A heady tale of a treasure map, a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main, a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver, and a lethal scramble for buried treasure, all witnessed through the eyes of a cabin boy, Jim Hawkins. It's an action-packed...
[caption id="attachment_29682" align="alignright" width="85"] "Life on the Rocks," by Kathleen Wells[/caption] Katherine Wells's obsession with petroglyphs (images pecked on stone) began in the 1960s. Three decades later, after careers as a teacher, a businessperson, and an artist in Southern California, Wells and Lloyd Dennis, her partner,...
[caption id="attachment_29377" align="alignright" width="251"] Whitewater Ramble[/caption] The Sheridan Arts Foundation celebrates the end of the ski season at the historic Sheridan Opera House with a foot-stomping bluegrass dance party featuring Whitewater Ramble, the Magic Beans and the Kitchen Dwellers. The fun takes place Friday, April 5...
[caption id="attachment_29329" align="alignright" width="300"] John McCauley of Deer Tick[/caption] A band named after a parasite. How and why? The band Deer Tick is synonymous with its guitarist and singer-songwriter John McCauley, who grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, where he began his career by teaching himself to...
“A futuristic, psychedelic, neo-griot frenzy," raved the Village Voice Toubab Krewe is five guys, based out of Asheville, North Carolina, who effortlessly blend American rock and West African music into a style all their own, described by one critic as having a "visceral, ear-yanking quality" that...
Editor's note: In 2011, the Telluride Foundation honored "Senior" Mahoney as Outstanding Citizen of the Year, an award given in recognition of someone who has unselfishly contributed to our community’s quality of life. In fact, Senior Mahoney is a living legend of Telluride. He grew...
[caption id="attachment_28938" align="alignright" width="240"] Sasha Sullivan introducing a speaker at previous Twenty(by) Telluride event[/caption] What is Twenty(by)Telluride? Follow the math: 20 slides + 20 seconds each ÷ a theme x a few great minds = Twenty(by)Telluride Produced by Telluride Arts, Twenty(by)Telluride is a lively, casual event that showcases great creative minds through very...
After a five-year time out, One to One's Cardboard Sled Derby is back and better than ever for kids ages 5-17 from Telluride, Norwood, Mountain Village, Ridgeway, Ouray, and beyond! "We ran the Cardboard Sled Derby for 11 straight years, then took a break. If we...
The Sheridan Arts Foundation gets funky on Thursday, March 7, 2013, (doors open, 7:30 p.m., show, 8 p.m.), when Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band raises the roof of the historic Sheridan Opera House. Deeply rooted in funk and fully committed to the ongoing evolution of...
Let the sun shine in, Tuesday, March 12 – Sunday, March 17, 8 p.m. at The Palm Theatre This winter, Telluride Theatre hopes to let the sun shine in between the (blessed) blizzards. Its winter 2013 blockbuster is the tribal rock musical “Hair." "Hair" celebrates and chronicles...
