August 2014

Tenor Alan Glassman has thrilled audiences throughout America and Europe for decades with his vibrant timbre and committed interpretations of major operatic roles. A regular at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Glassman triumphed in 2004 as Herod in a new production of “Salome" starring Karita Mattila. He has since...

August 7 to 14, 2014   Visible planets: Morning: Venus                 Evening: Mars, Saturn I have to admit, I’ve been caught up in all the passion and heat of the Leo summer sizzle. And the Leo cross-quarter week super-electromagnetism was just right. A quick trip to Denver...

"Ragged Chuck Berry grooves and punk-country riffs are topped by frontman John Joseph McCauley III's Winston-stained howls about alcoholics, gold-digging women and poverty-stricken couples who can't foot their bills," Rolling Stone about Deer Tick An uber-hip band returns to the Telluride region – or should I...

RE:treat is a relatively new Telluride-based yoga-inspired lifestyle adventure company offering outings (or retreats) in the mountains of Telluride and around the world. Its tagline: “Elevated lifestyle adventures." [caption id="attachment_43958" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The RE:treat team with Georgie’s baby Tilly.[/caption] RE:treats combines Ashtanga, Forrest and restorative yoga practices and meditation...

2nd Annual Many Hands Fiber Arts Festival August 8-10 Telluride Fiber Arts was the brainchild of Val Levy Franzese, a multi-talented artist (and owner of Black Bear Trading). "Art-crafts are part of Telluride History,” Val explains."Wives of the miners made quilts and knitted hats, scarves, sweaters and mittens to...

The announcement of the transfer of the Telluride Thrift Shop to Second Chance Humane Society has created excitement as well as questions and I thought I would tackle those questions for you today – as it is to my benefit as a homeless pet that...

EatDrinkFilms! is a wonderful e-zine I recently discovered thanks to Gary Meyer, yes, the very same who was co-director of the Telluride Film Festival (this year, August 29 - September 1) and is now serving as the event’s Senior Curator. The 15th issue, for example, includes a story by chef Patricia Unterman...