Based in Telluride, Mountainfilm recently announced the Guest Director Wade Davis for the 2024 gathering of the tribe. Wade Davis is a man for all seasons: cultural anthropologist and ethno-botanist, poet and scientist, filmmaker and licensed river guide. Over the years at Mountainfilm, Wade achieved rock-star status,...
No matter how darn organized you are, it is likely there is at least one person on your Christmas shopping list who has stopped you dead in your (very tired by now) tracks. As will this poem by regular contributor and razor-sharp wit David Feela...
Google “last minute Xmas gifts” and 100s of ideas show up, among my favorites: a gift of your time, like offering to babysit for your friends’ progeny; tickets to a sporting event or concert; a charitable donation in a friend or loved one’s name; or...
The term "solstice" means "sun stands still." On the year's two solstices (winter and summer) the sun appears to halt in its incremental journey across the sky but change little in position during this time....
The holiday season is all about bringing family and friends together, in part to share festive meals. Whether it is a traditional feast or a simple gathering of your closest loved ones, food is often the star of the show. After all: “One cannot think...
In her poem “One Perfect Rose,” the acerbic writer Dorothy Parker bemoans the fact it is her bad luck to always get “one perfect rose,” not “one perfect limousine, do you suppose?” from her true love. With money to burn, finding the perfect gift during the holiday season...
Family, Fun, Football and Feast! The start of the holiday trifecta in nut shell: Thanksgiving. Question on the (groaning) table: What are you grateful for? Who will you miss at your banquet? Regular contributor and poet extraordinaire Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer answers with her moving...
Thanksgiving. The holiday evolved into a story of traditions old and new, a day of family, friends old and upcoming, feasting and football. While all that is good, is it good enough? Shouldn’t Thanksgiving be about more, a day to forget about horrifying headlines and...
The longevity of the Telluride AIDS Benefit (TAB) rests on one simple fact: HIV/AIDS remains a critical public health issue. TAB is committed to continuing to raise awareness and inspire people to support the cause until there are no new infections and those living with...
Fifty Shades of Gay? Everyone is invited to join in the fun at the 24th annual Telluride Gay Ski Week, February 24 - March 2, 2024. Producer Steve Gumble shares the schedule. And tickets are now on sale. Tickets here. Go here for more about Telluride Gay...
