Author Craig Childs draws a crowd

The Sunflower Theatre in downtown Cortez was packed Saturday night to hear author Craig Childs speak about the history of the Southwest. Childs is best known locally for his books on archaeology....

DATE: April 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Grammy-winner to play in Dolores

Grammy-award winner Mollie O’Brien embodies the Americana music genre with her mix of blues and folk, with some gospel and jazz thrown in. The singer-song writer will perform with her...

DATE: March 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Craig Childs to Perform at Sunflower Theatre

Author Craig Childs will give a multi-media presentation on March 28 at the Sunflower Theatre titled, “Desert Ghosts — How we handle the ancient things, how we live with ghosts”. “Childs was an...

DATE: March 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

30 years at the Hogan

For the 30th year, Bill and Judy Countess, owners of The Mud Creek Hogan outside of Mancos, opened up their gift shop for the season. The Hogan specializes in Native American art. “We’ve been doing...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Flying to new heights

The Montezuma-Cortez High School Theatre Department is taking things to a whole new level the next two weekends with six productions of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Based on an Ian Fleming novel that...

DATE: March 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The art of monoprint

Monoprinting artist Lisa Moon Self, of Durango, will hang her art at Olio, 114 W. Grand Ave., this month. An artist reception will be at Olio from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14. We caught up with...

DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Preview Quartetto Gelato displays global mastery, virtuosity

Quartetto Gelato, known for its clever programming and virtuosity, will take the stage at the MCHS Auditorium on Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. This exciting quartet consists of violinist/tenor Peter...

DATE: March 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango Film offers freebies Wednesday

Not much in life is free, but Wednesday’s opening of Durango Film offers that rare opportunity. With free shows at 6:30, 7 and 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Gaslight Theatre, the annual festival kicks...

DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Grandmother Rhed Leonard wins Cortez Idol competition

Rhed Leonard, a grandmother, sang her way to the top, narrowly winning the third annual Cortez Idol crown on Wednesday. “I never thought I’d win,” she said moments after receiving a $1,000 check....

DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Call for photographers

Black Canyon Camera Club is hosting the first Western Colorado Photography Showdown for edited and unedited photos. The entry form is at www.blackcanyoncameraclub.org . A limit of 200 entries will...

DATE: March 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Cortez Idol wraps up on Wednesday

Nearly 50 auditioned for the Third Annual Cortez Idol competition in January. On Wednesday, the top three contestants will vie for $1,000 in cash. Held at Blondie’s Trophy Room on Main Street, the...

DATE: March 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Birdman’ makes sense in a Hollywood way

Before the Academy Awards last Sunday, the two big frontrunners for Best Picture were “Birdman” and “Boyhood.” While it wasn’t a surprise “Birdman” ended up with the big prize, it was a shock the...

DATE: Feb. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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