June 2014

Telluride Arts’ Twenty(by)Telluride is a lively, casual event that offers an intimate glimpse into Telluride’s creative talent through very fast-paced slide presentations. Presenters are challenged to share what makes them tick—their inspiration, their creative process, their passions, their muse. Each presenter has exactly 20 slides and...

  If you're wanting to expand your grilling repertoire this summer, check out these excerpts from a post, 8 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Grill, from The Daily Meal. Summer is the perfect time to explore, be adventurous, and try something new — and that means...

Electric Motocycles haven't exactly taken the world of by storm. But as Alex Davies notes in his recent Wired post, Harley-Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle may just change all that. Harley-Davidson is more than a motorcycle, or even a brand. It is an icon, one that brings to mind big,...

Telluride Film Festival, presented by National Film Preserve LTD., is thrilled to announce its 2014 Guest Directors, Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan. The husband and wife team is set to select a series of films to present at the 41st Telluride Film Festival running over...

Besides nesting dolls, samovars, borscht, big fur hats, Nureyev, Baryshnikov, vodka – and Telluride local Gus Kenworthy taking silver in the country’s recent Olympics – we may have Russia to thank – ok, indirectly – for Telluride Musicfest. When the revolution failed, the “Red Menace” (a...

June 19 to 26, 2014   Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus       Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Summer solstice is one of the four cornerstones of the astrological year, along with autumn equinox, winter solstice and spring equinox. Summer and winter solstice mark the longest and shortest days...

In an article in Space.com Geoff Gaherty with Starry Night Education, Explains the Science behind the Summer Solstice. The Earth will reach one of its four major way stations Saturday (June 21) during its annual trip around the sun. The sun will reach its northernmost point in...

Any self-respecting poet of pinot can rattle off a list of reasons why grape is good. For starters, wine complements and enhances the taste of food. “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food,” W.C. Fields. [caption id="attachment_42156" align="aligncenter" width="600"] TWF- Italians[/caption] On dark...

SPARKy Productions kicks off the summer with an NT LIVE simulcast on Tuesday, June 24, 7 p.m. at The Michael D. Palm Theatre. The production is Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy "A Small Family Business." This is a pre-recording of a play performed by The National Theatre of...