[caption id="attachment_26150" align="alignright" width="243"] Golden Dragon Acrobats[/caption] A man performs a headstand atop a very tall tower of chairs, and a woman balances a lamp as she twists upside down on a pedestal, her body bending like hot pizza dough, limbs merging. This is not Ripley’s “Believe...
[caption id="attachment_26107" align="alignright" width="199"] Peter Yarrow[/caption]Can't teach an old dog new tricks. In some special cases, so what? The old tricks are still good enough. Case in point: the line-up for the 12.12.12 benefit concert at the Garden for victims of Sandy, the British royal family - of...
Remember the moment in "Peter Pan" when Tinkerbell took the hit and swallowed the poison Captain Hook meant for Peter? A distraught Peter threw caution to the wind, broke the fourth wall, and begged the audience to clap hard to save his fairy friend's life. We...
[caption id="attachment_25919" align="alignleft" width="150"] Scott, Zudnick, k26[/caption] Trawling the Internet for words about winners, these from a guy named Damon Hill popped up. "Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog." Especially if that dog is Zudnick. Only...
A show of new works by painter Susan Sales opens at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art on Thursday, December 20 and runs through Sunday, January 20, 2013. The artist's opening reception is 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. For the most part, "new" rhymes with "recent." Though...
[caption id="attachment_25797" align="alignright" width="300"] Verano by river with Squash Blossoms, by his wife Nancy Branyas[/caption] How does gnocchi with braised short ribs sauce sound? Does a roasted chicken limone appeal? Want to know how to make a bona fide Caesar salad? Ask a lawyer. Not just any lawyer. Ask...
[caption id="attachment_25768" align="alignright" width="300"] Antique wagon[/caption] AN AUTHENTIC 18TH-CENTURY WAGON, A TRULY UNIQUE ANTIQUE! FESTIVAL PASSES, ALL WITH BUILT-IN MEGA PERKS AND LODGING. I know. I know. Turn off the caps. Stop the shouting. Chill on the exclamation points. But I need to grab your attention because time...
Ekphrasis: Generally considered to be a rhetorical device in which one medium of art tries to relate to another medium by defining and describing its essence and form, and in doing so, relate more directly to the audience, through its illuminative liveliness. Telluride Arts' First Thursday...
EcoAction Partners is extremely excited to be partnering with The Nature Conservancy and Jagged Edge to bring Alison Gannett to town. Alison is scheduled to speak Thursday evening, December 13, 7 p.m. at the Sheridan Opera House, prior to a screening of the Sherpa Cinema...
[caption id="attachment_25677" align="alignright" width="300"] Karen Akers & musical director Don Rebic, by Maryann Lopinto[/caption] I have two questions for the lady. Who does your hair? (Looks like a Sassoon disciple.) I wouldn't mind the phone number of your dentist either. And this long-stemmed rose of a chanteuse – with...
