Popular celebrations of Valentine’s Day gained traction in the late 17th century, but not until 100 years ago did most Europeans and Americans begin to agree that a long-term relationships (in those days that meant marriage) should be based on love. Since then, Cupid's Day...
The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program has been hosting events, festivals, readings, workshops and contests for over 25 years. The Telluride Institute is proud to announce its annual Fischer Prize national contest with over $3000 in awards and travel stipends. And for Colorado poets, that...
In the department of the best things in life are free, Paul Evans returns to once again razzle-dazzle his audience with three more engaging lectures at Telluride’s Ah Haa School for the Arts. The dates are Wednesday – Friday, Feb. 20 – Feb. 22, 2019, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. His...
All ages are welcome to compete for cash prizes in Telluride's first ever Community Science Fair! Brought to you by Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library, the Pinhead Institute, the Telluride Education Foundation, the Ah Haa School for the Arts, and Telluride Intermediate School sixth grade teacher Colin Hubbard. Bring your STEAM,...
“How does the ordinary person come to an experience of the transcendent? For a start, I would say, study poetry. Learn how to read a poem. You need not have the experience to get the message, or at least some indication of the message. It...
Buried in the back of our closets alongside the battered tinsel star, the good silver, and great grandma’s dishes lie reminders of the holidays – for better or for worse. Those memories of Xmases past are as persistent as Santa myths– and as unavoidable as carols, "It's...
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 little in position during this time. Of course, contrary to appearances from Earth, the sun’s “changing...
Telluride's Between the Covers bookstore hosts author Nancy B. Frank, who has recently published two books. Her own, "Up Close and Personal," features the author's equine images. Her father's children's book is titled "Our Forest." Early reviews of both works have been raves. The book-signing...
Part of the "Authors Uncovered" series at Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library, on Tuesday, December 18, 6 p.m., food and lifestyle blogger Marla Meridith of MarlaMeridith.com signs her debut cookbook, "High Alpine Cuisine." A cooking demo is also planned in order for Marla to be...
A Telluride local since the 1990's, Dr. Paul Hokemeyer is an internationally recognized expert who treats clinical issues at the nexus of relationships and behavioral health. He is licensed in New York State and Colorado as a Marriage and Family Therapist and serves on the board of directors...
