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[click "Play" for Susan's interview with James Pittman]

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James Pittman

In line with its mission to spearhead green initiatives in the Telluride region, The New Community Coalition hosts the second in a series of integrated design workshops with a sustainable building focus."Systems Thinking of Building Design" takes place Friday, March 26, 2010, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the award-winning Wilkinson Public Library, 100 West Pacific Avenue.


Systems thinking, integrated design, dynamic modeling, sustainable building design, Building Information Modeling (BIM)... What do these terms mean? How would you apply them to your professional role in building design? How would interested non-professionals integrate these concepts into their lives?
25 March, 2010 /


On Sunday, March 21,the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art was the setting for Telluride's celebration of winning the Governor's Arts Award. The event was an opportunity for the Telluride community to pat itself on the back for its support for the arts. TGFA's Will Thompson was the genial host.

Telluride had previously been a runner-up for this award, and by all accounts, was surprised to have been selected co-winner with Creede, CO this year. Telluride Mayor, Stu Fraser unveiled the prize, a mixed-media artwork by Gayle Gerson, Grand Junction artist.

24 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" for Rhonda's DOERS conversation with Susan]

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Rhonda and daughter Ellen

An inspired musician and teacher named John Yankee was the driving force behind, and first director of the Telluride Choral Society in 1995. Yankee created a community within a community for both kids and adults, and developed the ever popular "Sings." When Yankee left in 2002, Dr. David Lingle stepped into those large boots, leaving his distinct imprint on Telluride's sonic landscape: Masterworks, musicals with the Telluride Repertory Theatre, collaborations with the Telluride Dance Academy. Now Lingle has left town, heading for red dirt country and another chorus to lead. Taking up his baton, the Telluride Choral Society's first woman director, Doer #366: Rhonda Muckerman.


Rhonda was on a Grail quest to find her spiritual family, when she moved to Telluride – a place she saw in a dream, but had never heard of – right around the time Yankee & Friends founded the Telluride Choral Society. She pulled into town one balmy July day. Lots of people were milling around Main Street and a film by Almodovar was playing at The Nugget. A foreign film in a pea-sized town? Promising. A meeting with Telluride Choral Society member/ music teacher Ulli Sir Jesse sealed the deal. After a brief trip back to Seattle where she had been teaching music, Rhonda returned in August and had 25 students within a month. In short order, she also met her husband-to-be, Peter Muckerman, at a meditation class, an event two psychics in San Diego predicted would happen: "There's a man and a little boy waiting for you." (Muckerman has a son Elliot.) Kismet in 3-D.
23 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" to hear Lauren Metzger speak about the Ah Haa programs]


Rediscover_clay Rediscover "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist," said Einstein in "The Human Side."


Got the urge? Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts dedicated the month of March to rediscovering your inner Picasso. Rediscover Art Month began with "Put Your Hands in It: Clay with Jacey DePriest." Next up was "Copper & Steel Forging with Jon Hubbard," for those who opted to channel their inner Rosie (or Ross) the Riveter.
22 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" to listen to Susan's conversation with Barb Brattin]

4443549983_b7e8185973 Telluride is not just any town, and the town's Wilkinson Public Library is not just any library. Proof positive is the fact our Library just won a five-star rating for the second year in a row, placing it in the top one percent of public libraries in the entire country. And to think,the present-day 20,000-square-foot Library located at the corner of Pine & Pacific nearly wasn’t built. After a recount, the referendum to green-light the project passed by a margin of only two votes. The new building opened August 2000.

Five-star restaurants. Five-star hotels. We have seen them in the guide books, maybe been lucky enough to enjoy the luxury of a visit to such a place. But a five-star library. What's that all about? 
21 March, 2010 /

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Renee Wilson

The Library Journal's five-star award to Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library means the world to director Barb Brattin and her hardworking staff of 30 – and FREE events all week to the members of the extended Telluride community. Two of those events involve the abundantly talented (and extraordinarily beautiful) Renee Wilson, one of the stars of the Oscar-winning movie "Ray" about the life of Ray Charles. Wilson is a multi-talented entertainer-turned-filmmaker.

Monday, March 22, 6 p.m.: A screening of Renee Wilson's "Crepe Covered Sidewalks," with the filmmaker in attendance.

The documentary tells the larger story of post-Katrina New Orleans through the window of Wilson's family, chronicling the powerful forces shaping the city’s altered landscape. In the end, "Crepe Covered Sidewalks" is an intimate, moving story of love, loss, and rebirth as told by an insider.

Crepe Covered Sidewalks (CCS)Film: www.crepecoveredsidewalks.com.

21 March, 2010 /

In Telluride, in fact throughout San MIguel County, the 2010 Census is still hiring – and offering great pay for the work to start immediately. Wages start at $15/hour and include 50 cents/mile. Once hired, you will be paid for training and work locally. For...

20 March, 2010 /

Telluride is populated by winners from all walks of life: skiers, bikers, artists, writers. Now the town itself takes home the gold.

The Telluride Council for Arts and Humanities, Town of Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser and The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art invite the community to celebrate Telluride's Governor's Award. The event takes place on Saturday, March 20, 6 – 7 p.m. at The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, with wine tastings by The Wine Mine and chocolate treats from Telluride Truffle, special performances, collages celebrating Telluride’s art organizations, and the presentation of The Governor’s Art Award.

The following is an excerpt from the State of Colorado's press release about the award.

19 March, 2010 /
 
Silk2 East meets West at Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts later this month, Monday – Wednesday, March 29 – 31, 6 – 9 p.m., when Kathy Green teaches "Simply Shibori/Simply Fun."

Shibori is a cloth resist-dyeing technique that may include binding, stitching, folding, twisting, or compressing to create dye patterns on silk in Japan since the eighth century. Western civilization does not have an exact word equivalent to encompass all the techniques of shibori. The closest we get is tie-dye, but the term (and technique) simply covers the binding method of dyeing known as bound-resist.
17 March, 2010 /
[click "Play" for Susan's conversation with the Singing Chef]

Andy-isle-wight What do you get when you cross Mario Batali with Mario Lanza? Dinner theater in Telluride featuring The Singing Chef, Andy LoRusso. In the high stakes super star chefs sweepstakes, LoRusso is sure to bag the talent segment.


Telluride's historic Sheridan Opera House is throwing a party for itself on Friday, March 19. The fun-raiser starts at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails. A cooking show and four-course Italian dinner follows, orchestrated by the guest of honor and prepared by Telluride's The Butcher and The Baker. The evening ends with a live auction and dancing to burn some of the calories – and a hole in your wallet for a popular cause.
16 March, 2010 /