Beyond Telluride

[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...

Today after school I was busy with my first ski practice. Ski training started at 2:00 p.m. The deal was to jump on the air bag for an hour and a half. Then we tramped for a while. I was just getting used to the ramp...

Editor's note: Thanks to the directors of the Telluride Film Festival, who never pull their punches, many of us were privileged, maddened and saddened to learn the story about the wrongful arrest and imprisonment of five black and brown teenage boys accused of assaulting and...

[caption id="attachment_22930" align="alignright" width="300"] Looking down at town of Megeve, France[/caption] Today was the first day of school, but I forgot my camera and so could  not take any pictures. I promise will get some on the blog this week. School here in Megeve starts at 8:30...

On the Double Armstrong weekend—when “Giant Step” Neil passed away after 82 unblemished years on this planet (minus one day on the moon) and Tour de France Lance fell a long way from grace after deciding to no longer fight to protect his dope-tinged reputation—the...