Festivals

Did you know that mushrooms are the richest non-animal food source of Vitamin D, and chanterelles, which grow in the Telluride region, are among the species containing the highest levels (also maitake and morel)? Plus they taste good. How good? The Telluride Mushroom Festival (TMF) is...

[caption id="attachment_33821" align="alignright" width="300"] Tradd Cotter[/caption] Political infighting, upheavals in the Mideast, fallen idols; all the brooding headlines don't change the fact that hope for the planet springs eternal – from the ground up. We are talking about mycelia and their fruit, mushrooms. Just ask winning...

They came. They performed. They conquered. We are talking about Roy Malan and Robin Sutherland of the Telluride Chamber Music Festival, the nonprofit the duo founded in 1974, the same year Telluride Bluegrass and Film Fests came into being. And that was just after Joe Zoline...

The Telluride Mushroom Festival (TMF) is excited to present an opportunity to receive formal certification in mycoremediation from the most esteemed mycological festival in the world. The 32nd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival and mycoremediation course takes place Thursday, August 15 - Sunday, August 18, 2013 in...

[caption id="attachment_33492" align="alignright" width="300"] New Orleans Suspects, by Jeffrey Dupuis[/caption] The usual suspects are in no way usual. Au contraire. These denizens of the Big Easy are musicians in a league of their own. The New Orleans Suspects perform at the Telluride Jazz Celebration on Sunday, August...

[caption id="attachment_33279" align="alignright" width="300"] Meshell Ndegeocello[/caption] A consummate musical storyteller, she was widely regarded one of the most extraordinary artists of the 20th century and an icon of American music. When Nina Simone died on April 21, 2003, she left behind a virtual treasure trove of...

Keynote Gary Lincoff to speak on accessing the sacred in a profane world Telluride Mushroom Festival (TMF) and the Telluride Institute are proud to announce the schedule of the 32nd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, taking place Thursday, August 15- Sunday, August 18, 2013. This year, the...

Sunday, August 4, is NOLA (New Orleans) Day at the 37th annual Telluride Jazz Celebration. The line-up includes the Springdale Quartet, percussionist Mike Dillon and his band, The Stooges Brass Band, and the New Orleans Suspects. The big closer: Galactic. Last time Telluride audiences heard the...

Since 1977,  the Telluride Jazz Celebration has ranked among the world’s most memorable musical events. The intimate setting and world-class sounds, plus the opportunity for alpine recreation combine to create a truly unique weekend experience, Thursday, August 1 – Sunday, August 4. Performances take place...

[caption id="attachment_32958" align="alignright" width="204"] Zach Steel[/caption] He comes by it naturally. The big hair I mean. (See John Steel, his dad.) Also the razor sharp, sardonic wit. (Ditto.) Zachary "Zach" Steel is an American actor, who portrays Gibson on A.N.T. Farm. He is the writer of the...