Author: Susan Viebrock

The Durango and Telluride Choral Societies present the world premiere of  “Requiem for Eagles” at a performance entitled “The Dream Lives." The original music was written by former Telluride Choral Society director Dr. David Lingle and adapted and orchestrated by Dalen Stevens. The production takes place Sunday, October...

Next concert is October 28. Tickets here for the Trio Solisti’s Brahms series at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall. Or call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800. Turns out there are lots of ways to spell “sensual." [caption id="attachment_54181" align="aligncenter" width="291"] Dr. Pozzi at Home, 1881, The Armand hammer Collection, courtesy, The...

Deepak Chopra was the keynote speaker at the Telluride First Foundation’s inaugural Integrative Wellness Summit, where he had the audience in the palm of his hands for over two memorable hours. Here, Huff Post associate editor Emily Tess Katz summarizes Deepak’s message about peace to world...

Oscar buzz? Really? Never too early for presidential elections - or the Oscars. Nicole Sperling of Entertainment Weekly weighs in: [caption id="attachment_54030" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jacob Tremblay & Brie Larson in “Room."[/caption] At this time last year, Birdman had already cut a wide swath through the Oscar field, debuting...

All roads lead to (and from) Telluride, this one specifically from the Telluride Wine Festival, where we met Max McCalman. (Story and interview here.) [caption id="attachment_54081" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Le District, photo courtesy of blouinartinfo.com[/caption] Max is a Really Big Cheese in the world of food and beverages A...

Joy. The conventional definition is “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness." Case in point, the must-see “Picasso Sculpture” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. (Through February 7, 2016.) Picasso was our first stop on what is always an invigorating, enlightening cultural bath in the great tub known...

Browsing the Internet, we came across Daffnee Cohen’s short blog in the Huffington Post about “5 Ways To Make Your Life More Positive.” A change in season often tweaks mood swings. To stay on the sunny side, read on. As we grow, we naturally become more in tune...

If you have lived, as I have, the notorious Saul Steinberg cartoon, (“View of the World,” 1976, with Manhattan as the epicenter), the state does not even exist. The emphasis would be on the “MISS" in Missouri. But if you are driving cross-country in your new Tesla named “Current” – cobalt blue, dove...

Local artist and curator Amy Schilling hosts pop-up gallery throughout September. [caption id="attachment_53473" align="aligncenter" width="306"] Amy Schilling, artist & curator[/caption] As part of  Telluride Arts’ September’s Art Walk, Amy hosts an opening reception on Thursday, September 3, 5-8 p.m., featuring a discussion with the artists. "STILL was borne from Amy...