Set some colored pencils, watercolor paints, or clay in front of a child and watch his eyes light up. The magic of seeing a rainbow of colors or feeling a piece of cool, tactile clay captivates kids, often for hours at a time. And they’re...
Editor's Note: "Bidder 70," made by Telluride locals George and Beth Gage, premiered last May at Mountainfilm in Telluride. Last spring, the documentary was featured at New York City’s Human Rights Watch Festival. When Michael Moore invited the Gages to screen "Bidder 70" at his...
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...
October 25 to November 1, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury, Mars and Saturn Halloween. Witches, ghosts and goblins. Things that go bump in the night. Wicked winds and swirling leaves. The crack between the worlds, the thin veil between the physical and...
Telluride Foundation to award approximately $900,000 to local and regional nonprofits The Telluride Foundation’s annual Community Grant application is due 5 p.m., Monday, October 29, 2012. The Foundation is the largest funder on the Western Slope of Colorado and encourages nonprofit and community organizations serving the...
Was it the 25 outrageous bras decorated by Telluride community members, the beefy firemen wearing them as they swaggered atop the New Sheridan Bar? Or was it the wide-spread concern for domestic violence and breast cancer? Whatever the reason, the Ah Haa School for the...
When I think of the 80’s, three things come to mind: peg-leg jeans, Michael Jackson, and Ghostbusters. The film Ghostbusters was the first movie that I ever went to without my parents. Sitting in the dark theater beside my best friend, Brad, I tried to...
It’s rare to have an artist on your iPod that you listen to while running and while relaxing. But bluegrass musician Abigail Washburn is just that. Her clawhammer banjo-infused tunes and soulful voice are at once soothing and uplifting. Peaceful and energizing. [caption id="attachment_24412" align="alignright" width="300"]...
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...
