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May 2010

Image-2 Dragontattoo Telluride's Nugget Theatre is screening four films for the week of Friday, May 21-Thursday, May 27, including a Telluride Film Festival presentation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

In "Furry Vengeance" we learn that nature may fight back against real estate developers. It may help to remember that this movie is aimed at kids, and the humor may not be too sophisticated, but it's had decent box-office. (Rated PG)

20 May, 2010 /

IMGP0406 It's Spring, the season of rebirth, renewal and regrowth – and a national ritual: Spring cleaning, a cyclical exercise that goes like this: out with the old, in with the inevitable new, which becomes old and, well, next Spring, if you can bear to part with it, goes out again. Which is why Lita, at the Town of Telluride's public works department, recognized the need for an annual event.

On Thursday May 20 – Saturday May 22, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., the Town of Telluride, in fact all of San MIguel County, is urged to roll up its sleeves to get rid of the flotsam and jetsom of our lives.

Bring the following to West Black Bear Road, near Public Works Facility.

19 May, 2010 /

A new feature on Telluride Inside... and Out is a regular Tuesday post by Sam Bush, one of Telluride's favorite musicians. Last week was the opening of this series, a Doers column with Sam, a podcast interview with Sam by Susan, and a video from Sam Bush TV.

This week's article is not quite that elaborate, but includes a video from SBTV. The video will be a weekly part of TIO's coverage, and we at Telluride Inside... and Out appreciate the opportunity to help spread the gospel according to Sam. The following is a description of this week's video from Sam's organization:

"On this week's episode of Sam Bush TV, we're revisiting the Circles Around Me CD Release party (which, coincidentally, was also Sam & Lynn Bush's 25th wedding anniversary) at Sound Emporium Studio, in Nashville, TN the spot where most of the CD was recorded.

18 May, 2010 /
[click "Play" to hear Janet Curry speak about MBSR]

StillPoint FlyerTELLURIDE (2) Telluride local Judy Kohin was the original director of the Ah Haa School for the Arts, a local institution in the business of promoting personal epiphanies, hence the name. Recently Judy shared an epiphany of her own with Telluride Inside... and Out following a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) she attended at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.


"It was an eight-week program that met once a week with a one-day retreat. The experience was very powerful, and I believe the techniques I learned helped me turn the corner with my illness."

17 May, 2010 /

Don.poster Tuesday, May 18, 6:30 p.m., at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts, 300 South Townsend, book artist Don Glaister talks about his life and work: "From Pollock to Dylan—An Inside Look at a Book Artist's Evolution." The presentation culminates with Glaister's most recent project, a commissioned book of Bob Dylan’s songs. The talk, the second lecture of the spring semester, offers a glimpse at what goes on at the American Academy of Bookbinding, the lovechild of Ah Haa founder Daniel Tucker, a world-renowned book artist.

The American Academy of Bookbinding (AAB), a branch of the Ah Haa School for the Arts, recently opened for its spring semester of classes in the Old Stone Building on Willow Street. The newly remodeled studio is one of the best-equipped teaching binderies in the country. The classes offered attract students from all over world and are geared towards individuals interested in studying Fine Binding and Book Conservation. Starting this fall, the curriculum will expand to include simple bindings, artist books, and related subjects, creating more opportunities for local young people and adults to attend.

16 May, 2010 /

by Tracy Shaffer

Eli and Betty Black and White Dec 2008 Life as a single parent is rough. Tales of being overwhelmed, of budgets and stress, fly across tables at your local Starbucks. The crash of weary heads falling into pillows echoes through our nation’s nights and while some of us rise and fall to the daily drill, others patiently teach a little one to tie a shoe, even if it takes all year.

After a day at the soccer field and showing houses I met up with sister-single-mom and Autism Society of Colorado’s Betty Lehman to wrap up my stories for Autism Awareness month. Looking like a softer version of Sarah Jessica Parker, Betty burst into Racine’s, spotting me in an instant though we’d never met before. She is keen and kind, pin-point focused as we launch into an energetic conversation sharing stories of raising sons. The difference is, that while I foray into the land of the teenage boy, Betty Lehman is the mother of a child with autism.

15 May, 2010 /

Our friend Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, doesn't just train and board dogs: he lives dogs. Ted recently attended the sheep dog trials in Hotchkiss, Colorado. His video of the sights and sounds of the day are interesting, even if you have never...

15 May, 2010 /

May 13 to 20, 2010
Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury and Jupiter  Evening: Venus, Mars and Saturn
Embrace the Goddess and Touch the Earth

EmpressTaurus is the first earth sign of the tropical zodiac and the second zodiac month of the natural year. Its energy manifests in the physical plane via things that we can touch and feel, smell and taste, see and hear. Ruled by Venus, planet of attraction, love and beauty, Taurus attracts and receives, holds and secures. We experience it in the nurturing rain and warming sun, the melting snows and raging rivers that sustain and nourish life. It is here that seeds take root, trees bud and flowers blossom. The inherent fertility of the Mother Earth pours forth; we find comfort and feel contentment in the greening grass, soft soil and recurring cycles of life.

On May 13th at 7:06 pm MDT, the Sun and Moon came together in the conjunction aspect of a fresh New Moon @ 23º09’ Taurus and initiated one of the most fertile lunar cycles of the year. It’s a perfect time to plant gardens, nurture life and create beauty in your personal and private worlds. Take a look around your yard and neighborhood; discover the innate feminine, maternal power in the ground beneath your feet. Embrace the goddess, bless the bounty and surrender to the sensational season of spring. It’s time to touch and feel, love and heal…
14 May, 2010 /

37th_TFF_poster_final 2 The Telluride Film Festival (September 3-6, 2010), presented by National Film Preserve LTD., is pleased to announce Pixar Animation Studios’ Ralph Eggleston as the 37th Telluride Film Festival poster artist. Eggleston will lend his talent to create the Festival’s official poster. He will also create a second special edition poster to be unveiled closer to the big weekend.

Eggleston plans to attend the 37th Telluride Film Festival to present his poster designs to the public and hold a poster signing for Telluride Festival guests. The UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television plans a special reception to honor Eggleston at that time.

14 May, 2010 /

Therunaways_smallteaser Diaryofawimpykid_smallteaser Telluride's Nugget Theatre is showing three movies the week of Friday, May 14-Thursday, May 20. Must be the mountain is officially closed.

First up is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (rated PG), another story about a smart kid who gets no respect. The subject has been done many times, but the audience reviews for this one have been positive, and Roger Ebert gives it a thumbs-up. Could be fun.

"The Runaways" tells the story of the all-girl 1970s rock band. It's rated R for language and sexual situations. Expect plenty of rock 'n' roll.

Thelosers_smallposter "The Losers" (PG-13) is an action flick. A special forces team is sent into the Bolivian jungle, there is an insider villain bent on world turmoil, and the group has to stay invisible and stick together to survive.

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

13 May, 2010 /