August 2012

[caption id="attachment_22649" align="alignleft" width="300"] Skiing in the future?[/caption] I find it a bit ironic that “climate change deniers” Mitt Romney's and Paul Ryan’s Republican convention in Tampa, Florida, had to be rescheduled because of a tropical storm caused by global warming. Climate change increases the frequency and...

Foundation Noted as Most Active Grant Maker Among Peers [caption id="attachment_22662" align="alignright" width="300"] Telluride Foundation sign by metal artist Lisa Issenberg[/caption] According to a 2011 Columbus Survey of 252 community foundations nationwide, the Telluride Foundation ranked as 4th most active grant maker as a percent of asset...

August 30 to September 6, 2012    Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus and Jupiter  Evening: Mars and Saturn September! Wow. August flew by like a jet on its way to LA, reflecting the light of the Sun, shiny against the deep blue Colorado sky, moving fast. I...

Editor's note: Only a limited number of 3-Day passes available for the 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Saturday Single Day tickets are completely sold out, with a limited number of Friday and Sunday Tickets available for purchase. 3-Day passes are $170 each, Sunday tickets...

Editor's Note: 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 or their lovely interns every...

[caption id="attachment_22673" align="alignleft" width="300"] Part-time Telluride local Laura Linney and Bill Murray: "Hyde Park on Hudson"[/caption] In a digital, real-time world, surprise is an endangered species. So, go ahead and try. Surprise me. So far, no surprises at the RNC.  Same old pasteurized pap. It would surprise...

[caption id="attachment_22683" align="alignleft" width="300"] "Love, Marilyn"[/caption] The Telluride Film Festival, per Buck Henry, "Valhalla for film folk," is an equal opportunity venue, known for giving documentaries as much prominence as features. Ditto for special programs that often showcase films that don't quite make it by conventional...

[caption id="attachment_22689" align="alignleft" width="249"] Roger Corman wins an Oscar – and a TFF tribute[/caption] Every year since the event got off the ground in 1974, The Telluride Film Festival, known locally as The SHOW, pays tribute to artists whose contributions resonate throughout the medium and over...

[caption id="attachment_22626" align="alignleft" width="209"] Bruvel's Flow Head[/caption] Hot on the heels of the RNC then the DNC, this particular Labor Day weekend the Telluride Film Festival provides a much needed escape from the vitriol and the noise. But where to go when as good as it...