October 2013

[caption id="attachment_35477" align="alignright" width="300"] Redford & Chandor plot a scene. Image from movies.com[/caption] Been over this ground before. The consensus among attendees is that the 40th annual Telluride Film Fest  was the best in the history of one of the best film festivals in the world....

The Telluride Foundation will again sponsor a Telluride Gives Day on November 12, 2013. We hope nonprofits serving San Miguel, Ouray, and West Montrose counties will consider participating. More information is forthcoming, but please start thinking about how you want to outreach and build your...

When most people think about hunting, they picture a bunch of dudes in camouflage pants and fluorescent orange vests, drinking cans of beer and driving around in oversized trucks. But there is more to it than that, and the faces of people who hunt are...

[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] Dr. Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1987. For 16 years, Pat served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He is also an Iraq War...

Amanda Faison did a fine job, over 12 months, putting together a list of Denver's best chefs, restaurants and dining trends, her picks published in the October issue of 5280. Our "local," Twelve, made it on the list. Here's what Amanda said about the place: 15...

October 17 to 24, 2013   Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter    Evening: Mercury, Venus, Saturn Eclipses are extra potent new and full Moons, heralding major endings and beginnings. They mark crossroads, tipping points and opportunities to move forward on our soul’s journey through the cosmos. Issues...

On Tuesday, October 22,  SPARKy Productions and the Michael D. Palm Theatre co-host a screening of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s hugely popular production of William Shakespeare’s "Othello." Otherwise known as "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice," "Othello" was written in 1603 –...

Fundraiser with LIVE theatrics by Telluride Theatre, presented by Telluride Theatre and The Palm, 11/24. For tickets ($15 in advance), click here. The book is ludicrous.  A young couple stumbles into a castle inhabited by weirdos from the planet Transylvania including Dr. Frank N. Furter, a...

[caption id="attachment_35419" align="alignright" width="200"] Gemma[/caption] Many research studies, journals, and books in circulation address questions of animal behavior from a scientific perspective to determine why dogs act a certain way and if they have feelings similar to ours. Science or no, many of us have a...

Editor’s note: Hilary Lempit of EcoAction Partners continues a new series called “Mountain Facts” that is all about answering your questions about the environment and sustainability. This week's installment is about terpenes. [caption id="attachment_35367" align="alignright" width="225"] U.S. Forest Service guide Steve Hirst sniffs a Ponderosa pine during...