Beyond Telluride

[caption id="attachment_23662" align="alignright" width="300"] On top of a bluff where everyone hangs out[/caption] Sunday, September 15,  Allen, Clement, Nicolas, Camille and I went to a big paragliding festival. There were at least 10,000 people there. Folks were paragliding for four days and hanging out at the...

[caption id="attachment_23658" align="alignright" width="180"] Zach in front of a glacier[/caption] On the weekend of September 7th and 8th, my family and I went camping in the mountains with some friends and some other families. There were a few girls my age who were Camille's friends and...

"His ideal society has crystallized round him and learned to love his entropy,” Robert Hughes [caption id="attachment_23556" align="alignright" width="300"] Koons relief juxtaposed to Warhol self-portrait[/caption] Jeff Koons had a mother. His name was Andy Warhol. I know. Hold the drumroll. No big reveal – except for the legions...

More about life and school in Megeve. Life here is more formal, including school. For example, I have to call my teachers "madame" or "monsieur." We don't even include their last names when we address them, which is way different from back home, where I have...

[caption id="attachment_23461" align="alignright" width="261"] Megeve, my school[/caption] So far I have not said much about school, but obviously it is a big part of my life in Megeve. Here in France we have school about eight hours a day. I leave my home in the morning at...

[caption id="attachment_23359" align="alignright" width="300"] Urban Stages, How to Make a Rope Swing[/caption] Shawn Fisher is not just a pretty face. Though Fisher earns milk money designing sets, he is also a playwright, producer and director, who runs the MFA program at Utah State University. Fisher's most recent play,...

Editor’s note: Jane Shivers, former honcho marketing exec, is a part-time Telluride local and full time traveler with hubbie Bill Sharp. Jane plans a blog site of her own, but for now, from time to time, she uses our platform and we are grateful for...

So last week… Last week was big. I started normal school – earlier it was a different deal for the kids who skied – went for two bike rides, mushroom hunting, a hike, and tried my luck on the luge. And there is even more coming...

[caption id="attachment_23175" align="alignright" width="300"] Crossaint, Megeve[/caption] Today is my 21st day in France, the end of my third week. I think it is safe to say that by now I know a little about the food and will consequently write about it. The food system here is...

[caption id="attachment_23040" align="alignright" width="300"] Process of installation, African Gallery, 4th flr Hamilton Bldg.[/caption] “When I Last Wrote to You about Africa" tells a brilliant story. Walking through the fourth floor gallery at the Denver Art Museum with African artist, El Anatsui, is like taking a tour through...