Author: Clint Viebrock

Tuesday evening, January 12, it was the Wailers filling the Telluride Conference Center . There were people waiting outside in case anyone left early. And the Wailers kept everyone moving until time to turn out the lights.  The Sheridan Arts Foundation and the Telluride...

Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel shows us a training session with his one year old Labrador retriever, Mae. TIO has watched Mae's progress from an eight week old puppy. She continues to impress.A well-mannered dog, attentive and anxious to please, is...

In Telluride it can sometimes seem we are beyond the troubles of the wider world. Sometimes those troubles break into our consciousness in spite of the physical and cultural distance. President Obama has requested that Americans do what we have so often done around the...

The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents Greensky Bluegrass at Telluride's Sheridan Opera House tonight, January 14, 2010. Showtime is 8:00 pm, $20 general admission for this seats-out concert. For more on Greensky, see Susan's article. ...

Sherlockholmes_smallteaser "Sherlock Holmes" plays twice nightly at Telluride's Nugget Theatre the week of Friday, January 15-Thursday, January 21.

Director Guy Ritchie's "Holmes" is a modern take on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic, complete with some impressive special effects. The movie stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes, Jude Law as the faithful Watson. Rachel McAdams is Holmes' love interest/foil. "Sherlock Holmes" is rated PG-13.

See below for movie times, and the Nugget website for reviews and trailers.

Ready for a winter break? Would a little reggae help? The Telluride Tourism Board and The Sheridan Arts Foundation have joined forces to present the legendary Wailers at the Telluride Conference Center tonight, January 12, at 8:00 pm, with guest group, Supervillains. For more...

Watch Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel work with Drake, his eleven week old Labrador puppy. This early training is a lot about having fun and bonding, but the long-term lessons are beginning as well. Cottonwood is a one-stop shop for dogs...

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Scott Doser, Susan and Clint
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A new collaboration premiered Thursday evening at the Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride. Bob Rubadeau approached TIO early in December with the idea of having a self-publishing section within Telluride Inside... and Out.

Scott Doser, program director at the Library, Amy Cannon of the Telluride Writers Guild and Between the Covers Bookstore got on board. The first get-together brought out over thirty people interested in learning how to get published once they have something down on paper (or on their Mac).

Blindside Olddogs_smallposter Telluride's Nugget Theatre is showing "Old Dogs" this week (Jan 8-14) along with the repeat performance of "The Blind Side".

TIO talked about "The Blind Side" last week: the story is about a homeless kid in Memphis who is adopted by a well-off family, and becomes a football star. (PG-13)

"Old Dogs" is a comedy with John Travolta and Robin Williams, one a confirmed bachelor, the other a bachelor by way of divorce. They are on the verge of a big business deal with the Japanese, with the complication of having to take care of 7 year old twins. The critics mostly hated it; audiences seem to love it. You'll have to go and make up your own mind. (Rated PG)

Showtimes below, reviews and trailers on the Nugget website.


It snowed in Telluride the night of December 30, but New Year's Eve dawned under crystalline skies. Blue skies and new powder snow- does it get any better than that?

We took Gina the Dog for a snowshoe hike in the hills behind our house, had a quick breakfast, then I met a friend at Giuseppe's to take a few runs. By then it was time to head down the mountain to meet my student at the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program for an afternoon lesson.

Skiing over, time to rush home, clean up, dress "Telluride formal" and head out for the evening.