February 2014

"Urinetown" & Telluride Theatre, the backstory: The Declaration of Independence made it very clear: life, liberty –  and the pursuit of a toilet are among man's inalienable (read "natural") rights, right? Well, only maybe...

Regional youth eligible for a four-year science, technology engineer, or math college scholarship The Neil Armstrong Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for its second round of scholarships. The scholarship was established in 2012 by the Telluride Foundation and family and friends of Neil Armstrong to...

Soot deposited from a torch lighting the way dated the event to about 26,000 years ago. A boy of about 10 walked alongside a large canid, likely half-dog, half-wolf, inside the Chauvet caves in the Ardeche region in France, the site of some of the...

Event starts noon at historic Sheridan Opera House. Reception is from 6 – 10 p.m.   Her day job is director of the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art. But for 19 years,  the indefatigable Baerbel Hacke has put together the Telluride AIDS Benefit's art auction. The...

When you live in Telluride, going to a different ski mountain can feel illicit. In the words of fellow snow writer, Jesse McTigue, it can feel almost like "an affair". You see the new mountain with forgiving eyes, and everything is fresh and exciting. Andy and...

1st Professional Women's Forum luncheon at New Sheridan First tracks in fresh powder. The circus. Ice cream sundaes with a cherry on top. Puppies. All, lots and lots of good clean fun. And then there's sex. Have I got your attention now? Sometimes lovemaking is full of passion and...

Applications are now being accepted from artists seeking funding for individual artist’s projects, professional development, and artist-to-artist workshops. Small grants support the innovation, creativity and professional development of individual artists living in the Telluride region. Small Grants, a program of CCAASE and Telluride Arts, provides funding...

Last Sunday I gave the second part of a two-part sermon, "I Am That."  In the first part, I talked about the divine ground of our being, the "I Am," which is not separate from our own consciousness.  In the second part, I talk about...

The Telluride AIDS Benefit week of education and outreach is in full swing. If you are inclined to say "not in my backyard," you might want to rethink your response.  Here are the facts: over 1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV and about...