April 2012

Same song. Different verse, and this, the last verse of the winter season. Telluride Arts First Thursday Art Walk happens, as its name suggests, the first Thursday of every month in season in the region: winter and summer. The ski lifts close Sunday, April 8....

It’s easy to start the New Year, all high hopes and promises. That well-intentioned vow to “exercise daily” becomes “on the weekend, but I’ll always take the stairs." Before it’s time to set your clocks ahead you’re back to where you started. Nowhere great. This year...

If you’re a regular TIO fan as I am, I hope you’ve been reading the "Earth Matters" column. Anna Zivian’s latest story on strawberries is a disturbing revelation. I also hope you read yesterday’s "Hunting and Gathering: In the Garden" by Lisa Barlow. I've got...

Saturday, April 7, the Easter Bunny hops on by the Ah Haa School for the Arts, making a brief celebrity appearance for our Family Day: EGGstravaganza! Now in it’s fourth year, EGGstravaganza, a fun craft day, has become a favorite of kids and staff. After all,...

A Talking Heads tribute group jams at the Sheridan Opera House Saturday To celebrate the end of the 2011/2012 ski season, the Sheridan Arts Foundation proudly presents This Must Be The Band. The event takes place at the historic Sheridan Opera House (110 North Oak St.)...

Throughout the school year, the Pinhead Institute brings acclaimed scientists into regional schools – Nucla, Norwood, Ridgway, Ouray, and Telluride – to lead labs, experiments, workshops and field expeditions for students in grade school through high school. Through the program, literally thousands of students each...

Oh, the “local’s favorite” – a tried and true label garnered to one specific item at almost every restaurant in town, offering visitors a glimpse into the unique, “elite” status of a Telluride local. Or, in other words, a way for merchants to promote their...

Editor's note: We are so excited to have chef and photographer Lisa Barlow back on our pages with recipes you will want to print out and keep. Well, hello Spring! Brooklyn is blooming this week. Pretty pink cherry and magnolia blossoms are already showering their petals...

 Mountainfilm in Telluride will launch its 34th annual festival on Friday, May 25, with a close look at the complicated subject of population. Over a dozen speakers, each focusing on a different area of expertise, will address the subject during the daylong Moving Mountains Symposium. “This theme synthesizes many...

Editor's note: Meet Ivar Zeile, owner of Denver's edgiest contemporary gallery, PLUS, which features regular exhibitions from established and emerging artists, gallery talks, and happenings such as poetry slams and mini film festivals. Ivar has just joined the TIO family of writers – look for...