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It's not a surprise, but it's cause for celebration. Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library has been named a five-star library once again in Colorado.  Wilkinson Public Library is the only Colorado library and one of only 13 public libraries nationally to receive Library Journal’s Five Star Ranking 10-years in a...

Former Telluride skier, writer and head of Ski School Peter Shelton recently released his seventh book. "Track in the Snow: Stories from a Life on Skis" is a collection of short essays, memories, and reflections on the magic and addictive pleasures of sliding down snow-covered mountains...

Guillermo del Toro came to Telluride, specifically to the 2017 Telluride Film Festival, and conquered, winning hearts and minds with his most recent masterpiece, "The Shape of Water," our bet for a sure recipient of an Oscar nod. (Go here to read our review. ) Now,...

In this Thanksgiving poem by our not-regular-enough contributor David Feela, a hawk could be a meta for us post-Thanksgiving and into the holiday season. If, that is, the day after, we see ourselves sitting high on the pole, fully satisfied and deeply grateful. If, as...

Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season. But times they a tryin' – even without your parents breaking out the photos from your awkward years, even minus the inevitable food coma, soWord Woman Rosemerry Trommer suggests we simply stop, inhale – and smell the...

Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque is collaboration between The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library. "Como Agua Para Chocolate" or "Like Water For Chocolate," (1992, Rated R, 105 minutes) takes place Monday, November 6, 6 p.m. at the Telluride Library. Free to all. Please scroll down to watch the trailer. The...

The Telluride Film Festival and Telluride’s five-star Wilkinson Public Library are pleased to launch the 19th edition of  "Cinematheque" at the Library. From Luis Buñuel to Guillermo del Toro (TFF #44 festival guest with his new masterpiece, THE SHAPE OF WATER), from magical realism to...

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds program named David J. Rothman of Crested Butte to serve as the fourth Western Slope Poet Laureate at the Telluride Literary Arts Festival this past May. [caption id="attachment_69046" align="aligncenter" width="300"] David Rothman is 4th Western Slope Poet Laureate.[/caption] Started at the Karen Chamberlain...

Labor Day weekend in Telluride twins with the Telluride Film Festival. Elsewhere it is four days that mark the end of summer. Designated a holiday since 1884, Labor Day was instituted to celebrate the contributions of labor to the national welfare of the U.S. In the current climate of...