Author: Suzanne Cheavens

[caption id="attachment_37447" align="alignright" width="300"] Head for the Hills[/caption] The sounds of banjo notes cascading like Ingram Falls in June and the steady chuck-chuck of a mandolin, overlaid with shimmering harmonies is the sound of summer in Telluride. The valley’s biggest Gathering of the Tarp People, the...

March Fourth Marching Band was born on Mardi Gras, which fell on the fourth day of March in 2003. And that’s how easy it was to name the band. M4, as its legions of devotees refer to the band, is a calamitous, happy mélange of...

[caption id="attachment_37098" align="alignright" width="300"] Daniel Tucker Gallerrtists must reside (full or part time) in the Telluride vicinity, or nearby: Ophir, Rico, Placerville, Norwood, Naturita, Paradox, Ridgway or Ouray.[/caption] If you live within 100 miles of Telluride as the crow flies, you can (and should) participate! Telluride is...

“Is the air getting thinner, or are we getting high?," “Rosalee,” Big Moon Ritual, Chris Robinson Brotherhood Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center, Friday, January 2, 2015. Doors open 8pm, Concert 9pm; Admission $40, Limited VIP by calling 970-728-6363 X5. [caption id="attachment_47427" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Chris Robinson,...

[caption id="attachment_36797" align="alignright" width="300"] The Oh Hellos[/caption] What I love best about music writing is discovering new bands. And, lucky for all of us, if I’m writing about a band I’ve never heard of, they must be appearing on a stage in Telluride. This week, the...

[caption id="attachment_36543" align="alignright" width="300"] Photograph by Ben Knight[/caption] Painter Brucie Holler and photographer/filmmaker Ben Knight are featured. Menu by Eliza Gavin of "221." The holidays are a whirl of parties, cultural events, dances, and getting together with friends and family. Perhaps the merriest gathering of them all...

[caption id="attachment_36396" align="alignright" width="224"] Steel & tin heart By Jill Rikkers. Wall hanging measures 9 x 12 inches.[/caption] If Ah Haa was not in your line of march Noel Nite, it's not too late to find a gift of art from the heart. A gift of art...

Big holiday doings begin this week in town and continue in the region over the next few weeks til Christmas Telluride’s beauty is legendary. Our little Victorian-era town with its one main drag is studded with charming shops, excellent restaurants and watering holes that run the...

[caption id="attachment_34645" align="alignright" width="300"] The incomparable Otis Taylor[/caption] The Telluride Blues and Brews Festival – this year celebrating its 20th year of bringing us late summer bliss – is like any multi-day festival in that it takes a little planning and a little homework to fully...

[caption id="attachment_34610" align="alignright" width="150"] Booker T. Jones[/caption] Nothing caps off summer in these mountains quite like the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival. Now in its year #20, the festival’s top cat, Steve “Gumby” Gumble, put together a line-up impressive for its deft blend of rock, blues, funk,...