Author: Susan Viebrock

Telluride has its festivals. Nederland has Frozen Dead Guy Days. No kidding, celebrated annually from Friday – Sunday the first full weekend of March. A centerpieces of Frozen Guy Days is a screening of the film "Grandpa's in the Tuff Shed," a magnum opus which...

Saturday NightGrass sold out. Rising stars, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, perform again Sunday, June 22, 1: 15 – 2:30 p.m. at 41st annual Telluride Bluegrass "Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul – music that's like an...

"We’re more than a decade into the post-classical’ era: classical musicians of all stripes are reconsidering the repertoire they play, and reimagining the way they play it. And the string quartet—once the focus of connoisseurs, now a sturdy off-road vehicle for sonic exploration—has been at...

As a long time fan, I have to admit I went all teenage girl when I heard I would be interviewing Dave Rawlings. Rawlings is an award-winning professional guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer known for his work with Old Crow Medicine Show and Ryan Adams. He...

You could pick up the "Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet, Nutrition, Supplements, and Other Holistic Methods” – the bible for easy-to-understand information on natural treatments and remedies for a host of common ailments...

[caption id="attachment_41908" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dan Sadowsky, Telluride, 2013Clint Viebrock photo[/caption]   Now 41 years ago, as the story goes, Telluride musicians John “Picker” Herndon, Bruce Lites, J.B. Mateotti, Kooster McAllister and Fred Shellman, collectively known as “Fall Creek,” played during the town’s Fourth of July celebration. After...

Hi my name is Ellie McNelly and I am excited to invite the whole community to attend a “Ribbon Chewing Ceremony” on Saturday, June 7, from 1-3 p.m. to commemorate the opening of the new dog facility, The Dog Den, at Second Chance Humane Society’s...

Let’s play a little game of free association. I say “dentist” and you say? Probably something like “no thanks” as you back out the door. According to one scientific website, one of five people fear going to the dentist. In the extreme, the fear gets a...

Meet the Telluride Library’s new director, on the job now for about one month. Even in the era of e-books, libraries are places of refuge, where people gather and meet – and still check out books. [caption id="attachment_41125" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sarah Landeryou, director, Wilkinson Public Library[/caption] Last year,...

  “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...