Culture

"Skiing offers a good barometer of the trouble we're in -- and, as this book reminds us, one more good reason for wanting to face that trouble," Bill McKibben, author of "Oil and Honey," co-founder 350.org Do Eskimos really have lots of words for snow? Mental Floss...

Tickets for Michael Franti go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, at noon (MST) at the Sheridan Opera House. Concert Sunday & Monday, March 23 & March 24 What: The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents Michael Franti & Friends live in concert at the historic Sheridan Opera...

March Fourth Marching Band was born on Mardi Gras, which fell on the fourth day of March in 2003. And that’s how easy it was to name the band. M4, as its legions of devotees refer to the band, is a calamitous, happy mélange of...

Telluride Theatre's winter blockbuster is "Urinetown," scheduled to go up at the Palm Theatre Tuesday, March 11 – Sunday, March 16. One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, "Urinetown" is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when...

Executive Director* breakfast  Thursday, January 23, 8:30 a.m. – 9:4 5a.m. at the Sheridan Opera House, downstairs meeting room The featured speaker at the Telluride Foundation's next breakfast meeting is Stuart Halpern, who will lead a discussion on strategic planning for nonprofits. Stuart has a small practice,...

[caption id="attachment_37264" align="alignright" width="300"] Paradox Valley[/caption] Paradox Community Trust seeks businesses & entrepreneurs needing technical assistance. Applications now open for 2014  for development initiative. The Paradox Community Trust is seeking applications for technical assistance from small businesses and local entrepreneurs with projects promoting local economic development and...

"Since forming 10 years ago, the Grascals have become one of Bluegrass Music’s top acts. The harmony of Jamie Johnson, Terry Eldredge, and Terry Smith is well worth the price of admission alone. However, throw in the talents of Kristin Scott Benson on the banjo,...

[caption id="attachment_37222" align="alignright" width="300"] Laurence Curry (left) as John and Cajardo Lindsey (right) as Simon. (courtesy, Curious Theatre)[/caption] Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on...

[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] These are exciting times at Christ Church. We had almost 500 people attend our two Christmas Eve services last week. I brought to my congregation a short message about the "Cosmic Face of Christ" that seemed to strike a...

[caption id="attachment_37168" align="alignright" width="225"] Meccan Minarets at Night, L. de Bivort[/caption] The Wilkinson Public Library is one of just 125 libraries and humanities councils in the US to receive an American Library Association/National Endowment for the Humanities grant to present Muslim Journeys. The scholar-led reading and...