The end of ski season marks the official start of Telluride’s anodyne off season, when many locals hit the road in search of adventure near and far. This story by former Telluride local Oleh Lysiak is about one perfect solo fishing expedition in a kayak on Lake Powell. Read...
The end of ski season this coming weekend marks the official start of Telluride’s off season, when many locals head for the hills – or rivers and streams. This story by former Telluride local Oleh Lysiak is about a favorite hang among Telluride locals looking for a...
Telluride knows from virgins. Well, a few. Only recently the town, supported by Quentin Tarantino and the cast of his upcoming movie, “The Hateful Eight,” sacrificed a virgin to Ullr, Norse God of Snow, to end the drought. And by gum the gambit worked. Then there are...
When former CIA operative (and Ophir local) Bob Baer spoke in town on February 9, the Program Room at the Telluride Library was SRO. To accommodate the crowds who missed the talk, the remix hosted by The Telluride Conference Center takes place Thursday, March 19, 7-9 p.m. The program is...
Friends of the Library announces its annual book sale, which takes place this year Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15 as follows: Thursday, March 12: 9:30-4:00 Set-up 4:30-6:45 Pre-sale for FOL members & volunteers 5:30-5:45 FOL annual meeting (refreshments provided) Friday & Saturday, March 13...
Celebrating its 18th year, the Mark Fischer Poetry Prize has increased its cash award to $1,000 for this year’s winning poem and opened its eligible contestants to any poet living west of the Mississippi, according to the event’s organizers, San Miguel County Commissioner Elaine Fischer and...
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, her pearls, regular contributor (thank heaven),...
Regular contributor Oleh Lysiak is not widely known as a softie. But is his bark worse than his bite? Or is his bite sometimes a love bite? True these poems, like their author, are unconventional tropes to Valentine’s Day, but who needs more Hallmark treacle? His...
Nothing is in stone about the Christian martyr who was buried near Rome on February 14. There were a number of different Saint Valentines: even Pope Gregory had no clue who the guy was when he established a feast in his name in the fifth...
On Valentine’s Day, in some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the threads, it means she will marry him. But most men in this country hedge their bets: married or no, it’s all about flowers....
