Arts & Entertainment

Film

Fall promises wealth of worthy movies

season brings releases from Fincher, Falardeau and Nolan

September 25, 2014

Film

10 short films, and a glimpse around the world

Manhattan Short Film Fest returns to Durango

September 25, 2014

Film

Proposal would require permit for media filming

Under the plan, the Forest Service would consider the nature of a proposed project before approving a special use permit…

September 25, 2014

Music

Harpist’s mellow tone soothes apes at St. Paul zoo

Terri Tacheny plays her harp as one of the gorillas stands nearby outside the Primate House at Como Zoo in…

September 25, 2014

Music

The band Tennis bats about a classic pop sound

“It’s hard to have a name that no one can Google,” said Riley, who has his own search engine problems…

September 24, 2014

Film

Scorsese’s latest is documentary on New York Review of Books

Hugh Eakin, left, and Robert Silvers, in a scene from the documentary, “The Fifty Year Argument: An Inside Look at…

September 24, 2014

Books

Review: Mosley creates Hearst-like case in new book

Associated Press photo/Doubleday<br><br>Walter Mosley, author of Rose Gold, goes far beyond the gumshoe genre in his books. Walter Mosley evokes…

September 24, 2014

Music

Cuban salsa singer split between island and U.S.

“A bridge made up of long sleeves,” he sings in “The Bridge.” “So that the people of Havana come and…

September 23, 2014

Performing Arts

Overcoming turmoil, Met opera opens season

Just two months ago, it looked as though the season might not open at all, since the financially struggling company…

September 23, 2014

Books

Lahr pens brilliant new biography of Tennessee Williams

John Lahr’s Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, is an epic look at the playwright’s life.Associated Press photo/W. W.…

September 23, 2014

Books

Review: Bezmozgis novel explores loyalty, betrayal

“The Betrayers” is David Bezmozgis’ aptly titled and beautifully written new novel.Associated Press photo/Hachette The betrayals come thick and fast…

September 22, 2014

Performing Arts

‘The Lion King’ musical makes history

With a worldwide gross of over $6.2 billion, “The Lion King” stage musical has now achieved the most successful box…

September 22, 2014

Music

Pink Floyd sets Nov. 10 release date for new album

NEW YORK – Pink Floyd’s new album will arrive on Nov. 10. A Monday news release gives fresh details about…

September 22, 2014

Music

Review: Lee Ann Womack heads off in new direction

Associated Press photo/Sugar Hill Records<br><br>Lee Ann Womack goes against the grain of modern country in her new album, “The Way…

September 22, 2014

Performing Arts

Creating a universe in just 10 short minutes

Quick, final-selection plays were deliciously good – mostly

September 21, 2014

Visual Arts

Fleeting impressions

art show inspired by local artist’s residency, bird watching

September 21, 2014

Music

Sweeney style

San Francisco indie rocker Luke Sweeney, right, is bringing his psychedelic brand of folk-pop to Ska Brewing Co.’s SkaBQ on…

September 21, 2014

Film

‘Maze Runner’ races past ‘Tombstones’ with $32.5

Dylan O’Brien is one of the young stars of “The Maze Runner.”Associated Press photo/20th Century Fox, Ben Rothstein The 20th…

September 21, 2014

Music

Lady Gaga: ‘It’s a very happy time in my life’

Lady Gaga worked with Tony Bennett on the album “Cheek to Cheek,” out on Tuesday. The 28-year-old is on an…

September 21, 2014

Books

Books: New and noteworthy

1. Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt, non-fiction, on sale Sept. 23) What it’s about: Was…

September 21, 2014

Visual Arts

The Weekender

top pick for what to do this weekend in Durango

September 18, 2014

Performing Arts

Great theater, 10 minutes at a time

Albert Carlson as Montegomery Bloom, and Dakotah Watson as Valentine Grace, rehearse for “Once in a Blue Moon,” directed by…

September 18, 2014

Music

Piano man

Durango’s St. Mark’s Recital Series will kick off its 10th season today with a performance by Lee Bartley, a Colorado…

September 18, 2014

Music

FLC Music Department welcomes three new faces

Recital on Sunday will showcase talent

September 18, 2014