On the recommendation of the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program, Paulo Munguia is set to be appointed San Miguel County Poetry Laureate at the San Miguel County
Father’s Day is all about celebrating the many ways fathers and father figures make a positive difference in the lives of their offspring – although some are saints; some S
The first public Father’s Day event was held in 1908 in West Virginia to honor 362 miners who died in an explosion there. It was later made a national holiday by President R
The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program has teamed up with Telluride Arts to offer live poetry on Art Walk First Thursdays in Telluride for the summer and fall. T
Thursday, May 22, 5:30 pm, Mountainfilm and Wilkinson Public Library (WPL) host the annual Town Read. The event features author Cassidy Randall in a conversation about her book 
Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”) as a day dedicated to peace. In 1907, Philadelphian Ana
Before he was either a saint or a holiday, Valentine was a Christian priest martyred in the third century. Some legends say he was executed for defying an edict against conducting
“Valentine’s Day is when a lot of married men are reminded what a poor shot Cupid really is.” (Attributed to an anonymous source.) Case to underline that point from a
Marketing guru Scott Haltzmann wrote a book entitled “Eight Ways to Win Your Wife’s Heart Forever.” When it was published way back in 2006, woman gave it as a gift to their h
For 30+ years, the Animal Resource Center and Shops of Second Chance Humane Society have been serving Ouray, San Miguel, and Montrose Counties. Adoption hours are from Wednesday to
Talking Gourds welcomes Palisade’s poet Wendy Videlock as its featured guest for its Zoom reading on 2/4/25, 7 p.m. No longer needing to register with the library, participan
For 30+ years, the Animal Resource Center and Shops of Second Chance Humane Society have been serving Ouray, San Miguel, and Montrose Counties. Adoption hours are from Wednesday to
Talking Gourds announces the Bardic Trails virtual poetry series kicks off 2025 with Danny Rosen of Fruita’s Lithic Press. Event takes place Tuesday, January 7 pm MT. No longer
Tired of the holidaze by now, from Christmas to Chaunukah to Kwanzaa? Well then, rest assured there is one seasonal event that unites us all regardless of religious (or not) backgr
