We claim her, so we name her. Telluride’s Word Woman is Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. The Telluride Literary Festival describes Rosemerry as one of its notorious “Burl Gurrls,” an elite sorority that includes other red hot poets: Amy Irvine, Kierstin Bridger, and Ellen Metrick. (For more on Lit Fest 2016, May...
The Ah Haa School for the Arts Telluride Painting School announces merit scholarships. Discounted housing for 2016. [caption id="attachment_58473" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image, Ying Li[/caption] Each fall, the Telluride Painting School brings celebrated visiting artists to the Ah Haa School for the Arts to teach a series of three two-week...
Telluride’s Ah Haa School announces it Annual Spring Youth Art Awards. Reception is Thursday, April 28. Jury selections at 6 p.m. [caption id="attachment_58455" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Youth Art on display at Telluride’s Ah Haa School for the Arts.[/caption] April is traditionally Youth Art Month in Telluride, a time to acknowledge and appreciate the...
Just in time for spring: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. Monday, May 2, 6 p.m. Free to all. Cinematheque is a collaboration between the Telluride Film Festival and the Wilkinson Public Library. The transition from winter to spring offers an opportunity for personal reflection. Join the Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public...
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 in The Short Version, Cleo Abram blogged about equal pay for women. This week, the topic...
In celebration of Earth Day, the community is invited to the Telluride Film Festival's Sunday at the Palm series for a special presentation of DISNEYNATURE OCEANS (2010, 84 minutes, Rated G). "OCEANS is a jaw-dropper as a visual travelogue." - The Village Voice "Oh, it's amazing" - A.O. Scott,...
The names are Telluride legends: world-famous actor/singer/songwriter Keith Carradine once lived in town, where, back in the early 1990s, he and his then wife Sandra owned and operated the historic Sheridan Opera House under the auspices of the Sheridan Arts Foundation. [caption id="attachment_58376" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Carradine, Mason, Kosek & Trsichka...
Zen-like quiet and profundity? Psychedelic bomb exploding? Take your pick. Both are available in three sprawling exhibitions at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts – not to mention the wonderful work in a town house across the street. For five decades, Richard Nonas has created a body of work...
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ production of "Sweeney Todd” gets a rave from Tall Tales columnist Mark Stevens, TIO’s Denver theatre critic. Through May 15. Tickets here. [caption id="attachment_58314" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Robert Petkoff as Sweeney Todd, the bloodthirsty barber of Fleet Street. Courtesy, The Denver Center.[/caption] Before...
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