Culture

Urban Stages is the theatre founded (over 30 years ago) and run by (long-time, part-time) Telluride local Frances Hill Barlow. From the get-go, the Big Idea idea was to provide emerging talent with a venue to address the multi-faceted issues facing our contemporary world and include the...

Company XIV’s “Cinderella,”conceived, choreographed, and directed to bawdy perfection by company founder Austin McCormick, at the New York’s Minetta Lane Theatre runs through November 15. Tickets here now. [caption id="attachment_54503" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Stepmommy, Davon Rainey[/caption] The original “Cinderella” (1607) is a rags- (the girl) to-riches (boy) of girl-meets-boy....

Came across this really incisive, insightful blog about Jewel by Maddie Crum, books and culture writer, Huffington Post. As those who attended her concert this past August at Telluride’s Sheridan Opera House know, our homegirl has a new album out, "Picking Up the Pieces,"and a new biography, “Never Broken." [caption...

A revival of Harold Pinter's “The Homecoming” at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, features sometimes Telluride local David Barlow. Production runs through Saturday, October 25. Purchase tickets here. [caption id="attachment_54432" align="aligncenter" width="500"] (l to r) Rocco Sisto, Tara Franklin, David Barlow and Joey...

Boys in bras? Nope, not a drag club. Anything but a drag. Think of it as cross-dressing for a cause. Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m., historic New Sheridan Bar, when the Ah Haa School for the Arts presents the 6th annual BRAvo event in support of the...

The 6th annual Telluride Horror Show includes premieres and special screening of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with director Q&A. John Carroll Lynch, indie filmmakers Mickey Keating, Joe Begos added to lineup. "Bone Tomahawk" closes festival with Colorado Premiere. Three-day passes are only $94 and...

Claire Fallon and Maddie Crum, books and cultural writers for the Huffington Post, compiled the following list (and rationale) of can’t-miss new reads for Fall 2015.   Huffington Post must-read books out this fall. Setting aside Jonathan Franzen's ubiquitously discussed new novel Purity, fall 2015 is an embarrassment of literary...

Join the Telluride Foundation for community celebration honoring Gary Freedman as 2015 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Party Wednesday, Oct. 7, 5:00 – 6:30 P.M. at Arroyo Wine Bar. The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting July 3, 2015 when it selected Gary Freedman, as the...

Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu returns to Club RED at the Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center on Thursday, October 15, 8 p.m. Radical Something is the opening act. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; show time is 8 p.m. Performance is all ages. Tickets, $42.50 pre-sale; $45 day of show, available locally...

The Durango and Telluride Choral Societies present the world premiere of  “Requiem for Eagles” at a performance entitled “The Dream Lives." The original music was written by former Telluride Choral Society director Dr. David Lingle and adapted and orchestrated by Dalen Stevens. The production takes place Sunday, October...