Snow Sunday: Finding Fun at a Vail Hockey Tournament
I have to admit. When I discovered my older daughter Siri had a weekend-long hockey tournament in Vail, I wasn’t thrilled. Time is precious. But it is especially precious during
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Thanksgiving: Holiday Jokes to Spice Up Your Feast
You know how it can be with all the family gathered together over the holidays. One wrong move, one smart (read snarky) remark and someone leaves the table in tears. The whole g
TIO CA.: Sausalito & San Francisco
In a world where so many politicians are thought to prostitute themselves for power and money, the question on the table is this: Would she be a viable candidate for public office
Sleeping in the Buff: Major Benies
Food and Health Editor Kate Bratskeir of the Huffington Post touts four good reasons why everyone should lose the pjs and sleep naked. Only about 8 percent of Americans doze off in
Tall Tales: Curious Theatre Company’s “Marcus,” Reviewed
“Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet” runs through December 19 at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company. Tickets here. The third installment of Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s Brother/
TIO Northwest: Le Bar & Inn at The 5th
An outer ring of a pale hue graduating to the increasingly darker hues in shades of burgundy with flashes of red, the shape of an undiscovered galaxy formed in an instant when ou
David Holbrooke’s “The Diplomat”: HBO Monday
David Holbrooke is widely known and highly regarded locally as director of one of Telluride’s signature festivals, Mountainfilm, whose impact he has deepened and broadened throu
TIO NYC: “Unseamly” at Urban Stages
Urban Stages is the theatre founded (over 30 years ago) and run by (long-time, part-time) Telluride local Frances Hill Barlow. From the get-go, the Big Idea idea was to provide em
TIO New England: Barlow in “The Homecoming”
A revival of Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, features sometimes Telluride local David Bar
Reading List: Fall 2015
Claire Fallon and Maddie Crum, books and cultural writers for the Huffington Post, compiled the following list (and rationale) of can’t-miss new reads for Fall 2015. Huffingt
Deepak Chopra: Message about Peace for World Leaders
Deepak Chopra was the keynote speaker at the Telluride First Foundation’s inaugural Integrative Wellness Summit, where he had the audience in the palm of his hands for over two
TIO NYC: Le District & Max McCalman
All roads lead to (and from) Telluride, this one specifically from the Telluride Wine Festival, where we met Max McCalman. (Story and interview here.) Max is a Really Big Cheese in
TIO NYC: Picasso at MOMA & “Fool for Love”
Joy. The conventional definition is “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” Case in point, the must-see “Picasso Sculpture” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. (
TIO Missouri: Tiger Hotel & More
If you have lived, as I have, the notorious Saul Steinberg cartoon, (“View of the World,” 1976, with Manhattan as the epicenter), the state does not even exist. The emphasis
Tall Tales: “The Flick” at Curious Theatre Company
Winner of 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “The Flick,” runs through October 17 at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company. Tickets here. The latest book in the award-winning All
Madonia Innovates at Colorado Ballet
Starting in the mid-1990s, dance in Telluride rhymed with the name of former prima ballerina Valerie Madonia. When we first met in the mid-1990s, I did not speak fluent ballet. A
Summer Sunday: True Summer on the Oregon Coast
When you go to the Pacific Northwest for a vacation, it’s best to keep your expectations low. Of course, the food will be great. The coffee. The beer. The views of fractured volc
Summer Sunday: Ridgway Area Trails Does It Right
Mid-July is the peak time for mountain biking on the high-alpine terrain in Telluride. The trails are tacky, the wildflowers are blooming and our legs have the early summer miles t
Tall Tales: Review, “Brothers Size,” Curious Theatre Company, Denver
Buy tickets now for “The Brother’s Size.” The play runs from July 11 to August 1, 2015 The Curious Theatre Company presented the first play in The Brother/Sister Play tri
Summer Sunday: Backpacking with Grandpa
When your 74-year old father-in-law calls to say he wants to spend some time with your kids this summer, you’re thinking the beach. Or maybe a visit back East. Possibly, Disneyla
ALACAZEM 2015.06.25
June 25 to July 2, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury Evening: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn If you haven’t noticed the celestial event happening in the western twilight sky for t
Summer Sunday: Rafting Ruby-Horsethief
We’d been looking for a way to get on a rafting trip for a while. A raft, with its ample space for food and gear, seemed like the perfect way to get into the wilderness with kids