DAM Marvelous Mud is Just That
By Tracy Shaffer The Denver Art Museum's current offering is a mud pie for the senses. With the most basic of themes, earth, this global exhibition brings together time and pla
Beyond Telluride
Third annual River Festival in Ridgway, Saturday, 6/25
[click”Play” to hear Erik Dalton’s description of River Festival] Ridgway, Colorado, is so much more than a bedroom community for Telluride. The town is fa
RN Alicia Stark Offers Hypno-Birthing Workshop in Ridgway
[click “Play” to listen to Jesse’s interview with Alicia Stark] By J James McTigue Alicia Stark, RN-BSN, began her career as a labor and delivery nurse in
Prudence Brings Celestial Gifts to the Mercury
By Tracy Shaffer Sunday afternoons at the Mercury Café are always an eclectic mix with swing dance, poetry slams and tarot readings on the calendar. But last week the place levita
Blue Planet Network and the Race Across America
[click “Play” to listen to Susan’s conversation wih Jin Zidell] Mountainfilm in Telluride’s theme, “Awareness into Action,” comes to life
2011 Mountainfilm in Telluride: Baffin Babes Put The Fun In Expedition
By J James McTigue The Baffin Babes are four rad chics with whom it would be fun to have a beer, go dancing, or ski tour 1200 kilometers in the Canadian Arctic over 80 days. Except
2011 Mountainfilm in Telluride: Drew Ludwig, photographer
On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, about the time the Gulf oil spill was about to capped, Drew Ludwig decided to take a walk. A long walk. In August 2010, he traveled b
Voices of Telluride: Water in Peru
Renny Engbring, Sara Friedberg, Alicia DuPont, Keaton McCargo Before leaving for Peru, we became interested in studying the importance of clean water in different communiti
Voices of Telluride: Nutrition in Peru
By Claire Ricks and Marina Marlens “Nutrition” This video is to show the important role nutrition plays among the world in developing children. Using Peru to focus in on
Further Afield: Telluride Mountain School’s Experiential Learning Trips
[click “Play”, Emily Shoff interviews her husband, Andy] Excerpt from 2003…. Wandering the streets of Birmingham, Alabama with Telluride Mountain School
Telluride Institute News: Atlas of the San Miguel Photo Competition
Drew Ludwig, Valley Floor #1 Contest Dates: May 19 – July 15, 2011Exhibition: July 30 – August 28, 2011Location: Ah Haa School Depot Gallery, Tellur
Escaping Snowy Telluride: A Trip to the Desert
When snow falls in Telluride in May, even the most rugged mountain souls dream of an escape. Luckily, for those of us who get to call Telluride home, there is a flipside to our par
Rob Schultheis: "Scheherazade"
By Rob Schultheis (Rob Schultheis is the author of six books, including "The Hidden West" and "Fool's Gold," the latter about the changing face of his home
Camping, biking, exploring: There is something for everyone at Boggy Draw
by J James McTigue What is Boggy Draw? It sounds like a place Kermit the Frog lives. And, perhaps he does; but we didn’t find him. We did find ponds with leeches, horny toads, mi
Telluride Blues & Brews presents Durango Blues Train
[click “Play”, Steve Gumble talks about “Blues on the Rails”] kicker: “Blues on the Rails” launches June 4 The name “Steve Gumble&#
Ski the Himalayas 2 now available on Dish Network PPV and Comcast VOD
Ski The Himalayas 2 is now available on Comcast Xfinity VOD and Dish Network Pay per View. The 80 Minute documentary chronicles a team's adventurous ascent and ski desce
San Juan Jon: The Rancher
by Jon Lovekin (Editor's note: One of the pleasures in publishing Telluride Inside… and Out is getting to know new [to us] writers. Susan and I independently ran a
Telluride Off-Season: Fabulous Chicago
Describing Chicago as a second city is like describing Telluride as a second Aspen. It’s inaccurate and ruffles feathers on both sides. I love New York, and I love Chicago
Telluride Inside… and Out in New York: Duo Jalal
Telluride may be a toy town, but it casts a long shadow. Turn around too quickly and you will bump into Telluride no matter where in the world you are. Like yesterday. All day. The
Telluride Off-season: Another bite at the Big Apple
Telluride Inside… and Out spent last Friday and Saturday in New York City. On Friday, we returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see "Cezanne's Card Players,&q
Telluride Off-season: “On The Road” Family Style
by J James McTigue “Road Trip” conjures many images–-recollections of Kerouac, laissez-faire college summers, U2’s Joshua Tree album. Memories of road trips make me sigh, r
Curious Denver Stories
by Tracy Shaffer Curious Theatre Company’s Denver Stories is an open book. Now in its sixth edition, this annual fundraiser unites local legends with a playwright, direct
Conde Nast Traveler: Hotel Imanta on Hot List
kicker: Boutique hotel partnership includes Telluride locals The May issue of Conde Nast Traveler just published its 2011 hit lit of "Hot Hotels" around the world, among
Telluride Inside… and Out: a day in the Big Apple
For escapist entertainment at its finest, follow in Telluride Inside… and Out’s footsteps and make a beeline for New York’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum,