Culture

Telluride Arts welcomes Pepper Raper as its new communications director. [caption id="attachment_62054" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Pepper Raper is new communications director at Telluride Arts.[/caption] As communications director of Telluride Arts, Pepper Raper will be responsible for developing and executing communications strategies to promote the Telluride Arts District within and beyond our box...

Thanks to Telluride Mountainfilm, 10 stellar projects nab cash and equipment to help get their stories out, since receiving 2016 Commitment Grants. [caption id="attachment_62066" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Images from Silent Forest, one of Mountainfilm’s 2016 Commitment Grant winners. [Photos courtesy of Mariah Wilson].[/caption]Nepali honey hunters practicing a dwindling and precipitous tradition;...

Marc Siegel MD is a professor of medicine and medical director of Doctor Radio at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is a Fox News Medical Correspondent. And Siegel was a featured speaker at Telluride First's 2016 Integrative Wellness Summit. The theme was “Looking Forward, Aging Backward: Frontiers of Health,...

Dr. Travis Bradberry is the award-winning co-author of the #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the cofounder of TalentSmart, the world's leading provider of emotional intelligence tests and training, serving more than 75% of Fortune 500 companies. The books have been translated into 25 languages and are available in more than...

Help put the wind under the feet of Tellurunners Gabby Anstey McDonald and Robyn Shaw by donating to the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation. Donate to Gabby here; donate to Robyn here. To support Melissa Ramponi and endangered young people through Team World Vision, go here.  [caption id="attachment_61733" align="aligncenter" width="600"]...

As its new executive director, Peter Kenworthy sees live, local TV, more community involvement on the horizon for Telluride TV. [caption id="attachment_61820" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Peter Kenworthy, new ED, Telluride TV.[/caption] The Telluride TV board of directors is pleased to announce that Peter Kenworthy will join the station, also...

Three-day passes for the Telluride Horror Fest are SOLD OUT. However, individual tickets are available at each screening when seating is available. For more info, please visit this link. See related story for 1st wave of films and more. Second wave of films, special events, and schedule announced for 2016...

Writing for the Huff Post, Katherine Brooks details 23 McArthur geniuses for 2016, pushing the boundaries in the arts and sciences. From a 44-year-old microbiologist to a 32-year-old long-form journalist to a 67-year-old jewelry maker, the 2016 class of MacArthur Fellows is a diverse selection of the...