A visit to a ghost towns, an abandoned building, a forsaken mine, or an archaeological site cannot help but spark our curiosity and raise a long list of questions: What was this place like at its peak? Who were the people who lived or worked...
The Black Crowes, Jim James and Melissa Etheridge Headline 20th Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. September 13-15, 2013. [caption id="attachment_30144" align="alignright" width="275"] The Black Crowes[/caption] The 20th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival proudly announced their 2013 festival lineup today. Blues & Brews celebrates their 20th year in...
The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents the 21st annual Wild West Fest in Telluride, Colo., Monday, June 3 – Saturday, June 8, 2013 [caption id="attachment_30092" align="alignright" width="300"] WWF 2012 group photo[/caption] What: The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents the 22nd annual Wild West Fest, a week-long celebration of Western...
A heady tale of a treasure map, a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main, a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver, and a lethal scramble for buried treasure, all witnessed through the eyes of a cabin boy, Jim Hawkins. It's an action-packed...
As with all things, there are ups and downs in the documentary film festival world. According to Mountainfilm in Telluride festival Director David Holbrooke however, this year marks something of a zenith. “This is one of the strongest years for documentaries that we've ever seen,” he said. “From...
April 18 to 25, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury, Saturn Evening: Jupiter The all-powerful Sun and warrior Mars move in to calm, steady Taurus this week to join the mythological goddess of love and beauty - sweet, seductive Venus – and in so doing, the...
Editor's note: This year marks Mountainfilm's 35th festival and the event is stronger than ever. Those running the show feel Mountainfilm's vital longevity is thanks to many people: volunteers, staff, audiences and, of course, filmmakers, artists, and guests. Some people who have taken the stage...
Editor note: This year marks Mountainfilm's 35th festival and the event is still be going strong. Festival heads feel its longevity is due to stellar people involved: volunteers, staff, audiences and, of course, many filmmakers, artists and guests. Some people who have taken the stage...
People sometimes tell us that Mountainfilm in Telluride, which takes place every Memorial Day weekend (May 24 to 27, 2013), often conflicts with graduations and weddings. In the past, we’ve held our tongue because the laws of physics prevent a person from being in two...
[caption id="attachment_29682" align="alignright" width="85"] "Life on the Rocks," by Kathleen Wells[/caption] Katherine Wells's obsession with petroglyphs (images pecked on stone) began in the 1960s. Three decades later, after careers as a teacher, a businessperson, and an artist in Southern California, Wells and Lloyd Dennis, her partner,...
