This story from Oleh Lysiak is a variation on theme of fishing. True, he and his friends are after oysters. But not the kind that live in water. The other kind. The impetus? A good eat, yes, but most importantly, preserving the old cowboy ways. Read on...
The following is another wonderful story by Oleh Lysiak about fly-fishing, a passion, suggesting that old age (and faltering eyesight) stop mattering when there is fresh-caught trout frying in a pan. OLD EYES “Goddamn these old eyes," he mutters over and over. He lost his best #16 Royal Wulff, right...
The Psychology of Meditation at Wilkinson Public Library, Monday, October 20, 6:00 – 8 p.m. The introductory lecture and discussion by Telluride resident Dr. Jonathan Barfield provides an experiential, scientific and psychological examination of the process of meditation. "I will draw from ancient treatises on meditation, along with discoveries in...
The following is a story about change, perhaps the only constant in the known universe. Like mountain weather. Like winter (and may it be wet) follows one of the most show-offy falls Telluride has ever seen. TRANSITION He smells transition, feels change in the season, first solid rain in...
In Telluride, we can no longer pretend that it’s summer. Gone are the days when the sun baked Main Street and the San Miguel River tempted us to dip in its waters. Gone are the river and all wildness that came with it, its reckless...
The new exhibit in the Wilkinson Public Library stairwell features Western desert landscapes by local painter Clarissa Fortier. The collection reflects the artist’s ongoing love affair with these vistas. Having lived in New York City her entire life, Fortier was immediately captivated by the dramatic expansiveness of places such as the...
Editor’s note: I am reminded of the man every day. A talented sculptor, one of his mobiles sits on the coffee table in our living room. But I had not seen or heard from Oleh Lysiak for over 20 years. Ah, the wonders of social media. We rediscovered each...
Out of 15 nominations, Woody Allen won three times, the most in the category. Francis Ford Coppola (1970) and Sofia Coppola (2003) are the only father-daughter pair to triumph; Joel and Ethan Coen, the only siblings to take home a statue. Muriel Box was the first...
Andrew Mack talk and booksigning at Telluride Library Wednesday October 1st at 6 p.m. Co-hosted by Between the Covers Bookstore. In 1987, Andrew Mack immersed himself in a vast expanse of roadless, old growth rainforest of Papua New Guinea. He and his co-investigator Debra Wright, built a research station...
In a piece published in The New Yorker, Jon Krakaur revisits the mystery of how Christopher McCandless, the subject of his book, (and the subsequent film that premiered in Telluride), "Into The Wild," died. Twenty-one years ago this month, on September 6, 1992, the decomposed body of Christopher...
