Julie Shavin of Colorado Springs wins $1000 Mark Fischer Poetry Prize. The awards and number of contestants keep getting bigger in the run up to the 19th annual Mark Fischer Poetry Contest. This year’s judge, Southwest poet/provocateur Judith Hill, reviewed 330 poems from 130 poets living in 22 western states. In...
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...
Colorado Durango Blues Train returns August Friday & Saturday 12 & 13. Lineup announced. Tickets on sale here. Lodging options here. Tickets are now on sale for the Durango Blues Train, Friday and Saturday, August 12th and 13. Presented by SBG Productions and the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, the Durango Blues...
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...
