August 2015

Telluride First Foundation’s inaugural conference in Mountain Village features Dr. Deepak Chopra as keynote speaker. Ultra-athlete, plant-based food advocate Rich Roll also top-tier presenter. Rich offers a Running Clinic, Saturday, September 12, 3:30 -5 p.m. (Don’t be intimidated.) He speaks about “The PLANTPOWER Way to Life Tranformation on Sunday, September 13,...

Monet did it. The man painted haystacks and Notre Dame, other places and things, over and over again, in different seasons, at different times of day, as light transformed his subjects. [caption id="attachment_53427" align="aligncenter" width="288"] Monet’s haystacks[/caption] [caption id="attachment_53428" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Monet’s haystacks, different time of day[/caption] Later, Rothko repeatedly created...

Telluride Foundation hosts a nonprofit workshop Thursday at Telluride library on demystifying the budget process. Please contact Sarah Hendley at the Foundation at 970-728-8717 or sarah@telluridefoundation.org to RSVP for this workshop or for more information. The budgeting processing is a critical component of operating any nonprofit, establishing priorities...

Every time I call my Dad, my stomach clenches and I brace myself. “It’s Debbie,” I say. Sometimes I say it twice. Because I’m never sure if he’s going to recognize my voice, and someday I know he’s not going to recognize my name. “It’s Debbie....

August 27 to September 3, 2015  Visible planets: Morning: Venus, Mars  Evening: Mercury, Saturn We cross the bridge from August to September this week, moving ever closer to Autumn Equinox and summer’s end. Meanwhile, a big and bright “super” full Moon comes to fruition on August...

Pool Party at the Transfer Warehouse, Saturday, August 29, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Come celebrate the end of summer and support Telluride Arts’ effort to restore the Telluride Transfer Warehouse. Join us pool-side in the Transfer Warehouse on Saturday August 29th. Come play Ping-Pong, eat...

Dr. Haley Perlus continues with weekly tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” Discover a quick tip to push your limits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTsRGZrKCdg         About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event wears its name like a glove: “WOW.”  The acronym is a perfect fit for Becca Tudor’s awesome Weekend of Wellness, relatively...

Wednesday, August 26, was National Dog Appreciation Day and Colorado ranked the #16 most "Dog Happy" U.S. state, according to the Milo's Kitchen 'Dog Happy' Survey. #16? No one talked to the strays and abandoned pups in the Telluride region – or the dog owners. They would rank...

Brain scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, is a featured speaker at the Telluride First Foundation’s very first summit on Integrative Wellness. Other renowned presenters in the field of health and wellness are Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Rolf Roll. Event takes place Friday-Sunday,...

The goal of the trip wasn’t to gather mushrooms. We were headed to a hut to enjoy the last days of summer before school began. We were 12 people strong, 6 adults, 6 kids, loaded to the gills with chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers, tequila,...