July 2012

Editor’s note: Our Tall Tales contributor, Mark Stevens, is the author of “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan.” “Buried by the Roan” is a finalist for the 2012 Colorado Book Award. Both books are on the shelves at Telluride’s own Between the Covers Bookstore,...

July 26 to August 2, 2012   Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter  Evening: Mercury, Mars and Saturn When I wrote the intro to Alacazem last week, I was looking forward to a family visit. My brother Jeff, his wife Mary, their two grown children – my...

In a decision this week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) “deregulated” Monsanto’s genetically engineered “Roundup Ready” sugar beets, meaning that they can be commercially planted in the United States without restrictions. The decision follows several years of litigation and review. It is the Animal...

Editor's Note: In Kristin's absence, Telluride local Daisy Barth is assisting with her weekly blog.  All too soon, we ladies will be putting will be putting our straw hats back on the shelf. But for the chill of the autumn days to come, we might want...

At 43 years young, the former prodigy is widely considered one of the best trumpet players in the world. Since his emergence in the late 1980s, acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Roy Hargrove has firmly established himself as one of this generation's premier performers in...

Editor’s note: For those who may not have known the story, we introduced Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery   at the beginning of the summer season with a recipe from Barclay Daryani, co-owner. You can say “hi” to Barclay and husband Tony every Friday at...

Workshops, forays, tastings and medicinal beers with world-renowned mycologists, 9/16-19, 2012 The 31st Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival looks forward to another exciting weekend, August 16-19, 2012. For over 30 years, Telluride has hosted this unique festival of all things fungal in the high San Juan Mountains...

Anti-semitism is not only the longest known form of hatred in the history of humanity. It is the only form of hatred that is truly global. In her film, “Unmasked Judeophobia, The Threat to Civilization," Gloria Greenfield contends that the 1975 UN Resolution equating Zionism with...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Paul Hokemeyer is a nationally recognized expert on Eastern philosophies, relationships, and emotional healing. He is also a part-time Telluride local. His column, Shrink Rap, appears from time to time on Telluride Inside… and Out. He is also a regular contributor to...