August 2012

Twenty(by)Telluride is a fun and creative gathering produced by Telluride Arts and held throughout the year at venues around town and in Mountain Village. Twenty(by)Telluride is designed to showcase the innovation, knowledge and ideas of members of our community through very short, fast-paced presentations: speakers are...

August 9 to 16, 2012     Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter  Evening: Mercury, Mars and Saturn The month of August in southwestern Colorado enchants the soul and uplifts the spirit. Mornings cool and I feel the wistful call of autumn in the air. Cumulus clouds...

Editor’s Note: In Kristin Holbrook’s absence, Telluride local Daisy Barth rocks as her assistant for the weekly blog on fashion trends and tips. The most practical accessory, the handbag, dates back at least five millennia. While we can’t say for sure that no mountain man would...

The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is synonymous with its founder, impresario Steve Gumble. His event is the first of its kind in the country, combining as it does micro-breweries with the best of blues music and then there's the backdrop: historic downtown Telluride and...

High-speed, adrenaline-fueled, endurance-seeking mountain biking is synonymous with Full Tilt in Telluride, a tried-and-true race hosted by the Town of Mountain Village. In its fifth year, Full Tilt returns Friday, August 10 – Sunday, August 12 as part of the 2012 Mountain States Cup Series...

Zoom in on a celebration of photography, now in full swing at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts. In collaboration with Kim and Simon Pertuz of Shot Images, Niles, Illinois, Ah Haa is pleased to present Britain, the first retrospective of work by acclaimed British...

The trumpet sounded at a special media luncheon on July 12, when it was announced that Hotel Madeline Telluride, Mountain Village, was now officially part of the The Leading Hotels of the World group. What exactly does that mean? Just remember what rising tides do to...

The Rio Grande Southern Railroad first debuted its Ridgway to Rico route in September of 1891. The event was recorded by a local newspaper and the account was later reprinted in the book, "Silver San Juan.” This week the Telluride Historical Museum will bring that...