Among the elements that make Telluride "Telluride" are community involvement and the spirit of volunteerism. Nowhere are these more apparent than among our young citizens. Emma Gross and Brittany Altman were Rizzo and Sandy in the recent SAF Young People's Theatre revival of "Grease."...
Flap our gums, as is our wont in the Telluride community, about the need for expansion and new equipment, at the end of the day, for a key player in this area such as Kristin Holbrook, it is a no-brainer: through her store,Two Skirts, she is a big time supporter of the FEAST, or Fund for Expanding and Supporting Telluride's Medical Center, because she is here for the long haul and wants to be assured of state of the art medical services for her young family. Watch the video below to preview the Two Skirts' shopping spree, one of the auction items.
The facts on the table seem plain enough: The Telluride Medical Center has outgrown its existing building. Between 2001 and 2007, TMC’s emergency service volume grew 81% and community population projections indicate the TMC’s primary service area should grow by 39% over the next 10 years. With a new facility, the TMC would be able to double the capacity of the ER, and add specialty services such as pediatrics.
by Dr. Susannah Smith
Our Bond with Animals
As young psychology students, we were taught not to "anthropomorphize," meaning that we should NEVER attribute human characteristics to animals. Animals were not people. The general consensus was (is) that humans are the "superior" species, and certainly the only ones who have a soul. And yet I was a child who talked with all animals, and who felt pain when an ant died. I knew "they" were wrong, as a student and now.Because of the heavy toll AIDS took on the fashion industry early in the epidemic the Telluride Aids Benefit Fashion Show is a fitting highlight to end a week of educational initiatives and community outreach focusing on prevention awareness.Because TAB’s muse and constant angel, Robert...
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Alice Schoenau is one of about 50 designers whose creations will be seen on the runway of the Telluride Aids Benefit Fashion Show on February 28.
“Throughout my studies in the Fashion Design Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, I explored the means and meanings of changeable clothing. While always searching for new ways to create garments that can be worn in numerous ways, there is still a concern for function in addition to style.”
This recent graduate has created a small clothing line showcasing multi-functional designs in natural and organic fibers.
by Dr. Susannah Smith
Telluride's San Miguel Resource Center, the region's only nonprofit dealing with the twin challenges of domestic violence and sexual assault, celebrated healthy relationships last night at its annual Chocolate Lovers' Fling, the nonprofit's major public fundraiser. Support for the event means supporting yourself, a family member or a friend in need, anyone regardless of race or gender, yes gender, because abuse is an equal opportunity offender.
I'm writing today about a topic that is unpopular among women, and even female therapists. However, the battered male is a reality.
Our media world has done a good job of reporting on domestic violence in women, which is also a reality. We have heard of the "battered wife syndrome": a diagnostic complex of symptoms often referred to by clinicians. I prefer to speak about the "battered partner syndrome."
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Alanna Kaivalya was included in a Yoga Journal article featuring "Top 21 Instructors in the U.S. under 40." She returns to Telluride on the heels of her recent visit to town for the first annual Telluride Yoga Festival this past July, having woven her spell over that magical weekend. This time the senior Jivamukti instructor is here to teach a yoga workshop, "Compassion Through Action," in support of the San Miguel Resource Center.
On Saturday night, February 7, the SMRC holds its only public fundraiser, the 14th annual Chocolate Lovers' Fling. The SMRC is the region's only nonprofit that helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and offers prevention education.
Appropriately, the theme of Alanna's workshop is "Compassion Through Action," and book II, sutra 35 from the "Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali," the first and foremost scripture if Yoga, provides the leitmotif:
"Ahimsa Pratisthayam Tat Samnidhau Vaira Tyagah or "In the presence of one firmly established in non-violence, all hostilities cease."
[ click to hear the interview with Maegan Boyce]
Maegan and Peaks
co-worker Zabe James
The San Miguel Resource Center is a small nonprofit with only five employees, yet it provides a menu of services of that includes:
Short-term counseling
Follow-up contact
Support group treatment
Emergency shelter/safehouse
Information and referral
Criminal justice system support
Personal and legal advocacy
Emergency financial assistance
Emergency housing assistance
Safety planning
Children’s art alchemy
[ Click to hear Susan's interview with Jessica Forsyth]
The CHIP team
It was the wish of the Telluride AIDS Benefit’s muse, Robert Presley, to keep WestCAP healthy. The community-based referral, advocacy and service provider helped him in his fight against AIDS and remains of paramount importance to everyone on the Western Slope living with HIV/AIDS. TAB’s largesse, however, extends beyond WestCAP, its primary beneficiary, to Denver, where over the years the nonprofit has been able to give thousands of dollars to the Children’s Hospital Immunodeficiency Program or CHIP.
CHIP began providing specialized care for HIV+ children in the Rocky Mountain region in 1991. CHIP remains the only entity in the region providing comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered services to infants, children, youth (13-24), pregnant women, and parents of HIV-infected children.
