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Author: Susan Viebrock

 Telluride Venture Accelerator & PlanitMapper, the backstory: Last year, the Telluride Venture Accelerator, a mentor-driven accelerator and initiative of the Telluride Foundation, began hosting an annual competition seeking applications from entrepreneurs ready to accelerate their businesses. [caption id="attachment_41511" align="aligncenter" width="477"] Jonathan, Haj & Pradip, the PlanitMapper team[/caption] From...

03 June, 2014 /

Soprano for 10X Grammy Award-winning vocal group to perform at The Palm, Sunday, June 8. Workshops for vocalists Saturday, June 7. Vocalese is the art of fitting lyrics to recorded instrumental jazz solos and ensemble passages. The Manhattan Transfer formed in 1969, then quickly surfed a...

02 June, 2014 /

The following note arrived on my desktop from the Telluride Ski Resort urging everyone who loves Telluride and wants to see the region thrive to vote in the latest Conde Nast Readers’ Survey. Telluride Fans, For the past two years, your votes highlighted Telluride as the #1 Ski...

31 May, 2014 /

“You’re the One That I Love”: Dance recital at the Palm Theatre, Sunday, June 1,  features the best of  "On Broadway" “Grease.” It’s the musical theatre equivalent of a double cheeseburger deluxe with a side of fries. Dance moves in popular rock ’n roll romp can fly as...

29 May, 2014 /

It is a fine example of synchronicity. Two great minds coming up with one big idea independently and at about the same time. The Telluride Foundation’s CEO and president Paul Major and board member Jesse Johnson hatched the notion of an accelerator based in Telluride some...

28 May, 2014 /

[caption id="attachment_41108" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Dubac, being himself- or an alter ego[/caption] "Dubac's ‘The Book of Moron' is fast-paced, loaded with intelligent thought-provoking conundrums and witticism, and always a laugh a minute. …a razor-sharp comedian," The Denver Post Bob Dubac first visited Telluride in 1975. “My buddy and I...

27 May, 2014 /

Memorial Weekend. In Telluride, the holiday is synonymous with Mountainfilm, a gathering of a tribe of indomitable spirits out to save the world, one cause, one film, one conversation at a time. (And yes, year after year, positive change happens as a result.) In other parts of...

26 May, 2014 /

Albert Einstein was more than just a scientist. Here are 25 amazing life lessons coming from the man himself! 1. Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. 2. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. 3.  Never do anything against...

26 May, 2014 /

Here’s the deal on this unique deal: You clean out. Three local nonprofits clean up. The 1st Annual Spring Gear Swap takes place this weekend, Friday May 30 – Sunday, June 1 at the Telluride High School Cafeteria. The event is a fundraiser for three local...

25 May, 2014 /

This spring, 28 artists from the Telluride region requested funds from the Telluride Arts/CCAASE Small Grants program to support creative projects that forward their work. Proposals are selected first and foremost based on the quality of the work , along with the artists’ plan to share their output with...

23 May, 2014 /