Culture

The end of the old year and the start of the new year has been celebrated around the globe for more than five millennia with pretty much the same idea: Purge the former and ensure good times in the latter. One example is a tradition...

"On The Road Again." Still. One of the best American blues-rock/boogie-rock band from the flower child era of the 1960s still generates plenty of heat. Canned Heat is scheduled to perform with the Fabulous Thunderbirds on New Year's Eve at the historic Sheridan Opera House. Doors...

Raise your hands if spending a few hours with a beautiful, intelligent, articulate woman is appealing. You get your chance at Between the Covers Bookstore on Friday, December 30, 5 – 7 p.m.. when poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer signs her latest book of poetry, "The Miracle...

Artist's reception Thursday, December 29, celebrates 10 years with Gallery German-born metal smith Petra Class tends to work thematically, using stones the way painters use paint to create her signature collections of whimsical jewelry. Leitmotifs for her upcoming blockbuster at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art...

Justin Townes Earle, the clear-voiced son of Steve Earle, was last in town in February, performing at the historic Sheridan Opera House, the headliner on bill with "special guest" Joe Pug. The evening was a sold-out success and both Joe and Justin were invited to...

Editor's note: Santa (and TIO)  gave Jesse & Co. Christmas Day off for good behavior, so Snow Sunday is Monday. Better late than never. Gondola Talk: What’s Said on the G, Stays on the G* *Unless you’re riding with a writer Telluride’s Gondola has been celebrated for its...

It’s all about the ladies this coming week at Between the Covers Bookstore and High Alpine Coffee Bar. Line ‘em up like beautiful literary cocktails and sip, one at a time … Starting Wednesday, three authors grace our space this week: Jill Burchmore, Erzsebet Gilbert,...

Who says you need snow to kill it in Telluride? Though early season in November and early December was a bit dry (like the rest of the state), Telluride’s mini-park, See Forever Loop, Lift 5 pitches and, of course, Gorrono’s beers, kept us thoroughly entertained....

Event at historic Sheridan Opera House, Monday, 12/26/2011, 6:00 pm, only $10 Every year around the holidays, Mountainfilm is Telluride hosts an evening hosts a family-friendly event. This year,'s programs features a series of short films. In "Winter," Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and new-found love for...

Technology has changed the way humans perceive and communicate with the world, but it’s also possible -- at the most basic level -- it has altered the way we think...