Culture

On Thanksgiving, we like to ski. And, during the holiday season, Christmastime ups the ante in Telluride, even more: temperatures drop; snow flies; Town lights up like a jewel box; and locals (and guests) embark upon a series of parties, plays, and old-fashioned celebrations leading...

On Saturday, December 7, noon- 3 p.m., the Telluride Historical Museum and Schmid Family (on Wilson Mesa) co-host an “Olde-Fashioned Christmas at Schmid Ranch.” Celebrate the season with this FREE Telluride tradition. (But donations are requested for crafts and food: $5 for sleigh rides; $40 cut-your-own-...

The 5th annual three-day-long, incendiary art blockbuster known as the Telluride Fire Festival takes place December 6-8, 2019.  An opening reception for the weekend is happening at the Slate Gray Gallery on December 5, 4-7 p.m., when the art of Telluride local Ben Kapp is featured....

On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday of November to be the national holiday of Thanksgiving, which evolved into a story of traditions old and new, a day of  family, feasting, and football. And all that is good, but is it...

If returning to your hometown, having dinner with your extended family, and eating yourself into a food coma aren’t your bag, Thanksgiving becomes more than a little uncomfortable. Adding to that angst is your drunk uncle who wants to talk politics and "fake" news or...

With snow fall comes the holiday season in Telluride and around the world. You can like the celebrations. You can lump them all into one Scroogey ball. The only thing you cannot do is ignore them. The first event of the trifecta is Thanksgiving followed...

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 go on sale Monday, December 2, and the nonprofit has five words for you:...

Telluride Arts’46th Annual Holiday Arts Bazaar is a weekend-long, annual shopping spree featuring the work of regional artists, which takes place at the Elks Lodge, 472 West Pacific. The fun starts with a Grand Opening on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, November 29, 4 –...