September 2015

Ying Li to Share Her "Dionysian Orgy of Painterliness" with Telluride Painting School students, Oct. 12-Nov. 19. Registration Still Open here. In fall, the Ah Haa School for the Arts  turns its attention to the changing colors too – but not just in the landscape, on the canvases...

All roads lead to (and from) Telluride, this one specifically from the Telluride Wine Festival, where we met Max McCalman. (Story and interview here.) [caption id="attachment_54081" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Le District, photo courtesy of blouinartinfo.com[/caption] Max is a Really Big Cheese in the world of food and beverages A...

September 24 to October 1, 2015  Visible planets: Morning: Venus, Mars   Evening: Saturn The Autumnal Equinox marks one of the four most significant celestial points in the Earth’s annual orbit around the Sun, and in the Northern Hemisphere, opens the door on the longest seasonal celebration...

Apply today for a 2016 exhibit at Gallery 81435, Stronghouse Gallery, and the Telluride Library here. [caption id="attachment_54051" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Telluride Arts’ Gallery 81435, one of several spaces available for shows.[/caption] Telluride Arts supports local and regional artists by curating rotating exhibits in and around Telluride. Many of the exhibits...

Joy. The conventional definition is “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness." Case in point, the must-see “Picasso Sculpture” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. (Through February 7, 2016.) Picasso was our first stop on what is always an invigorating, enlightening cultural bath in the great tub known...

Dr. Haley Perlus continues with weekly tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” This week Haley talks about failure as a natural part of sport and fitness, and gives us three steps for coping with falling down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKvhtt43vmM&feature=youtu.be   About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event wears its name...

As a homeless cat that here at Second Chance Humane Society, I’d like a brief chat with all pet parents about getting your putty-tat a collar and tags. Other than the obvious reason for having tags, like being quickly reunited with your lost cat, there are...

Sunday, September 27, 7 p.m.,  Sheridan Arts Foundation’s Young People’s Theater presents “Rapunzel’s Haircut.” $10 adults and $5 kids 12 and under. Pre-show wine & cheese reception for YPT members. Become a member/reserve a ticket here.   The story begins in a familiar way: Rapunzel is locked in a tower and...

Browsing the Internet, we came across Daffnee Cohen’s short blog in the Huffington Post about “5 Ways To Make Your Life More Positive.” A change in season often tweaks mood swings. To stay on the sunny side, read on. As we grow, we naturally become more in tune...

For many of us, the passage of summer is marked by Telluride’s Festivals. It begins with the excitement and anticipation of the Bluegrass Festival in June as school lets out and ends with the laid-back swagger of Blues and Brews in September as school resumes. [caption...