3rd Telluride Literary Arts Festival, Friday, May 20 – Sunday, May 22. Award-winning author Peter Heller is special guest. Panel discussions, burlesque, a major poetry prize, bird forays, activities for kids, all part of Lit Fest. For an event overview, go here. [caption id="attachment_58707" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Author-adventurer...
In most cases, the lucky ones, mothers are the Linus blankets of our early lives. We hang on as long as we can. Early on, we can’t go to sleep without them nearby. When we think of our most cherished childhood memories, moms typically play central roles in the...
We claim her, so we name her. Telluride’s Word Woman is Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. The Telluride Literary Festival describes Rosemerry as one of its notorious “Burl Gurrls,” an elite sorority that includes other red hot poets: Amy Irvine, Kierstin Bridger, and Ellen Metrick. (For more on Lit Fest 2016, May...
3rd Telluride Literary Arts Festival features eclectic events for lovers of books and poetry. Award-winning author Peter Heller is special guest. Panel discussions, burlesque, a major poetry prize, bird forays, activities for kids, all part of Lit Fest. Get ‘Lit’ in Telluride, May 20-22, 2016. [caption id="attachment_58017" align="aligncenter"...
Under the umbrella of Aronson Films, long-time, part-time local Josh Aronson made MTV videos, television pilots and specials and over 500 commercials before turning to documentaries in 1999. The multi-talented filmmaker is also a high-level amateur concert pianist, who regularly performs chamber music in New York City (his...
Launch party for debut novel of longtime Telluride local and screenwriter Jeff Price. Event takes place Thursday, March 24, 6 p.m., at Arroyo Telluride. “Improbable Fortunes” is available at Telluride's Between the Covers bookstore. “Improbable Fortunes,” Telluride author Jeff Price’s roller-coaster ride of a debut novel, begins...
Readings from “Demimonde,” book-signing, and talk featuring author/poet Kierstin Bridger, hosted by Pia Gedeon, owner, MIXX Projects + Atelier. Free gathering is Thursday, March 10, 7 – 9 p.m., 307 East Colorado Avenue. “Demimonde” is available at Telluride’s Between the Covers bookstore. Please RSVP to Pia @ gedeon@mixxprojects.com. Ever combed through old...
Most of us associate the name Erika Moss Gordon with the Telluride Film Festival, where she does community outreach programs as vice president of filmanthropy and education. But Film Fest is her day job. Erika’s passion (and talent) is writing poetry. Check out her newly released book, “Phases.”...
On Valentine’s Day, it all seems so straightforward, so simple: he gives you a little box or a big bouquet, chocolates too maybe; you give him, what?, basketball tickets. Long glance looks over a romantic dinner. But through her words, regular contributor (thank heaven), Word Woman...
