Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for Father’s Day – and His Birthday!
Perusing the Internet for what more to say about Father’s Day, we came upon some interesting, though relatively obscure facts. During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scr
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Poet’s Corner: Feela for Father’s Day, Legends of My Fall
As we post tributes for Father’s Day, I hold word treasures like this from TIO regular contributor David Feela to my heart. We lost our father on Mothers’ Day, a cruel slei
Telluride Lit Fest: Fischer Prize Winners Announced
Rosemerry Trommer and Art Goodtimes, co-directors of the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds program, announce the winners of Fischer Prize and Cantor Prize, chosen by judge
Zia Leader/Artist Peter Pino: Petroglyph-Making Class
For Peter Pino’s petroglyph workshop, the Telluride Institute is partnering with the Ah Haa School for the Arts, the Wilkinson Public Library, and the Telluride Historical Mu
Trommer’s “Naked for Tea”: Now Available!
Telluride’s Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer will be reading from her book, “Naked for Tea,” and signing copies at Telluride Arts, April 3, 6 p.m. as part of a special ev
Telluride Film Fest Cinematheque: “Taste of Tea,” 4/9
The Telluride Film Festival’s Cinematheque at the Telluride Library presents another installment of its Contemporary Japanese Cinema series. The feature on Monday, April 9, 6
Mountainfilm: Dalton’s New Book Captures Festival Memories
Telluride author Susan Dalton captures Mountainfilm‘s best memories in “Mountainfilm: 40 Years.” The beautiful coffee table book costs just $49 (tax included) and
Author/Singer/Father of Jewel: Atz Kilcher at Ah Haa, 3/10
Atz Kilcher is the eldest son of Yule and Ruth Kilcher, who emigrated from Switzerland to Alaska in the late-1930s, joining some of the town of Homer’s earliest homesteaders.
Facing Climate Change & Building Resilience in Mountain Towns, 3/6
In the face of climate change, building resilience in mountain towns is a subject near and dear to the hearts of Telluride locals. Author and dean of the School of Environment &am
Colorado’s Fischer Prize Accepting Entries Now
The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program continues its 20-year tradition of offering a national Fischer Prize contest in honor of attorney/poet Mark Fischer, who d
Poets’ Corner: Bridger on a Yule Night
Telluride regional local Kierstin Bridger got several early Xmas presents. In October she won a Women Writing The West Award in the Poetry category for her book, “Demimonde,&
Poets’ Corner: Feela on Star Power, Xmas Star & Beyond
The Star of Bethlehem – often just called the Christmas Star – is a major symbol of the holiday season throughout the world. Picture the silhouettes of three regal men on cam
Solstice: Rosemerry & Elissa Shining Their Light
The term solstice means “sun stands still.” On the year’s two solstices (winter and summer) the sun appears to halt in its incremental journey across the sky and change littl
WPL is 5-star, again
It’s not a surprise, but it’s cause for celebration. Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library has been named a five-star library once again in Colorado. Wilkinson P
WPL: Tracks in the Snow
Former Telluride skier, writer and head of Ski School Peter Shelton recently released his seventh book. “Track in the Snow: Stories from a Life on Skis” is a collectio
Cinematheque: “Pan’s Labyrinth,” 12/4
Guillermo del Toro came to Telluride, specifically to the 2017 Telluride Film Festival, and conquered, winning hearts and minds with his most recent masterpiece, “The Shape o
Poets’ Corner: Thanksgiving, A Choice
In this Thanksgiving poem by our not-regular-enough contributor David Feela, a hawk could be a meta for us post-Thanksgiving and into the holiday season. If, that is, the day after
Poets’ Corner: Saying “Grace” for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season. But times they a tryin’ – even without your parents breaking out the photos from your awkward years, even minus the inev