August 2014

The 33rd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, Saturday, August 16 –Tuesday, August 19, focuses on four main tracks within mycology: Culinary, Medicinal, Entheogenic, and Mycoremediation. “When you see hundreds of festival participants dressed as mushrooms in our epic annual costume parade, you’ll have no idea that serious science...

The Site Selection Public Forum will also be available for livestream at tellmed.org.  The Telluride Hospital District (THD) has announced they will host a Public Forum to discuss proposals for a new site for a regional medical center at the Sheridan Opera House on Tuesday, August 12, 6:30p.m. The...

Go to Leo Kottke’s website: the “Tour Schedule” page is written in reverse type against a black background and features an armadillo  – an animal with a leathery armored shell. (Is there a metaphor and/or big hint lurking in the image?) There you will learn...

Telluride Foundation plans celebration for Kristin on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Arroyo Wine Bar  [caption id="attachment_44197" align="aligncenter" width="337"] Kristin,Kevin, Brady & Leighton Holbrook[/caption] The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting on July 3, 2014 where it selected Kristin Holbrook, as the 2014 Outstanding Citizen of the Year.  The...

It’s the bag she’s in. When the Telluride Foundation announced that Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts as the 2014 Outstanding Citizen of the Year, the press release cited “her unwavering commitment to volunteerism, community service, and philanthropic giving.”  The nomination came from then co-director of the  San...

Telluride Mushroom Festival conducts serious science during the world’s biggest mushroom party customized for every budget & schedule. Lots of options for day passes, single forays, and pre-festival workshops, etc. Buy tickets here. Below is a day-by -day reckoning of festival highlights. Friday, August 15: [caption id="attachment_44174" align="aligncenter" width="388"] Tradd...

The Telluride Mushroom offers multiple food adventures for all tastes and wallets and about five forays per day leaving at 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Check the website for details. The Telluride Mushroom Festival, Friday, August 15  – Tuesday, August 19, bills itself as the...

Book an appointment now for the Telluride Medical Center's Annual Free Diabetic Retinopathy Screening with Dr. Dahl, Saturday, August 16, noon - 5p.m. [caption id="attachment_44142" align="aligncenter" width="120"] Dr. Andrew Dahl[/caption] A free diabetic retinopathy screening for individuals with diabetes, or those at risk for diabetes, will be from 12 p.m....

[caption id="attachment_44162" align="alignright" width="300"] Overlooking Boulder, Utah[/caption] I am not supposed to be riding a road bike through remote Western Utah right now. In fact, there are a hundred, no probably a thousand things that need my attention, namely parenting, working, or writing short stories for...

Telluride Theatre’s “Bread & Circus,” is an original play by artistic director Sasha Sullivan in collaboration with the cast & crew. Curtain, 8:00 pm, August 17-22, in the Hotel Madeline ballroom. Free, though a $15 donation is greatly appreciated. To become a member (and get prime seats...