July 2013

Award-winning teen magician, and now international television star from Toledo, Ohio, Eli Portala, performs at the Sheridan Opera House Monday July 29, 7 p.m., combining comedy and illusion for families and audience members of all ages. The show is free and open to the public. At...

“Because your grandmother’s clutch is another girl’s treasure." That’s the tagline of the 4rd annual Clutch for a Cause, a benefit for the San Miguel Resource Center.   Telluride-based San Miguel Resource Center is the region's only nonprofit serving victims of interpersonal violence. SMRC'S mission: eliminate...

"Flowing with undeniable power," The New York Times on Complexions The vote was unanimous. For its exceptional inventiveness, seamless integration of technology, and the sheer physical beauty and athleticism of its dancers, MOMIX: Botanica was the "best performance ever" on the Palm stage. Definitely a hard act...

[caption id="attachment_33211" align="alignright" width="201"] Sawyer & friend[/caption] As announced last month, Second Chance Humane Society has been invited to participate in the No Barriers Summit coming to Telluride, Thursday,  August 8- Sunday, August 11. The event brings people with disabilities from across the nation together with...

To provide local , in-person assistance for Connect for Health Colorado customers. Colorado Health Insurance Exchange to open in October. With the upcoming fall implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obama Care, the Tri-County Health Network (TCHN) has been...

[caption id="attachment_33240" align="alignright" width="188"] Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta, in town with "The Banana Tree"[/caption] Dan Castellanata is a vegetarian and teetotaler, who practices T'ai Chi and exercises regularly. Why do we care? Because the actor-comedian-screenwriter is best known for his long-running role as a guy...

[caption id="attachment_33227" align="alignright" width="300"] Ames Power Plant[/caption] Editor's note: The article in the Huffington Post stated that Nikola Tesla was an great inventor who never made it to the top of the pyramid: "Wednesday (that was 7/10) is inventor Nikola Tesla's 157th birthday. "The Serbian engineer, who moved...

The 3rd annual Summer Spectacular with “Pippi Longstocking” What: The 3rd annual Summer Spectacular with a performance from “Pippi Longstocking” When: Friday, July 26, 1 p.m.  Where: Sheridan Opera House, 110 N. Oak Street, Telluride, CO 81435 More information: It’s the third annual SAF Young People’s Theater Summer...

Editor's note. Telluride Theatre's "Twelfth Night" left no doubt that even 450 years (almost) after his death, Shakespeare is able to lure audiences with his uncanny ability to draw out the quirks of human nature. And because human nature is complex, sometimes cruel, often the...

[caption id="attachment_33167" align="alignright" width="300"] Altaer spiritual retreat[/caption] Editor's note: The action is not only in my backyard. Yoga is big everywhere in the U.S. According to a study released by Yoga Journal in December 2012, the number of Americans practicing yoga jumped 29 percent, to...