To make his point, Victor Garlock, Ph.D. and author, tells a whale of a tale in a metaphor drawn from the Polynesian culture: "Standing on a whale fishing for minnows." Minnows, he explains, are life's noises, the distractions our mind and senses glom onto everyday that...
HUD Announces Recipients of Inaugural Secretary’s Award for Community Foundations THE U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the Council on Foundations, recognized The Telluride Foundation as one of 10 recipients of the first annual Secretary’s Award for Community Foundations. The award...
Bal de Maison features Little Hurricane to warm up Blues & Brews crowd for super cool weekend [caption id="attachment_23045" align="alignright" width="200"] "C.C." and "Tone" of Little Hurricane[/caption] Hurricane season is not quite over. At least not in the Telluride region. The 19th annual Telluride Blues & Brews Fest...
Sunset Blues Concert in Mountain Village Features MarchFourth Marching Band [caption id="attachment_23025" align="alignright" width="300"] March Fourth Marching Band[/caption] The 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival announces the Sunset Blues Concert in Mountain Village, Thursday, September 13, 2012., 5 p.m. The event features the MarchFourth Marching Band...
[caption id="attachment_22898" align="alignleft" width="300"] TASP instructors with clients[/caption] The Telluride Adaptive Ski Program (TASP) is dedicated to enriching the lives of people with disabilities by providing therapeutic recreational opportunities. Thursday, September 13, 2012, TASP hosts its 14th Annual Bob Miller Memorial Golf Classic. The tournament takes place...
In 2009, four young Russian filmmakers visited America for a residency, making a stop in Telluride for the (dearly departed) Film Festival. Telluride Inside...
Forty-one may be the new 21. Just ask Telluride Arts. Rather than crashing and burning in a mid-life crisis, the nonprofit formerly known as TCAH, which opened for business in 1971, continues to make big plans for the future, including a re-imagining for Telluride's grassroots...
"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back," Maya Angelou [caption id="attachment_22734" align="alignright" width="238"] Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts supports volunteers[/caption] When the global economic meltdown hit in 2008, trickle down...
Foundation Noted as Most Active Grant Maker Among Peers [caption id="attachment_22662" align="alignright" width="300"] Telluride Foundation sign by metal artist Lisa Issenberg[/caption] According to a 2011 Columbus Survey of 252 community foundations nationwide, the Telluride Foundation ranked as 4th most active grant maker as a percent of asset...
Editor's note: Only a limited number of 3-Day passes available for the 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Saturday Single Day tickets are completely sold out, with a limited number of Friday and Sunday Tickets available for purchase. 3-Day passes are $170 each, Sunday tickets...
