Culture

[caption id="attachment_37952" align="alignright" width="300"] Phil Madeira[/caption] He took a path less traveled, leaving behind his evangelical roots to discover a career in music. And what a career. Phil Madeira is a Grammy- and Nashville Music Award-winning songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist (Hammond B-3 organ, harmonica, guitar, lap steel guitar, accordion,...

[caption id="attachment_37875" align="alignright" width="225"] Cocoon, by Julie McNair, featured at Ah Haa's Regional Art Show[/caption]  Jurist Amy Kimberly Will Choose Cash Prize Winners When the public views the Ah Haa School for the Arts’ latest exhibition, a collection of work from regional artists, most of the hard...

“[Parsons] dancers are picked for their virtuosity, energy and sexiness. They attack the audience and stage like gangbusters," said The New York Post of the company. Exuberant kicks. Whiplash spins. Sassy head rolls. Overall athleticism. Impeccable ensemble work. Pure joy. Big heat. That's Parson's Dance Company in a...

[caption id="attachment_37846" align="alignright" width="300"] Telluride Monks, Amy Levek[/caption] The Chimera of legend was a monstrous, fire-breathing creature composed of the parts of three animals, a lion, a snake and a goat. Today the term has come to describe any fictional beast with parts taken from various...

[caption id="attachment_37870" align="alignright" width="300"] Lizard Head Peak from San Juan Basin[/caption] One down. Eleven to go. And the Telluride Historical Museum keeps up the pace this month. See below for what is happening in February. Victorian Valentines: Tuesday, February 11, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Come with a song in...

Here's one for all you trivia buffs. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club was established the late 19th century: 1887 to be exact. Say what, you say? Get out of your hole. That is the fraternity dedicated to the only true weather forecasting groundhog on the planet,...

[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] A concept that I find in a variety of spiritual traditions, including Christianity, is mysticism. It is the assertion that what we most deeply seek in our spiritual lives is something that is already real and true and has...

Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque at the Wilkinson Public Library  The Telluride  Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library are pleased to present Cinematheque, a collaboration that brings Festival-quality films year-round to the community of Telluride. The current series, entitled They Came to Telluride: Women Behind the Lens,...

Telluride Arts now accepting applications for Small Grants program. Deadline is Friday, February 28. Small grants support art at its source, the artists who create the paintings and sculptures, plays and dances, music, films and novels that enrich our lives. The grant program is a unique...