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Todd Reed at Lustre

Sponsored by the Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities, the survey of Telluride's fine art scene known as the First Thursday Art Walk ends with a bang for the winter season on April Fool's Day, Thursday, April 1. Locals and guests are invited to visit galleries, studios, arts organizations, even a few eateries to check out the abundant talent. Retail outlets also stay open late until 8 p.m.

Free Art Walk brochures, available at any participating venue (plus hotels and coffee shops) offer a self-guided map of the participating establishments.  

A survey of April events is as follows:

01 April, 2010 /
[click "Play" for an uplifting message from Bunzy Bunworth]

IMG_2273 Just when you thought it was safe to go back into Telluride's historic Sheridan Opera House...


On April Fool's Day, 7:30 p.m., watch sacred cows getting pounded into Whoppers, when the town's favorite actor, Jeb Berrier, along with friends – Buff Hooper, Doug Jones, Jen Julia, Leo McNamara and Bunzy Bunworth (yes, Bunzy, back in town from Down Under) – get together to perform  "Nothing is Sacred II: The Resurrection." The show is billed as a raucous blend of original sketches and live music by Sorbitol: broader than Broadway, more wild(e) than Oscar. Expect an evening that goes straight to The Dogs.
31 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" to hear Rachel Loomis Lee speak about Ah Haa's summer schedule]

Summer_10 All right. I hear you. Telluride is still high on powder since last Friday's mega dump, a rite of Spring in this part of the world, and we are talking summer?

  But Rachel Loomis Lee, executive director of the Ah Haa School for the Arts, is looking through her poles into the future. Her summer catalog now put to bed, Festival season is just around the corner.

Summer at Ah Haa means exciting exhibitions starting in June with shows for Jared David Paul and Bill Krutzmann.

31 March, 2010 /

(editor's note: The Melodians were originally scheduled to perform at the Opera House on January 2, 2010. That concert was canceled because of weather. Lucky us: The Melodians will now play Telluride Wednesday, March 31, 8:00 pm)It's strictly ballroom at Telluride's historic Sheridan...

30 March, 2010 /
[click "Play", Sasha tells us why to support the Squids]

No joke. But lots of fun.


AprilFoolsPoster Remember Jerry Lewis? In an over-the-top, no-holds-barred attempt to win the Telluride Foundation's Text-to-Give contest by a landslide, Telluride's SquidShow Theatre troupe hosts a "Squidstravanganza,"  a variety show/telethon modeled on the meastro's kitschey fundraising marathons.

Highlights of the evening include "Best of the "Squids": song, dance, burlesque, comedy. The event, hosted by Squid founder Sasha Cuciniello and partner in crime Colin Sullivan (who moonlights as the Ah Haa School for the Arts curriculum development director), takes place April Fool's Day, 9:30 p.m., at Telluride's The Llama (corner of Colorado & Pine).
30 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" to listen to Sherri Hubner about the event]

ExtraMoistBalm_pr Part time Telluride local, beauty expert/entrpreneur Bobbi Brown started a makeup revolution in 1991 with just a handful of lipsticks and a simple notion: “Women want to look and feel like themselves, only prettier and more confident.”

Bobbi told Telluride Inside... and Out years ago she thinks all women are beautiful, regardless of age, race, shape or size. Bobbi's product philosophy can be summed up in a few words: make-up that is super-wearable and easy to apply, and products that enhance a woman's God-given gifts.
30 March, 2010 /

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Tracy Shaffer as Mrs. Robinson

by Tracy Shaffer

After a prolonged "heartbreak hiatus," I really felt no need to step back onto the stage. The slow slide of a dramatic divorce, sudden shock of single motherhood, and a stairway fall that took my brother’s life were enough to send me to my room. Though life in general was good, I was not ready to step that far out on a ledge, so to speak, and act again.

Long before the sideways years, I’d fallen out of love… or so I thought: 25 years in the spotlight had left its mark. I was tired of having to be given "permission" by the casting process in order to create. I loved the times when I was "first" but exhausted by the times being "second." “Lift yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again” sounded like heavy lifting where acting was concerned. I chose instead to let this deeply defining part of me go.

28 March, 2010 /

Tom White The prodigal son returns in triumph to Telluride.

The Telluride Council for Arts and Humanities and The Chamber Music Festival are proud to present pianist Tom White, performing live at the Michael D. Palm Theater Sunday, March 28, 4:30 p.m.

Former Telluride local, Tom has spent the past two years completing a masters degree in piano performance at the University of Northern Colorado. He is excited to return to his former stomping ground to perform some of his favorite piano music. The program includes works by Brahms, Debussy, Scarlatti, and Beethoven.

27 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" for Brian J's conversation with Susan]


Jay Ryan says it all on their Facebook page: "Get your pimp on." Telluride's The Llama (corner of Colorado & Pine) presents Pimps of Joytime Friday, March 26, starting at 10:30 p.m. for two very jazzy, jammy, funky sets. (And throw in a Latin twist, some rap, reggae, and blues for good measure.)


Mixing samples and dance beats with spicy musicianship and sweet vocal harmonies, The Pimps of Joytime have evolved since 2005 into the a five-piece groove machine that gets crowds at festivals and clubs from London to San Francisco shaking their tail-feathers.
25 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" to listen to Travis Book speaking with Susan]


The progressive acoustic group known as The Infamous Stringdusters first performed in town at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. That was three years ago, in 2007, with the release of their now acclaimed first album, "Fork in the Road," on Sugar Hill. The collection earned The Infamous Stringdusters, three top awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Emerging Artist of the Year. Not bad in an industry that generally forces anyone wet behind the ears to pay big dues before commanding the limelight.


The Infamous Stringdusters' long anticipated return happens this Friday, March 26, 9 p.m., at Telluride's historic Sheridan Opera House. (Doors/box office at 8:30 p.m.)
24 March, 2010 /