Culture

In the Age of Corona nothing is guaranteed except change: for better (we hope)  – or for worse (please no). Telluride’s Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer, who comments on the pandemic and its progeny regularly, is almost always on the side of the light, of hope....

Updated state Public Health Order announced: San Miguel County is in alignment. For up-to-date coronavirus information visit: https://www.sanmiguelcountyco.gov/coronavirus On June 19, the State of Colorado announced an amendment to the current Public Health Order that goes into effect immediately. San Miguel County will continue to mirror the...

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’ Day. Every year on Mother’s Day, pro-Parents’ Day groups rallied in New York City’s Central Park – a public reminder, said Parents’...

Jeff Price is a screenwriter best known for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Doc Hollywood,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Shrek III.” He also directed and co-wrote “For Cryin’ Out Loud” and co-wrote “My Brother’s Keeper” for “Tales From the Crypt.” Jeff’s debut novel, “Improbable Fortunes,”...

A celebration of Telluride Bluegrass through the decades on KOTO Radio 91.7 FM or koto.org. Then go to LISTEN and press PLAY. Archived (and a few live) performances featuring David Byrne, John Prine, Johnny & June, Doc Watson, Nanci Griffith, Janelle Monàe, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings,...

The following is a note from Ronnie Palamar, executive director, Sheridan Arts Foundation. Check out www.sheridanoperahouse.com to sign up to watch "The Jungle Book," a Young People's Theatre production being performed virtually on You Tube, beginning July 7. ($10 donation per screen gratefully accepted.) Want to...

The following is the latest installment of Carol Tambor’s spot-on newsletter about dramatic happenings available for streaming. Below is up-to-the-minute news about what’s available.  To subscribe directly, email SpeakingofTheatre.org. Start spreading the news: National Theatre Live has announced its summer program, available on National Theatre At...

Under ordinary circumstances, the event would heading into its fourth year. This year, however, is anything but. Original Thinkers is a fresh and thoughtful ideas festival regularly scheduled for early October in Telluride. The weekend generally features 10 programs, each built around an individual idea that...

  Christo died on May 31, 2020. A little known fact, not detailed in his obituary, was that the celebrated artist was part of the Telluride Gallery's extended family. in May 2007, Christo and his beloved wife Jeanne-Claude were invited to the Telluride Gallery  for an exhibition...