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February 2010

Unknown The Telluride AIDS Benefit has grown every year since its grassrootsy beginning in 1994. And since that first year, the Western Colorado AIDS Project has been the event's primary recipient, because the Benefit's muse, Robert Presley, determined to keep WestCAP, his medical provider in time of need, healthy. TAB's generosity, however, extends way beyond WestCAP all the way to Africa, with stops along the way on the Front Range, home to the Denver Children's Hospital Immunodeficiency Program or CHIP.

CHIP began providing specialized care for HIV+ children in the Rocky Mountain region in 1991. CHIP remains the only entity in the region providing comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered services to infants, children, youth (13-24), pregnant women, and parents of HIV-infected children.
25 February, 2010 /
Frozen_smallposter Wheninrome_smallposter2 Telluride's Nugget Theatre is showing three movies the week of Friday, February 26 through Thursday, March 4. For showtimes see below; the Nugget website has trailers and reviews.

"When in Rome" gets higher marks from viewers than from the critics. "War and Peace" it ain't, but the principals are attractive, and if you can accept enchanted coins from the fountain, you'll probably have a good time.

"Frozen" is an indie film (rated R) which has its three boarder protagonists stranded on a chair lift after everyone else has gone home. Again, viewer response has been largely positive. Be glad you're warm in the Nugget and not up over Awesome Rock when darkness sets in.
25 February, 2010 /

Last week, several days of snow had blanketed the Telluride region. I'd had a few great powder days on the mountain so it was easy to convince me to join Sus and our friend Susan Dalton for a few hours of snowshoeing near...

24 February, 2010 /
["click "Play" to hear Brother Jeff speak about his partnership with TAB]

IMG_0098 The relationship between the Telluride AIDS Benefit and Brother Jeff is a prime example of the whole being greater than the sums of its parts.


The Telluride AIDS Benefit casts a long, wide shadow that extends all the way from the Western Slope to Africa. One of TAB's success stories on the Front Range is Brother Jeff's Health Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of African Americans living with HIV/AIDS regardless of age, faith, background or sexual orientation. With the help of TAB, the Initiative now reaches thousands of people each year through HIV conferences, summits, workshops, presentations at high schools, universities, and at various health-related institutions.
24 February, 2010 /

[click "Play" to listen to Yvette Henson on the composting course] Telluride's The New Community Coalition is all about turning trash into treasure of the soil variety. On March 1, the Coalition in a joint venture with the Telluride Ecology Commission,...

24 February, 2010 /

March into March with a firm conviction to tap into your inner artist. Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts kicks off the month with two great options.Finish Your Unfinished Jewelry Projects with master jeweler Jennifer Dewey, Tuesdays, March 2 – March 23, 5...

24 February, 2010 /

Telluride snow base reaches six feet

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Brett Schreckengost photo

Conditions on the mountain are near perfect: The Telluride Ski Resort exceeded the 200-inch snow mark yesterday morning. Thirty-three inches of light, fluffy powder have fallen over the last seven days, for a total accumulation of 205"  (or 17 feet ) for the season. Now, with sunny skies peeking through, Telluride is the perfect destination for Spring break.

“This was a great storm,” said Dave Riley, CEO of the resort. “Now 17 feet of snow has fallen at Telluride, and we can boast a six-foot base. With these great conditions and numerous March specials, it makes sense to book a Telluride vacation today."

23 February, 2010 /
[click "Play", Amy Kimberly speaks about the history and impact of the Telluride AIDS Benefit]

The Telluride Historical Museum is hosting another of its popular Fireside Chats, this one at Capella Telluride in the Mountain Village: The True Telluride Story – Telluride AIDS Benefit. Kandee Degraw and Daiva Chesonis reveal the backstory of the Telluride AIDS Benefit. The event takes place at 5 p.m., February 24.

The Telluride AIDS Benefit began life as a Free Box-style grassroots initiative.

Robert Presley was a fabric artist and enfant terrible, beloved throughout the Telluride community. His costly battle with HIV/AIDS – made worse by the fact he was living in rural Colorado and had to commute to get medical help –  mobilized a group of his buddies.
23 February, 2010 /

Telluride local Ben Clark with friends Jon Miller and Josh Butson were in Nepal in the Spring of 2009. Ben has sent along another video installment documenting their journey.In this episode our intrepid travelers spend 17 days, much of the time in hot,...

23 February, 2010 /

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Kevin Rucker

Denver is Telluride Inside... and Out's home away from home, so last weekend we decided to get an up close and personal look at the oldest part of the city.

LoDo is the handle Denverites assigned to the Lower Downtown Historic District, located just northwest of Downtown Denver near the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. LoDo, the original settlement of the city, is now a mixed-used neighborhood known for its vibrant nightlife with 70+ bars and restaurants – and at least as many ghosts. More later.

College history instructor Kevin Rucker is a descendant of Puritan settlers. His grandma, a hardcore genealogist, hooked him into an exploration of the past. Dressed in uniform, a paisley vest and bowler hat, the man cuts as colorful a figure as the miscreants and madams he describes on his spirited walking tour. (We are talking the liquid and supernatural variety.)

23 February, 2010 /