[caption id="attachment_26318" align="alignright" width="300"] Interior, historic Sheridan Opera House[/caption] Can you think of a better way to celebrate the 100th birthday of Telluride’s cherished, historic Sheridan Opera House than to stage a vaudeville show? The evening, complete with melodrama, magic and dance, takes place Sunday, December...
[caption id="attachment_26030" align="alignleft" width="294"] Muppet and Dolly Parton (aka Cheavens and Berrier)[/caption] Everyone has a favorite Christmas story they like to revisit this enchanted time of year. Whether it’s Rudolph, the Magi, Clarence the Angel or the Grinch, there is a tale that resonates with us,...
The I Hate to Shop Guide to making the season bright It’s true. I really do hate to shop. But Noel Night – Telluride’s annual kick-off to the holiday season – actually makes shopping fun. This Wednesday, December 5, is the big night. It’s a huge boon...
That Telluriders love to dress up is no secret. And by dress up, we don’t mean suits and ties and pretty dresses. With KOTO’s 37th Annual Halloween Bash happening this Friday, October 26th, it’s more like monsters and animals and Internet memes and zombies and...
A message of peace, love and freedom David “Ziggy” Marley is bringing his message of peace, love and freedom to Telluride. KOTO-FM, Telluride’s community radio station, hosts the reggae-pop star in Town Park this Sunday, July 8. Ziggy, the eldest child of reggae legend Bob Marley, learned...
It’s all about the song. Whatever the genre, it’s good songwriting that propels the listener to another place, sparks the imagination, and opens the heart. The Telluride Troubadour Competition, one of the crown jewels of the glittering summer-gold tiara that is the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, attracts...
They’re young, tattooed and bristling with attitude. No, it’s not a rock and roll band, though in some regards The Devil Makes Three certainly could be. Their music throbs with rock energy and when they play, it’s a party. Formed and based in Santa Cruz, California,...
For the Saturday morning opening act of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the path to the Main Stage begins wherever a band calls home. Ten fresh, talented bands converge on Telluride with hopes of winning the contest and securing a Main Stage slot the following year....
Surf rock. What’s not to like about it, especially as the snow piles high. The days grow longer and warmer, and Telluriders’ thoughts inevitably turn to the beach. And the laid-back vibe of beach life has no better soundtrack than the music of Donovan Frankenreiter....
It has been a joy to discover there are still good, new musicals being produced that capture modern life. For musicals to work, they have to have both excellent narrative and strong, character-driven songs. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is just such a...
