Culture

Full classes, new staff mean growth (and growing pains) for Telluride’s Ah Haa School for the Arts. Become a friend of Ah Haa, donate here, and provide scholarships to over 500 adults and children; cover 50% of the costs associated with classes, including instructor fees and art materials;...

FADE TO WINTER features two screenings at Telluride's Sheridan Opera House: Friday, November 20, 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 with a $9 discounted "Kid Ticket” day of show when accompanied by an adult. Tickets here and at the door 30 minutes prior to each show time. Scroll down to...

“Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet” runs through December 19 at Denver's Curious Theatre Company. Tickets here. [caption id="attachment_55089" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Curious Theatre Company’s “Marcus,” image Curious Theatre Company[/caption] The third installment of Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s Brother/Sister trilogy starts with another stunning moment at the Curious Theatre. You...

Telluride’s Sheridan Arts Foundation presents two nights of Greensky Bluegrass live at the historic Sheridan Opera House. Shows, Monday & Tuesday, Nov. 16-17, 2015. Opening support Tom Hamilton’s American Babies. Tickets here. Greensky Bluegrass is decidedly not your granddaddy's bluegrass band: the new-timey group was formed in 2000 in...

Telluride Venture Accelerator enters fourth year. Business accelerator making significant impact on region.   Ninety mentors have their reading glasses on reviewing more than 120 applications for the fourth class of entrepreneurs/companies for the Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA). Each finalist team will receive a $30,000 investment in exchange for a 5%...

They say the apple does not fall very far from the tree. But on rare occasions, with rare individuals, the apple is a tree. David Holbrooke, celebrated son (and long-time filmmaker) of celebrated diplomat Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, has always stood very very tall. But since the release of the HBO...

Boo! Or Boo-hoo if you tend to be scaredy cat. Seven super scary short stories curated by Huff Post Books & Culture Writer Claire Fallon to put you in the mood for Halloween. Caveat emptor. (And keep the lights on.) The air is growing crisp, jack-o'-lanterns appearing on doorsteps,...

In the roll up to Halloween, we found this blog by Maddie Crum, Books and Culture Writer, Huff Post. The story describes 10 reads that will keep you up at night, making every night All Hallows' Eve. Caveat emptor y’all. In a recent interview with HuffPost, Goosebumps author...

Things that go bump on the mountain, well, who in Telluride doesn’t like moguls? Things that go bump in the night? Also a familiar, though perhaps less welcomed occurrence in town, where ghosts are known to haunt some of our favorite haunts: the New Sheridan...

Saturday’s KOTO-FM Halloween Party at the Sheridan Opera House marks the station’s 40th anniversary. Doors, 8:30p.m., Saturday, October 31. Tickets are $35 in advance and available here. At the height of Telluride’s crossover from mining town to hippie ski haven, local radio enthusiasts Jim Bedford and Jerry Greene created a...