Beyond Telluride

Looking for something to do this off-season?  Throw the bikes on the car, grab your compass and get ready for some great outdoor fun. Nestled in western Colorado's alluring high desert  just north west of Grand Junction, Fruita offers a variety of outdoor adventures including some...

Here's a good one for Jeopardy or the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle: What is the name of the person who invented video art? Art historians universally credit Korean-born Nam June Paik, who was married to another video artist, Shigeko Kubota, in the heyday of...

Of late, Telluride has had a lot of celebrate (our first Olympian, Gus Kenworthy, the end of a successful ski and cultural season). But the region has also had to shed a few tears following the recent and untimely deaths of our friends Eliot Muckerman...

A well-worn platitude floating around in the zeitgeist is the one about aging. If you are a Boomer, you've undoubtedly heard it (or said it) : like fine wine, you're not getting older; you're getting better. Well, actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch begs to differ....

Thanks to the miracle of modern technology –  and the Formbys (and their team) – last week Telluride was able to ingest Tuesday and Wednesday's sessions of the TED Talks (via simulcasts) taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The rock star Sting was one of...

Remember when statements like, “You throw like a girl,” were insults? Back before Title IX, the Education Amendment in 1972 that gave equal opportunities and funding for women’s sports? Back before strong women represented dominant US women’s teams in sports like softball and soccer...

When you live in Telluride, going to a different ski mountain can feel illicit. In the words of fellow snow writer, Jesse McTigue, it can feel almost like "an affair". You see the new mountain with forgiving eyes, and everything is fresh and exciting. Andy and...

Porter Fox grew up in northern Maine, where he began skiing at age two – and writing at about the same time. He graduated in 1994 from Middlebury College, where he ski-patrolled for the Middlebury Snow Bowl and sold season passes for Mad River Glen. In...

Shakespeare's  signature tragedy "Hamlet" is now playing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (through February 23). Our regular contributor Mark Stevens raves   – though not like "Hamlet." To buy or not to buy tickets appears to be a foolish question. Purchase here.   What...

[caption id="attachment_37222" align="alignright" width="300"] Laurence Curry (left) as John and Cajardo Lindsey (right) as Simon. (courtesy, Curious Theatre)[/caption] Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on...