Culture

It is never too early to start planning your next Telluride winter vacation. Telski’s Skier Services Department is now open and able to help you make arrangements for lift tickets, also group and private lessons. Learn more and start planning online at www.tellurideskiresort.com.   [caption id="attachment_68241" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image, Melissa Plantz[/caption] Winter...

Cellist-composer-environmental activist Ben Sollee returns to town to perform at Telluride's Sheridan Opera House. The concert takes place Friday, August 11, 9 p.m. (Doors  and SHOW bar open at 8 p.m.) Tickets are $20 to $30 (reserved seats), plus a $4 ticketing fee. Tickets and additional event information are available at...

Professor Sophia Hayes speaks at the Telluride Conference Center, Tuesday, August 8, 6 p.m., part of Telluride Science Research Center’s (TSRC) weekly Town Talks in Mountain Village.  Her subject: catching carbon and stopping the greenhouse effect in its tracks. Specifically at the talk, “‘Fingerprinting’ CO2 for Better, Safer Carbon Capture and Storage,” Professor Hayes takes...

On Wednesday, August 9, 4 - 6 p.m., Telluride’s Between the Covers Bookstore welcomes author/photographer Michael Crouser for a book launch and signing of his latest work, Mountain Ranch.  Please scroll down to listen to a podcast featuring Michael Crouser. In his new book of photography, Mountain Ranch, Michael...

The Telluride Jazz Festival 2.0 boasts a robust and diverse artist lineup thanks to the new management group, Steve Gumble’s SBG Productions, which also programs Telluride Blues & Brews and the Durango Blues Train. Specifically the lineup features Mavis Staples, Macy Gray, Lee Fields & the Expressions, Miles Mosley + The West...

Join the Telluride Foundation for a community celebration honoring Wendy Brooks, 2017 Citizen of the Year. The event takes place Tuesday, August 8, 5 - 7 p.m., at Telluride's Sheridan Opera House. [caption id="attachment_67951" align="aligncenter" width="295"] 2017 Citizen of the Year Wendy Brooks[/caption] The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors...

Miles Mosley and WCGD are appearing twice at the Telluride Jazz Fest, both times on Saturday, August 5: on the Main Stage at 6:10 p.m.; at the Sheridan Opera House at 10 p.m. Tickets/passes to Telluride Jazz here. Go here for the full Telluride Jazz line-up. Scroll down...

Ranky Tanky appears at the 2017 Telluride Jazz Festival on Friday, August 4, 3:20 p.m., Main Stage; Friday, August 4, 10 p.m., Liberty Bar & Lounge; Saturday, August 5, 11:30 a.m., Society Stage, Elks Park. Tickets/passes to Telluride Jazz here. Go here for the full Telluride Jazz...

At the Telluride Jazz Festival, Davina & The Vagabonds are appearing Saturday, August 5, 10 p.m. at The Liberty Bar & Lounge; Sunday, August 6, 12:30 p.m. on the Society Stage in Elks Park; Sunday, August 6, 4 p.m., Main Stage, Telluride Town Park. Tickets/passes to...