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[click "Play" to hear Baerbel speak about living in divided Germany]

11-9 Berlin Wall On Monday, November 9, starting at 6 p.m., Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Beloved long- time local/director of the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, Baerbel Hacke grew up in a divided Germany. She plans to share her experiences escaping from behind the Iron Curtain. Also on the FREE program, the film "Leipzig In the Fall," directed by Andreas Voigt and Gerd Kroske. "Leipzig in the Fall"  is a comprehensive documentation of demonstrations and other events in Leipzig from October 16 - November 7, 1989,  and includes interviews with demonstrators, members of the citizens' rights movement, officials, and bystanders.


In 1958, Baerbel's parents decided the family had to escape East Germany, because of the rise of Communism. They told their seven-year-old daughter she was going to an equestrian show for a day. Baerbel left her relatives, her friends, her toys without the chance to say goodbye. Once in West Germany, she ate her first orange. It was the taste of freedom. And not a moment too soon.
08 November, 2009 /

KOTO, Telluride's radio station, hosted the Halloween bash at the Sheridan Opera House on October 31. KOTO's  Janice Zink (seen below blowing a kiss) sent along photos of the costume contest winners for the evening.First place went to Amy and Darrall Huber, as the swine...

06 November, 2009 /
Grooms, 2009, Dancing, Marlborough Chelsea (1) Telluride Inside... and Out's stories about our very memorable day in Chelsea continue with a recap of our visit to the Marlborough Chelsea Gallery, 545 West 25th Street, to see an exhibit of monumental sculptures by Red Grooms. Why we went has everything to do with jonesing for the child-like wonder of the artist's work, cosmic connections, Telluride, and our dear friend Stephen Wald.

Grooms, 2009, Dancing, Marlborough Chelsea (4) Stephen Wald died that very same Thursday, October 22, after a long battle against Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. I suspect his passing happened close to the time a group of us went to the Marlborough to celebrate our friend, a successful businessman, philanthropist, accomplished athlete, photographer, and art lover/collector, because Clint and I knew Red Grooms held a special place in Stephen's life: specifically by a window in the entry hall of the elegant Aldasoro home he shared with his beloved wife Sheila, also a collector.
31 October, 2009 /

Saturday night, October 31, party on Telluride Halloween style at the Sheridan Opera House. KOTO is sponsoring its 33rd annual bash, so dig into that costume box (you know you have it) and get it on. Doors open at 9 pm. Tickets are $23/advance,...

30 October, 2009 /

Telluride will have the opportunity to see some Shakespeare tonight, October 29. The Aquila Theatre Company is bringing the Forest of Arden to the Palm Theatre stage in a single performance of "As You Like It."The romantic comedy is built on mistaken identities,...

29 October, 2009 /
IMGP0683 Blue Lake Pass, on the south shoulder of the Telluride region's Mount Sneffels, is a narrow, sharp saddle between Gilpin Peak and Mount Sneffels, with rocky ridges extending off each mountain. The view to the West is into the Mount Sneffels Wilderness Area; to the northeast, to Teakettle Mountain and  little Coffeepot Mountain. East access is via wildflower-filled Yankee Boy Basin on this favorite local hike.

"Blue Lake Pass" is one of three large-scale environmental installations by part-time Telluride area local, artist/architect Maya Lin, selected from her recent traveling museum exhibition Systematic Landscapes.

Telluride Inside... and Out happened into the show on a visit to Chelsea last Thursday, October 22.
27 October, 2009 /
[click "Play" to hear Peter Meineck on Aquilla Theatre]

AYLIFinal-24 As we like it: the Palm Theatre in Telluride brings New York's Aquila Theatre Company to town with its production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" on Thursday, October 29, 6:30 p.m. "As You Like It"  is one of the Bard's greatest and most discombobulating comedies. It takes a sailor to untie the knots that result from plot twists and turns.

Here's a road map to "As You Like It": Rosalind, daughter of a banished Duke, is forced to flee court and enter the Forest of Arden when her life is threatened by her power-hungry uncle and his henchmen. Accompanied by her cousin, Celia, Rosalind gets all tricked out as a man for safety's sake. The disguise proves handy as Rosalind tests the devotion of her noble suitor Orlando, also forced into hiding by a bloodthirsty sibling. In the guise of a man, Rosalind teaches Orlando the ways of the heart. Some of the Bard's most poetic language flows through a cycle of merry and melancholy misunderstandings, gender bending, and mistaken identities among the court exiles and forest natives. In the end, love conquers all and justice wins the day. "As You Like It" contains the famous monologue that begins: "All the World's a Stage..." comparing life to a play.

26 October, 2009 /
IMG_0454 Cold, snow and wind are pre-empting fall in Telluride and elsewhere in America. Telluride Inside...and Out is in Pittsburgh, where rain washed out plans for grandkids' soccer games. On Friday, however, we visited the extraordinary Carnegie Museum, whose must-see permanent collection – two Van Goghs in one of the Impressionist galleries are worth the price of entry, not to mention one of the best of Monet's waterlilies series – includes a new Alex Katz, given star billing in the lobby. The Alex Katz depicts trees in fall, irresistible given TIO's ongoing coverage of the colors of a season fast coming to a close.
19 October, 2009 /

When it comes to the arts, Telluride puts its money where its mouth is, lending support in substantive ways such as an artists' cooperative known as the Stronghouse Studios. Pittsburgh has the Mattress Factory, an artists' co-op and museum featuring installation art in room-sized...

18 October, 2009 /