Author: Susan Viebrock

What’s funny? [caption id="attachment_61038" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lilly Sullivan[/caption] Blowing raspberries at every little thing that weighs heavy on us: elections, global warming, the guest list for our upcoming party. Sometimes humor is so arch a person could drive a double decker bus through it. What’s funny can also be wildly slapstick...

”An Evening with Steve Earle” takes place Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Telluride's Sheridan Opera House. Tickets go on sale Thursday, August 25, at noon. Tickets are $50 and $65 (reserved seats) here. Or call 970-728-6363 ext. 5. [caption id="attachment_60996" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Steve Earle[/caption] Just before Steve Earle was born, January 17,...

Two-day tickets to the Pretty Lights weekend are available for purchase online until 10 p.m. MST Thursday. Two-day tickets and single day tickets will be available at the box office while supplies last. Box office hours: Thursday, August 25, noon – 8 p.m.; Friday, August 26,...

A new public service announcement (PSA) screening at Telluride’s Nugget Theater is meant to get locals and visitors to enroll in avalanche awareness classes. With the increase in back-country and side-country users, skiers and boarders need to educate themselves about backcountry protocol, equipment, and conditions. The San Juan’s...

The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week, Cleo Abram looked at the option of mandatory voting. Given that jury duty is mandatory, why not...

Days before the 43rd Telluride Film Festival officially begins, Telluride residents and visitors get a chance to meet award-winning documentary film producer and director Ken Burns. “An Evening with Ken Burns” takes place Sunday, August 28, 6 – 9 p.m.  The focus of the evening...

Telluride First’s 2nd annual Integrative Wellness Summit takes place Friday, September 9 - Sunday, September 11 at the Telluride Conference Center, Mountain Village. This year’s theme: Looking Forward, Aging Backwards: Frontiers of Health, Wellness & Brain Science. Speakers include Dr. David Agus, Dr. George Pratt, Dr. Marc...

The 36th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival – officially Friday, August 19 – Sunday, August 21, 2016 – but with a beer launch party on Wednesday and an early bird foray Thursday. Festival celebrates the many uses of all things fungi. Again this year, lectures and films event are scheduled at the historic Sheridan Opera House,...

Telluride Theatre presents song, dance and Pick-a-Prize raffle at the Palm. A fundraiser for Telluride Theatre. One night only, August 20 at The Palm. Doors at 6:30 p.m., open for raffle and cash bar. Show time is 8 p.m. Age 21+ only. Tickets, $15 general admission; $100...