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[click "Play" to listen to Susan's interview with Taylor Hicks]

 

Taylor Hicks You'll find the announcement on his website, big and bold: "Taylor Hicks will perform at the 35th Telluride Jazz Celebration in Colorado on August 6, at approximately 7 p.m.!"

In case you've been living under a rock, "American Idol" is the reality TV program that showcases emerging young singing talent, with each season's winner selected by viewers. Season 5, 2006, Taylor Hicks earned the title handily with over 63.4 million votes. And he did it by singing songs people can whistle, proving the legendary producer Simon Cowell wrong – probably for the first time ever in Cowell's storied career. Just ask him. (Cowell famously said Hicks would never make to the final round. Later he had to eat his words.)

10 July, 2011 /
[click "Play", Allison English talks about her path to Yoga]

 

AllisonEnglish Allison English among the top tier list of presenters scheduled to teach at the 4th annual Telluride Yoga Festival, July 14 – July 17

Allison is a certified Forrest Yoga instructor and faculty teacher trainer at Pure Yoga. She has completed over 1000 hours of training through the Foundation and Advanced Forrest Yoga Teacher Certification programs and was voted "Best Yoga Instructor – Chicago" in 2008. Nevertheless, Allison is not content to rest on her laurels: she continues to deepen her teaching skills and intensify her personal practice by attending workshops, teacher trainings, and intensive practices with her guru, Ana Forrest.

10 July, 2011 /

Buddy Guy, B&B, 2009
Buddy Guy, 2009 B & B

The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival single day tickets went on sale Friday, July 1st at 10am (MST). Every September, the bands, the fans, and the barrels of beer roll into Telluride Town Park for the annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. The Festival is a three-day celebration of live blues, funk, rock, gospel and soul performances, hosting over 20 nationally touring bands, and over 50 of the best microbreweries in the country.
 
 
The 18th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival lineup is complete, featuring headliners Willie Nelson, The Flaming Lips, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Additional performances include The Robert Cray Band, Zappa Plays Zappa, moe., Marcia Ball, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Mavis Staples, Anders Osborne, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and many more.

10 July, 2011 /
[click "Play" to listen to Rachel Loomis Lee's description of this year's auction]

 

Ah Haa Auction Theme of 19th annual event based on Bond: "License to Create"

First there was Sean Connery. Now there's Jeb Berrier.

Jeb Berrier is Telluride's Bond. Never shaken, sure to stir as he hosts the 19th Annual Art Auction for Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts.

New this year, the auction begins Thursday, July 21, 5 – 7 p.m. Billed as an Intimate Live Auction of 4 Works of Art, the evening includes a reception with champagne and canapes, artist talks, the mini-auction,  music, and a  preview (and pre-bid) of Friday night's silent and live auction line-up. With "buy now" privileges for each of the 4 works, this is an evening not to be missed. (Admissions is $45 and includes entry into the Friday night event.)

09 July, 2011 /
[click "Play" to listen to Susan's conversation with Keller Williams]

 

15TH ANNUAL KOTO DOO-DAH Getting tickets to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival can be sketchy at times: the recent 38th annual event sold out virtually overnight. Keller Williams and The Keels performed at the 37th Telluride Bluegrass in 2010. That set breathed new life into old classics, as the trio showcased their hit release "Thief."

Missed the show? It was a doozy, but you are in luck: You get a second chance when Keller and The Keels headline the 15th annual KOTO Doo-Dah, Saturday, July 9, 2011, starting at 4 p.m.

07 July, 2011 /

Painting, Telluride Valley The First Thursday Art Walk is a celebration of the arts in downtown Telluride for art lovers, community and friends.  A dozen venues open their doors from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. to introduce their new exhibitions and artists.  Restaurants feature Art Walk specials.

New for Summer 2011, select venues extend their open hours and welcome children and their families for a special Kids Walk. A treasure map provides a self-guided tour and simple activities that teach basic principles of art through observation. Key venues offer hands on activities.

July Art Walk 2011 shows include:

06 July, 2011 /
[click "Play", Susan speaks with Rob, Nancy and Renee]  

Magical works by Craft, Schultheis & Swire

Rob image Among Telluride's many talented writers, Rob Schultheis is an alpha male. In his columns in the Watch, and in his many books, Schultheis reclaims that turf over and over again with steady barrage of satiric, muscular, insightful, brash, bold prose. But forget all the you know about Rob. Well, don't forget it. Amplify it. Did you know Rob turned down a an art scholarship to college because he wanted to live in the Rockies? Rob the writer is also Rob the painter. "Roads to Xanadu" features the work of Rob, his wife, Nancy Craft, and their friend, Renee Swire. The show goes up in the Daniel Tucker Gallery at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts the first Thursday of the month, July 7, 5 – 7 p.m. The opening corresponds to Telluride Arts' First Thursday Art Walk, when galleries and other venues around town stay open late to strut their stuff. ( For a list of venues and participating restaurants, go to http://telluridearts.org/?page_id=111.)
05 July, 2011 /

By Elisabeth Gick

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What makes the Compassion Festival a festival rather than a conference or symposium? The short answer is that a festival is more fun than a conference. There is art, there is food, there are things to look at, touch, hear, smell and taste.

The Compassion Festival, to be hosted this coming weekend by the Telluride Institute, may not have all those tempting ingredients, but a good number of them.

05 July, 2011 /