Author: Susan Viebrock

Urban Stages is the theatre founded (over 30 years ago) and run by (long-time, part-time) Telluride local Frances Hill Barlow. From the get-go, the Big Idea idea was to provide emerging talent with a venue to address the multi-faceted issues facing our contemporary world and include the...

Don't wait to book your vacation. Go here for information about ski-and-stay packages.  . Are you a longtime local who hasn’t gotten comfortable on skis or a snowboard yet? Or are you looking to visit from out of town and want to try our mountain for the first time?...

Company XIV’s “Cinderella,”conceived, choreographed, and directed to bawdy perfection by company founder Austin McCormick, at the New York’s Minetta Lane Theatre runs through November 15. Tickets here now. [caption id="attachment_54503" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Stepmommy, Davon Rainey[/caption] The original “Cinderella” (1607) is a rags- (the girl) to-riches (boy) of girl-meets-boy....

Came across this really incisive, insightful blog about Jewel by Maddie Crum, books and culture writer, Huffington Post. As those who attended her concert this past August at Telluride’s Sheridan Opera House know, our homegirl has a new album out, "Picking Up the Pieces,"and a new biography, “Never Broken." [caption...

The huge success of Telluride First’s inaugural Integrative Wellness Summit left, ahem, a thirst, among attendees for more information, especially about nutrition. Below is an in-depth article by we found about the health benefits (and yes, downsides) of drinking red wine. The blog was published in Authority Nutrition. The health...

A revival of Harold Pinter's “The Homecoming” at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, features sometimes Telluride local David Barlow. Production runs through Saturday, October 25. Purchase tickets here. [caption id="attachment_54432" align="aligncenter" width="500"] (l to r) Rocco Sisto, Tara Franklin, David Barlow and Joey...

Boys in bras? Nope, not a drag club. Anything but a drag. Think of it as cross-dressing for a cause. Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m., historic New Sheridan Bar, when the Ah Haa School for the Arts presents the 6th annual BRAvo event in support of the...

The 6th annual Telluride Horror Show includes premieres and special screening of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with director Q&A. John Carroll Lynch, indie filmmakers Mickey Keating, Joe Begos added to lineup. "Bone Tomahawk" closes festival with Colorado Premiere. Three-day passes are only $94 and...

Claire Fallon and Maddie Crum, books and cultural writers for the Huffington Post, compiled the following list (and rationale) of can’t-miss new reads for Fall 2015.   Huffington Post must-read books out this fall. Setting aside Jonathan Franzen's ubiquitously discussed new novel Purity, fall 2015 is an embarrassment of literary...

Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu returns to Club RED at the Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center on Thursday, October 15, 8 p.m. Radical Something is the opening act. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; show time is 8 p.m. Performance is all ages. Tickets, $42.50 pre-sale; $45 day of show, available locally...