Author: Susan Viebrock

In our kitchen, olive oil (rather than butter or other oils) is the go-to for cooking. But have we been making the right choice? And if we have, are all olive oils created equal? Which ones are best for cooking? For antioxidant value?  Dr. Mark Hyman...

“I have now lived in Telluride Co, for four years. I came for the winters, but I am staying to launch a start up….That could be a bumper sticker, no?,” Patrick Latcham, CEO, ProEditors [caption id="attachment_51196" align="aligncenter" width="371"] Patrick Latcham, CEO, ProEditor[/caption] Want to share your last...

  “If you hold my hand we’ll chase your dream across the sky/For we can fly, we can fly” (Fifth Dimension’s “Up, Up and Away,” 1967) Icarus tried it, but he got too close to the sun and crashed. Peter Procopio has had lots more success flying.  "When I lived...

The "Wild Boar" will be at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art. “To me, the boar represents our completely grounded, muscular, tough personality manifestation. Great for being a successful hard-charger in life,” says artist Robert Weatherford. [caption id="attachment_51094" align="aligncenter" width="511"] "Wild Boar," Robert Weatherford[/caption] Robert’s other paintings, a new...

On its home page, Telluride WOW describes itself as a festival for EVERYONE,“ an event with a passion to change peoples’ lives through  health and fitness – to inspire, motivate and educate.”  [caption id="attachment_50900" align="aligncenter" width="277"] Bill Fabrocini in action[/caption] The workout weekend is designed to meet...

Here’s the dirt on dirt. Or Dyrt. [caption id="attachment_51057" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Goose Lake Camgpround, WA[/caption] Dirt (or soil) isn’t just a mix of clay, sand, and humus that lies over bedrock. It isn’t simply dust, grime, or filth either. For archaeologists, dirt—or the layers of sediment they call “stratigraphy”— is...

Ultimate opportunity for an up-and-coming or relatively unknown band to thrust themselves into the national spotlight on the stage of the 2015 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival alongside some of the biggest musical names in the country! Submissions through Friday, June 5. Telluride Blues & Brews Festival,...

Pedal power. Or how  bikes are changing the world one stroke at a time. That was one of a number of leitmotifs at Telluride Mountainfilm, where right out of the gate at Symposium, a young woman nearly stole the show with the teaser for her work-in-process, but soon-to-be feature-length documentary,...

Jacob and Isaac Seigel-Boettner’s “I Am Able” screens at Mountainfilm on Saturday, May 23, The Nugget, 5:45 p.m.; Sunday, May 24, twice: Telluride Library, 9:15 a.m., part of Mountainfilm on Tour and Mountainfilm for Students presentation and Masons Hall, 6:45 p.m. Full Mountainfilmschedule here. See notes below...

For a full schedule of Mountainfilm events, go here. “Frame by Frame” screens Friday, May 22, 9:15 p.m. at the Palm; Sunday, May 24, 6:45 p.m., The Palm.   Opening the Festival on Friday morning, Massoud Hossaini and Farzana Wahidy, photojournalists featured in the film, are scheduled to...