February 2015

Telluride Foundation awarded Innovation Grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to support entrepreneurship The Blackstone Charitable Foundation awarded the Telluride Foundation a grant through the third annual Blackstone Innovation Grants Program. The $125,000 grant, part of the $3 million Blackstone Innovation Grants Program, which targets non-profit...

Dear Pet Column, I was trying to clip my dog’s toenails and clipped too short and caused some heavy bleeding. I panicked and despite the very late hour, called my veterinarian who was not happy because the situation turned was really not a late-night emergency.  So I need...

The next few days, unorganized northwest flow will predominantly affect the northern and central Colorado mountains and the north side of the San Juans. Our mountains will see overflow effect from this flow in the form of wind, clouds and maybe a few snow squalls… There...

Register NOW  for free TEDxTellurideLive Simulcast at the Michael D. Palm Theatre, Tuesday, March 17 The fourth annual TEDxTellurideLive will simulcast one day of the world-famous TED Conference. TEDxTellurideLive will be presented free at the Michael D. Palm Theatre, 721 W. Colorado Ave., Telluride, Colorado on Tuesday, March...

AEG Live & Planet Bluegrass are thrilled to announce PRETTY LIGHTS live at Telluride Town Park August 28 & 29, 2015. Doors 5:45 p.m.; show 7:00 p.m.  Two-day general admission and VIP tickets, as well as camping and travel packages will be available via Pretty Lights’ direct-to-fan...

“Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it,” Robert Motherwell Note: If you failed to score tickets for the Telluride AIDS Benefit fashion show, there is yet another opportunity to watch the action. The Town of Mountain Village plans to air...

Last Saturday night, February 21, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival was awarded “Music Festival of the Year” at the 26th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. This marks the first time a Colorado festival, or any bluegrass festival, has ever won...

Most nonprofits depend on successful fundraising and a lot can be learned from a local expert successfully working in the field. Due to the importance of fundraising to local nonprofits’ growth and vitality, the Telluride Foundation is hosting a free, public workshop, “Raise More Money.”  The...

Since we are talking Oscars and “Birdman” in the same sentence, I gotta crow. Here’s the lead to my review of the 41st annual Telluride Film Festival. It’s a bird. It’s a plane – not. It’s “Birdman,” a winged version of Superman and all the other hollow comic book super heroes...

The "drought." We've all been talking about it. Telluride enjoyed a great early snowfall. The mountain opened with good coverage, then got more snow so the Christmas rush was beautifully served. And then...