Arts & Entertainment

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

Horn died of complications from the coronavirus on Friday in a Las Vegas hospital, according to a statement released by…

May 9, 2020

Music

Little Richard, flamboyant rock ’n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87

Little Richard performs at the 93rd birthday and 88th year in show business gala celebration for Milton Berle, in Beverly…

May 9, 2020

Visual Arts

Durango Spring Gallery Walk takes a different path

deal with pandemic, event goes online

May 8, 2020

Music

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies at age 73

Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony said that Schneider-Esleben had been suffering from cancer, German news agency dpa reported.…

May 6, 2020

Books

New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic

Poet Major Jackson said he and his wife and fellow poet, Didi Jackson, committed themselves to writing every day once…

May 6, 2020

Music

Stillhouse Junkies heading out on Durango-centric yard-to yard musical tour

band will play for 10 families Saturday and Sunday

May 6, 2020

Film

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival gets MovieMaker’s listing

The Albuquerque Journal reports the festival recently received the honor for the seventh year. According to MovieMaker Magazine, film festivals…

May 5, 2020

Books

Meyer: Prequel to ‘Twilight’ series to be released Aug. 4

Stephenie Meyer’s long-awaited prequel to her “Twilight” series is coming out Aug. 4, the author announced on her website (www.stepheniemeyer.com)…

May 5, 2020

Music

J-Calvin drops new single just when we need it

The band J-Calvin just released its newest single, “Doesn’t Make Sense,” and is planning on releasing a single a month…

May 3, 2020

Books

Key West to skip Hemingway Look-Alike Contest this year

The three-night competition, which had been scheduled for July 23-25, typically attracts more than 100 burly, bearded contestants from U.S.…

May 2, 2020

Books

Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers

After the school board at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Palmer voted 5-2 last week to remove five classics…

May 1, 2020

Visual Arts

Studio &’s newest member-owner: ‘This crisis has changed people’s perspectives’

Longtime Durango resident Lorna Meaden a studio potter

May 1, 2020

Books

Memoir talks life of hits, magic of Van Halen

“Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music”du1-i-syn The elite record-maker and Warner Bros. record executive who had spent the…

April 30, 2020

Film

Irrfan Khan, of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dies

Khan played the police inspector in “Slumdog Millionaire” and the park executive Masrani in “Jurassic World.” He also appeared in…

April 29, 2020

Film

‘Trolls’ went straight to homes. Movie theaters are fuming

Characters, from left, Guy Diamond, voiced by Kunal Nayyar, Tiny Diamond, voiced by Kenan Thompson and Poppy, voiced by Anna…

April 29, 2020

Books

‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ Potter on challenged books list

This cover image released by Chronicle Books shows “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life…

April 29, 2020

Music

Stoop show: Brooklyn accordionist entertains neighbors

Musician Paul Stein, who has played the accordion since he was 8, entertains neighbors with an “Emergency Accordion Stoop Extravaganza”…

April 25, 2020

Performing Arts

A ‘Phantom of the Opera’ contest seeks singer with style

Composer and executive producer Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on…

April 24, 2020

Books

Colorado’s poet laureate talks pandemic, National Poetry Month

LeFebre: There’s no right or wrong way to write poetry

April 24, 2020

Music

Local live music events: Cancel, reschedule or postpone?

Linda Mack, front, said she and the Durango Choral Society have had to face a long list of cancellations on…

April 23, 2020

Film

Whitney Houston biopic in the works

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” will follow Houston from obscurity to pop stardom and promises to be “frank about the…

April 22, 2020

Film

A24 to auction movie paraphernalia to benefit NYC charities

Florence Pugh stars in “Midsommar.” The studio behind films like “Midsommar” and “Uncut Gems” is auctioning off some of its…

April 22, 2020

Performing Arts

Durango dancer keeping on her toes

Pandemic forces Francesca Bianchi home from college

April 21, 2020

Books

Film adaptation of new ‘Hunger Games’ book in the works

du1-i-syn Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” a prequel to her…

April 21, 2020