[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] Last Thursday’s presentation at the Wilkinson Public Library, part of an ongoing series, "Evolving Consciousness," lead by Dr. Pat Bailey, set a little different tone for the discussion of evolution. Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher spoke about the biological basis...
Perusing the Internet for what to say about Father's Day, I came upon some interesting though relatively obscure facts about the holiday. During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether in favor of a single holiday, Parents’...
Poetry reading and awards ceremony, Friday, June 14, 6-8 p.m., Arroyo Telluride Telluride Arts announces the Fifteenth Annual Mark Fischer Poetry Prize. Poetry readings and awards will be presented on Friday, June 14, 6-8 p.m., Arroyo Gallery in Telluride. The winners of this year’s prize will...
Editor's note: John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th president of the United States serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Events during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion,...
Editor's note: My Internet research came up with the history of Mother's Day. Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic") as a day dedicated to peace. In 1907, Philadelphian Ana Jarvis began...
Editor's note: Mother's Day is a celebration honoring moms and motherhood in general, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly on a specific day in March or May. My...
One of the most important gifts you can give a child is the gift of reading. A new Reading Buddies program, co-sponsored by Bright Futures and Wilkinson Public Library, makes that process even more fun for the child. The free program pairs 3- to 6-year-old children...
Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on talent. Mark is the author of “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan,” both...
Telluride Historical Museum’s annual journal, "Telluride Tales," explores historic preservation in Telluride In 1977, trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie trumpeted his thoughts on Telluride: "If this ain’t paradise, heaven can wait." He was not (and is not) alone in his enthusiasm. Before and since, many have echoed similar praise for...
[caption id="attachment_29569" align="alignright" width="300"] Cover art by Kellie Day[/caption] Poetry began to spill out of Erika Moss Gordon when she was a young child. Today, the themes have changed, but the words are still spilling. "Of Eyes and Iris" is her first book and it charts...
