Culture

[caption id="attachment_32948" align="alignright" width="300"] Dean Rolley[/caption] Dean Rolley Selected to Receive Award for 2013 The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting Friday, July 5, 2012 where it selected long-time Telluride resident, Dean Rolley, as the 2013 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. The Telluride...

[caption id="attachment_32890" align="alignright" width="300"] Dan Castellaneta, playwright & voice of Homer Simpson, in town for Telluride Playwrights Fest[/caption] SPARKy Productions is proud to present the annual Telluride Playwrights Festival, which takes place this heart from Tuesday, July 23 – Sunday, July 28. The 2013 event includes...

[caption id="attachment_32729" align="alignright" width="300"] David Byrne & St. Vincent[/caption] Where were you Thursday night, June 20, 2009? If you, like we, were at Telluride Bluegrass, you witnessed the white out. We are referring to that magic moment when David Byrne & Co. – band and dancers – all...

[caption id="attachment_32647" align="alignright" width="300"] Wharf Study, Doug Dawson[/caption] The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art has a stable that includes some of the best pastel artists in the world, among them Sally Strand, Carole Katchen, Bruce Gomez –  and Doug Dawson. Dawson is also a Visiting Artist at...

[caption id="attachment_32682" align="alignright" width="300"] Craig Howe[/caption] Tick tock. Tick tock. Hear it? The clock is fast approaching the 11th hour. As of the week ending July 12, there will be little time left to cross "t's" and dot "i's". For the four winning companies of the Telluride...

Summer dance performances bring extraordinary, top tier talent to Telluride. MOMIX to offer at master class for intermediate dancers & above, July 16, 12:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_32568" align="alignright" width="205"] MOMIX: Botanica[/caption] This summer, the Palm Theatre and Palm Arts are launching a professional summer dance series in...

[caption id="attachment_32502" align="alignright" width="300"] Paradox store[/caption] Paradox Community Trust Makes First Loan to Help Grow Local Economy in Paradox Basin Visitors to the Paradox Valley will soon be able to purchase organic produce, locally-made specialty items, groceries, plus ice cream and cold drinks at the newly restored...

July 4 to 11, 2013     Visible planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter           Evening: Venus, Saturn We, the people… Mom, home and apple pie. Parades, fireworks and American flags. Outdoor barbeques, hot dogs, hamburgers and corn on the cob. Coca-cola, lemonade and iced tea. And for those who drink...

 Editor’s note: Author/poet/recently retired teacher-writing instructor David Feela is a regular contributor to Telluride Inside… and Out. The man is, as you will see, quirky and funny. His latest book, “How Delicate These Arches: Footnotes from the Four Corners,” a collection of essays, is available...