December 2016

My greatest wish this holiday season is to find a home. I seek your support in creating a holiday miracle. I have been waiting for a home for over 2.5 years. Yeah, that’s right – I have been here at the Second Chance Shelter for 2.5...

The Telluride Foundation hosts Telluride Gives Day, 12/15/16. To sweeten the pie, there is $10,000 in matching funds for participating nonprofits. Giving commences at midnight on 12.15.16 and ends at 11:59 p.m on 12.15.16.  On December 15, 2016 the Telluride Foundation and local nonprofit organizations want to demonstrate...

The point of it all is to break down the headlines, the week’s most controversial issues, determine why a particular issue is important to you, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. By reading Cleo Abram’s The Short Version, you join a vibrant group of...

Telluride Theatre and the Sheridan Arts Foundation present “Peter & the Starcatcher” at the Sheridan Opera House starting Saturday, December 17 through Friday, December 23, 7 p.m. Saturday, December 24 (noon matinee). Tickets are $25 for adults; $15 for kids 18 and under. To purchase tickets go here...

SPARKy and Telluride's The Palm present a rare Christmas treat Monday, December 19, starting at 6 p.m. at The Palm. The event is a screening of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s latest production of  "The Three Penny Opera" by Bertolt Bretcht. Dinner and wine will be...

Mountain Village is being transformed once again into the North Pole for this year’s Holiday Prelude celebration”uptown" on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Festivities include a day of holiday movies, train rides, Santa, live reindeer, ice-skating, and children’s holiday surprises around every corner. Holiday Prelude is a...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival. When days get shorter, temps get colder, and holiday parties fill your calendar, this one motivational technique will help you to stay consistent with your fitness. https://youtu.be/TjZP0SW6_ww About Dr. Haley Perlus: Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW...

The Hot Club of San Francisco returns to Telluride for a much-anticipated encore performance. Their FREE holiday concert opens the new Black Box Theater, the first live musical show in the Palm Arts complex. Encore performance by the Hot Club, "Cool Yule,” takes place Friday, December 16,...

Someday animal shelters will no longer be necessary. When people better understand and connect to animals like me we will no longer be mistreated or discarded. Ok, so that day is a probably a bit into the future – but if this vision inspires you,...

Telluride’s Ah Haa School Studio Show feature ceramics and sculpture. Hours are Monday-Friday, through December 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.  Just in time for the holidays, the Ah Haa School presents its Studio Show, an exhibition and sale of ceramics – from cups and bowls to planters and vases – all made by...