Jill Burkey of Grand Junction received the $1000 Mark Fischer Poetry Prize for her poem, “Beginning Mind,” at a ceremony May 16, 2015, during the Talking Gourds poetry program segment of the Telluride Literary Arts Festival. [caption id="attachment_51009" align="aligncenter" width="384"] Jill Burkey, winner, Mark Fischer Poetry...
Word Woman Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer of Placerville, Telluride, was named the third Poet Laureate of the Western Slope during the Talking Gourds Poetry Performances Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Ah Haa School of the Arts during the Second Telluride Literary Arts Festival (LitFest). Emeritus Laureate...
Telluride’s one and only public library is turning 40 and we are celebrating! To honor the 40th anniversary of the Wilkinson Public Library, on Friday, May 29, 7 p.m., the Telluride community is invited to AFTER HOURS IN THE STACKS. The celebration features drinks and appetizers, interactive theater by Telluride Theater;...
Memorial Day is a federal holiday, first first widely observed May 1868. The celebration commemorated the sacrifices of soldiers during the Civil War. Following the proclamation, participants decorated graves of more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers. In years since World War I, the day has become a celebration...
For a full schedule of Mountainfilm events, go here. “Frame by Frame” screens Friday, May 22, 9:15 p.m. at the Palm; Sunday, May 24, 6:45 p.m., The Palm. Opening the Festival on Friday morning, Massoud Hossaini and Farzana Wahidy, photojournalists featured in the film, are scheduled to...
"Creative conservationist” and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Asher Jay at Mountainfilm 2015: Gallery Walk, East Gallery, Ah Haa, and panel discussion at the Telluride Library, Saturday, 12:45 - 2 p.m. Scroll down to bottom of story to find a podcast with Asher, whose work, conservation, is...
Tickets here for “Detroit” at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company. Through June 19. [caption id="attachment_50784" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Karen Slack, Brian Landis Falkins, Amanda Berg Wilson, Josh Hartwell, courtesy Curious Theatre Company[/caption] Buckle down or party on? Resist the urge or grab another Pabst? Cheetos or caviar? Stay in your hole? Or...
What: The Sheridan Arts Foundation Young People’s Theater presents “This is a Test,” a one-act play by Stephen Gregg, directed by Jennifer Julia When: Monday, May 18, 2015, 7 p.m., doors at 6:30 p.m. Where: Sheridan Opera House, Telluride, Colorado, 110 N. Oak Street Ticket Info: This show...
Telluride Film Festival Sunday at the Palm Presents: 8th annual Children’s Film Festival. All kids and kids-at-heart are invited to attend the event. This year's presentation will include a selection of short films from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. “For more than 30 years, the Chicago International...
Seven talented women writers reveal vulnerability through Literary Burlesque. "Close to the Bone," Friday, May 15, 7 p.m. at the Ah Haa School. What’s beneath the language of poetry? What does it mean to be vulnerable, to be a woman exposed? How much is too much...
