October 2015

Smokey Robinson, Jewel, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Judy Collins, Leftover Salmon, and more to play at Telluride’s historic Sheridan Opera House. Tickets here. As aspens change colors and summer comes to an end, the Sheridan Arts Foundation (SAF), the non-profit that owns the historic Sheridan Opera House, is...

Just a reminder that the Community Grants Deadline is Monday, October 26, 5 p.m. All grant information can be found here.  The Telluride Foundation encourages you to invite your board and attend a nonprofit workshop, “Overcoming the Overhead Myth.” The conversation takes place Thursday November 5, 10 a.m. to 11:30...

The Pinhead Institute invites the Telluride community to celebrate its 2015 interns. Event at the Sheridan Opera House is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 6 - 7 p.m. Refreshments and presentations. Free and open to the community. Founded in 2003, the Pinhead Internship Program provides students...

Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque series at the Wilkinson Public Library: "Technicolor Explored.” “Magnificent Obsession” screens Monday, November 2. 6 p.m. Free to all. The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library are thrilled to continue a four-part series entitled “Technicolor Explored.” Rich and heavily saturated, Technicolor became a...

Telluride Theatre invites you to party down, way way down, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of  "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Fundraiser with live theatrics at the Palm Theatre Friday, October 30, 9 p.m. $15 pre-sale tickets ($18 at the door), general admission. $150 VIP tables (seats...

October 22 to 29, 2015  Visible planets: Morning: Mercury,Venus,Mars,Jupiter Evening: Saturn Dark and light, illumination and darkness, yin and yang, male and female, love and hate, war and peace… The polarities go on and on. We live in a reality defined by polarity. We are constantly qualifying...

Grant winners will receive $5,000, Apple laptop, and GoPro. [caption id="attachment_54628" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Local filmmakers David Byars and Suzan Beraza of “No Soy Puta!” Documentary won 2015 Mountainfilm Commitment Grant.[/caption] Telluride Mountainfilm has announced its 2015 Commitment Grant recipients, whose projects tackle everything from a remarkable archaeological discovery...

Dr. Haley Perlus continues with tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” This week, Haley offers another mental toughness tactic, associative attention, a concentration skill that is a sure-fire way to up your game: effort, performance, concentration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj1nfNsV4G8 About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event wears its name like a glove: “WOW.”  The...

Dear Pet Column, What are cats use whiskers for? I always imagined them to be like little antennae communicating with alien life forms? [caption id="attachment_54607" align="aligncenter" width="593"] Herc[/caption] Sincerely, Wondering about Whiskers Dear Wondering, that is a very good question never before asked in over 9 years of Second Chance...

Telluride Film Fest’s “Sunday at the Palm” presents A HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN. Sunday, October 25, 4 p.m. FREE! Children in their Halloween costumes, treats for everyone, and a whimsical line-up of children’s short films based on Halloween and Autumn…what could be better? Kids and kids-at-heart are...