"(Telluride) is actually one of the few film festivals that really is about seeing movies instead of just walking around and talking about them." (Ben Affleck at the world premiere of "Argo") The 39th annual Telluride Film Festival began with a crude knock-knock joke. Here goes: Knock,...
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...
[caption id="attachment_22557" align="alignright" width="225"] Telluride Film Fest 2012 poster by Dave Eggers[/caption] Lights! Camera! Action! The 39th annual Telluride Film Festival officially begins with the start of Labor Day weekend, Friday, 8/31 – Monday, 9/3,when the legacy of Georges Melies parades all over town. For those unfamiliar about...
[caption id="attachment_22631" align="alignright" width="300"] Examples of work by Painting Academy teachers[/caption] The historic Telluride train Depot has housed many a business and organization over the years, but it truly came to life when the Ah Haa School for the Arts took up residence there in 2006....
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...
Sidewalk Signings during Film Fest … an annual tradition! [caption id="attachment_22538" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ken Burns, filmmaker & author[/caption] What do a kick-ass director, the dust bowl, an ex-pat dog in Paris, and two criminal cases that captured the American psyche have in common? They are the lineup...
