December 2012

[caption id="attachment_26214" align="alignleft" width="300"] Emmylou Harris, TBF 2011[/caption] Forty years. In couple-speak, that means a ruby. Or a bouquet of Nasturtiums, the official flower of that anniversary. Speaking of anniversaries...

“Silver and gold, silver and gold, everyone wishes for silver and gold." Those are the lyrics to the famed Burl Ives Christmas song. The words are also in a song from the movie "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer." And they are a holiday mantra: Every lady...

[caption id="attachment_26150" align="alignright" width="243"] Golden Dragon Acrobats[/caption] A man performs a headstand atop a very tall tower of chairs, and a woman balances a lamp as she twists upside down on a pedestal, her body bending like hot pizza dough, limbs merging. This is not Ripley’s “Believe...

[caption id="attachment_26107" align="alignright" width="199"] Peter Yarrow[/caption]Can't teach an old dog new tricks. In some special cases, so what? The old tricks are still good enough. Case in point: the line-up for the 12.12.12 benefit concert at the Garden for victims of Sandy, the British royal family - of...

Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...

Remember the moment in "Peter Pan" when Tinkerbell took the hit and swallowed the poison Captain Hook meant for Peter? A distraught Peter threw caution to the wind, broke the fourth wall, and begged the audience to clap hard to save his fairy friend's life. We...

Editor’s note: Almost all of us have been following the aftermath of the massacre in a Connecticut school. Newtown is our town. Their kids, our kids. The following is a response from our favorite Wordwoman, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, whose poetry, including her latest book, #13,...

Did you draw the hand to buy for a family member in this year's Secret Santa and now you are looking for a unique gift that will truly inspire? Let the Ah Haa School for the Arts help you with your gift list. Completed your...

The Telluride Foundation and other local nonprofit organizations united for a three- day online giving campaign, Telluride Gives, to benefit local charities. Donors were able to search for the nonprofit of their choice and make an unexpected, end-of-year gift. The online giving campaign, which engaged...

[caption id="attachment_26039" align="alignright" width="112"] Fun with Pinhead Punk Science[/caption] Pinhead completed one more wonderful year inspiring students about the wonders of scientific discovery: In 2012, nearly 5,200 students participated in over 7,500 hours of quality programming. Why is Pinhead so important – and not just as a...