Culture

The 42nd annual Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Memorial Weekend, May 22 – May 25, is honored to announce that Academy Award-winning filmmaker Louie Psihoyos will be guest director. Passes for the 2020 festival are selling out. Say goodbye to the Q. Call 970-728-4123, ext. 12 or email here with questions. Go here...

The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art has mounted a show of the work of the iconic American photographer Dan Budnik, a man close to The Man whose name rhymes with the Civil Rights movement: Martin Luther King. The collection captures Martin Luther King Jr. in action...

Chris Vann, local arts presenter and Programming and Development Director for the Michael D.Palm Theatre for the Performing Arts in Telluride, Colorado, was chosen as a finalist in the "5 Minutes to Shine" competition held in New York City as part of the annual Association...

The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents Marvel Years live in concert at Telluride's historic Sheridan Opera House on Thursday, January 23, 2020, 8 p.m.,with opening support from FunkStatik and a free AfterSHOW with Snazzy Licks. Tickets are $25 for standing room on the main floor; $35...

Mark your calendars and start planning for the Durango Blues Trains, this year scheduled for May 28, 29 & 30 and August 20, 21 & 22. Tickets on sale February 12 and March 11. For more, go here. For help with planning, go here. The Durango...

The Town of Mountain Village is pleased to announce that the "Farm to Community" program continues in 2020, and will serve more families than ever before. Applications are available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be found online at townofmountainvillage.com/farm-to-community. “The Mountain Village Town Council...

The following, a note from the Front Porch of the Telluride Historical Museum, is an update of a very successful 2019. Note: Museum members always enjoy free admission: Thursdays are free for locals. Become a member today. [caption id="attachment_84830" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Staff member Katie Triest...

Ed Brummel of Salida and the student winners of the Retta Award are featured at the January Talking Gourds Poetry Club, a Telluride Institute initiative. Reading takes place Tuesday January 14., 6 p.m,. at Telluride Arts HQ. Free and open to all. For more info on the student...

Telluride Theatre is celebrating 10 years of burlesque with a wild party infused with pasties, tassels, fishnets, and fun on Friday, January 17, 9 p.m. at the historic Sheridan Opera House. The event is for one night only, open to the public, and will showcase...

Sixty-four local organizations benefit from generosity of Telluride Foundation donors. [caption id="attachment_77424" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Telluride Foundation's Paul Major.[/caption] The Telluride Foundation’s Community Grants are an annual financial boost to regional nonprofits, supporting many critical services for families and programs that enrich the community. Grants are used to help...