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The 3rd Telluride Literary Arts Festival features eclectic events for lovers of books and poetry. Award-winning author-adventurer Peter Heller is special guest. Panel discussions, burlesque, a major poetry prize, activities for kids – and birding with Ted Floyd, are all part of the weekend, May 20 – May 22. Schedule...

Denver’s Curious Theatre Company’s now featuring “White Guy on the Bus (through June 24). Tickets here. Below is award-winning writer (and our Denver critic) Mark Stevens' take on the production. [caption id="attachment_58891" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Rachel Bouchard (Molly), Andy Woldschmidt (Christopher), Sam Gregory (Ray) and Dee Covington (Roz) in "White Guy on...

This is a whole new spin on “Leave It To Beaver." Last week or so I received the following email from former Colorado Teacher of the Year Seth Berg: "Come see my husband's new jewelry. He's been working like mad for months on this show. Please join us." The husband in question is, of...

3rd Telluride Literary Arts Festival, Friday, May 20 – Sunday, May 22. Award-winning author Peter Heller is special guest. Panel discussions, burlesque, a major poetry prize, bird forays, activities for kids, all part of Lit Fest. For an event overview, go here. [caption id="attachment_58707" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Author-adventurer...

3rd Telluride Literary Arts Festival, May 20-22, 2016, features eclectic events for lovers of books and poetry. Award-winning author Peter Heller is special guest. Panel discussions, a major poetry prize, bird forays, activities for kids  – and the ever-popular, sold-out Literary Burlesque, Saturday night, May 21, 8...

Telluride Film Fest's Sunday at the Palm: 9th Annual Children’s Film Fest. Sunday, May 15, 4 p.m. at the Michael D. Palm Theatre for the Performing Arts. Appropriate for the whole family. FREE TO ALL. Running time 75 minutes. All kids and kids-at-heart are invited to attend the Telluride...

Telluride Mountainfilm 2016, like all Mountainfilms past, means Telluride's summer season of chockablock festivals is off and running. Established in 1979 Mountainfilm was named by Moviemaker in 2015 as one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals. The one-of-a-kind weekend is dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered people, places, and ideas, using...

Cyclists can now register for the most beautiful road ride in Colorado. Event takes place Saturday, September 3, 2016. Early registration runs through June 6, 2016, but registration remains open up until the event. Go to www.m2dbikeride.com for specifics about how to register. For questions, registration, help, and volunteer...

Due to popular demand and a sold-out June event, the 6th annual Durango Blues Train is pleased to announce a second weekend of live blues, Friday and Saturday, August 12 and 13, aboard the historic, 100+-year-old, coal-fired, steam-powered Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. [caption id="attachment_58568" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Kipori Woods -...

The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week the subject was the fine line between  political favors and political corruption. The case of former...