January 2015

January 15 to 22, 2015  Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn  Evening: Mercury, Venus, Mars It is always amazing to me how things happening here on Earth so closely align with what takes place in the heavens. Of course, I look for it to do so, and...

True to form an impressive number of films on Oscars’ hit list found the limelight at the Telluride Film Festival, among them, “Birdman,” “The Imitation Game,””Foxcatcher,””Wild,” Salt of the Earth,” “Virunga,” “Wild Tales,” "Leviathan,” and “Mr. Turner.” Here’s the full list from HuffPost Entertainment assembled by Matthew Jacobs. Take that Toronto! "Birdman" and "The Grand...

It is a New Year, so new things are meant to happen that will give me a new outlook on life, right? So what exactly is something really new that could happen to a homeless pet and allow that pet to feel transformed? Hmmm, how about a new family?!?! ...

Back in the early 90's when I was a girl of 12, I had a school friend whose Mum just radiated a healthy, natural beauty. She didn't wear make up or fancy clothes. She just glowed. Ironically, that same lady nearly died a few years before of...

[caption id="attachment_47882" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Entry, La Posada[/caption] What does a giant crater in Arizona’s painted desert have to do with a grande dame of a hotel? Not much. Yet. Sooner or later the Winslow Arts Trust will establish a major museum that will include a Sky Space by iconic...

In an effort to increase backcountry safety protocols, the Telluride Mountain Club promotes the use of Backcountry Access Link Radios. Over the past 20 years, Telluride Mountain Club (TMtC) has been fighting to keep access open to Bear Creek, some of Telluride’s most pristine and accessible...

The San Juans are currently between storms with partly cloudy skies and warming temperatures, but by this afternoon an upper level low pressure trough currently forming in the Great Basin will move into western Colorado and mix with moisture flowing into the 4-corners from the...

Beyond the Groove is pleased to announce Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers live at Club Red. Doors Saturday Jan 17, 2015, 8:00 p.m., with The Harmaleighs opening at 8.30 p.m. Show, all ages. Tickets, $20, here. Club Red debuted with a sold-out show earlier this year and transforms the Telluride Mountain Village Conference...

"Charles Ives Takes Me Home,” Denver’s Curious Theatre. Tickets here. The program for “Charles Ives Takes Me Home” tells us that the setting is “Here and There” and the Time is “Now and Then.” We are heading for a trip to universal messages, we figure, big-picture stuff....

Selected artists exhibit in Daniel Tucker Gallery and vie for cash prizes. Andy Warhol once quipped that every person will have 15 minutes of fame. The Ah Haa School for the Arts would like to help make the legendary Pop artist good on his word. And, for selected...