

May 25, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Silent Sundays With Swanson attracts all ages

Brenda Macon After 30 days, anything can become a habit. Creative genius doesn’t happen overnight, nor does success. It’s said…

May 18, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durangpo Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

‘Live, Laugh, Love!’ Durango Choral Society to stage annual cabaret

Tickets selling out fast for Sunday’s show

May 15, 2023 • Herald staff report

Arts and Entertainment

Art inspired by nature exhibit enjoys a wide audience

Brenda Macon What was your first experience in a gallery or museum? Were you with an adult who hissed at…

May 11, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Put on your mouse ears, Disney’s High School Musical, Jr. opens Friday

Brenda Macon Who was your first love? Think back to the blissful first gaze of you and your future soulmate.…

May 4, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Tri-Cities

Theater presents interpretation of Founding Fathers debate in Farmington

Program engages audience, highlights need for rational debate

May 3, 2023 • DelSheree Gladden — Tri-City Record staff writer

Arts and Entertainment

Take the art quiz: How many famous female artists can you name?

Brenda Macon It was once remarked that the only way for a woman to be involved in a painting was…

April 27, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

Arts and Entertainment

Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

Talk-show host Jerry Springer rehearses dance steps with partner Kym Johnson at a dance studio in Chicago in 2006, as…

April 27, 2023 • Dan Sewell — The Associated Press

Arts and Entertainment

First Friday Art Crawl hosts pottery demonstration

The ArtRoom Collective First Friday Art Crawl will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. May 5 at the Smiley…

April 20, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

The art of the grape: Durango Wine Experience is coming

Brenda Macon “Wine is the only artwork you can drink.” – Luis Fernando Olaverri How many ways can you describe…

April 20, 2023 • Brenda Macon — Durango Arts Center

New Mexico

Totah welcomes back live theater, continues music performances

‘August: Osage County’ will be the first live theater performance since Totah reopened

April 20, 2023 • Debra Mayeux — Tri-City Record