"Skiing offers a good barometer of the trouble we're in -- and, as this book reminds us, one more good reason for wanting to face that trouble," Bill McKibben, author of "Oil and Honey," co-founder 350.org Do Eskimos really have lots of words for snow? Mental Floss...
[caption id="attachment_37168" align="alignright" width="225"] Meccan Minarets at Night, L. de Bivort[/caption] The Wilkinson Public Library is one of just 125 libraries and humanities councils in the US to receive an American Library Association/National Endowment for the Humanities grant to present Muslim Journeys. The scholar-led reading and...
The following is a look at what’s ahead in January. Go to www.telluridelibrary.org or https://www.facebook.com/wilkinson.telluride for more information. Thursday, Jan 9 Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, January 9, 5:15, Program Room. Tuesday, January 14 "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet," 6 p.m. Program Room His father died...
The Wilkinson Public Library is one of just 125 libraries and humanities councils in the U.S. to receive an American Library Association/National Endowment for the Humanities grant to present Muslim Journeys. The scholar-led reading and discussion program is designed to foster opportunities for community conversations about...
Author David J. Rothman in Telluride featured at two nights of literary fun, January 7, Talking Gourds, at Arroyo Wine Bar and January 8, Jagged Edge Mountain Gear Not only is David Rothman the featured poet for Talking Gourds Poetry Club on Tuesday, January 7, at...
Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque at the Wilkinson Public Library. Free to all, Monday, January 6, 5:30 p.m. for pre-SHOW reception. The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library are pleased to present the 2013-14 Cinematheque lineup entitled "They Came to Telluride: Women Behind the Lens." This popular...
[caption id="attachment_36807" align="alignright" width="200"] Rosemerry wishing everyone a Happy New Year[/caption] Traditions for the transition into the New Year abound. In many cultures, fireworks are a symbol of light in the new year. While they are restricted in Iceland the rest of the year, on New...
We tend to think of the beginning of the New Year as a cosmic white-out: bad things disappear; hope springs eternal. Regular TIO contributor David Feela is a retired teacher, poet, free-lance writer, and workshop instructor. His writing has appeared in hundreds of regional and national...
"How does the ordinary person come to an experience of the transcendent? For a start, I would say, study poetry. Learn how to read a poem. You need not have the experience to get the message, or at least some indication of the message. It...
Heavyweight (we mean that in the good sense) Green Party county commissioner, shroom afficionado, accomplished basketweaver, potato farmer– and poet extraordinaire (in 2011, he was named Western Slope Poet Laureate), let the Goodtimes roll. We are, of course, talking about none other than the force...
