May 2018

The Telluride Institute's summer series, "Valley Floor Living Classroom," returns in 2018 and is designed to introduce participants to some of Telluride’s most outstanding natural assets and provide an opportunity to engage in firsthand science related to water quality and aquatic life, ancient fens, and...

Start planning your 2018 Mountainfilm Festival, happening over Memorial Weekend in Telluride. The schedule includes times and venues for films, presentations, the Moving Mountains Symposium, parties, town talks, book-signings, special events and more. Click on the FULL SCHEDULE HERE and look for "The Interpreters." Scroll down to listen to my interview with...

In recognition of National EMS Week, the Telluride Regional Medical Center will partner with the Telluride Fire Protection District to offer free "Stop the Bleed" training in conjunction with the Fire District's free CPR and AED courses scheduled May 21 – May 24. For more information...

As with human, an animal's biggest organ is the skin. And sometimes your pets have as much trouble with their skin as you do with yours. Like itching. [caption id="attachment_74311" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dusty[/caption] There are so many things can cause an animal to itch: parasites (blech!), food allergies, plant allergies,...

The Telluride Literary Arts Festival or Lit Fest, takes place in town Friday, May 18 – Sunday, May 20. The featured author is Craig Childs, who is scheduled to speak on Sunday, May 20, 7 p.m., at Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library. The subject is his...

Start planning your 2018 Mountainfilm Festival happening over Memorial Weekend in Telluride The schedule includes times and venues for films, presentations, the Moving Mountains Symposium, parties, town talks, book-signings, special events and more. Click on the FULL SCHEDULE HERE. Go to FESTIVAL ON A BUDGET  for all...

Mountainfilm takes place in Telluride over Memorial Weekend, May 25 – May 28. Passes to the 2018 festival are nearly sold out. To get your passes or for more information about Mountainfilm, visit here. Telluride author Susan Dalton captures Mountainfilm's best memories in “Mountainfilm: 40 Years.” The beautiful coffee...

This summer, the Telluride Ski Resort and The Peaks Resort & Spa are hosting a series of week-long wellness intensives under the banner of Live Longer Retreat. The Big Idea is to support your (recurring) New Year’s resolution to get really healthy and therefore live longer – and well. The intensive includes...

Rosemerry Trommer and Art Goodtimes, co-directors of the Telluride Institute's Talking Gourds program, announce the winners of Fischer Prize and Cantor Prize, chosen by judge Joan Logghe of New Mexico and featured at the Telluride Literary Arts Festival. (Go here for more on Lit Fest...

Telluride-based EcoAction Partners announces its annual Spring Clean Up program for electronics in partnership with San Miguel County and the Town of Telluride. Note: EcoAction's Ophir Composting Show-and-Tell takes place Tuesday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. More information about that initiative, go here. Do you have old electronics laying around...