Festivals

Folky Americana acoustic duo Freddy & Francine – she compared to Aretha; he to Van Morrison – (story and podcast here), followed by the hilarious GrassHipPop family Bluegrass band The Cleverlys, will grace the stage on Mountain Village’s Sunset Plaza for the Eighth Annual FirstGrass Concert Wednesday, June...

Grammy-winning Sarah Jarosz returns for an encore at the 44th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Her regular set is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. But expect the singer-songwriter to pop up throughout the weekend, joining her many friends. "Sarah represents the vitality of the modern folk era… reverence for...

A few single-day tickets for Thursday and Sunday for the 44th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival are still available here or call  800-624-2422. Parker Millsap is performing on the Main Stage of Telluride Bluegrass on Sunday, 2 - 3:15 p.m. His NightGrass show at Fly Me To The Moon...

With Mountainfilm  in the rear view mirror, Telluride's summer festival juggernaut is really heating up. Anticipating yet another robust season, the Telluride Jazz Festival, (August 4 - August 6), reveals its 2017 artist lineup, a gift from the new management, Steve Gumble’s SBG Productions, which also programs Telluride Blues & Brews and the Durango Blues...

The 9th annual FREE (!) FirstGrass Concert will be held Wednesday, June 14, at Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village. Freddy & Francine take the stage at 5 p.m. followed by The Cleverlys. Scroll down to listen to a podcast featuring Freddy & Francine. A few single-day tickets for Thursday and...

The Telluride Jazz Festival announces its daily schedule, free late-night series "Liberty Sessions," and new closing show, "The Final Waltz," featuring Vaud And The Villains. Festival takes place August 4-6, 2017 in Telluride, CO. Festival tickets are on sale now. Early Bird 3-Day are still...

The party’s over. Time to call it wrap. Mountainfilm just announced the winning docs and causes. (Details here.) But the truth is everyone in the “tribe” won: over Memorial weekend, we all became a bit more enlightened, drew closer, and learned more about what activism really means....

Climate action and social justice triumph at 2017 Festival. Mountainfilm’s 2017 documentaries told of iconic seabirds, nonagenarian climbers, change-making labor activists, extraordinary Nepalese rites, and bold missions into interstellar space. But at the end of the day, it was stories of determined underwater photographers and citizen...

Mountainfilm uses the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. The nonprofit anticipates another sold-out festival this year. A limited number of passes are still available. Buy your pass now. Go here for presenters. Go here for information about The New...