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October 18 to 25, 2012  Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter  Evening: Mercury and Mars  October is like the hour of twilight, when the brilliance of sunshine transitions into the dark of night. It is a time of transformation, when shadows lengthen, colors fade and...

On Christmas morning, 1996, the morning his daughter had been kidnapped, John Ramsey received this note: “Listen carefully!  We are a group of individuals that represent a small foreign faction.  We respect your business but not the country that it serves.  At this time we...

"Finding ones' individual voice is a journey of discovery and strength," says Ah Haa School for the Arts Marketing Director Lauren Metzger.  "To look within and embrace what you see and feel and then share it with the world is a process that demands courage,...

In Telluride, we’re suckers for a good adventure story. Perhaps, it’s because we live in that dreamy middle zone—we’re either just coming off an outing or planning a new one—and wish to be told of others who live in that same place. Or perhaps it’s...

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...

Craig Childs’s reading at the Wilkinson Library this Friday at 8PM is one event not to be missed this weekend. The author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed books on nature, science, and adventure, Childs’s work has a way of elevating and astounding his...

“Occasionally a conference can, by the strength of its vision, create a whole new context within which to understand an issue.” ~ Paul Hawken, author and social entrepreneur 2012 appears to be a record-breaking year.  Forest fires consumed 7.7 million acres of land, global temperatures increased 1.01°F, and...

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...