Painted Cows & Pepper Cookies
Kristin Taylor. Her name rhymes with the Telluride Yoga Center, where she is co-owner and beloved teacher. We all know Kristin can bend like a pretzel. But did you know she could b
Beyond Telluride
TAB: Condoms & Makeover, Making a Difference
The Telluride AIDS Benefit begins Friday, February 19, 6-9 p.m. with the Student Fashion Show at Telluride’s Palm Theater. The Sneak Peek Fashion Show follows on Thursday Februar
Telluride AIDS Benefit: The State of AIDS
This story about “The State of AIDS” was written by Kevin Robert Frost, Chief Executive Officer of amFAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. As we enter the 35th year of the AI
Snow Sunday: Moving Out of Town
My cold arrived the same day that the moving boxes arrived. Of course it did. It made sense in some kind of perverse world order that at the same time that I was that packing up th
Tall Tales: Curious Theatre Company’s “Sex With Strangers” Reviewed
Denver’s Curious Theatre Company’s ‘Sex With Strangers,” through February 20, 2016. Tickets here. “Sex With Strangers” is deliciously funny play about the pros and c
Snow Sunday: A Heartwarming Story from the DMV
My favorite time to go to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) is NEVER. And especially not during the rush of the busy holiday season. So when I was informed that I’d have to
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
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