Culture

Editor’s note: Our Tall Tales contributor, Mark Stevens, is the author of “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan.” “Buried by the Roan” is a finalist for the 2012 Colorado Book Award. Both books are on the shelves at Telluride’s own Between the Covers Bookstore,...

At 43 years young, the former prodigy is widely considered one of the best trumpet players in the world. Since his emergence in the late 1980s, acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Roy Hargrove has firmly established himself as one of this generation's premier performers in...

Anti-semitism is not only the longest known form of hatred in the history of humanity. It is the only form of hatred that is truly global. In her film, “Unmasked Judeophobia, The Threat to Civilization," Gloria Greenfield contends that the 1975 UN Resolution equating Zionism with...

Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m., the Sheridan Opera House hosts an evening with the acclaimed singer-songwriter Jewel. Jewel and her husband, World Champion Rodeo Cowboy Ty Murray, are spending the summer in Telluride and she jumped at the opportunity to perform on the historic...

Through Friday’s storm, the Ah Haa School for the Arts declared the show must go on. And what a show it was! The vibe at the 20th Annual Ah Haa School Fine Art Auction last Friday was so festive and energetic, the crowd's energy cleared the...

Remember the headlines? They keep coming. Cover-ups to protect the guilty – and the church's reputation. Footsies in a bathroom stall. The affair with the wife of a senior staffer. Tweeting body parts. Dirty showers and iconic statues ditched. When it happens, we find ourselves...

Friday July 27, 1 p.m., free to the public What do you get when you mix 12 amazingly talented children, one beautiful historic theater, a classic childhood story, some great music and five days of theatrical fun? Answer: The SAF Young People’s Theater Summer Spectacular. An intensive...

Even if you’re not a diehard sports fan, there’s something about that Olympic music* that gets you right there. As the background sonata for the battleground of interconnected nationalism, it stirs up a brew of nostalgia, history, politics, statistics, and achievement. An avid Olympiphile since...

From Darien Rainforests to Telluride: Opening reception Thursday, July 26, 4 – 8 p.m. Gallery hours, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily. Their story is written in palm fiber  – the Wounaan Indians from the Darien Rain Forest in Panama believe they emerged from the palm trees...

Editor’s note: In his doctoral dissertation, Pastor Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church claims 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 to...