Performing Arts

Bear safety for the 21st century, presented by Telluride Theatre in association with Black  Bear Awareness Week. Wednesday, September 9 and Thursday, September 10, 8 p.m. at the Steaming Bean. FREE! Five years strong! BEAR IT! an original show, played to SOLD OUT Telluride audiences 2009, 2010, 2013...

Go to Leo Kottke’s website: the “Tour Schedule” page is written in reverse type against a black background and features an armadillo  – an animal with a leathery armored shell. (Is there a metaphor and/or big hint lurking in the image?) There you will learn...

Telluride Theatre’s “Bread & Circus,” is an original play by artistic director Sasha Sullivan in collaboration with the cast & crew. Curtain, 8:00 pm, August 17-22, in the Hotel Madeline ballroom. Free, though a $15 donation is greatly appreciated. To become a member (and get prime seats...

Tenor Alan Glassman has thrilled audiences throughout America and Europe for decades with his vibrant timbre and committed interpretations of major operatic roles. A regular at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Glassman triumphed in 2004 as Herod in a new production of “Salome" starring Karita Mattila. He has since...

"Ragged Chuck Berry grooves and punk-country riffs are topped by frontman John Joseph McCauley III's Winston-stained howls about alcoholics, gold-digging women and poverty-stricken couples who can't foot their bills," Rolling Stone about Deer Tick An uber-hip band returns to the Telluride region – or should I...

The 41st Annual Chamber Music Festival offers something for everyone, from the most demanding music sophisticate to the fun-seeking neophyte. The event promises to bring two memorable weekends of top-quality music to our historic mining town, while redefining what chamber music is all about, i.e. not music created by dead white men...

It may be children’s theater, but the Telluride Academy’s Mudd Butt Mystery Theatre Troupe has never shied away from the deep issues that confront the human condition. [caption id="attachment_43818" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Clay, Sally & Kim, putting this year’s Mudd Butts script together[/caption] Playfully woven into an often wacky story...

Jewel’s concert is largely sold out, however, if you are in generous frame of mind, stop by the Opera House office. And below are her compelling answers to my questions. Her name held a promise of a glittering career. Success as a singer-songwriter was in her genetic...

Telluride Arts’ Gallery 81435 features artist/choreographer Katy Parnello in “Anthropomorphism,” an exhibit and live performance Join Telluride Arts for a closing party and live performance as part of Katy Parnello’s exhibit, Anthropomorphism. The event takes place at Gallery 81435 (across the street from the Stronghouse Studios),...