December 2023

I know. I know. Any excuse to wear sequins. Sooo - “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right," part-time local Oprah Winfrey. And cheers to regular contributor Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer, who lends her sparkle to the last big...

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come,” Joseph Campbell. And now it’s time for one of our...

Telluride Chamber Music and Palm Arts co-present a fun-filled, family friendly show with the genre-defying trio TAKE3. The event takes place Friday, December 29, 7pm. at the Michael D. Palm Theatre. Advance tickets: $35/Adults, $15/Students. Tickets on the door: $40/Adults, $20/Students. Tickets are available at telluridechambermusic.org...

On the subject of the last Big Event of the holiday trifecta, New Year's Eve, Shakespeare took the high road: "Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness. Riffing off The Bard's good will, now is the accepted time to make annual resolutions. (Next...

The Telluride AIDS Benefit (TAB) is a nonprofit whose mission is to fight HIV/AIDS by heightening awareness and generating financial support for educational programs and client care from the Western Slope to Subsaharan Africa. TAB is now asking if you are ready to meet your new...

Beyond the Groove Productions and the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association (TMVOA) announce the return of "Rising Appalachia" to Telluride for two evenings at Club Red, December 29-30, 2023, 8 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. All ages. Learn more or get tickets at clubredtelluride.com. TMVOA, Telluride...

Based in Telluride, Mountainfilm recently announced the Guest Director Wade Davis for the 2024 gathering of the tribe. Wade Davis is a  man for all seasons: cultural anthropologist and ethno-botanist, poet and scientist, filmmaker and licensed river guide. Over the years at Mountainfilm, Wade achieved rock-star status,...

No matter how darn organized you are, it is likely there is at least one person on your Christmas shopping list who has stopped you dead in your (very tired by now) tracks. As will this poem by regular contributor and razor-sharp wit David Feela...

Google “last minute Xmas gifts” and 100s of ideas show up, among my favorites: a gift of your time, like offering to babysit for your friends’ progeny; tickets to a sporting event or concert; a charitable donation in a friend or loved one’s name; or...

Erin Busbee’s Fashion Friday 2.0 brings back a popular TIO fashion blog, first featuring Kristin Holbrook of Telluride’s Two Skirts, now brought to you by nationally renowned fashion and lifestyle blogger Erin, a Telluride local – and sponsored by Kristin and Two Skirts. What goes around… Attending any special events this winter? Struggling to find...