Arts & Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 1-7

Chris Pratt stars in “Guardians of the Galaxy.”Associated Press photo/Disney-Marvel (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Life Itself Acclaimed director…

July 31, 2014

Film

Cinema verite documentarian Robert Drew dies at 90

Anne and Robert Drew, left, join Ed Carter and Grace Guggenheim, right, during an event at the National Archives in…

July 31, 2014

Performing Arts

Brian Dennehy, Mia Farrow to star on Broadway

Mia Farrow will star Brian Dennehy in “Love Letters,” a two-person work comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between…

July 31, 2014

Music

Lollapalooza marks a decade in Chicago

Lollapalooza, one of the country’s most iconic outdoor music festivals, kicks off Friday in Chicago’s Grant Park.Associated Press Photo/Scott Eisen,…

July 30, 2014

Performing Arts

Kristen Bell gets back to her ‘Hair’ roots

From left, Adam Shankman, Benjamin Walker, Kristen Bell and Hunter Parrish during a rehearsal for the musical “Hair.” Bell is…

July 30, 2014

Music

Music aside, Queen of Soul is pumped for fair food

Singer Aretha Franklin will perform at state fairs in Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota this summer.Associated Press Photo/Steven Senne “I love…

July 29, 2014

Music

Gaga on Bennett duet CD: Jazz comes easier vs. pop

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have spent the last two years collaborating on a record of jazz standards.Photo by Andy…

July 29, 2014

Music

Fast and furious: A battle of violin virtuosos

in the Mountain Concert brings two great talents to the stage

July 28, 2014

Music

Bourbon-splashed brass

The Dirty Bourbon River Show, a five-piece gypsy-brass outfit from New Orleans, will play a concert at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday…

July 28, 2014

Music

Indie-folk, filtered through alternate dimensions

Wallace and the Naked Light play at Powerhouse

July 28, 2014

Books

Colorful past comes to life

‘Shootout at the El Moro’ recounts 1906 tragedy in Durango

July 28, 2014

Music

O Fortuna

Roughly 100 members of the Durango Choral Society joined the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra at Fort Lewis College…

July 28, 2014

Visual Arts

Charles Russell art fetches millions at auction

This 1907 painting by Frederic Remington, “The Story of Where the Sun Goes,” drew $1.7 million at the annual Coeur…

July 28, 2014

Music

Review: Petty’s rock ‘n’ roll triumph

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ new album, “Hypnotic Eye” is testament to the enduring power of blues-based rock ‘n’ roll.Associated…

July 28, 2014

Books

The Home Place a strong debut for Carrie La Seur

“The Home Place,” by Carrie La Seur, is one of the year’s strongest debut novels.Associated Press Photo/William Morrow Carrie La…

July 28, 2014

Film

‘Hercules’ is schlocky but entertaining

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Ian McShane as Amphiaraus in a scene from “Hercules.”Associated Press photo/Paramount Pictures, Kerry…

July 25, 2014

Performing Arts

Lockout looms as Met contracts set to expire

Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb vowed this week to lock out union members — cutting off pay and health…

July 25, 2014

Film

Flashback film: ‘Foxes’ is fantastic teen flick

Lyne’s 1980 movie features young Jodie Foster

July 24, 2014

Music

150 musicians, 25 movements and a wall of sound

Durango Choral Society joins Festival Orchestra for special performance

July 24, 2014

Film

Movies playing in Durango July 25-31

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) DamNation This film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude…

July 24, 2014

Music

In the Henhouse

Fresh off of a music education tour in Africa, Chicago bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers will bring its fast-picking mix of…

July 24, 2014

Music

Clapton says thank you to Cale with ‘The Breeze’

Late singer-songwriter J.J. Cale plays at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004 in Texas. Clapton released a 16-track…

July 24, 2014

Books

Book Buzz: Dueling ‘Mockingbirds’ duke it out on list

Last week famously reclusive author Harper Lee, 88, made headlines disavowing;http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/07/15/harper-lee-dispute-the-mockingbird-next-door/12671487/ Marja Mills’ new biography, The Mockingbird Next Door: Life…

July 24, 2014

Visual Arts

More works found at German collector’s apartment

A cameraman films the Munich apartment of the late collector Cornelius Gurlitt, where authorities discovered more than 1,000 pieces by…

July 24, 2014