Let’s play a game of free association. If I say “birds,” what do you say? Hitchcock? Audobon Society? Geeks with binoculars and sore necks? Ted Floyd would be a great answer. Hot on the heels of the dearly departed Telluride Mushroom Festival, Daiva Chesonis was as much in demand as boletus...
“(Ken) Burns is not only the greatest documentarian of the day, but also the most influential filmmaker period. That includes feature filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. I say that because Burns not only turned millions of persons onto history with his films, he...
The whole town is invited when hundreds of enthusiasts here for the Telluride Mushroom Festival get to honor their leader, Art Goodtimes, with a 30-minute live program on stage at the Palm Theater. Art, known as “Shroompa” to Mushroom Festival regulars, is turning 69. Pamela Zoline, founder of...
“Visionaries, leaders, heroes—those close to the edge of neuroticism—have moved out of the society that would have protected them, and into the dark forest, into the world of fire, of original experience…The courage to face the trials and to bring a whole new body of...
Fundraiser takes place Thursday September 11, 2014. On Thursday, September 11, 2014 the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program will host their 16th Annual Bob Miller Memorial Golf Classic. This tournament will take place at the Telluride Ski and Golf Club in Mountain Village with proceeds benefiting the...
All proceeds from One to One’s Top Chef event this Friday go to support unique mentoring programs in the region. Presented by Alpine Bank. Get your tickets here or call 970-728-0885. Twenty years ago, in 1994, the One to One Mentoring Program started working with just...
The 33rd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, Saturday, August 16 –Tuesday, August 19, focuses on four main tracks within mycology: Culinary, Medicinal, Entheogenic, and Mycoremediation. “When you see hundreds of festival participants dressed as mushrooms in our epic annual costume parade, you’ll have no idea that serious science...
Go to Leo Kottke’s website: the “Tour Schedule” page is written in reverse type against a black background and features an armadillo – an animal with a leathery armored shell. (Is there a metaphor and/or big hint lurking in the image?) There you will learn...
It’s the bag she’s in. When the Telluride Foundation announced that Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts as the 2014 Outstanding Citizen of the Year, the press release cited “her unwavering commitment to volunteerism, community service, and philanthropic giving.” The nomination came from then co-director of the San...
Telluride Mushroom Festival conducts serious science during the world’s biggest mushroom party customized for every budget & schedule. Lots of options for day passes, single forays, and pre-festival workshops, etc. Buy tickets here. Below is a day-by -day reckoning of festival highlights. Friday, August 15: [caption id="attachment_44174" align="aligncenter" width="388"] Tradd...
