Memorial Day in Telluride was wet and windy. There were movie surprises early in the day: "The Cove" was an unheralded entry and grabbed one of the "TBA" slots. Audience reaction was wild, including a long standing ovation at the conclusion. "Cove" tells of the...
At the Nugget Theatre in Telluride, the movie for the week of May 29-June 4 is "Star Trek." The movie is showing twice each night at 6:00 and 8:30 pm., and is rated PG-13.This prequel takes us back to a time before Kirk was...
Telluride Mountainfilm was an appropriate venue for the announcement on May 23 of a new program of renewable energy in the Telluride region. The introduction to the session was given by Bill McKibben, longtime advocate for solutions to global climate change. Mountain Village mayor Bob...
After a day that went from sunshine to heavy rain showers and back again, on Sunday, festival goers at Mountainfilm in Telluride were treated to a break in the pattern, with light rain in town being backlit by beautiful late afternoon sun. It's not...
We took a Telluride break from the Mountainfilm experience this morning. We walked along the bike path out toward Society Turn with Gina the Dog. Last night it snowed in the high country, rained below about 11000 feet. Picture it: New snow on...
On Monday, May 18, staff and volunteers from TASP met the crew from San Juan Outdoor School at the Bilk Creek Wall for some climbing instruction. TASP is adding climbing to its Summer schedule for people with disabilities. Monday's session included training in safe belaying...
Sus and I were away from Telluride for quite a while this Spring, and hit the ground running last week when we got home. Getting through accumulated mail, writing, editing and publishing our regular stories, along with the excitement of covering Mountainfilm for the...
Telluride's Nugget Theatre will be one of the venues for Mountainfilm, Friday through Sunday, May 22-24. Beginning Monday, May 25 through Thursday, the program is two nightly showings of "X-Men: Origins" at 6:00 and 8:30 pm. "X-Men" is rated PG-13."X-Men" is a continuation, based...
Friday night, May 15, a cast of Telluride teenagers earned a standing ovation at the end of their performance of "Audition" at the Sheridan Opera House. Teenagers playing (mostly) teenagers, dressed as teenagers, dealing with teenagers' concerns and without sets: it was a great evening....
