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 Richard Nixon in 1972. The most popular gift is a necktie...
The third Sunday in June, fathers, fatherhood, paternal bonds in general are honored by their loved ones, generally with gifts and greeting cards. But, as the trio of poems penned by Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer so beautifully illustrates, a good father does not just tell you...
Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library announces its June schedule for adults. Go here for more about Telluride Library. Go here for more about Friends of the Library. ...
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. The first performance in the series takes place June 5, 6 p.m. at the Telluride Arts...
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 "Thirty Below." "Thirty Below" is the gripping true story of the first all-women’s ascent of Denali in 1970,...
"Stories & Poems" hosts archaeologist Glade Hadden of Paradox on Wednesday, May 21, 6 p.m. at the Lone Cone Library. The featured guest gives a 15-20 minute presentation, followed by a short Q & A session. Then there’s a passing of the gourd, when community members...
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 Jarvis began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. She persuaded her mother’s...
Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library announces its April schedule for adults and children. Go here for more about Telluride Library. Go here for more about Friends of the Library. Check out the schedule below. ...
Talking Gourds “Stories & Poems” Bardic Trails series happens the first Tuesday of each month. Featured guests give a 15-20 minute presentation each, followed by a short Q & A period after the presentation. Then there’s a passing of the gourd, when community members are...
Talking Gourds "Stories & Poems" Bardic Trails series happens the third Wednesday of each month. Featured guests give a 15-20 minute presentation each, followed by a short Q & A period after the presentation. Then there’s a passing of the gourd, when community members are...
