August 2013

[caption id="attachment_34351" align="alignleft" width="300"] photo credit: Pamela Gentile[/caption] "The first time I came to Telluride there were three wonderful tributes, a selection of discoveries from around the world and classic films presented with such love that I felt this was my new home. Thirty-nine years later, I...

The leaves are starting to change. That means that the Telluride Film Festival is upon us. In the run-up to the Big Event, 37-year Telluride Film Festival veteran Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter raps in retrospect. [caption id="attachment_34296" align="alignright" width="300"] Todd McCarthy writes about his...

[caption id="attachment_31094" align="alignright" width="223"] TFF #40 by Dean Tavoularis[/caption] Many years ago, Telluride Film Festival director and co-founder Bill Pence proclaimed his on-going allegiance to the town. “There would be no Telluride Film Festival without Telluride,” he said, “We try to thank the community in ways that...

[caption id="attachment_34300" align="alignleft" width="300"] Beryl Jupiter & friends[/caption] Dr. Beryl Jupiter has a unique approach to dieting: Raise a puppy. Though it may not be quite as simple as it sounds, Jupiter elaborates on the idea in a lighthearted book titled, “The Puppy Diet.” The author will be...

The San Miguel Resource Center celebrates our 20th Anniversary this year. As your local non-profit working to end domestic violence and sexual assault, we have come a long way since 1993, when a small group of concerned community members created Tomboy House. In its first year...

[caption id="attachment_31094" align="alignright" width="223"] TFF #40 by Dean Tavoularis[/caption] "No matter what kind of year I have had, if I come to Telluride, it’s been a good year," Werner Herzog, honored by Film Fest's newest venue Lights! Camera! Action! The 40th annual Telluride Film Festival officially begins with...

The Telluride Foundation Community Grant Applications are now available on the Foundation's website. http://www.telluridefoundation.org/index.php?page=community-grants   Grants and Progress Reports are due October 28 at 5 p.m. On the website you will also the 2013 Guidelines, all the attachments, including Progress Report Forms, and a link to sign...

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, one of the most scenic and intimate music weekend in the country, celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year, Friday, September 13 - Sunday, September 15, 2013. The event, an eclectic mix of blues, funk, rock, indie, jam band, gospel and soul performances,...

[caption id="attachment_34213" align="alignright" width="300"] Julia Crockett[/caption] What happens in Telluride does not stay in Telluride – and that is a good thing. And a natural thing, the way of the world, if the subject is the young people who grow up in the region and are...