June 2013

Need proof Yoga has infiltrated every corner of American culture? Just follow the threads dropped by the headlines – and the stats. According to a study released by Yoga Journal in December 2012, the number of Americans practicing yoga jumped 29 percent, to 20.4 million...

 "As a community we should be duly proud of the work of all the individuals within the arts environment, for helping us receive this award, which puts Telluride not only in the spotlight, but places us in the leadership of this state, related to the...

[caption id="attachment_32155" align="alignright" width="300"] Chef Bud Thomas of Rev, Hotel Madeline, and Library's Books & Cooks[/caption] Chef Bud (Thomas) is cooking with gas this month. Rev, the signature restaurant at Hotel Madeline, Mountain Village, opened for business with a VIP welcome dinner for the Telluride Wine Festival...

June 27 to July 4, 2013       Visible planets: Morning: Mars      Evening: Mercury, Venus, Saturn April, May and June have been full of physical trials and emotional turmoil, tantalizing possibilities, love and loss, pain and gain. I often wonder what the world is coming to. And then...

[caption id="attachment_32072" align="alignright" width="300"] Sheridan Opera House, way back when. (From Segerberg family archives.)[/caption] Setting the scene: Following a major facelift, on February 1, 1913, New York City's Grand Central Terminal reopened as the world's largest railroad station. Nice venue, but geographically undesirable. In 1913, Houdini began performing...

Many Options for Fourth of July Week Last week, while Telluride hummed along with Bluegrass, the Ah Haa School was abuzz with new art camp students, summer interns, and all things art auction, as the school preps for its major annual fundraiser, July 19. This week...

[caption id="attachment_31905" align="alignright" width="300"] Portugal.The Man[/caption] Portugal. The Man has announced a stop in Telluride, Colorado on their major North American tour. SBG Productions presents the popular indie rock artist live in concert Wednesday, July 3, at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. The night...

“Cameras don’t take great pictures. Artists take great pictures. And no two artists see the same things the same way,” Nan Goldin Daniel Tucker founded Telluride’s Ah Haa School for the Arts in 1991 based on the idea that we are all creative. All it takes...

About 12 score years ago, America gained its independence, a feat we will soon be celebrating with parades, watermelons, fireworks, picnics, and… pooches. Yes, dogs have become a vital part of celebrating our independence, just as they have become vital in maintaining our independence…from loneliness,...

[caption id="attachment_31920" align="alignleft" width="225"] Dr. Susannah Smith[/caption] Divorce and custody issues are traumatic events, second only to death of a loved one. Nothing is more important to most parents than the welfare, safety, and nourishment of their children. Divorce, especially when young children are involved, shakes...