Events

Telluride's One to One Mentoring Program hosts its 8th annual Top Chef Competition, featuring the Taste of Telluride. The fundraiser takes place Friday, August 11 at The Peaks Resort in Mountain Village. Tickets are $75  for general admission. Click here or call 970-708-0885. The event is sponsored by Alpine Bank, The Peaks...

The 37th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival takes place Thursday, August 17 – Sunday, August 20. The full schedule is here. Migrate around the site to find info on presenters, venues, book-signings etc. Or simply filter by topic or venue. Tickets/passes here.  Scroll down to the bottom of the story...

Cellist-composer-environmental activist Ben Sollee returns to town to perform at Telluride's Sheridan Opera House. The concert takes place Friday, August 11, 9 p.m. (Doors  and SHOW bar open at 8 p.m.) Tickets are $20 to $30 (reserved seats), plus a $4 ticketing fee. Tickets and additional event information are available at...

Professor Sophia Hayes speaks at the Telluride Conference Center, Tuesday, August 8, 6 p.m., part of Telluride Science Research Center’s (TSRC) weekly Town Talks in Mountain Village.  Her subject: catching carbon and stopping the greenhouse effect in its tracks. Specifically at the talk, “‘Fingerprinting’ CO2 for Better, Safer Carbon Capture and Storage,” Professor Hayes takes...

On Wednesday, August 9, 4 - 6 p.m., Telluride’s Between the Covers Bookstore welcomes author/photographer Michael Crouser for a book launch and signing of his latest work, Mountain Ranch.  Please scroll down to listen to a podcast featuring Michael Crouser. In his new book of photography, Mountain Ranch, Michael...

The Telluride Jazz Festival 2.0 boasts a robust and diverse artist lineup thanks to the new management group, Steve Gumble’s SBG Productions, which also programs Telluride Blues & Brews and the Durango Blues Train. Specifically the lineup features Mavis Staples, Macy Gray, Lee Fields & the Expressions, Miles Mosley + The West...

Miles Mosley and WCGD are appearing twice at the Telluride Jazz Fest, both times on Saturday, August 5: on the Main Stage at 6:10 p.m.; at the Sheridan Opera House at 10 p.m. Tickets/passes to Telluride Jazz here. Go here for the full Telluride Jazz line-up. Scroll down...

Ranky Tanky appears at the 2017 Telluride Jazz Festival on Friday, August 4, 3:20 p.m., Main Stage; Friday, August 4, 10 p.m., Liberty Bar & Lounge; Saturday, August 5, 11:30 a.m., Society Stage, Elks Park. Tickets/passes to Telluride Jazz here. Go here for the full Telluride Jazz...

At the Telluride Jazz Festival, Davina & The Vagabonds are appearing Saturday, August 5, 10 p.m. at The Liberty Bar & Lounge; Sunday, August 6, 12:30 p.m. on the Society Stage in Elks Park; Sunday, August 6, 4 p.m., Main Stage, Telluride Town Park. Tickets/passes to...