Author: Susan Viebrock

Telluride's Sheridan Arts Foundation Young People’s Theater presents its annual high school musical, this year, “Footloose.” The show goes up Friday, February 3, then runs Saturday, February 4 and Monday, February 6, 2017 at Telluride’s historic Sheridan Opera House. The production is directed by Allie Scherich, artistic director,...

Guess which film festival premiered (or featured the North American premiere) four of the nine movies nominated for Best Picture. Yes, of course, the Telluride Film Festival, which screened “La La Land,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Moonlight” and “Arrival.” The following is the list of the 2017 Oscar...

On a snowy January 21 in Telluride, the Progressive Women’s Caucus of the San Juans facilitated a local Women’s March to coincide with the National Women’s March in Washington, D.C. The goal was to demonstrate Telluride's solidarity with the over 300 marches planned around the world including...

 How do you become a superager? Which means in, ahem, a head-to-head comparison, your more mature brain looks and acts no differently than that of a 25-year-old. Which activities, if any, will increase your chances of remaining mentally sharp into old age? On New Year’s...

Once completed, the development at the corner of Fir and Pacific –which includes a fully renovated Transfer Warehouse, a new home for the Ah Haa School for the Arts, and Telluride’s five-star Wilkinson Public Library – is a game-changer for the Telluride region and the Telluride Arts District. If you follow the timeline on...

On January 13, Larry Olmsted published a featured in Forbes entitled “World’s Best Ski Resorts: Telluride Wows With Charm, Scenery and Great Skiing.” Need we say much more? The piece amounted to an early Valentine for the region. Among the shout-outs were Wagner Skis and BootDoctors. Madeline Hotel...

The New Year is off to a flaming start as the 3rd annual Telluride Fire Festival, officially Friday, January 20 – Sunday, January 22, warms things up on Thursday, January 19. Fire Fest opens with a reception at the Telluride Gallery of  Fine Art, 4 - 6 p.m. featuring Burning Man...

Negative thinking. There is plenty of that going around. Not enough money. Not enough snow. Overweight. No partner. You are not enough. Oh, and the upcoming inauguration. But there are ways to conquer negative thinking. Lesley Alderman lines out a few in this New York Times...

The New Year is off to a flaming start as the 3rd annual Telluride Fire Festival, officially Friday, January 20 – Sunday, January 22, ignites Thursday, January 19. The event opens with a reception featuring Burning Man photographer Scott London. Craig Childs is the featured speaker, Thursday, 6:30, Oak Street...

The point of it all is to break down the headlines, the week’s most controversial issues, determine why a particular issue is important to you, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. By reading Cleo Abram’s The Short Version, you join a vibrant group of...