June 2016

Norwood High School senior Brayden Barkemeyer named Neil Armstrong Scholarship recipient. [caption id="attachment_59444" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Brayden Barkemeyer named Neil Armstrong Scholarship recipient. Pictured here with Paul Major, president & CEO, Telluride Foundation.[/caption] The end of the school year marks an exciting time for high school seniors, and many...

With major support from the Telluride Ski Resort, Denise Mongan’s Beyond the Groove Productions is pleased to announce two back-to-back acoustic shows. The headliner is Lucero frontman Ben Nichols. The opening act is Brent Cowles. Concert is Monday, June 13 at Club Red at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village....

Dear Pet Column, Last winter I adopted a young male dog from the animal shelter. I know little of his history, but he has quickly adapted to our family and does well during most of our outdoor activities. However, he appears to be fearful of water...

The 40th annual Telluride Jazz Festival, August Friday 5- Sunday August 7, 2016, announces former student band all-star Veronica Swift joins the exciting line-up. She returns to Telluride with Colorado jazz greats The Eric Gunnison Trio. Tickets/passes here.   At age 10, Veronica Swift made her Telluride Jazz Festival debut as part...

Telluride WOW Festival, Thursday, June 9 - Sunday, June 12, 2016. Schedule here. Register here. [caption id="attachment_51045" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr. Haley Perlus[/caption] Offloading stress. Tools to aid in high-intensity training. Helping athletes through injuries. Coping with failure. Finding your flow. The list rolls on...

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. The most recent debate was fundamentally about freedom of speech: Should billionaire Peter Thiel have funded Hulk Hogan’s...

Tim O’Brien returns for the umpteenth (actually 40th) time to perform on the Main Stage at the 43rd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016. The band includes Ian Fitchuk, Hammond organ; John Gardner, drums; Viktor Krauss, bass; Doug Lancio, guitar; Jan Fabricus,...

Thea Chase will lead regional effort and Marc Nager will join Telluride Foundation as VP Innovation and Direct TVA. [caption id="attachment_59392" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Thea Chase, leaving TVA to develop Southwest Innovation Corridor.[/caption] Now in its fourth year, the Telluride Foundation’s award-winning Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) is expanding...

  “If you hold my hand we’ll chase your dream across the sky/For we can fly, we can fly” (Fifth Dimension’s “Up, Up and Away,” 1967) Icarus tried it, but he got too close to the sun and crashed. Peter Procopio has had lots more success flying.  "When I lived...

43rd Telluride Film Festival announces 2016 Poster Artist, Yann Legendre. The 43rd Telluride Film Festival,  presented by National Film Preserve LTD., proudly announces illustrator, designer and art director Yann Legendre as its 2016 poster artist. Telluride Film Festival’s prestigious annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers...