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Google “last minute Xmas gifts” and 100s of ideas show up, among my favorites: a gift of your time, like offering to babysit for your friends’ progeny; tickets to a concert or sporting event - or both; a charitable donation in a friend or loved...

Mushroom afficionado, accomplished basketweaver, potato farmer – and poet extraordinaire Art Goodtimes lets the Goodtimes roll in his short, but oh so sweet Christmas poem. And quoting the dearly beloved showman, Garrison Keillor: “A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and...

Live Talking Gourds sessions are happening again in Telluride over four Sundays in December, starting at 4 pm. After a successful initial performance by Karen Bellerose and Art Goodtimes, "Stories & Poems Telluride" continues Sunday December 8, 4 pm at the Telluride Arts HQ. Poet Elle...

Talking Gourds announces the Bardic Trails virtual poetry series continues with Juan Morales of Colorado College. Event takes place Tuesday, December 3, 7 pm MT. No longer needing to register with the library, participants are encouraged to visit here to get the zoom link each month,...

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program proudly announces the winner of the 28th Annual Fischer Prize for Poetry: Rebecca Foust of Minnesota for her poem, "Polaris." For more information on the Talking Gourds Poetry Program and its national Fischer and Cantor poetry contests, visit tellurideinstitute.org/talking-gourds Go...

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program is proud to announce the winner of the 7th Annual Cantor Prize for Poetry: Benny Manibog of Denver for his poem, "Honeycombs." For more information on the Talking Gourds Poetry Program and its national Fischer and Cantor poetry contests,...