Culture

Manet (1832-1883) was an urban dandy, born in the 19th-century into a well-heeled French family. [caption id="attachment_52787" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Edouard Manet’s “Olympia"[/caption] Philip Guston came into the world in 1913 as Philip Goldstein. His parents were Ukrainian Jews, who escaped persecution moving from Odessa, Russia to Canada. Manet became...

Tenor Allan Glassman returns to Telluride to perform in concert at the historic Sheridan Opera House. The event, part of the 42nd annual Telluride Chamber Music Festival, takes place Sunday, August 9, 2:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_52607" align="aligncenter" width="183"] Tenor Allan Glassman of New York’s Metropolitan Opera[/caption] Glassman has thrilled audiences throughout...

Community celebration planned for Wednesday, October 7th at Arroyo Wine Bar  The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting on July 3, 2015 where it selected Gary Freedman as the 2015 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. [caption id="attachment_52687" align="aligncenter" width="369"] Gary Freedman, 2015 Citizen of the...

Monday, August 3, 6p.m., Wilkinson Public Library (5:30pm for pre-SHOW reception). FREE TO ALL. The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library are thrilled to present PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985, 91 minutes, Rated PG), the final installment of the GRAND ADVENTURES series at the library.    Tim Burton’s classic! "Everything about...

Telluride American Songbook Festival brings “Super Singer” (per the late Johnny Carson), Marilyn Maye to town to perform and conduct a workshop. Concerts are Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18, Sheridan Opera House. Tickets 25 for adults; $15  for young people under 18, now on sale here. Group prices get $5...

A collaboration by Telluride’s Bookends: Between the Covers Bookstore and Wilkinson Public Library. [caption id="attachment_52699" align="aligncenter" width="412"] Clare Vanderpool[/caption] Newbery Medal-winning author Clare Vanderpool will pay a first-time visit to Telluride, Saturday. August 1, 11 a.m. at the Wilkinson Public Library. Vanderpool won the award in 2011 for “Moon...

Telluride Women Give hosts first talk in series on topical issues in the fields of health of wellness. Event (in a private home) features Dr. Sharon Grundy on the hot subject of our micro biome. For further information about Telluride Women Give and to attend August...

Beyond the Groove  presents Lucero play Club Red at the Telluride Conference Center,  Mountain Village, Tuesday, July 28. Doors, 8 p.m.; show time, 8:30 p.m. Tickets here. Beyond the Groove is pleased to announce yet another night of incredible music at the Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center’s pop up...

Tickets here. The 39th annual Telluride Jazz Festival takes place this coming weekend, Friday, July 31 – Sunday, August 2, 2015. The list of top talent featured by impresario Paul Machado includes Guest of Honor and Grammy-winning saxophonist Ernie Watts; James Brown collaborator Maceo Parker; New...

July 23 to 30, 2015   Visible planets: Morning: none   Evening: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn Last night on the news I saw that NASA has discovered “a planet at the right temperature within the habitable [Goldilocks] zone, and only about one-and-a-half times the diameter of Earth, circling a...