Arts & Entertainment

Performing Arts

The tidal power of ‘Porgy and Bess’

celebrates Gershwin with new production

February 7, 2020

Performing Arts

Don’t tell the secret: DHS Troupe 1096 is setting a ‘Trap’

Student actors gearing up for latest production

February 6, 2020

Film

Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood

Actor Kirk Douglas is seen at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1982. Douglas died Wednesday at age 103.Wally…

February 6, 2020

Film

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 7-13

Margot Robbie is back as Harley Quinn in “Birds of Prey.”Claudette Barius/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive,…

February 5, 2020

Books

Cuban writer honored for murder mystery

Teresa Dovalpage talks about her recent recognition from NBC News as one of the 10 Latino authors readers should not…

February 4, 2020

Books

Author Sandra Cisneros digs in on support of ‘American Dirt’

Acclaimed Mexican American author Sandra Cisneros told Latino USA radio host Maria Hinojosa on Wednesday that she appreciated the work…

February 1, 2020

Visual Arts

Review: Art at the intersection

opens smart, provocative exhibit for new year

January 31, 2020

Books

Baker who sparked Supreme Court case has book deal

Jack Phillips’ memoir, currently untitled, will be released this summer by Salem Books Publishing. Salem Books is a Christian evangelical…

January 31, 2020

Film

Adam Sandler signs deal with Netflix to make four more films

The streaming giant announced Friday that Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions have reached a new deal with Netflix to…

January 31, 2020

Performing Arts

Durango turns out for a rockin’ Follies

Elvis, elderly rock stars and neurotic singers take the stage

January 31, 2020

Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 31-Feb. 6

Alice Krige stars in “Gretel & Hansel.”Patrick Redmond/Orion Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) (For showtimes, visit…

January 29, 2020

Books

‘American Dirt’ Latino backlash part of long publishing war

“American Dirt” is a novel by Jeanine Cummins.Flatiron Books via AP “I was reading the book in Parque Revolución in…

January 29, 2020

Music

Can equality pledges fix gender problem in country music?

Singer-actress Jennifer Nettles wears an outfit with wording asking radio stations to play more songs by women at the 53rd…

January 28, 2020

Music

Bob Marley’s kids celebrate late reggae icon’s 75th birthday

Cedella Marley participates in the Q&A panel at the Marley Brunch with Marley Family Members at the 1 Hotel West…

January 26, 2020

Books

New book explores women’s voices

Authors will be in Durango for reading, book-signing

January 25, 2020

Film

Taylor Swift shakes Sundance with revealing documentary

Taylor Swift attends the premiere of “Miss Americana” at the Eccles Theater during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday…

January 24, 2020

Film

Sundance festival kicks off with Taylor Swift, ‘Crip Camp’

“Taylor Swift: Miss Americana,” is an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.Sundance Institute…

January 23, 2020

Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 24-30

Mackenzie Davis stars in “The Turning.”Patrick Redmond/Universal Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: All My Sons…

January 22, 2020

Music

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson’s diagnosis

The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said during an interview on “Good Morning…

January 21, 2020

Visual Arts

Portrait found in gallery’s walls verified as missing Klimt

Art experts have confirmed that the stolen painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery’s walls is Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait…

January 19, 2020

Performing Arts

Ignacio High School theater to stage ‘Frozen’

Fundraiser dinner will be served before shows

January 18, 2020

Music

Eminem drops surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws

The follow-up to 2018’s “Kamikaze” – also released without warning – was announced on Twitter just after midnight. The Detroit…

January 17, 2020

Music

Slain Tejano singer from New Mexico to be honored

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the group recently announced it will give Ernestine Saucedo, known to music fans by…

January 17, 2020

Performing Arts

The MET presents new production of German masterpiece

The MET: Live in HD will present “Wozzeck,” which will be shown Saturday at Fort Lewis College.Courtesy of The Metropolitan…

January 17, 2020