[caption id="attachment_36576" align="alignright" width="190"] Bruce Dern, who starred in "Nebraska" is a contender (from The New York Times)[/caption] This time it was the New York Times' Melena Ryzik, aka, The Carpetbagger, weighing in. The article about the rogue's gallery lined up (or lining up) in Best...
Locals and visitors from the region turned out in record numbers for Telluride Ski Resort’s Donation Day. This year the ski resort hosted 1,035 skiers on Wednesday, November 27, the day before the resort’s official Opening Day. Each skier, pass holder or employee, paid $25 to...
[caption id="attachment_36539" align="alignright" width="300"] Key members of Telluride Choral Society[/caption] No holiday is more closely associated with music than Christmas, whose evolution as a cultural phenomenon is reflected in those sounds. As Christmas became more secular, spiritual songs were largely supplanted by chestnuts such as Rudolph, sleigh...
[caption id="attachment_36520" align="alignright" width="150"] Rings by Cheryl Rydmark[/caption] Dreaming of a white Christmas? Saturday, December 14, 5 - 8 p.m., Telluride Arts hosts a special holiday edition of its monthly First Thursday Art Walk, and three of the principal venues will showcase works in many shades of...
Palm Arts Dance winter recital, Sparkle, takes place on Sunday, December 15, 2 p.m. Now in its third year of operation, the Palm Arts Dance Program has named Shirley Fortenberry to the position of artistic director. In that capacity, Ms. Fortenberry will be responsible for conceiving,...
[caption id="attachment_36459" align="alignright" width="300"] Part of "Snow" series by Antonio Marra[/caption] Sculptor Antonio Marra's early sculptures were figurative bronzes – but don't think Rodin's "The Thinker." Don't think traditional at all. The abstract forms and lyrical grace of those works pledge a certain allegiance to the...
[caption id="attachment_36489" align="alignright" width="300"] Bullock in Gravity; Ejiofor in 12 Years A Slave; Lawrence in American Hustle, from BBC News & Entertainment[/caption] My husband Clint sent me a link to this blog by Tim Masters that appeared in BBC News, Entertainment Arts, about the Oscars. The...
[caption id="attachment_8917" align="alignright" width="220"] Dr. Paul Hokemeyer[/caption] Dr. Paul Hokemeyer is a nationally recognized expert on Eastern philosophies, relationships, and emotional healing. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, he holds a PhD in psychology, as well as a doctorate in the law. A part-time Telluride resident,...
[caption id="attachment_36467" align="alignright" width="300"] Ullr (image from northernpaganism.com)[/caption] Let's start with the obvious question: Who the heck is Ullr? The best answer I found was at northernpaganism.com. Ullr is a very old god of the northern lands, so old that by the time the Iron Age Norse myths...
Some speak of the holidays in terms of "endurance" and "survival." It's all about materialism and family psycho-showdowns, right? Well, not so much. Just ask any child - or Google your own history for fond memories. Chestnuts roasting on open fires. Jack Frost nipping at...
