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March 2010

[click "Play" to hear Susan's conversation with Michelle Scrivner]

Trio of Aspens Telluride's First Thursday Art Walk, produced by the Telluride Council for the Arts & Humanities, is a celebration of the local art scene, when galleries, studios and stores around Main Street stay open late until 8 p.m. In March Lustre Gallery, 171 South Pine, celebrates the work of artists Michele Scrivner and her partner/assistant Brian Billow, which in turn celebrates nature.

It is not so much that Scrivner aims to exactly replicate the beauty of the natural world, but rather to express the feelings a place evokes through simple lines, rich hues, and complex textures. These feelings are colored green, as in eco-crusader.
04 March, 2010 /

 The 2010 First Thursday Telluride Art Walk continues Thursday, March 4, 5-8p.m. at galleries around town.

Sponsored by the Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities, the Art Walk is a day-long showcase of our local fine arts scene, galleries, studios and arts organizations staying open “late ‘til 8” the First Thursday of every month.  The event, which kicked off three years ago, includes galleries located in and around Colorado Avenue (Main Street), all within walking distance of one another.  Stop by after work, après ski, or on your way to dinner and add a little art to your life. 

The free Art Walk brochures, available at any participating venue (and our hotels and coffee shops), offer a self-guided map of the participating establishments. 

04 March, 2010 /

Valentinesday_smallposter Youthinrevolt_smallonline The Nugget Theatre in beautiful downtown Telluride has three movies on the schedule for the week of Friday, March 5-Thursday, March 11.

"Youth in Revolt" (Rated R) features a laid back Nick Twist (Michael Cera) whose parents have split, each having taken up with a differently inappropriate partner. On a trailer park vacation, his mother and her crude boyfriend flaunt their sexuality and Nick meets Sheeni (Portia Doubleday). Nick is on a mission to lose his virginity... Then the fun begins.

An all-star ensemble cast pairs up, or not, on one day, "Valentine's Day." The movie is rated PG-13. Many people who saw "Valentine's Day"  loved it. The critics, not so much. So go, and make up your own mind.

Drparnassus_smallposter Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (Rated PG-13) has a great cast and an intriguing, if confusing story. And real life intervened to make this movie even more of a house of mirrors: during the filming Heath Ledger, one of the principals, died. The solution: bring in Johnny Depp and others as alter egos. Should be interesting.

See below for movietimes, and the Nugget website for trailers and reviews.


04 March, 2010 /

TNCC_logo Sponsored by Telluride's The New Community Coalition, the Wilkinson Public Library and the Telluride Foundation, the second in a series of Green Business Roundtables is scheduled for Friday, March 5, 8:30 a.m. in the Library's Program Room.

“How to Make Your Business Energy Efficient ” focuses the basics such as how to reduce your business's energy use by eliminating energy hogs. Take away a list of simple, cost-effective recommended improvements you can implement yourself, and learn how to recognize when it's time to call in professional assistance.

03 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" to listen to Adam Field discussing his work]


In March, the Daniel Tucker Gallery at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts features the work of sculptor Adam Field. The opening of the show coincides with the First Thursday Art Walk, when galleries and retail outlets around Telluride stay open late until 8 p.m. Field will be in town for the reception at the school, 300 South Townsend, 5 – 8 p.m., which includes an artist's talk/ slideshow scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

In a case of aesthetic whiplash, in Adam Field's ceramic work crosses boundaries as it simultaneously looks back in time and into the future: past meets present, East meets West.

03 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" to hear Jon Turk's conversation with Susan]

Jon Turk On Wednesday, March 3, starting at 6 p.m., Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library hosts two back to back writing events chock-a-block with thrills and spills. Promise.


Program One, a joint venture between the Library and Between the Covers bookstore, features author/scientist/adventurer Jon Turk, who plans to read from his latest book, "The Raven's Gift."
02 March, 2010 /
TNCC_logo Telluride's The New Community Coalition , in partnership with the Governor's Energy Office, brings Todd Gamboa to town to present "Selling Energy Star, Selling Confidence," a seminar that targets realtors, mortgage brokers, appraisers, designers, architects builders, and other home sales professionals. The event takes place in the Program Room of the Wilkinson Public Library, 100 W. Pacific Ave, Thursday, March 4, 8 a.m. – noon.

During this course, a fast-paced four hours of interactive Powerpoint presentation, lecture, Q&A, and exam, attendees are exposed to the following topics:
02 March, 2010 /

by Scott Doser

Monday,  March 1st at 6 pm

Composting 101

Tuesday, March 2nd at Noon
Books & Cooks with Host Chef Bud
 
Chef Bud Hosts Bar-be-que Chef  Bryce Freeman who will teach us how to prepare his favorite South Carolina Bar-be-que Sauce.  Live Demonstration.  Audience participants get to sample the sauce.
 
Wednesday, March 3rd beginning at 6 pm
Back-to-Back Literary Events
Thanks to a Collaboration among: Between the Covers Bookstore, The Telluride Writers Guild, the Wilkinson Public Library and Telluride Inside... and Out, Wednesday is back-to-back literary events.
01 March, 2010 /

 

124 Thanks to the generous support of part-time locals Linda and Peter Bynoe, the world renowned Harlem Gospel Choir appears in concert at Telluride's Palm Theatre on Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 p.m.

The Choir, one of the most famous in America today, was founded in 1986 by Allen Bailey, who had his epiphany while attending a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Cotton Club in Harlem. The Choir, which features some of the finest musicians and singers from Harlem, New York's black churches and the New York tri-state area, raises funds for childrens' charities.

01 March, 2010 /