August 2015

The 35th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival – Thursday, August 13 – Sunday, August 16, 2015 – with pre-conference workshops, Wednesday, August 12. Festival celebrates multitude uses of all things fungi. This year, the event is being held at the historic Sheridan Opera House, so seats are limited. If you plan to attend lectures,...

Manet (1832-1883) was an urban dandy, born in the 19th-century into a well-heeled French family. [caption id="attachment_52787" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Edouard Manet’s “Olympia"[/caption] Philip Guston came into the world in 1913 as Philip Goldstein. His parents were Ukrainian Jews, who escaped persecution moving from Odessa, Russia to Canada. Manet became...

TMVOA  2015 Sunset Concert Series continues, this week featuring Mingo Fishtrap. More sounds through August 19, Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village. See full schedule below. Now in its 16th year, the free outdoor live music program, The Sunset Concerts Series, overlooking the scenic valley continues with Mingo Fishtrap: Mingo Fishtrap are...

Tenor Allan Glassman returns to Telluride to perform in concert at the historic Sheridan Opera House. The event, part of the 42nd annual Telluride Chamber Music Festival, takes place Sunday, August 9, 2:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_52607" align="aligncenter" width="183"] Tenor Allan Glassman of New York’s Metropolitan Opera[/caption] Glassman has thrilled audiences throughout...

When you go to the Pacific Northwest for a vacation, it’s best to keep your expectations low. Of course, the food will be great. The coffee. The beer. The views of fractured volcanoes looming in the distance. It’s the weather that can be the great...

Community celebration planned for Wednesday, October 7th at Arroyo Wine Bar  The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting on July 3, 2015 where it selected Gary Freedman as the 2015 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. [caption id="attachment_52687" align="aligncenter" width="369"] Gary Freedman, 2015 Citizen of the...