June 2016

He is now making beautiful, brightly colored paintings, soulscapes that reflect his inner Cheshire Cat (plus Fauve/Magic Realism antecedents). [caption id="attachment_59619" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dome of the Rock, by Daniel Tucker[/caption] In the introduction to the catalog for the exhibition of his new paintings, collectively The Museum of Feelings, Daniel Tucker explains: “For...

What happens when the curtain comes down on Telluride Bluegrass? Yes, more festivals. More music especially. Had enough of the crowds in your face and dust in your nose and toes? Try something truly exotic for a change. Try a book. You know, a book, one of those written or printed work consisting of...

The 35th annual Telluride Wine Festival was named official qualifier for the World Food Championships. For more information, go here. Call 970-728-9790 or email wine@telluridewinefestival.com for entry information. Telluride Wine Fest’s events take place in the Towns of Telluride and Mountain Village. For tickets to Wine Fest...

The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week, the debate was about a sexual assault case at Stanford, also wealth and privilege, gender and race - plus the...

Father’s Day. What does it actually mean? Mother’s Day has clear, crisp expectations: flowers followed by brunch followed by more flowers. But dads lack that stock celebration. As a child, I remember making homemade cards, baking enormous cake-sized cookies, and giving my father the ubiquitous tie...

The Telluride Institute Partners with Arizona State University on Major EPA Grant. Associated workshop is by invitation and will be held June 24 – 26 at the old Deep Creek School at 26 Deep Creek Road, 7 miles west of Telluride. For further information, contact...

Franz Geiger speaks at the Telluride Conference Center  starting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21,  part of Telluride Science Research Center’s (TSRC) Town Talks in Mountain Village. Admission is free; cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_59625" align="aligncenter" width="213"] Franz Geiger featured at upcoming TSRC Town Talk. Credit,...

Father's Day is a celebration honoring, well, fathers. The holiday also celebrates fatherhood in general, paternal bonds, and the influence of dads in society. For some, however, Father’s Day is shorthand for pulling out a wallet. Again. Gifts of watches and Fitbits, beard trimmers and bespoke home distilleries and grills, tickets...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival, (June 9 - 12, 2016), where this year she talked about “The Psychology Behind Good Nutrition” and "The Only Way to Really Conquer Your Fear.” Missed it? Here’s the skinny: in its fourth year, Becca Tudor's and Albert Roer’s WOW lived...