March 2011

[click "Play", Kristin Holbrook talks about 10 years of Two Skirts]

 

Les Girls This month, Telluride's Two Skirts celebrates its 10th anniversary.

For the Greek mathematician Pythagoras, 10 was the symbol of the universe and the number that expressed the whole of human knowledge. For the ancient Maya, "10" marked the end of one cycle and the start of another. And for director Blake Edwards, "10" was the top of the bodaciousness scale, the symbol of Bo Derrick.

For Two Skirts, "10" represents another day in the office. But what an office.

[click "Play", Susan speaks with Beau Staley about aquamarine]

 

 

Aquamarine Pendant Telluride Inside... and Out is pleased to introduce the next installment of Dolce's birthstone of month: aquamarine.

Water is the common denominator and element uniting astrological sign of the month of March, Pisces, meaning "fish," and aquamarine, which derives its name from "aqua" meaning "water" and "mare"  or "sea."

An ancient writer summed up the beauty of the stone this way: "a thousand leagues of sunlit sea imprisoned in a cup." And like the sea, the color of aquamarine varies from deep blue to greenish blue.

March 10 to 17, 2011
Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Saturn  Evening: Mercury and Jupiter

Shining Seas, Surrender and Synthesis

Sparkling sea Red sunrise I’m back home in Colorado and my winter in Baja is now a memory. I see the shining seas and swaying palms, the Mexican rancho in the arroyo and my friend riding her horse in the soft sand along the beach. I can hear the breaking waves as I drift in and out of sleep, the stars are twinkling in the moonlight and a gentle breeze moves the shadows in ghostly rhythm with the night. But my body is here, not there.

MU Mtn Today, I feel grateful and blessed, a creature on this planet Earth, living and breathing, laughing and loving, crying with the pain of others and coping with my own. Tears are signs that I’m alive, that life has touched me, that I am moved by the world’s passions, obsessions and compulsions, that I can feel the ride and embrace the shifting tides of my time here, my time here on this magical planet Earth. The ups and downs, the starts and stops, the endings and beginnings - it’s all part of the journey, the Great Mystery of life and death. Whether I’m south of the border or high on a snowy mountain peak, I can feel the pulsating heart of the Mother Earth and her breath in the wind and air. I drink her water and feed upon her fruit. I can feel the love emanating from her soul and, to all this, I surrender.

Life Cycles, a new full-service bicycle shop in Telluride, celebrates its opening on Friday, March 11, 2011. Life Cycles is located at 236 West Colorado Avenue (down Oak Street, below Sunshine Pharmacy). The shop has been open for business for about one week. There will...

[click "Play" to Dr. Hokemeyer's conversation with Susan]

 

 

Jacket Close #1-1 Thankfully, none of Telluride Inside... and Out's relationships with the various players in the region's robust cultural economy are co-dependent. They are happy and mutually satisfying.

According to part-timeTelluride local Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, the source of TIO's Shrink Rap, co-dependency is an emotional and behavioral condition that occurs when people form and maintain one-sided, emotionally and/or physically abusive relationships. Co-dependency is a construct that focuses on a person’s reliance on something outside himself to regulate how he feels on the inside.

 

 

[click "Play", Susan talks with Rachel Loomis-Lee]     Tempus fugit. Although (thank goodness) the snow is still flying, staff at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts has turned its thoughts to summer, when Telluride's community arts center becomes a playground for kids.Summer...

 A new store is opening in Telluride: Life Cycles, a full service bike shop is now open for business at 236 West Colorado Avenue, just below Sunshine Pharmacy on Oak Street. The flagship brand is Specialized, with...

[click "Play" to hear Susan's rap with Suzan Beraza and Dylan Brooks]

 

 

Rep Cast, The Telluride Repertory Theatre celebrates its 20+ anniversary in style. The non-profit is throwing with a gala dinner party on Saturday, March 12, 7 – 10 p.m., at the Ah Haa School for the Arts. The event includes a champagne reception, a four-course dinner prepared by Mountain Top Catering and a wine pairing featuring the Durango Wine Experience. The entertainment, "The Best of the REP Musical Revue," includes performances by former REP stars, among them, REP co-founders Suzan Beraza and Angela Watkins.

The history of the Telluride Repertory Theatre Company dates back to when co-founder Suzan Beraza,  now of "Bag It" fame, found a brochure about a ski resort in a box canyon with a little theater. The ambitious young actress with a yen to ski sent a resume and an 8 X 10 glossy, waited and heard nothing. Suzan was none too concerned about the dead silence: life is oh so hectic on the boards. It was not until she arrived in town that Suzan discovered the dirty little secret behind Telluride's "theatre": The Nugget was a film house. Bummer. Acting was all Suzan knew how to do.

[click "Play" to hear Susan's conversation with Stu Sundell-Norman of "Joint Point"]

 

 

Joint Point, Mardi Gras In Telluride, we save the parades and picnics for the Fourth of July. Locally Mardi Gras, March 8, is all about the music. Music and the traditional baubles and beads. (We love bling.) 

The music is thanks to the historic Sheridan Opera House, where local jam band, Joint Point, performs at a special Mardi Gras concert starting at 9 p.m.