August 2013

It might seem strange to vacation in Crested Butte when you’re coming from Telluride. After all, the two seem quite similar. Both are small mining/turned ski towns nestled in remote places in the Colorado Rockies. And both have exceptional outdoor activities close by an exceptional...

[caption id="attachment_34103" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mr. & Mrs. David Hoff[/caption] What's love? Could it be a cute little trick Mother Nature plays on us humans to guarantee the survival of our species? Or is it the metaphysical equivalent of Krazy Glue? The tie that binds us together. We vote for...

There will be time, there will be time. To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet," T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock "We present ourselves to the world foremost with our faces," Dr. Kenneth Salyer explains, "and the people we...

August 15 to 22, 2013   Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter   Evening: Venus, Saturn  The other day I was returning from a walk in the woods adjoining the canyon rim south of our home. It was late afternoon and sun-rays were slanting across the mesa,...

"Revelation through concealment," art critic David Bourdan [caption id="attachment_34158" align="alignleft" width="300"] Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wolfgang Volz, © Christo 2005[/caption] About Christo: Over 40 years, Christo and his wife and artistic partner Jeanne-Claude (now deceased) became world famous for transforming everyday urban and rural environments into places of magic...

The Sheridan Arts Foundation and Project Clean Water are proud to announce that acclaimed singer-songwriter Jewel returns to the historic Sheridan Opera House on Saturday, Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. After last summer’s two sold-out shows, Jewel plays another intimate solo, acoustic show to benefit the Sheridan...

  [caption id="attachment_34026" align="alignright" width="300"] Chancey[/caption] Hi everyone, my name is Chancey, a homeless dog here at Second Chance Humane Society with exciting news to share. Just a week after pushing Phase Two of its capital campaign,"Building Second Chances," for the construction of new dog facilities, Second...

Wine, food and more If  know about wines, then you know about the turf issue. The grape world appears to distinguish between between terroirists and wine-making scientists or technologists. Translation: those who believe climate and soil (the terroir or land) are the chief factors determining the...