Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...
[caption id="attachment_26318" align="alignright" width="300"] Interior, historic Sheridan Opera House[/caption] Can you think of a better way to celebrate the 100th birthday of Telluride’s cherished, historic Sheridan Opera House than to stage a vaudeville show? The evening, complete with melodrama, magic and dance, takes place Sunday, December...
[caption id="attachment_26205" align="alignright" width="300"] Shawn Colvin[/caption] Telluride regular, contemporary folk artist, singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin is back to town to perform her annual Christmas show at the historic Sheridan Opera House. Her two concerts take place Saturday, December 28, 6:30 p.m.and 8:30 p.m., and are part of...
Launched in 1979, Mountainfilm in Telluride is one of America’s longest-running film festivals – although calling Mountainfilm a "film festival" is an understatement. Now celebrating its 35th year, the event includes, but is not limited to, films about mountain living, adventure, socio-cultural challenges, cultures under...
[caption id="attachment_26214" align="alignleft" width="300"] Emmylou Harris, TBF 2011[/caption] Forty years. In couple-speak, that means a ruby. Or a bouquet of Nasturtiums, the official flower of that anniversary. Speaking of anniversaries...
[caption id="attachment_26150" align="alignright" width="243"] Golden Dragon Acrobats[/caption] A man performs a headstand atop a very tall tower of chairs, and a woman balances a lamp as she twists upside down on a pedestal, her body bending like hot pizza dough, limbs merging. This is not Ripley’s “Believe...
[caption id="attachment_26107" align="alignright" width="199"] Peter Yarrow[/caption]Can't teach an old dog new tricks. In some special cases, so what? The old tricks are still good enough. Case in point: the line-up for the 12.12.12 benefit concert at the Garden for victims of Sandy, the British royal family - of...
Remember the moment in "Peter Pan" when Tinkerbell took the hit and swallowed the poison Captain Hook meant for Peter? A distraught Peter threw caution to the wind, broke the fourth wall, and begged the audience to clap hard to save his fairy friend's life. We...
[caption id="attachment_26030" align="alignleft" width="294"] Muppet and Dolly Parton (aka Cheavens and Berrier)[/caption] Everyone has a favorite Christmas story they like to revisit this enchanted time of year. Whether it’s Rudolph, the Magi, Clarence the Angel or the Grinch, there is a tale that resonates with us,...
[caption id="attachment_25867" align="alignleft" width="100"] Tyler Jansen[/caption] Editor's note: No matter when it happens – its regular schedule on the first Thursday of the month or this coming Saturday as a welcomed add-on to tinsel time in Telluride – Art Walk is a no-miss happening, a chance...
