Culture

Fundraiser for The San Miguel Resource Center (SMRC) on Wednesday, September 16, 2015   Background: Following up on the successful format introduced in 2014 (with the showing of “The Girls in the Band” on the opening night of the Telluride Jazz Festival), this year KOTO-fm’s DJ Jimmy Jazz, the...

What else happens over Telluride Blues & Brews weekend? Besides great music and brews that is. The other big event is something truly exotic (and stimulating) – curling up in a comfortable chair with a good book, courtesy of the Friends of the Library, whose  annual book sale takes place Friday,...

The newly formed Telluride First Foundation’s freshman conference is an Integrative Wellness Summit, Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 13, 2015. The event brings together top experts in the fields of nutrition, longevity, and integrative healthcare, who plan to share the latest scientific findings and the great potential for enhanced, holistic wellness inherent in those discoveries and methodologies. Topics will...

Word on the street: 2015 was one of the best Telluride Film Festivals ever. Its “strong,” (from Festival favorite “Room”), was in evidence right out of the gate, with early screening of  films such as “Spotlight” and “He Named Me Malala.” The positive buzz never quit. Giving Strong: “Room,”...

Ok, now you can make your list and check it twice. Telluride Film Fest just sent the list of movies scheduled to screen Tuesday – Thursday. Passes available for purchase at both Nugget and Palm. Local $45 Non-local $60 Single ticket $15 All passholders admitted at no charge.   Tuesday The Palm 6:00 -- HE NAMED...

Winner of 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “The Flick,” runs through October 17 at Denver's Curious Theatre Company. Tickets here. The latest book in the award-winning Allison Coil Mystery Series by our theatre critic/author Mark Stevens is “Lake of Fire.” Mark will be in town for a book...

The Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) announces the opening of their applications for the 2016 cohort. Applications will be open through Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. MST. [caption id="attachment_40587" align="aligncenter" width="144"] Thea Chase, director, Telluride Venture Accelerator[/caption] The Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) is currently receiving applications for its...

Over $35 million in total given to Telluride community since Foundation’s inception in 2000. The Telluride Foundation’s annual Community Grant application is now available, and regional nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. This year, the Foundation will be instituting two new aspects to the Community Grants program, introducing...

Indiewire previewed these fall film and has selected “The 15 Films We’ve Already Seen (And You Won’t Want to Miss). A number of which are on the program for the 42nd annual Telluride Film Festival, including “Steve Jobs,” “Carol,” "Son of Saul.”  [caption id="attachment_53583" align="aligncenter" width="600"]...

HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT Directed by Kent Jones  Synopsis: In 1962, French director Francois Truffaut persuaded Alfred Hitchcock to sit down with him for a week-long interview in which the great British auteur would share with his young admirer the secrets of his cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting—used to produce...