Author: Susan Viebrock

Heavyweight (we mean that in the good sense) Green Party county commissioner, shroom afficionado,  accomplished basketweaver, potato farmer– and poet extraordinaire (in 2011, he was named Western Slope Poet Laureate), let the Goodtimes roll. We are, of course, talking about none other than the force...

The Stikine Valley in British Columbia is sacred to the First Nations people, the Tahltan. The region encompasses one of the largest predator-prey ecosystems in North America. Rich in wildlife –  caribou, stone sheep, moose, mountain goats, grizzlies and wolves – and mountain majesty, the...

Depending on your age and stage in life and the way things have been going lately, this time of year, a time of assessment, is not necessarily easy. Take refuge in art for the start of the New Year. Attend the Ah Haa School for the Arts'...

[caption id="attachment_36635" align="alignright" width="300"] Audrey Hepburn And Peter O'Toole in "How to Steal A Million," from The HOllywood Reporter[/caption] How time flies. Hard to believe it was almost 12 years ago when Peter O'Toole came to town to be honored as a tributee of the Telluride...

[caption id="attachment_36641" align="alignright" width="300"] Three friends taking self portrait with smartphone, from Huff Post Healthy Living.[/caption] What's out there in the cyber world today may be too many pics of – you! Are you selfie-obsessed? I found this article in the Huff Post Healthy Living that...

[caption id="attachment_36643" align="alignright" width="278"] Ski into History, from Telluride Historical Museum archives[/caption] Yes January. And with the New Year right around the corner, the Telluride Historical Museum wants you to resolve to prioritize its upcoming winter activities, including: •  Ski into History Tours             Fridays from Jan 3...

Telluride Arts' Twenty(by)Telluride is a lively, casual event that offers an intimate glimpse into some of Telluride's most creative minds through very fast-paced slide presentations. Each presenter has exactly 20 slides and each slide is shown for exactly 20 seconds, challenging the presenters to be clear...

[caption id="attachment_36616" align="alignright" width="300"] From Brody blog, New York Times[/caption] Found this post by health nut Jane Brody in her Personal Health blog in the New York Times and wanted to share. Don't know about you, but our snack dish is regularly stocked with pistachios, walnuts, and...

Telluride Theatre & The Sheridan Arts Foundation present a non-denominational holiday extravaganza, December 18 -22, 2013, 8 p.m. live at the Sheridan Opera House Dude and Bro are BACK in a totally new play adapted straight from Charles Dicken’s classic, “A Christmas Carol.” Telluride’s most lovable ski bums are...

"At 14, I discovered girls. At that time dancing was the only way you could put your arm around the girl. Dancing was courtship," Gene Kelly Thank heaven for little girls. Without them, we might have been denied the king of Hollywood musicals and such shoe-shaking...