Arts & Entertainment

Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley was one of our last links to an old America

This photo taken Oct. 14, 2012, shows Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys closing out the Richmond Folk Festival.…

June 24, 2016

Film

Blast it all, they’re back in ‘Resurgence’

Aliens return to Earth in “Independence Day: Resurgence.”Twentieth Century Fox via AP In real life, the situation looks more dire.…

June 24, 2016

Film

Movies playing in Durango June 17-23

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Dark Horse (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Set in a former mining village in…

June 23, 2016

Music

Jury: Led Zeppelin did not boost ‘Stairway to Heaven’

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left, and singer Robert Plant appear at a press conference ahead of the worldwide theatrical…

June 23, 2016

Performing Arts

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

Musical to open at Durango Arts Center

June 23, 2016

Music

Music in the Mountains kicks off July 8

Chamberfolk group Harpeth Rising will be the first performance of the 30th season of Music in the Mountains.Courtesy of Harpeth…

June 23, 2016

Books

Hour of the Bees a great summer read for young teens

Courtesy<br><br>Hour of the Bees, by Lindsay Eager The story is told by 12-year-old Carol (Carolina) who is being ripped away…

June 23, 2016

Music

Robert Plant testifies he can’t read music or remember the ’60s

First, it was legendary axeman Jimmy Page at the mic. Then his longtime Led Zeppelin bassist and keyboardist John Paul…

June 22, 2016

Music

Ticketmaster tries redeeming itself with millions of free tickets but fans aren’t happy

Millions of people are eligible for free tickets through Ticketmaster as a result of a lawsuit over ticket fees and…

June 22, 2016

Film

How Sigourney Weaver and Ed O’Neill wound up in ‘Finding Dory’

Hank, voiced by Ed O’Neill, left, and Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, in a scene from “Finding Dory.”Pixar/Disney via AP…

June 21, 2016

Performing Arts

To make summer show pop, Rockettes turn to light wizards

This March 24 photo released by MSG shows a rehearsal for the New York Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes…

June 21, 2016

Performing Arts

Giving voice to poetry slam

United Way to host competition this weekend

June 16, 2016

Books

What science fiction says about our climate-change fears

From H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds during the space race, to Max Brooks’ World War Z with the threat…

June 16, 2016

Visual Arts

‘It’s my baby. It was my creative outlet’

Shutter Gallery to shutter retail space

June 16, 2016

Film

Movies playing in Durango June 17-23

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Sing Street (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)“Sing Street” takes us back to 1980s…

June 16, 2016

Visual Arts

Open Shutter Gallery to shutter retail space

on Main Avenue to close in November

June 15, 2016

Music

Adam Levine offers to pay for ‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie’s funeral

Christina Grimmie performs as the opener for Rachel Platten in March at Center Stage Theater, in Atlanta. Maroon 5’s lead…

June 14, 2016

Performing Arts

‘The Illusionists’ look backward for next Broadway stop

Mark Kalin performs during “The Illusionists: Turn of the Century.” The magic show is coming back to Broadway for a…

June 14, 2016

Film

Bill Murray to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at Kennedy Center

FILE – This Sept. 9, 2012 file photo shows Bill Murray posing for a portrait at the 2012 Toronto Film…

June 14, 2016

Music

Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour: Empowerment you can dance to

Beyoncé performs during the Formation World Tour at M&T Bank Stadium on Friday in Baltimore.Andrew White/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images…

June 11, 2016

Music

Lionel Richie makes the best speech ever at an awards show you can’t see

Award recipient Lionel Richie performs at the 47th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Gala at the…

June 10, 2016

Performing Arts

Broadway embraces diversity, but have things really changed?

Keala Settle, left, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn, right, perform in “Waitress” at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York.Joan…

June 10, 2016

Film

A summer bounty of TV drama, comedies and even a ‘Hamilton’

Aaron Tveit, left, and Tony Shalhoub star in “BrainDead,” premiering Monday on CBS.Jeff Neumann/CBS via AP In this portable TV…

June 10, 2016

Film

Movies playing in Durango June 10-16

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Raiders of the Lost Ark (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(Wednesday only) Indiana Jones…

June 9, 2016