December 2015

Telluride Arts presents Holiday Prelude Art Walk, happening  12/10/15 or the Second Thursday of the month, not First Thursday as is the tradition (almost) every other month in season. Telluride Art Walk is a festive celebration of the arts in the Telluride Arts District for art lovers, community, and...

Fly Me to the Moon Saloon brings the heat during the frosty December holiday season. Denver’s psyche­blues outfit D​ragondeer,​ 2014 winners of Telluride Blues & Brews Festival annual talent competition, returns to Telluride for a headlining spot after making a strong impression with their reverb-laced approach...

The Sheridan Arts Foundation & Black Tie Ski Rentals present Teton Gravity Research’s “Paradise Waits.” Screening is Friday, December 11, 2015, 6 & 9 p.m., Sheridan Opera House. Tickets, $15, here. The Sheridan Arts Foundation and Black Tie Ski Rentals presents Teton Gravity Research’s latest ski...

December 3 to 10, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Venus, Mars  Evening: Saturn This week I wanted to write about the history of Santa Claus, from his Mediterranean origins as Saint Nicholas in the 3rd century A.D. to our 21st century now, but I find myself impelled...

I have to admit. When I discovered my older daughter Siri had a weekend-long hockey tournament in Vail, I wasn’t thrilled. Time is precious. But it is especially precious during the holiday season when there are cards to mail, cookies to make, and parties to...

The Town of Mountain Village is being transformed into the North Pole for this year’s Holiday Prelude celebration. The weekend events take place Friday – Sunday December 11-13, 2015. [caption id="attachment_55442" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Holiday Prelude, Mountain Village, 2014, image, Sara Larsen[/caption] Holiday Prelude is a collaborative effort among...

Bill Jensen has joined Telluride Ski and Golf Resort as a Partner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). [caption id="attachment_55615" align="aligncenter" width="259"] Bill Jensen, new partner & CEO, Telluride Ski & Golf Resort.[/caption] Bill Jensen has enjoyed an influential career leading three of the most successful and recognized...

Right after WWII, New York City, no longer Paris, became the center of the art world, and a (largely) boy’s club known as the Abstract Expressionists became superstars. Arguably the most famous member of the group was Jackson Pollack, whose explosive energy best sums up a...

“The days when physicists could ignore the concept of parallel universes may have come to an end. If that doesn’t send a shudder down your spine, think of it this way: our world is just one of many. You are just one version of many....

No holiday is more closely associated with music than Christmas, whose evolution as a cultural phenomenon is reflected in those sounds. As Christmas became more secular, spiritual songs were largely supplanted by chestnuts such as Rudolph, Sleigh Bells Ring (are you listening?). And if you scan...