In Telluride, we can no longer pretend that it’s summer. Gone are the days when the sun baked Main Street and the San Miguel River tempted us to dip in its waters. Gone are the river and all wildness that came with it, its reckless...
The new exhibit in the Wilkinson Public Library stairwell features Western desert landscapes by local painter Clarissa Fortier. The collection reflects the artist’s ongoing love affair with these vistas. Having lived in New York City her entire life, Fortier was immediately captivated by the dramatic expansiveness of places such as the...
[caption id="attachment_45707" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Pueblo Bonita at Chaco Canyon[/caption] Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it, Edmund Burke. Here’s the dirt on dirt. Dirt (or soil) isn’t just a mix of clay, sand and humus that lies over bedrock. It isn’t simply dust, grime or filth...
Some things are just too good to be kept secret – such as an undergarment decorated like a disco ball, or a brassiere covered with candy. Or the most racy, fun-raiser of the year: Ah Haa's BRAvo Show, where local gentlemen (firefighters, law enforcement officials and other...
Coming to Telluride via simulcast at the Palm Theatre on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Show time 7 p.m. Tickets: $10 Students/ $15 Adults. SPARKy Members Free. SPARKy Productions is the non-profit founded by Jennie Franks, a playwright and actor, to bolster the diverse cultural life of rural...
What Kind of Car Did Jesus Drive? What were the vehicles of Jesus' awareness and fulfillment? What are ours? Can we view Jesus as a vehicle in our spiritual life rather than the goal or destination of our spiritual life? [caption id="attachment_12347" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Pastor Pat...
Editor’s note: I am reminded of the man every day. A talented sculptor, one of his mobiles sits on the coffee table in our living room. But I had not seen or heard from Oleh Lysiak for over 20 years. Ah, the wonders of social media. We rediscovered each...
Great films, like all great art forms, are those that affect you deeply—whether it’s the lyrics that you can’t get out of your head, the painting you can’t stop staring at, the characters that stay with you long after you’ve finished a novel, or the...
Grammy-nominated artist to play Club RED at the Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center on Thursday, October 9 Grammy-nominated artist, Matisyahu– Yiddish for “Gift of God” – is in Telluride on Thursday, October 9, a stop on his tour to support his fifth studio album, Akeda. Matisyahu performs at Club Red...
Watercolors by Woodward Payne. Oil paintings by Robert Weatherford, Mark English, Bernie Fuchs and Julee Hutchison. Pastels by Bruce Gomez. The work celebrates the golden hues of local fall landscapes. [caption id="attachment_45588" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Rocky Mountain Aspens, watercolor, Woodward Payne[/caption] The magic realism of sculptor Julie McNair lends insight into the human...
