Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel has emphasized often how puppy training should start at a fairly young age. But what about that pup who somehow got to be a year old, and a lot set in his ways?This video...
Telluride's SquidShow Theatre is the living end. This time we mean that literally. Saturday July 31 – Tuesday, August 3, the Squids present "Cataclysm!: "The end is closer than you think. So is the beginning." The happening takes place nightly at 7 p.m. at The Deep Creek Mine, just seven miles outside of town.
Integrated Design Workshop #3, "Practical Applications of Tools & Methods,” takes place Friday, July 30, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library Program Room, 100 W. Pacific Ave. The event is hosted by The New Community Coalition (TNCC), with support from the Governor’s Energy Office ENERGY STAR New Homes grant program. Guest presenters are James Pittman, a whole systems designer, consultant, and educator, and Eugene Wowk, architect and owner of Wowk Design, LLC.
Taken from a book of that name written by Sir Thomas More in 1516, "Utopia" defines an ideal society. Like Shangri-La – or Telluride.
They're boxy. And they are big. In the fashion trend sense.Telluride Inside... and Out's fashion expert Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts is talking about the small satchel. So move over large totes and hobos. Make way for the boxy, flap silhouette with the ultra long strap, petite purses that suggest a modern edge and ladylike elegance.
Telluride local Nicole Finger is quiet and self-effacing in person. In successive interviews with this fine artist over the years, Telluride Inside... and Out has never spotted an ounce of hype or self promotion. With one exception: Last year the stunning brunette and Ah Haa School for the Arts board member shook it for all she was worth to sell a dress of an original design for her favorite non-profit.
This year, expect an encore. Nicole Finger has designed another hand-painted dress, the Klimt Dress, which will be on the catwalk at the 18th annual Ah Haa auction, Friday, July 23.
The Klimt Dress, size medium, is hand-painted in layers of acrylic in a perfect replication of Gustav Klimt's famous masterpiece, The Kiss. Woven into the design are 200 hand-stitched Swarovski crystals. It's retail value? Priceless.
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by Elisabeth Gick
[click "Play" for Elisabeth's conversation with Jangchub Chophel] 
The monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery are returning to Telluride. When they were in town two years ago, they displayed some of their beautiful handmade wares at the Telluride Farmers' Market, conducted a healing ritual at the Ah Haa School, and evoked the vast landscapes of Tibet at the Town Hall lawn in Ophir with the eerie sounds emanating from their throats and longhorns.
Flair Robinson has created a fabulous chair for the 18th annual Ah Haa School for the Arts' auction. The vision for the chair came in a dream to the artist, So it seemed only fitting that the words from Edgar Allen Poe’s “A Dream” be part of the work’s theme.
"This chair is meant to be a throne for a much loved friend, someone so wonderful they deserve a special place to sit when in your home. The chair is covered in hand-cut ceramic tile, self-designed then heat-pressed tile, glass and embellished with recycled treasures," explained the artist. Retail value: $2,000.
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Furniture designer Matt Downer lives and works in the Telluride region. At his shop in Rico, he repurposes fine wood into quietly elegant functional art. Last year, one of his benches was featured in the Ah Haa School for the Arts. This year, Matt worked his alchemy to create a fabulous floor lamp for the silent auction. The Paige Lamp, named for his brand new baby daughter, is 50" tall and long, made of Shedua and steel with multiple counterbalance options. The light source is LEDs for max efficiency.
