Telluride Arts' First Thursday Art Walk is a festive celebration of the arts in downtown Telluride for art lovers, community, and friends. Fifteen venues host receptions from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. to showcase new exhibitions and artists. A free Art Walk map offers a self-guided...
On September 19, 1783, a scientist named Pilatre De Rozier launched the first hot air balloon. “Aerostat Reveillon” stayed in the air for a grand total of 15 minutes before crashing back to earth with its passengers: a sheep, a duck, and a rooster. The first...
[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...
Live music, arts and children’s programming at the Sheridan Opera House The Sheridan Arts Foundation, the non-profit organization that owns and operates Telluride’s Sheridan Opera House, is excited to announce its summer 2013 schedule. June through August, there’s something for everyone with free concerts, magic shows,...
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...
