September 2016

I stand on a gravel switchback below Bridal Veil Falls with the Telluride Mountain School 11th and 12th grade students, fastening my climbing harness. It’s the first Friday of the school year and we’re going to do the Via Ferrata, a protected climbing and hiking...

Tickets on sale for Telluride Blues & Brews weekend here. Set for Friday, September 16-Sunday, September 18, the upcoming 23rd Telluride Blues & Brews Festival once again takes over our box canyon. The hills are soon to be alive – once again – with the sounds of blues, funk, indie, rock,...

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Telluride Town Park September 16-18.  Full schedule here. Tickets here. (Please note: still available, limited 3-day passes. VIP passes are sold out.) Can’t get enough of that crazy stuff? Then get in the Blues & Brews Festival groove early and party hardy for a great...

Move over George Stubbs. A dark horse named Nancy B. Frank is closing in on your lead and really feeling her, ahem, oats. The path she took was winding, but once this gifted artist hit her stride, she was  – and remains – unstoppable. Frank’s horses are powerful...

Groundbreaking public/private partnership increases local 21st-century learning opportunities.  The Pinhead Institute has teamed with the Telluride School District to equip and operate a new, dedicated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Room at the Telluride High School, part of anexpansion project currently undergoing finishing touches. [caption id="attachment_61374" align="aligncenter"...

At the screening of  Barry Jenkins’ sophomore project and masterpiece, “Moonlight – a love fest – the rapt audience learned the writer-director had come up through the ranks at the Telluride Film Festival, doing everything to remain involved after his days attending the Student Symposium ended: popping popcorn, cleaning bathrooms, spilling...

Dr. George Pratt is a featured speaker at Telluride First Foundation’s 2nd annual Summit on Integrative Wellness at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. Other renowned presenters in the field of health and wellness are Dr. David Agus, Dr. Deepak Chopra (streaming live on Sunday), Dr. Marc Siegel,...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival. All of us have bad hair days when our overall performance is poor. Sport psychology expert Dr. Haley Perlus talks about how to get confident. One way: acknowledge the results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66bdDrTqPWs&feature=youtu.be About Dr. Haley Perlus: Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at...

Dr. Alan Safdi was one of the most popular speakers at the Telluride First Foundation’s inaugural Integrative Wellness Summit. He is scheduled to speak again at the 2nd annual conference at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. The intensive takes place September 9 - 11 and also features Deepak Chopra (streaming live); Dr. David Agus; Dr. George...