Culture

There's an exciting workshop happening this weekend in Telluride. John Bruna, aka monk Chophel, will teach about mindfulness. As the Daily Om claims (which you can subscribe to for your morning e-infusion of wisdom), “Mindfulness is a learned skill that offers profound benefits in all...

Telluride has long been a hub for cinema, with world renowned film festivals like Telluride Film Festival and Mountainfilm in Telluride, but  the newest film festival—Telluride Horror Show—is starting to steal the show. Telluride Horror Show celebrates the scary movie genre and is in its...

Editor’s note: Author/poet/recently retired teacher-writing instructor David Feela is a regular contributor to Telluride Inside… and Out. His latest book, “How Delicate These Arches: Footnotes from the Four Corners,” a collection of essays, is available at Between the Covers Bookstore. We implored David to send...

Editor’s note: In his doctoral dissertation, Pastor Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church is claiming the need for a re-visioning of the Christian church’s theology and its understanding of mission, the need for a more natural, integrative theology and for an earth-focused, contextual approach...

Editor’s note: In 2011, for the fourth time in a row (and running), the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services, a public library rating system, designated Telluride’s Library a five-star institution. The Wilkinson Public Library ranks fifth in the nation among public libraries with...

Have you ever wanted to just dabble in paint? Take your doodling to the next level? Mess around with color? Ah Haa School for the Arts offers the perfect opportunity to dip your toe into the painting experience – while dipping a swizzle stick into a...

Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on talent. Mark is the author of “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan,” both on the shelves...

[caption id="attachment_23531" align="alignright" width="300"] Kathy Green, 'Beyond Bone'[/caption] Telluride Arts' First Thursday Art Walk is a celebration of the arts in downtown Telluride for art lovers, community and friends. Venues all over town open their doors from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. to introduce new exhibitions and artists....

I repeat: “WHAT Off-Season?!?!?!?!?” Major fests are over. Academic and sport schedules dictate the rhythm. Start making off-season to-do list. Um, scratch that last one. Way too many cool events have fallen like splendid leaves into our events calendar, offering locals and visitors a menagerie of bookish...

"His ideal society has crystallized round him and learned to love his entropy,” Robert Hughes [caption id="attachment_23556" align="alignright" width="300"] Koons relief juxtaposed to Warhol self-portrait[/caption] Jeff Koons had a mother. His name was Andy Warhol. I know. Hold the drumroll. No big reveal – except for the legions...