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
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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
Poets’ Corner: Two for Father’s Day
According to history.com, during the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether in favor of a single holiday, Parents’ Day. Every yea
Mountain Lit Author Series: “Exposed,” 6/23
A collaboration among Between the Covers Bookstore, Jagged Edge Mountain Gear, and Telluride Mountain Club starts Tuesday, June 23, Jagged Edge. Between the Covers Bookstore (BTC)
Cinematheque,“Thelma & Louise,” Welcomes Special Guest
Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque at the Wilkinson Public Library – Summer Series. This Monday’s Cinematheque welcomes a very special guest – Glory Fioramonti, Susan
Burkey Wins $1000 Mark Fischer Poetry Prize
Jill Burkey of Grand Junction received the $1000 Mark Fischer Poetry Prize for her poem, “Beginning Mind,” at a ceremony May 16, 2015, during the Talking Gourds poetry program
Trommer Named Western Slope Poet Laureate
Word Woman Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer of Placerville, Telluride, was named the third Poet Laureate of the Western Slope during the Talking Gourds Poetry Performances Saturday, May 1
Outlaw Reflections: Memorial Day, “Black Granite”
Memorial Day is a federal holiday, first first widely observed May 1868. The celebration commemorated the sacrifices of soldiers during the Civil War. Following the proclamation
Poets’ Corner: Erika Moss Gordon For Mother’s Day
In most cases, the lucky ones, mothers are the Linus blankets of our early lives. We hang on as long as we can. Early on, we can’t go to sleep without them nearby. When we th
Poets’ Corner: Feela for Mother’s Day
According to several blog sites, 72 percent of moms felt more beautiful when they were pregnant. And for Mother’s Day, 1 in 4 moms say they want a trip to the spa. And that
Outlaw Reflections: “Epoxy Deluxe”
The following is an excerpt from “EPOXY DELUXE,” a book Oleh Lysiak is working on about THE FLYING EPOXY SISTERS. The story line features both contemporary and historical
Tri-County Health: National Library Week
Tri-County Health Network promotes National Library Week, April 12-18 Tri-County Health Network joins the nation in celebrating our local libraries during National Library Week, Ap
“Trapline”: Get Caught Up with Allison Coil
Mark Stevens latest title is a finalist for the 2015 Colorado Book Award It’s impossible to read Trapline, Mark Stevens’ third book in the Allison Coil mystery series, and no
Outlaw Reflection: Paddle Moon
The end of ski season marks the official start of Telluride’s anodyne off season, when many locals hit the road in search of adventure near and far. This story by former Tellu
Outlaw Reflections: Baja
The end of ski season this coming weekend marks the official start of Telluride’s off season, when many locals head for the hills – or rivers and streams. This story by former
Outlaw Reflections: Virgin
Telluride knows from virgins. Well, a few. Only recently the town, supported by Quentin Tarantino and the cast of his upcoming movie, “The Hateful Eight,” sacrificed a virgin
Bob Baer in Mountain Village: Art of Political Murder
When former CIA operative (and Ophir local) Bob Baer spoke in town on February 9, the Program Room at the Telluride Library was SRO. To accommodate the crowds who missed the tal