Culture

The  9th annual Telluride Americana Music Fest & Songwriter Showcase will be held Wednesday, July 15 – Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the historic Sheridan Opera House.  The Americana event features four nights of mostly acoustic singer-songwriters, with all reserved seating. Doors. 7:15 p.m.; shows, 8 p.m. nightly.   “The term Americana...

Telluride Theatre celebrates 25 years of Shakespeare-in-the-Park with director Colin Sullivan’s adaptation of classic comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Saturday, July 18 - Saturday, July 25, 8 p.m.; Sunday matinee, July 19, 2 p.m., Town Park. Rain or shine. Suitable for all ages. Tickets, $20...

You're not in Kansas anymore! Nope, and the wonderful world of Oz has had a temporary address change. On Friday, July 17, 6 – 10 p.m., follow the yellow brick road to the Ah Haa School for the Art’s 23rd annual auction, where Dorothy and friends will be celebrating the “Wizard of Ah’z.”   Ah...

“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult,” E.B. White Colorado premiere of indie documentary “Imba Means Sing” takes place Thursday, July 16, 5:30 p.m., Nugget Theatre. Tickets here. In...

" The Telluride Art and Architecture weekend is an opportunity to experience the extraordinary creative talent of the artists, architects, designers, builders, and chefs who work in the Telluride Arts District. The event is in its fourth year and has hit its stride, with artists...

The Sheridan Arts Foundation is proud to announce one of the most successful Telluride Plein Air events in its 12-year history. [caption id="attachment_52144" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 2015 Artist’s Choice Award, Carl Bretzke[/caption] As its largest fundraiser of the year, the SAF hosted 31 artists in and around the...

Come learn about the latest research in cell biology and DNA sequencing on Tuesday, July 7, 6:00 p.m., Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center. Talk hosted by the Telluride Science Research Center. Admission is free. Cash bar starts at 5:30 p.m. Physics, engineering, and biology aren't often used in...

TMVOA  2015 Sunset Concert Series continues, featuring The Delta Saints. Next up The Brothers Comatose, and more. Through August 19, Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village. See full schedule below. Now in its 16th year, the free outdoor live music series overlooking the scenic valley continues with Nashville rock ‘n’ rollers...

Sleek and sultry, with a capacity of 450, a large performance stage, red ambient lighting throughout the room, and seating areas for a more private experience, Club Red, a pop up venue within the Telluride Conference Center, Mountain Village, is is reminiscent of the 30’s era jazz...

Back in the glitter and grit of the 1970s, artists such as Philip Pearlstein – a heavyweight painter who happens to be part of the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art’s illustrious stable (and the uncle of Telluride’s former mayor and county commissioner Elaine Fischer, also a painter) – converted from Abstract Expressionism...