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[click "Play", Chris Hanson talks with Susan about making "Scrapple"]


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87 On Thursday, January 20, the Telluride Historical Museum presents "Scrapple," with co-writer/director Chris Hanson. The screening complements the Museum's winter exhibit: "The 1970s: Makin' It Work." A wine and cheese reception takes place at The Museum, 6 – 8 p.m. (ish), followed by a screening at The Nugget at 8:30 p.m.

In 1998, the guest list for Mountainfilm in Telluride included new kid on the block, ethnobotanist/author Wade Davis, as well as photographer Galen Rowell. Among the featured films were "Puma: Lion of the Andes," "Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La," "Windhorse" – and "Scrapple."

18 January, 2011 /

[click "Play", Lisa Pedolsky discusses her art with Susan]

 

_IGP1696 Telluride is a magnet for world-class talent, some of which finds its way to the Ah Haa School for the Arts to participate in its Visiting Artists Workshops. Durango-based ceramicist Lisa Pedolsky is one of them.

Lisa Pedolsky's hand-built functional objects – boxes, bottles and bowls – are informed by memories of things past such as childhood toys, plus discoveries made along the way, calligraphic texts, architecture and textiles. All her simply elegant and elegantly simple shapes that work – things to store in, pour from, serve with – are slab-constructed in terra cotta, a low fire earthenware clay.

Friday – Sunday, February 11 – February 13, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lisa leads a class through various methods of slab constructed ceramics. Using techniques similar to package design and dressmaking, a number of functional forms are presented, along with distinct surface treatments, the use of traditional and non-conventional tools, and aesthetic considerations. ( All skill levels welcome.)

18 January, 2011 /

The Telluride AIDS Benefit holds auditions for the 2011 TAB Fashion Show Monday – Wednesday, January 25 – 27. To prepare, the Telluride AIDS Benefit and The Ames Conservancy are offering a prep class for models and dancers. Fashion Show choreographer, Amanda Sturdevant, is the mentor...

17 January, 2011 /


Last night, the Golden Globes made Telluride proud of our golden girl.

Part-time local Laura Linney was awarded a Golden Globe for Best Actress, Comedy/Musical (TV) for her no-holds-barred performance in "The BIg C," the ultimate in when "life hands you a lemon..."

In "The Big C, " Linney plays Cathy Jamison, a dutiful suburban wife and mom, whose cancer diagnosis compels her to shed her inhibitions like last year's dress. Humor and hope move in. The immature hubbie moves out. Showtime has scheduled a second season.

Linney first came to Telluride in 2004 as a Telluride Film Festival tributee and to present two films, “Kinsey” and “P.S.” The trip rocked her world. Linney witnessed a rainbow, got to have a leisurely conversation with Joan Allen, an actress she long admired, and, then there was Marc. Marc is Marc Schauer, whose Film Fest assignment involved hosting Miss Linney. The rest is history: the Telluride Film Fest gave Linney much more than a medallion. It gave her a husband and a whole new world.

16 January, 2011 /
[click "Play", Jim Berkowitz talks about his course]

 

JimBerkowitz For four weeks, starting Tuesday, February 1 – Tuesday, February 22, 6-8 p.m., computer lab, Wilkinson Public Library, Telluride local Jim Berkowitz is scheduled to teach for the University Centers of the San Miguel (UCSM).

Berkowitz's course is an exploration of internet marketing and social media networking best practices and technology tools (software/web apps) for successfully building an organization's web presence and a loyal customer/donor base, whether you are a for profit and non-profit business. The material covered includes: Web Site Design, Content & Collaboration, Internet Marketing, Social Media Networking, Managing a Customer/Donor Base.

Our Jim Berkowitz?

16 January, 2011 /

Wayne, booth MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, CO, January 7, 2011 -- The Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association (TMVOA), sponsors and organizers of the Telluride Festival of the Arts (TFA) announced today the dates for 2011, which will take place Friday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 14. The TFA celebrates the visual and culinary arts and will play host to over 5,000 local, regional and national visitors. Highlights of the event include nationally juried professional visual artists and the signature “Grand Tasting” event showcasing renowned culinary establishments, spirits and wineries.

Visual artists are invited to go online now and apply to be one of the exhibitors at the 2011 TFA. Prospectus and application are available at http://www.Zapplication.org, where artists create an online artist profile, prepare and upload images, and complete the online application. The deadline for application is midnight (MST) on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival, one of the nation’s most respected and competitive juried arts festivals, produces the show. The exhibition experience for the visual artists is like none other and includes breathtaking mountain views in a European-style resort town with a year-round population of second and third homeowners that embrace the visual arts. The artists' success and exhibition experience are the core values and measurements of success for the Telluride Festival of the Arts.

15 January, 2011 /

 She all but shouted it from the rooftops of town.

When Telluride local Baerbel Hacke turned 60, there was an all-Caps urgency to the event and a no-holds-barred party to go with it.

Baerbel took (at least) a week off work – she is the director of the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art – so that the birthday girl could celebrate in high style with a little help from her friends, some of whom came all the way over from Germany. (Baerbel was born in Leipzig, but found her winding way to Telluride in the 1980s.) 

15 January, 2011 /
[click "Play" to hear James Vilona's conversation with Susan]

 

BALI 719 James Vilona's chair, a lyrical bronze spiral, is the first thing guests to our Telluride home see, and it is, hands down, our favorite piece of functional art.

Mies van der Rohe’s “Barcelona Chair,” designed in 1929 for the World Exposition in Spain and Le Corbusier’s “Chaise,” created at about the same time, are considered 20th century classics. Charles and Ray Eames’ “Chaise Longue," was a prototype submitted for a competition held in 1948 at New York City’s The Museum of Modern Art. Elegantly asymmetrical, the Longue was meant to be inexpensive, lightweight, versatile and appealing to young families. Made of dyed cotton cords and steel, Brazilians Fernando and Humberto Campanas’ Vermelha Chair, 1993, looks like a kitchen mop or a bird’s nest on steel legs.

13 January, 2011 /