culture and entertainment

The first Thursday of every month is a day when locals and tourists alike can tour local art galleries, many of which launch new exhibits that day, while enjoying snacks, and in some instances,...

After a furious last-minute bidding war, the weeklong dinosaur head auction ended with Karen Zink writing a $5,000 check to Durango Arts Center, and, fittingly, another mystery. Once Studio &...

A third party is going to take a hard look at the Science, Theatre, Education, Arts and Music Park – or STEAM Park – proposed near downtown Durango to see if can be more than just a good idea. A...

DENVER – The potential for a star-studded endorsement concert for unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunafon has got the Glendale mayor singing, “Bow-wow-wow yippee-yo-yippee-yay!” Dunafon’s...

A retired police captain from Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been hired to lead the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce/Visitors Center. Marie Chiarizia moved to Summit Lake with her husband two years...

Say you were playing tennis on the Durango High School courts 60 years ago just as it was getting dark. While you were sweating and grunting with every forehand and overhead, others would be...

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s uninterrupted vistas and intertwined Hispanic and Native American cultures have long been a draw for tourists and artists. However, a report commissioned by the...

LOS ANGELES – For the fans of Archie Andrews, his impending death marks a fitting end for the do-gooder comic book icon. The famous 73-year-old red-headed comic book character will die in...

The smell of fresh pizza and sound of live folk music filled the air at the first evening farmers market in Cortez. The July 1 event drew a different mix of artists and farmers than the regular...

Art can be a devastating profession, subjecting its most passionate disciples to rejection, woe and penury. Initially, impoverished painter Van Gogh self-mutilated; still broke, he later committed...