The origin story of Father's Day arguably begins in May of 1909, when a woman named Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, heard a Mother’s Day sermon in her hometown church and thought a similar day should be set aside to honor fathers. Her...
"UKRAINE UNDER FIRE" with Jordan Campbell: A multimedia presentation about the war in Ukraine and the path of global humanitarian advocacy. The happening takes place twice: Thursday, June 16 (7-9pm), Sherbino Performing Arts Theater in partnership with Ridgway Spirit Festival; and Wednesday, July 13 (5:30pm),...
Jeffrey Price's reading of his "Improbable Fortunes" is happening at Camp V on Thursday, June 9, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. CampV is located at Ee 26 Road, Naturita, CO. BBQ and bonfire to follow. In "Improbable Fortunes," Jeff takes us on a wild ride into Vanadium,...
If we were among the lucky ones, our mothers were the Linus blankets of our young lives. And we hung on as long as we could. Early on, we couldn't fall asleep without them nearby. Or we might have starved. At the least, for affection...
The 2022 Friends of the Library membership form is ready and the new membership cards are back from the printer. It's a good time to join FOL! You can download and print the application or pick up a copy at the library. Leave a check...
Did you know the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day? Cynics insist the holiday is when men atone for their sins of omission by buying sweethearts toasters and scant silky undergarments....
Bookmaking classes for kids and adults will take place at Ah Haa and in the AAB Stone Building throughout February 2022. More information and registration links can be found at www.ahhaa.org and www.telluridelibrary.org. HOMETOWN BOUND celebrates its opening on February 3 during Telluride Art's Art...
Some of the seasonal cards I received this year – flinching as I say "I," not "we" – came with synopses of the past year, most of them, as is the way of holiday notes, describing victories and achievements of the sender and family. I...
Truth is every year we bring something to the holidays besides a long gift list (and too little time). Packed in the back of our closets alongside the battered tinsel star, the good silver, and great grandma’s dishes lie our memories –for better or for...
The winter solstice is not the full day of December 21. Rather it occurs at a specific time, at the point the sun is shining farthest to the south, directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. Of course, the sun is not actually moving; the...
