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...
[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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
«The world is my field of vision. From war to peace, from the unspeakable to moments of poetry, my images are testimonies of humankind.» [caption id="attachment_41113" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Reza, Photo by Tim Mantoani[/caption] What would you do and how would you live if your name in Farsi means...
Nevada Wier is a multiple award-winning photographer who specializes in remote corners of the globe and the cultures who inhabit them. Because her connection with place and people is so profound, authentic and heartfelt, Wier’s images seem to compress human existence in its wildest and...
Mountainfilm in Telluride proved to be a game-changer for Wade Davis, who joined the tribe in the mid-1990s. Now, on his more or less annual visits to town over Memorial Weekend, the man enjoys the status of a rock star, packing venues with his “groupies.”...
“Emptying the Skies,” Saturday, 8:30p.m. and Sunday, 11:45 a.m., The Nugget Jonathan Franzen is the author of four novels: "Freedom," "The Corrections," "Strong Motion" and "The Twenty-Seventh City" – two collections of essays –"Farther Away," "How to Be Alone" – a personal history –"The Discomfort Zone"...
