[click "Play", Rhonda Muckerman and Kathy Jepson talk about the event] It's a mash up, Telluride style.Friday, March 18, 7 p.m., the Michael D. Palm Theatre presents a first ever: The Telluride Showcase is an...
[click "Play" to hear Susan speaking with Rev. Pat Bailey about Easter and Lent] Reverend Pat Bailey of Telluride's Christ Church poses a question: What comes to mind when you hear the the term “Lent?”...
[click "Play", Rev. Pat Bailey speaks with Susan about Charter for Compassion]
The answer my friend is blowing in the winds of change: Two different and highly respected institutions in Telluride are talking about the same thing more or less at the same time. And it's a good thing.
On March 7, the Telluride Institute blogged about its upcoming Second Annual Compassion Festival, scheduled for this summer, July 8 – July 10. (The Institute announced early because it is looking for volunteers.) The unique event and the newest festival on Telluride's cultural calendar is dedicated to exploring compassion for a world in crisis. It is byproduct of last year's Language of Mental Life conference, also hosted by the Telluride Institute.
Then as now, while some people appear ready to storm the barricades, others are turning inward in an attempt to find ways to play nice in not so nice times: Compassion as an antidote for overheated passions.
During the period of self reflection known as Lent, Reverend Pat Bailey of Telluride's Christ Church plans to offer a study of Karen Armstrong's "A Charter for Compassion" and her book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. The study takes place right after the Sunday service, starting this Sunday, March 3 through April 17 (11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) or on consecutive Wednesdays, March 16 – April 20, 12 – 1 p.m.
Earlier this week, Telluride Inside... and Out provided the meat: the Whos, Whats, Whens, Wheres and Whys of the Telluride Repertory Theatre's upcoming event, plus the non-profit's history. If you missed that post, here's the link for details: /2011/03/telluride-rep-celebrates-20th-anniversary-at-ah-haa-saturday-nite.html.Or simply scroll down our Home Page.
Now it's time for the sizzle.
[click "Play", Kristin Holbrook talks about 10 years of Two Skirts]
This month, Telluride's Two Skirts celebrates its 10th anniversary.
For the Greek mathematician Pythagoras, 10 was the symbol of the universe and the number that expressed the whole of human knowledge. For the ancient Maya, "10" marked the end of one cycle and the start of another. And for director Blake Edwards, "10" was the top of the bodaciousness scale, the symbol of Bo Derrick.
For Two Skirts, "10" represents another day in the office. But what an office.
[click "Play", Susan speaks with Beau Staley about aquamarine]
Telluride Inside... and Out is pleased to introduce the next installment of Dolce's birthstone of month: aquamarine.
Water is the common denominator and element uniting astrological sign of the month of March, Pisces, meaning "fish," and aquamarine, which derives its name from "aqua" meaning "water" and "mare" or "sea."
An ancient writer summed up the beauty of the stone this way: "a thousand leagues of sunlit sea imprisoned in a cup." And like the sea, the color of aquamarine varies from deep blue to greenish blue.
[click "Play", Susan talks with Rachel Loomis-Lee] Tempus fugit. Although (thank goodness) the snow is still flying, staff at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts has turned its thoughts to summer, when Telluride's community arts center becomes a playground for kids.Summer...
[click "Play" to hear Susan's rap with Suzan Beraza and Dylan Brooks]
The Telluride Repertory Theatre celebrates its 20+ anniversary in style. The non-profit is throwing with a gala dinner party on Saturday, March 12, 7 – 10 p.m., at the Ah Haa School for the Arts. The event includes a champagne reception, a four-course dinner prepared by Mountain Top Catering and a wine pairing featuring the Durango Wine Experience. The entertainment, "The Best of the REP Musical Revue," includes performances by former REP stars, among them, REP co-founders Suzan Beraza and Angela Watkins.
The history of the Telluride Repertory Theatre Company dates back to when co-founder Suzan Beraza, now of "Bag It" fame, found a brochure about a ski resort in a box canyon with a little theater. The ambitious young actress with a yen to ski sent a resume and an 8 X 10 glossy, waited and heard nothing. Suzan was none too concerned about the dead silence: life is oh so hectic on the boards. It was not until she arrived in town that Suzan discovered the dirty little secret behind Telluride's "theatre": The Nugget was a film house. Bummer. Acting was all Suzan knew how to do.
In Telluride, we save the parades and picnics for the Fourth of July. Locally Mardi Gras, March 8, is all about the music. Music and the traditional baubles and beads. (We love bling.)
The music is thanks to the historic Sheridan Opera House, where local jam band, Joint Point, performs at a special Mardi Gras concert starting at 9 p.m.
Monday, March 7, the Telluride Film Festival's Cinematheque, a club for cinephiles showing FREE films the first Monday of the month, continues its winter series with two more "Films of the Great Depression": "Of Mice and Men" (1939, 106 min.) and "Grapes of Wrath," both based on novels by John Steinbeck. The evening is hosted by Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library and includes food and a lively discussion hosted by Ringmaster David Oyster. The programming is thanks to Telluride Film Fest co-director Gary Meyer, who knows how to pick them. (See the Oscars 2011.)
Published in 1937, "Of Mice and Men" is the touching, tragic story of a friendship set against the backdrop of America during the Great Depression. The story is based on Steinbeck's experiences as a hobo in the 1920s.
