Last Sunday I spoke a little about Presbyterian history. Did you know that Presbyterian polity influenced the rise of democracy and that many in England called the American Revolution the Presbyterian Rebellion? However we self-identify, our deeper self is without boundaries, without center or circumference,...
Our adult spiritual ed class has been discussing Reza Aslan's book "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth." Her words not only raises questions about the historical context of Jesus of Nazareth, they also point to the distinction between the Jesus of historical...
The National Theatre’s multi-award-winning production of War Horse, seen by over four million people worldwide since its premiere at the National Theatre in 2007, will be broadcast live, thanks to SPARKy Productions, at Telluride's Palm Theatre on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. 7 p.m. as part...
Spring is in the air. (When the snow isn't flying and the wind isn't blowing like stink.) And so is the sound of music. [caption id="attachment_39031" align="aligncenter" width="262"] Rhonda Muckerman, director, Telluride Choral Society[/caption] The Telluride Choral Society announces its 20th annual SpringSing. The rescheduled concert takes...
Dragon Smoke (Stanton Moore, Ivan Neville, Rob Mercurio & Eric Lindell), Claudia Villela, and Young Razzcals Jazz Project set to perform The 38th Telluride Jazz Festival, set to take place Friday, August 1 - Sunday, August 3, 2014 in Telluride Town Park, welcomes additional artists Dragon...
"Good People" runs through April 19 at Denver's Curious Theatre, Running time is two hours, with one intermission. Buy tickets here. "Keenly observed rumination on how far decency can get you and how much depends on sheer luck," Variety [caption id="attachment_38844" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Left to right: Leslie...
Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) is an initiative of the Telluride Foundation and a mentor-driven accelerator program. TVA provides seed funding, co-working space, access to world-class mentors and entrepreneurs-in-residence such as attorney Paul Tomita for this year's six winning companies On Monday, March 17, 5 – 6...
Passes to the 41st Telluride Film Festival (August 29-September 1, 2014) are now available for purchase at www.telluridefimfestival.org. [caption id="attachment_31094" align="aligncenter" width="447"] TFF #40 by Dean Tavoularis[/caption] The Cinephile Pass - Directed to the serious Cinephile, this pass follows a special menu of unique & often unrepeated...
I am so glad the folks at the Sheridan Opera House are throwing the three-night, four-band Telluride Tribute Fest, Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15. That’s right – all tribute bands! Why is it such a great notion? Because tribute bands are often every bit as good as the...
On Saturday, March 1, regional Presbyterians gathered for a series of TED Talk-styled presentations on the question Jesus asked his disciples "Who do you say that I am?" My sermon on March 2 featured my presentation from the previous day, when I offered an experiential...
