Culture

About the last Big Event of the holiday trifecta, talk show host and comedian John Oliver was quoted as saying: “New Year’s Eve is like the death of a pet. You know it’s going to happen, but somehow you’re never really prepared for how truly...

Telluride's Sheridan Arts Foundation presents the legendary Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at the historic Sheridan Opera House. Tickets are for reserved seats only and range from $25 to $40. (A $5 ticketing fee applies at all sales outlets.)...

Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts is excited to announce its 2019 NYE Gala, Tuesday, December 31. Attendees are welcome to purchase individual seats for $300 or a full, 8-person round table for $2250. For further information, email kathleen@ahhaa.org or call the Ah Haa...

The official holiday kick-off concert at the Bob Saunders Theatre inside the Palm Arts Complex featured award-winning violinist Tessa Lark and composer/bassist Michael Thurber on 12/8. The series continued through the month. Next up: magician Adam Trent, 12/30. For more information, go to www.telluridepalm.com. “The Illusionist Presents...

With her poem (below), Rosemerry Trommer transcends the canned rhetoric of the holidaze and goes straight to the the true reason for the season. For many, Xmas is a period for the renewal of faith, but it also also a time for personal reflection. What...

Creating holiday magic takes work - or in the case of Telluride's favorite Wordwoman, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer: words. Her marks on a page shine as brightly as any ornament on a sparkling Christmas tree. Find examples of Rosemerry's magical musings below – or at Telluride's...

Every Christmas is a palimpsest for the one that came before and the one before and so on back. Memories of Xmases past are as persistent as Santa myths– and as unavoidable as carols, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” and telemarketers. One of our favorite writer-poets...