Culture

In this fascinating article, Steve Meltzer, a writer and photographer for Imaging Resource, discusses the discovery of 100 year-old negatives in the Antarctic. Conservators restoring an Antarctic exploration hut recently made a remarkable discovery: a small box of 22 exposed but unprocessed photographic negatives, frozen in...

Keep your kids or kids in your life (and yourself) engaged in reading this summer with Wilkinson Public Library’s Summer Reading programs. The program runs from June 5th to August 13th, but anyone can join anytime. Research shows that students who read over the summer do better...

Telluride High School senior Brian Ensor named Neil Armstrong Scholarship recipient The end of the school year marked a record number and amount of scholarships distributed by the Telluride Foundation to Telluride and Norwood high school students. Scholarships this year included a $20,000 Neil Armstrong Scholarship,...

As part of the Sheridan Arts Foundation’s mission to restore and renovate the historic Sheridan Opera House, this spring off-season the historic venue in the heart of Telluride received some much-needed improvements to its gold staircase. The Opera House’s staircase was built before current building codes...

Let’s play a little game of free association. I say “dentist” and you say? Probably something like “no thanks” as you back out the door. According to one scientific website, one of five people fear going to the dentist. In the extreme, the fear gets a...

Meet the Telluride Library’s new director, on the job now for about one month. Even in the era of e-books, libraries are places of refuge, where people gather and meet – and still check out books. [caption id="attachment_41125" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sarah Landeryou, director, Wilkinson Public Library[/caption] Last year,...

  Mike Wall, Senior Writer at Space.com reports about the recent discovery of  the Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life: "Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the oldest known alien world that could be capable of supporting life, and it's just a stone's throw...

Water. The subject is addressed in Scripture nearly 1,000 times. Water twins with the subconscious mind, representing the world of the dreams. Water is a universal symbol of change, often present at turning points in a story. Clear, fresh and pure, it is a sign of...

The First Thursday Art Walk is a festive celebration of the arts in downtown Telluride for art lovers, community and friends. Eighteen venues host receptions from 5pm-8pm to introduce new exhibitions and artists. A free Art Walk Map offers a self-guided tour that can be...