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On Valentine’s Day, it all seems so straightforward, so simple: he gives you a little box or a big bouquet, chocolates too maybe; you give him, what?, basketball tickets. Long glance looks over a romantic dinner. But through her words, her pearls, regular contributor (thank heaven),...

February 12 to 19, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Saturn  Evening: Venus, Mars, Jupiter   The waning Moon rises in pre-dawn darkness all week, its shape more slender with each passing night. The starry blue-black canopy of deep space shimmers above, a sparkling canvas upon which...

Regular contributor Oleh Lysiak is not widely known as a softie. But is his bark worse than his bite?  Or is his bite sometimes a love bite? True these poems, like their author, are unconventional tropes to Valentine’s Day, but who needs more Hallmark treacle? His...

Nothing is in stone about the Christian martyr who was buried near Rome on February 14. There were a number of different Saint Valentines: even Pope Gregory had no clue who the guy was when he established a feast in his name in the fifth...

Sheridan Arts Foundation & Steve Gumble's SBG Productions presents a Mardi Gras celebration with Zach Deputy. Zach Deputy is live at the historic Sheridan Opera House on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Tickets are $20 GA floor and $30 reserved balcony and on sale at SheridanOperaHouse.com. [caption id="attachment_48529" align="aligncenter" width="600"]...

Telluride Mountain School and the Rock and Roll Academy have put together an unforgettable evening of traditional blues featuring two legends: Phil Wiggins and Mark Galbo. The concert will be held at Arroyo Wine Bar on Thursday, February 19. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the...

On Valentine’s Day, in some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the threads, it means she will marry him. But most men in this country hedge their bets: married or no, it’s all about flowers....

Tickets on sale now for May 29 & May 30 installment of Blues & Brews adventure. [caption id="attachment_48343" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Where the living is easy - and bluesy.[/caption] The Durango Blues Train returns Friday and Saturday, May 29 and May 30, two unforgettable evenings of music aboard...

The Telluride Arts District is now accepting applications for the Small Grants for Artists. Funding for individual artist’s projects, professional development, and artist-to-artist workshops. Small grants support the innovation, creativity and professional development of individual artists living in the Telluride region. The small grants program is generously...

Beyond the Groove Productions presents Lettuce, with opening act Break Science, Club Red in Mountain Village, Friday & Saturday February 13 & 14. Doors, 7:30 p.m.; show time, 8 p.m. Club Red debuted with a sold-out show earlier this year and transforms the Telluride Conference Center into an...