Telluride Mountainfilm 2016, like all Mountainfilms past, means Telluride's summer season of chockablock festivals is off and running. Established in 1979 Mountainfilm was named by Moviemaker in 2015 as one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals. The one-of-a-kind weekend is dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered people, places, and ideas, using...
Due to popular demand and a sold-out June event, the 6th annual Durango Blues Train is pleased to announce a second weekend of live blues, Friday and Saturday, August 12 and 13, aboard the historic, 100+-year-old, coal-fired, steam-powered Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. [caption id="attachment_58568" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Kipori Woods -...
Telluride Mountainfilm, which opened for business in 1979, uses the power of film, art, and dynamic conversations to inspire audiences to create a better world by helping to preserve and protect endangered people, places and ideas. [caption id="attachment_58636" align="aligncenter" width="600"] From "Life Animated, "courtesy, Mountainfilm[/caption] Tellluride Mountainfilm screens feature documentaries on...
The Telluride Jazz Festival presents the 26th Artists In The Schools Program. Durango Funk Allstars to conduct master class, performance and Q&A in Telluride schools. The Telluride Jazz Festival will present the 26th year of the annual Artists In The Schools student education program in the Telluride...
Alpinists, photographers, writers and explorers on the roster for 2016 Telluride Mountainfilm. [caption id="attachment_57922" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A photo by National Geographic Young Explorer Alec Jacobsen, courtesy, Telluride Mountainfilm.[/caption] They have walked solo around the world, traveled to frigid landscapes to dive with leopard seals, scaled some of...
Two free screenings. 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m., of 2015 Telluride Mountainfilm documentary “Les Voyageurs Sans Trace,” Wednesday, March 23 at Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library. Go here to listen to my interview with director Ian McCluskey. Scroll down to bottom of post to watch a trailer for...
A few single-day tickets for Thursday and Sunday are still available at shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422. Discount four-day passes are still available for San Miguel County residents, exclusively at Telluride Music Company (333 West Colorado Ave.). Each San Miguel County resident can purchase up to two 4-day passes at the discounted price of...
Tickets are on sale now for the 23rd Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival scheduled to be held September 16-18, 2016. [caption id="attachment_57512" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image, Barry Brecheisen[/caption] The festival boasts three days of music and microbrews offering an eclectic mix of live blues, funk, indie, rock,...
Tickets, $95 per person, plus a 7% Historic Train Preservation fee, for upcoming Durango Blues Train go on sale Monday, February 1, 10:00 a.m. (MST) here. Purchasers must be 21-years-old to participate. Don't miss this music event of a lifetime; tickets are limited. The Durango Blues Train returns on June...
Ed. Note: The 40th Telluride Jazz Festival Names Jon Cleary as Guest of Honor for 2016. New Orleans Legend to Perform with Absolute Monster Gentlemen and Special Guest. Passes/tickets here. Please scroll down to the bottom of the story to listen to my podcast with Cleary. The 40th...
