Arts and Entertainment

Saint George, Utah, artist Roland Lee has spent the past 30 years exploring national parks with sketchbook and paintbrush. Currently working at Mesa Verde National Park as artist-in-residence, Lee...

DURANGO — Fifteen years after “The Western San Juan Mountains” introduced the geology, ecology and human history of half of the towering range that dominates Southwest Colorado, a companion tome is...

The Cortez region as well as all of southwestern Colorado, is rich with history.Some of that fascinating history has been captured in a new book from a trio of local residents.Local authors Vila...

Costume designer, artist and historian Cathy A. Smith will present “The Demise of Tonto” Friday, Sept. 23. The lecture will be held in Mancos at the Mancos Community Center, 130 Grand Ave., from...

Even when painting with oils, artist Joe Slaughenhoupt prefers an acrylic sky.“I just enjoy blending it,” he said. “I think acrylics go on better than a wet oil.”Slaughenhoupt got a bit of a slow...

Ute art techniques passed down through generations take on a contemporary twist at the Ute Mountain Ute Art Show on display now at the Chapin Mesa Archaelogical Museum in Mesa Verde National...

Mike Hernandez, a new pilot to the Mancos Valley/Mesa Verde Country Balloon and Art Festival, is scheduled to arrive in Mancos today from Glens Falls, N.Y. He’ll bring two balloons: a...

By the flicker of candlelight, Crawford, Colo., artist Kathy Steckel paints freshly cut snapdragons in a vase. The pastels were laid out ahead of time because darkness was quickly falling inside...

Growing up, local rocker Chuck Haven listened to famed metal band Powerman 5000, never knowing he would one day sit down with the band members to eat posole and fry bread.“We’ve played with them a...