July 2014

July 3 to 10, 2014  Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus     Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Happy Independence Day! Here we are, the 4th of July and it’s 100% summer. In honor of Mom, home and apple pie, we experience Americana in all its glory. Flags and fireworks,...

The original resolution calling for the Continental Congress to declare the United States free from British rule was introduced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on June 7, 1776. Three days later, a committee headed by Thomas Jefferson was appointed to prepare a document appropriate...

Sally Davis is a musician, theater director, performer and arts educator and half of the dream team that founded the Telluride Academy’s legendary Mudd Butts, now in its 28th year. (The other half is award-winning choreographer, director, performer, vocalist, educator Kim Epifano.) But the mystery...

So here I am hanging out at the new Second Chance Humane Society Dog Den thinking, “hmmm, I think I’ll go outside to lie in the sun”…and I do. That kind of freedom has never before been available for shelter dogs in this region. Now...

The 7th annual Telluride Yoga Fest takes place this week, July 10 – July 13, with a class for all levels of practitioners: 4-day Guru pass, $495; 3-day Namaste pass, $395; 3-class pass, $108; all-day intensive, $150. Buy here now. Rock stars jump-started the yoga boom in...

Sleek and sultry, with a capacity of 450, a large performance stage, red ambient lighting throughout the room, and seating areas for a more private experience, Club Red is is reminiscent of speakeasies of the past with the feel of a 30’s era jazz club...

I came across a press release about "What Are You Waiting For?" author Kristen Moeller joining the Tiny House movement and being the guest on the premier of the new A+E show, Tiny House Nation.  Here are several excerpts from the press release. Tiny House Nation,...

Here are several excerpts from an article by Michael Forrester, a spiritual counselor and practicing motivational speaker, about recent research on energy transference between plants. A biological research team at Bielefeld University has made a groundbreaking discovery showing that plants can draw an alternative source of...