January 2016

For years Pet Column readers have been asking Second Chance Humane Society this question: “Do shelter pets really write the Pet Column?” As if pets can’t read and write or something… [caption id="attachment_56416" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Noel[/caption] For all the doubters out there Second Chance has started a new community...

“Sunday at the Palm” presents "How to Change the World" (2015). Sunday, January 17, 4:00 p.m. Michael D. Palm Theatre for the Performing Arts. Unrated. FREE TO ALL. Running time 110 minutes. "Ninety percent of history is being in the right place at the right time,” Bob Hunter, Greenpeace co-founder. The Telluride Film...

The reviews are in and unanimous: worst Golden Globes ever: long, dull, tacky, bleeped into near oblivion, messy, smarmy, unbelievable (Gaga a serious actress???), hard to bear ( if you saw Jonah Hill’s bit, you get it), odd, (“The Martian,” a comedy, now that’s funny; and...

With major support from the Telluride Ski Resort, Denise Mongan’s Beyond the Groove is pleased to announce Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, in support of Arizona days. Saturday, January 16, Club Red at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. Doors, 7:30 p.m.; show, 8 p.m. Tickets,...

[caption id="attachment_56334" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dave Watts, credit, Cameron Field Photography[/caption] With major support from the Telluride Ski Resort, Denise Mongan’s Beyond the Groove is pleased to announce its first concert of the winter 2016 season. Funk+ machine, The Motet, performs Thursday, January 14 at Club Red in the Telluride...

[caption id="attachment_56322" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Austin, top of Telluride[/caption] Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a new initiative by the Telluride Ski and Golf Company. While justifiably proud of Telluride's reputation as a haven for those seeking the biggest drops, the gnarliest lines, Telski has...

Dr. Haley Perlus continues with tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” This week, her message is all how to overcome mental blocks. In sports. In your life.   About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event wears its name like a glove: “WOW.”  The acronym is a perfect fit...

If you come to the party, you won’t find Sinatra in the mix, but house, dub, new wave, disco, it will all be there and more in the sounds of Rob Garza, co-founder (with Eric Hilton) of Thievery Corporation and a pioneer of a flourishing...

We will not live forever, but how can we live longer and better? That is the key question I get asked daily. Not too surprisingly, much of what happens with regard to quality of life is up to us. We will all die eventually, but the question of how...