Festivals

Telluride Bluegrass holds a special spot in my heart. It was Bluegrass that first brought me to this valley in 1997, and it was Bluegrass that made me return. When my husband, Andy, and I first considered moving here, Bluegrass was on our “top ten”...

On Sale Saturday, June 15th at 10 a.m. (MDT). Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 13-15, 2013 The 20th annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is proud to announce The Black Crowes, Jim James, and Melissa Etheridge will headline the event this summer.  Additional musicians booked...

[caption id="attachment_31094" align="alignright" width="223"] TFF #40 by Dean Tavoularis[/caption] The 40th Telluride Film Festival (August 29 – September 2, 2013), presented by National Film Preserve LTD., proudly announces Oscar-winning production designer Dean Tavoularis as its 2013 poster artist. Tavoularis will attend the 40th Telluride Film Festival...

[caption id="attachment_30092" align="alignright" width="300"] WWF 2012 group photo[/caption] Telluride's summer festival season is upon us. The Sheridan Arts Foundation celebrates with the 22nd annual Wild West Fest, which runs June 3- June 8. Monday, June 3, 42 disadvantaged youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America...

Summing up: [caption id="attachment_31026" align="alignleft" width="300"] Line outside the Sheridan Opera House[/caption] It's tough when the climax comes at the beginning. Memorial weekend is the official kick-off of Telluride's robust summer festival season and Memorial weekend twins with Mountainfilm, an annual gathering of the tribe laser-focused on protecting...

Mountainfilm in Telluride is now in our rear-view mirror as we get ready for another busy Summer schedule. We have put together a 3-minute video to help you remember this informative, stimulating and just plain beautiful weekend (or if you weren't here for the 2013...

Mountainfilm turns 35 this year. While we’ve had a long and illustrious history of trying new things (with varied success), we’re still trying to make improvements. This year in particular we’ve added several new programs and initiatives. The Library, Reimagined Our smallest and pluckiest venue, The Library,...

Whether he’s traveling on a muddy trail in the Philippines, hiking through the hills of Chiapas, Mexico, or painting in his studio in San Francisco, artist David Tomb has one mission: to expand the world’s awareness of endangered birds through art. With the help of...

[caption id="attachment_30450" align="alignright" width="300"] Houses drift downhill in a slow-motion landslide. Santiago Mitlatongo, Mexico.[/caption] To call Mountainfilm in Telluride a film festival is less a misnomer than an understatement. Now celebrating 35 years, Mountainfilm includes, but is not limited to, films about mountain living and adventure,...

[caption id="attachment_30850" align="alignright" width="300"] Key players on "Uranium Drive-In" team: Ben Knight, Suzan Beraza and Casey Ney on location at Nucla elementary school.[/caption] Telluride talent Suzan Beraza has never let any grass grow under her feet. She is the real thing – rather the Reel Thing...