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[caption id="attachment_22892" align="alignright" width="300"] B.B. King[/caption] It's right around the corner, the big grand finale of the Telluride's summer festival season: Telluride Blues & Brews. The Ah Haa School for the Arts and Telluride Blues & Brews have joined forces to bring you a unique and exclusive...

[caption id="attachment_22901" align="alignright" width="300"] Echo Rock by Elaine Fischer[/caption] When you head out on Telluride Arts' walk about town, the First Thursday Art Walk, Thursday, September 6, plan to hang out at two art venues run by the region's grassroots arts organization, the Stronghouse Studios +...

[caption id="attachment_22863" align="alignright" width="211"] Holli Pfau, author/animal advocate[/caption] She’s gone to the dogs, literally … Film Fest is a wrap and life is back to somewhat normal around Telluride. We’re packing school lunches, nabbing a lunch-hour hike with a pal, stopping by the bookstore to reserve a...

Add to the list of the many ways the Telluride Film Festival gives back to the Telluride community, the AfterFest. Passes which cost $50 for non locals are discounted to $35 for locals. ($15 ticket for individual shows for everyone.) Program as follows: Tuesday 7 p.m.   -...

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...

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...

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...

Foundation Noted as Most Active Grant Maker Among Peers [caption id="attachment_22662" align="alignright" width="300"] Telluride Foundation sign by metal artist Lisa Issenberg[/caption] According to a 2011 Columbus Survey of 252 community foundations nationwide, the Telluride Foundation ranked as 4th most active grant maker as a percent of asset...

[caption id="attachment_22626" align="alignleft" width="209"] Bruvel's Flow Head[/caption] Hot on the heels of the RNC then the DNC, this particular Labor Day weekend the Telluride Film Festival provides a much needed escape from the vitriol and the noise. But where to go when as good as it...