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[click "Play", Dr. Ptak speaks with Susan about breast cancer and reconstructive surgery] October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In Telluride, the Ah Haa School for the Arts is celebrating in support, designating the 10th month of the year  to "The Art of Being a Woman." Among the events on the agenda is BRA-vo, a bra invitational: bras gathered from local donations are to be decorated throughout the month, then displayed by stunning models, all men, all jocks, on the runway at the school Thursday, October 21, 7 – 9 p.m. We are LOL just thinking about it. But breast cancer is no laughing matter. Unknown-1 Breast cancer: two words that strike fear in the hearts of women around the world – and with good reason. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Research from the National Cancer Institute reveals that in the U.S. in 2010 alone, over 200,000 women were diagnosed with the disease.
12 October, 2010 /
[click "Play" for Seth Berg's interview with Susan]

 

 

10-11 TFFThe Telluride Film Festival and our five-star Wilkinson Public Library co-host the second in the fall Cinematheque film series programmed by Telluride Film Fest co-director Gary Meyer, celebrating the work of director Martin Scorsese.

"Mean Streets" screens Monday, October 11, 6 p.m. (Pre-SHOW reception is 5:30 p.m.).

Sit down. Getta grip. I'll lay this on you as gently as possible: Italian-American gangster films did not begin on the Jersey shore with "The Sopranos." The origin of the species is not  "Saturday Night Fever." Or "Married to the Mob."  Or "Casino." Or, god help us, the reality TV show "Jersey Shore," that so artfully extols the virtues of shellacked hair, boobs, bad language, and barfing. Or even Scorsese's "Goodfellas."

09 October, 2010 /

[click "Play", Ashley Deppen talks about ballet flats]     Telluride's Two Skirts wants to leave you flat – on your feet. Ashley Deppen is talking about ballet flats for this week's installment of Fashion Friday."Feminine, flirty, fantastic...

08 October, 2010 /

CARN02-27 Sponsored by the Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities, the First Thursday Art Walk is a once-a-month opportunity for galleries, studios, and retail stores to strut their considerable stuff. The meet-and-greet takes place all day until 8 p.m. October 7 marks the final Art Walk of the 2010 season. Among the venues not to miss:

Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, 130 E. Colorado Avenue, hosts an artists' reception, 5:30 – 7 p.m. featuring encaustic artists Rebecca Crowell and Shawna Moore, and includes a wine tasting with Wine Mine at Pacific Street Liquors.

Stronghouse Studios, 283 South Fir Street, is pleased to host an opening reception for painter Meredith Nemirov. "Walking Among the Trees: Mapping the Aspen, is a body of work the artist created during her residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Later this month, the Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19  – October 20, 6 – 9 p.m., the artist leads a course at Ah Haa: "Georgia O'Keefe in Watercolors."

06 October, 2010 /
[click "Play" to hear Charlotte Jorgensen's conversation with Susan]

 

 

1__#$!@%!#__unknown October 7 marks the Telluride Council for the Arts & Humanities' final First Thursday Art Walk of the 2010 season. The popular day-long event is a chance for Telluride to flaunt its robust fine art scene. It is also a meet-and-greet for locals and guests: galleries, stores and studios stay open late until 8 p.m.

(The free Art Walk brochure is available at participating venues, hotels, and coffee shops and includes a self-guided map. Or go to http://www.telluridearts.org/humanities.html.)

05 October, 2010 /
[click "Play", Meredith Nemirov speaks with Susan]

 

 

Nemirovposter2010 Meredith Nemirov is a familiar name in the Telluride region. But the artist is also on the national radar. Nemirov has shown her work at the Brooklyn Museum, Yeshiva University Museum, The American Museum of Immigration and more. There have been more recent shows in Denver, both at the airport and at the Red Line Gallery.

In 2008, Meredith Nemirov was awarded a residency at the world-famous Anderson Ranch outside Aspen. In April 2010, a grant enabled her to spend a month as Artist in Residence at the prestigious Vermont Studio Center, a kind of think tank for artists of all persuasions, including painters, sculptors, print-makers, and photographers, 50 in all, who live in this artistic community and work in private studios. While in Vermont, without the pressure of having to produce yet another major one-person show, Nemirov created the very mixed body of work that will be on display Thursday, October 7, at the Stronghouse Studios, 283 South Fir, for the October Art Walk.

05 October, 2010 /
[click "Play" to listen to Erik and Susan discussing Fall hiking and proper gear]

 

 

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On the Highline

Erik Dalton, owner of Jagged Edge, grew up in the Telluride region. It's fair to say he is a mountain man with (please forgive the expression) a leg up: owning a store that caters to outdoor adventurers, he not only knows the terrain, he knows what equipment is needed to be comfortable at altitude in this terrain. The following is his short list:

Day pack that can be worn comfortably all day long

At least 3 litres of water

Raincoat, sunhat, sunscreen, chapstick

03 October, 2010 /

[click "Play", Dr. Richard Simpson speaks about autism]

 

 

Rich Simpson photo On Tuesday, October 5, the Palm Theatre in Telluride plays host to Dr. Richard L. Simpson, Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas and an internationally known expert on the subject of autism.
 
Autism is general term used to describe a group of complex spectrum of developmental brain disorders known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). Autism produces significant impairment in social, communicative, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, typically lasting a person's lifetime. The syndrome may affect as many as 1 in every 100 children (estimates differ, but they all are sobering), making it a more common condition than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. Government statistics suggest the prevalence rate of autism is increasing 10-17 percent annually.

03 October, 2010 /
[click "Play" to hear Susan's conversation with Rachel Loomis Lee]

 

 

Abw_web Baby, we've come a long way, but women throughout the country, even in the Telluride region, generally a Shangri-La, are still dogged by challenges that we can't legislate or demonstrate away, among them, breast cancer and unhealthy relationships.

Nationally, October is Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Prevention Month. Locally, in Telluride, to highlight these daunting issues, the Ah Haa School for the Arts has designated October "The Art of Being a Woman Month."  Throughout October, our community arts center salutes the courageous women of San Miguel County (and the organizations that support them ) by showcasing women in the arts. 

02 October, 2010 /