Travel writer Maribeth Clemente will be doing an event Tuesday, July 14th, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Between the Covers Bookstore. July 14th is Bastille Day, the French equivalent of our 4th of July, and Maribeth, our resident French expert, feels it’s a...
by Eileen Burns
I recently spoke to Aspen representatives Katherine Dart, Special Projects Coordinator for CORE which stands for Community Office for Resource Efficiency and Ashley Cantrell, environmental health specialists for the city of Aspen about their involvement in the Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST) Challenge.
CAST has been holding a plastic bag challenge since March 1st, with more than 30 ski towns participating including neighboring Aspen. The concept is to reduce consumption of single-use, disposable shopping bags by using your own bag. Participating stores keep a record of reusable bags being used between March 1st and September 1st and when the totals are in, the town with the highest per capita bag reuse rate will win a $10,000 grant from sponsors Alpine Bank and PCL Construction to install a solar panel system at a public school for the winning community.
Yes, Telluride funksters and funksterettes, the godfather of Funk himself, George Clinton will headline the 13th annual KOTO Doo Dah today, in Town Park, with opening act Rusted Root. The legendary architect of P-Funk has also been called one of the most important innovators of funk music, next to James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton came from a background in R and B and went on to create a new genre of music. His leap from doo wap to psychodelic space rock was influenced by many artists, including James Brown, Jimi Hendrix. According to his bio, "Parliament and Funkadelic dominated and revolutionized the music scene in the latter half of the Seventies—particularly in 1978 and 1979, when they racked up four #1 R&B hits: “Flash Light,” “One Nation Under a Groove,” Aqua Boogie” and “(Not Just) Knee Deep.” Clinton’s main collaborators during Parliament-Funkadelic’s heyday included keyboardists Bernie Worrell and Walter “Junie” Morrison and bassist William “Bootsy” Collins." George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on May 6, 1997. Clinton recently released a solo album titled George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love, which is largely a cover with many great songs such as Fever, Gipsy Woman and Let the Good Times Roll. Gangsters features guest appearances from many artists including Sly Stone, Santana and Red Hot Chilly Peppers and gospel great Kim Burrel.
by Eileen Burns
There may be another tarp run in Telluride Town Park on Saturday, July 11th. Rusted Root rolls into town kicking off an evening of invigorating and energetic music that promises to leave townies dancing all night long. Gates opening at 3 P.M. with the ultimate jam band, Rusted Root, taking the stage at six followed by the Godfather of Funk, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic.
Rusted Root’s bluegrass/rock sound has always been heavily influenced by world music such as African, Native American and Latin America, and their long awaited new release Stereo Rodeo is climbing the charts.
by Kris Holstrom
Is it a strip of weedy sidewalk? Or a potential edible landscape? Perspective makes all the difference.What's required is a shift in perspective to get the ball rolling.
We are creatures of habit. We tend to sit in the same seat, walk the same route, think in the same way until something motivates us to change. Sometimes motivators are forced upon us: someone takes our usual seat, an injury forces us to change routines, etc. But a valuable tool when dealing with each other – friends and family to co-workers, community members – and with our environment is to change our perspective on purpose.
[click "Play" to hear Eileen Burns discuss "The Challenge" with mayors Stu Fraser and Bob Delves]by Eileen Burns Telluride and Mountain Village are in fourth place (together) with three months left to go in the Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST) plastic bag challenge. More...
by Eileen BurnsPhotos Courtesy of The Peaks Resort and Golden Door Spa Poolside, at The Golden Door Spa in Telluride, is the place to be on weekends this summer with the launching of the Summer Soiree Parties, a new program for members, guests and locals. The fun in the sun...
by Eileen Burns Telluride's Main Street will be a flurry of floats, bands, buggies, bikes, trucks and talent this 4th of July, and after taking a year hiatus to tour the world, (just kidding) the crowd favorite, Men Without Rhythm are back!!!!! No one knows...
by Dr. Susanna Hoffman
Sunday evening at 7:30 pm, Bluepoint Restaurant: Greece meets Telluride Farmers
Some three decades ago as an anthropology doctoral candidate, I decided that the sort of very abstract study that had only been done among remote tribal people could also prove true among a people with a long literate tradition. That gave a choice of only China, India, or Europe to conduct my research and, as a woman alone in those days, I chose Europe. That settled, I determined to go to what is considered the font of European civilization, Greece. As for where in Greece, after much reading, I fixed on a site I thought boasted a very long history, clear from Minoan times the island of Santorini. There were supposedly three thousand churches on the 16-mile island. Ah, what depth, what symbolism, I thought. Clearly this was the place for me.
by Eileen Burns
A new definition of the popular bike library will go into the books on Friday, June 26 , as Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library, in collaboration with The New Community Coalition (TNCC), pioneers one of the first ever libraries to literally check out bikes to locals with a library card. Yes, berry-pink bicycles, affectionately known as “Telluride Townies,” will be loaned out to adults who have a desire to be more eco friendly and want to cruise town in lieu of driving. The townie bike was a popular concept years ago, but lost its drive when all the bikes disappeared over a short period of time. Thanks to Jacey DePriest, director of the Telluride Townie program, a new chapter is being written about this favorite local freebie. While taking a sustainability class from TNCC Director Kris Holstrom, DePriest was challenged to come up with a program that involved getting the community to adopt a sustainable issue and act upon it. DePriest borrowed the Telluride Townie concept and gave it a new cover: a home at Wilkinson Public Library. “People are going to have to be accountable this time around,” stated DePriest. Locals will have to show their library card to get a key to one of the 20 plus bikes that have been donated, stripped down to a single gear, outfitted with a front basket, and painted bright berry-pink. There are all sizes and styles of bikes to choose from. The 4-day rental is free to adults, 18-years of age and older. Should you be over due returning your bike, you will receive a notice and an extended use fee charge of $5 per day. Lose it and you will be fined $250, which you can work off with volunteer hours if necessary.
