Culture

Before he was either a saint or a holiday, Valentine was a Christian priest martyred in the third century. Some legends say he was executed for defying an edict against conducting marriages for Roman soldiers whom the emperor believed would fight better without family ties....

Telluride’s winter scenery has never been so luscious. The mounds of sparkling snow set against Colorado’s indescribably blue sky beg the artist’s rendering. Whether it’s sweeping, long mountain views, or one of Telluride’s quaint, Victorian-era homes snuggled under snow-capped roofs, renowned pastel artist, Bruce Gomez,...

“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!”  The Telluride Film Festival’s Sunday at the Palm series is pleased to present the classic, five-time Oscar-winner (including Best Actress) on the big screen. MARY POPPINS has been remastered and re-released from the Disney Vault in celebration of the 50-year Anniversary of this American treasure. ...

According to a Floral Trends Tracking Study, Valentine's Day is the number one holiday for florists, accounting for most of the industry's fresh flower sales. Seventy-eight percent of the flowers consumers purchase for Valentine's Day are cut flowers, with men being top customers, many buying...

Porter Fox grew up in northern Maine, where he began skiing at age two – and writing at about the same time. He graduated in 1994 from Middlebury College, where he ski-patrolled for the Middlebury Snow Bowl and sold season passes for Mad River Glen. In...

[caption id="attachment_37967" align="alignright" width="199"] Lily Sullivan[/caption] While we are passing around congratulations – the first went to local Ben Knight and his Felt Soul Media because his latest film project "DamNation," was selected to premiere at South by Southwest – the next goes to Lilly Sullivan, daughter of...

[caption id="attachment_38009" align="alignright" width="230"] Brian Huskey[/caption] Over the years, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York's Chelsea district developed a reputation as a kind of comedy factory, where some super star funny men and women got prepped and packaged for market. In through the front...

Shakespeare's  signature tragedy "Hamlet" is now playing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (through February 23). Our regular contributor Mark Stevens raves   – though not like "Hamlet." To buy or not to buy tickets appears to be a foolish question. Purchase here.   What...

How do we avoid letting our fears and frustrations control our thoughts and feelings and actions?  How do we say "Yes!" to the various wonderful circumstances we encounter each day. To me, that is not a matter of submission to a supernatural entity that controls everything....

Everything is coming up powder, but some of the news points to festival season this summer. And it's hot. Apparently Toronto Film Festival honchos are unhappy that films they accepted as premieres were sneak peeking at the Telluride Film Festival and plan to put a...