Festivals

TIO neglected to name the winners in the CoolSculpt competition in last weekend's Winter Snow Fest in the Telluride Mountain Village.First place was "Metaphor Machine" by students from the Mountain School, led by teacher Craig Wasserman.Second went to Duncan MacKenzie for his hypertrophic mushroom.Team Guest...

TIO's Eileen Burns was on hand this past weekend to capture (and join in) the festivities in the Mountain Village and on the Telluride ski mountain. Her video provides a view of the revelry, the scenery, and the art of ice sculpture that were enjoyed...

 Since 1977, the San Juan Mountains have been the site of an annual cultural event produced by the Telluride Society for Jazz. The Telluride Jazz Celebration combines performances on outdoor stages in during the day with theater and club shows at night: the best of both worlds.  With its new dates in June, which coincides with the 26th annual  Telluride Balloon Rally, the weekend event becomes even more colorful.

"Jazz means a certain kind of spontaneous interaction on stage and off. Because of how small we are, any impact on our home, Telluride, is positive," said Paul Machado, impresario, the Telluride Jazz Celebration. "At its improvisational center,  jazz in town is so good it makes your ears smile.

"Featured artists typically represent a tangle of styles  and rhythms that add up to one unforgettable experience in sound.

Ok, maybe not Seattle exactly, but across the lake in Bellevue, last night Clint and I hooked up with part-time Telluride local and former Mountainfilm director Arlene Chester Burns at the Bellevue Art Museum. The get-together was to celebrate the opening of an exhibition of...