August 2016

“No matter what kind of year I have had, if I come to Telluride, it’s been a good year,” Werner Herzog. Lights! Camera! Action! The 43rd annual Telluride Film Festival officially begins with the start of Labor Day weekend, Friday, 9/2 – Monday, 9/5, when the legacy of Georges Méliès...

Telluride Arts' First Thursday Art Walk is a festive celebration of the arts in downtown Telluride for art lovers, community, and friends. Participating venues host receptions from 5 –8 p.m. to introduce their new exhibits and artists. A free gallery guide offers a self-guided tour that can be used...

There is but one provider of primary and emergency care for the region, and we’re seeing more patients than ever before. We need a new medical center, not only for the future, but for today. "Staying at our current facility is not an option. And this community,...

Chris Crowley is a featured speaker at Telluride First Foundation’s 2nd annual Summit on Integrative Wellness, presenting with clinician, coach, and teacher of movement and specialist in orthopedic physical therapy Bill Fabrocini. Other renowned speakers in the field of health and wellness are Dr. Deepak Chopra (streaming...

For over a year, development of the Telluride Hospital District’s (THD) envisioned new facility in Mountain Village has hinged on a wetlands permit approval from the United States Army Corps of Engineers; in their latest correspondence, the Corps issued a request for more information and introduced...

A memorial service for Glider Bob (Saunders) is scheduled for Wednesday, August 31, 5:30 p.m. in Telluride Town Park. The community is invited. Please scroll down to the bottom of Clint Viebrock’s tribute to watch a video filmed in 2009 of Bob flying high with...

Our camping plan usually goes something like this. The text comes in: Camping in Crested Butte next weekend? Our reply: Cool. We’ll be there.     However, as “next weekend” approaches so do 100 obstacles. All the “to dos” I’ll leave not done: out-of-town friends who are in town; the...

What’s funny? [caption id="attachment_61038" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lilly Sullivan[/caption] Blowing raspberries at every little thing that weighs heavy on us: elections, global warming, the guest list for our upcoming party. Sometimes humor is so arch a person could drive a double decker bus through it. What’s funny can also be wildly slapstick...