Jazz virtuoso and pianist Monty Alexander is acclaimed all over the globe for his seemingly extraterrestrial technique and sublime, heartfelt swing. Now in the 50th year of his performing career, Monty draws great pleasure from mixing, twisting and bending different genres into an accessible musical...
No sure who is line ahead of him, but according to musical icon Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary is next in line. "He's the 9th wonder of the world," said long-time (since 1999) professional colleague Bonnie Raitt. [caption id="attachment_43470" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen[/caption] Jon...
A short history of a dance residency in Telluride: In the halcyon days of the 1990s, instigated by former prima ballerina Valerie Madonia, a nonprofit known as the Telluride Society for the Performing Arts Dance signed a five-year contract with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Madonia’s...
Lettuce to perform Saturday, August 2, 7:50 p.m. Buy tickets now here. The word "jazz," originally "jass" was slang for love-making or whatever anyone did who went to brothels at the turn of the 20th century. Then it became the kind of music played in brothels...
Telluride Playwrights Festival runs Tuesday, July 22 – Sunday, July 27. Passes, $50, on sale now at www.sheridanoperahouse.com. or at the door. Now in its ninth year, SPARKy Production's Telluride Playwrights Festival week showcased classic films in Mountain Village and brought together playwrights, actors, directors, volunteers and interns from all over the country...
“It’s a cultural travesty that the women of early jazz...
Bear Creek is free. At least for now, according to the Telluride Mountain Club (TMC), an organization that works tirelessly to protect Telluride's crown jewel. On July 31 at 6 p.m. TMC will host "Bear Creek Freed!" a celebration of the Bear Creek Preserve with...
Jimmy Cliff to perform Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 9 p.m., doors at 8 p.m.,Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center, Mountain Village, $40* general admission (limited VIP tickets available) The Sheridan Arts Foundation and Telluride Ski Resort presents music legend Jimmy Cliff at the Telluride Conference Center, July 30,...
Telluride Theatre’s “Shakespeare in the Park” features “Much Ado About Nothing.” Open Saturday, July 19 through Saturday, July 26. Rain or shine. (No show Wednesday, July 23). Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets here. All is not fair in love and war. And both momentous events...
Telluride Playwrights Festival runs Tuesday, July 22 – Sunday, July 27. Passes, $50, on sale now at www.sheridanoperahouse.com. As part of THE TELLURIDE PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL's week of theatre, Rachel Shaw Bowers, a member of SPARKy's Board of Directors, will present Steven Spielberg's JAWS. The screening takes place...
