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August 2009

[click "Play" to hear Eileen's conversation with Kenny Gilbert]

Chef Kenny Gilbert Headshot - Capella Telluride A trifecta of the arts is taking place August 13th through the 16th in Mountain Village as Telluride celebrates it 2009 Festival of the Arts with a fabulous line up of food & wine, art and music.  Top celebrated chefs will be on hand to showcase and demonstrate their culinary expertise.  A gallery of more than 40 artists with national and regional acclaim will exhibit and sell their work throughout the weekend.   Grammy nominated and multi-platinum artist, Joan Osborne will perform in a free live concert at the Sunset Stage on Friday the 14th.

A highlight to Telluride’s Festival of the Arts is the ‘Celebrating the Arts ’ Celebrity Chef Dinner.  Kenny Gilbert is executive chef of Telluride's five star ultra-luxury resort, Capella Telluride, and is one of the culinary experts taking part in the weekend festivities.  Gilbert's celebrated international cuisine is showcased in all three of Capella's dining rooms including the fine dining restaurant Onyx, the casual Gray Jay Cafe and the popular Suede Bar.  

13 August, 2009 /

by Warner Paige Telluride Chamber Music Festival and the Stronghouse Studio have officially launched "The Violin on Parade Project."Area artists transformed ten violins, with freedom to interpret their artistic visions into unique works of art and two artists created a sculpture that includes the violin....

13 August, 2009 /
[Click "Play" to hear Eileen and Steve Spitz chat about food, lifestyle and recipes.]

Steve Spitz The stage is set for the sixth annual Telluride Festival of the Arts, which will take place in Telluride's Mountain Village, August 13th, through the 16th.  This festival is all about gourmet food, awe-inspiring art and outstanding musical entertainment.

The incredible line-up includes celebrity chefs, such as Steve Spitz, who hosts “Living Better with Steve Spitz,” in its fifth year of national syndication, and host of the upcoming “Live With Steve Spitz,” a celebrity-based lifestyle program which launches this fall on syndicated national TV. Not to be missed is the gallery of nationally and regionally recognized artists along with a free performance by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Joan Osborne at the Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village. 

Steve Spitz will take center stage in Telluride’s Mountain Village on Friday, August 14th, with his “From Dirt to Delicious: Sustainable Food & Wine” demonstration, discussion, and tasting. 

You won’t want to miss this exciting one hour presentation from 3pm to 4pm.  Tickets are $50 and on sale at www.tellurideticket.com  See the end of this post for the exact recipes Steve Spitz will be presenting at his Telluride Festival of the Arts guest appearance.

12 August, 2009 /

by Kris Holstrom

Citizen Scientists It was a trip down memory lane for me last week when I participated in the U.S. Forest Service ‘citizen scientists’ training on the Uncompahgre Plateau. I have a degree in Forest Management from Utah State University from many, many years ago. It is a field I’ve always loved and actually worked in for several summers before moving into horticultural pursuits, organic farming and sustainability coordinating. This experience was a wonderful renewal of those memories.

The Forest Service is embarking on an interesting project aimed at restoring healthy forest conditions on the UP. They will be doing treatments on about 17,000 acres and need to monitor the results. The goal is to restore the more natural open meadow and widely spaced ponderosa pines in some areas – and reduce fuel loads so natural wildfires can occur without devasting effects in other areas (more frequent, low intensity burns rather than occasionally high intensity burns).

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The idea to create a drama camp for kids in Telluride had been blowing in the wind. In 1987, the seed took root:  the Telluride Academy under the direction of  Wendy Brooks became the producer. Sally Davis and Kim Epifano (and John Fago, who is no longer directly involved) became co-directors. Mudd Butts thrived and grew: today, Mudd Butts International acts as a diplomat without portfolio, forging relationships and developing mutual understanding and respect for young neighbors around the globe through the medium of theater.

After 23 years and counting, Davis and Epifano remain the heart and soul of the Mudd Butts, because the two abundantly talented ladies possess childlike wisdom and grown-up teaching skills.

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The Telluride Academy's Mudd Butts Mystery Theater Troupe is an intensive drama workshop that covers all aspects of theater from script and songwriting to marketing. During the month-long program, kids also learn invaluable life lessons: how to laugh at themselves and ways to navigate the minefield of group dynamics.

Our big fear: Mudd Butts goes away. Right now, however, not so much, because this weekend, August 14 – August 16, the 23rd annual Mudd Butts ensemble performs its next musical. The production is based on the book, "Fears of Your Life,"  by Michael Bernard Loggins.

11 August, 2009 /

TFA09Poster The sixth annual Telluride Festival of the Arts will take place in Telluride's Mountain Village, August 13th, through the 16th.   If you are passionate about food, art and entertainment, you will revel in the line-up of celebrity chefs, national and regionally recognized artists as well as a enjoy a Friday night Sunset Concert performance with the soulful sounds of critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Joan Osborne. 

The Plazas in Mountain Village will become a strolling gallery of fine art throughout the Telluride Festival of the Arts weekend, featuring the work of more than 40 artists presenting work from various media, including: ceramics, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, graphics and printmaking, jewelry, metal-works, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and wood.

11 August, 2009 /