Telluride vs. Toronto: The Battle for Oscar Supremacy
For months now, the kerfuffle between the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival has filled the airwaves and social media outlets. With Labor Day weekend around the
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A Few Ways the Telluride Film Fest Thanks the Community
Many years ago, Telluride Film Festival director and co-founder Bill Pence proclaimed his on-going allegiance to the town. “There would be no Telluride Film Festival without Tell
Telluride Film Festival 2014: No Pass? Don’t Pass
“No matter what kind of year I have had, if I come to Telluride, it’s been a good year,” Werner Herzog, honored by Film Fest’s newest venue Lights! Camera! Action! The 41st
Outlaw Reflections: Looking Ahead at Telluride’s Raunchy Past
Editor’s note: I am reminded of the man every day. A talented sculptor, one of his mobiles sits on the coffee table in our living room. But I had not seen or heard from Oleh L
San Miguel Resource Center: Call for Advocates
“Being an advocate is one of the most rewarding things I have done in my time in Telluride, but in addition, the skills I learned in advocate training have been as useful in my d
Werner Herzog’s Audacious Early Films Showcased In New Boxed Collection
At last year’s film festival I was able to see “Aguirre, the Wrath of God” on the big screen and was as mesmerized by this film as I had been when I saw it, and t
Monkeys Have No Rights To Their Selfies
Sarah Fecht reports in Popular Science, about how their will be no more monkey business (at least in the creative fields of photography, video, art) due to a recent ruling by the U
8 Reasons You Should Teach Yoga
Deciding to become a yoga teacher can be a life changing decision, especially if you live the corporate lifestyle. The decision to teach yoga usually follows a major life event suc
Telluride vs. Toronto: The Battle for Oscar Supremacy
Justin Chang, Chief Film Critic at Variety, weighs in on how “Toronto’s divisive new strategy has put Telluride on the defensive as the 2014 fall Film Festival season g
B.K.S. Iyengar, Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West, Died Wednesday
Khrisnamacharya was the renowned Indian yoga teacher, Ayurvedic healer and scholar widely regarded as the father of modern yoga. He is responsible for bringing yoga to the West, b
Between the Covers: A Bird in the Hand…
Let’s play a game of free association. If I say “birds,” what do you say? Hitchcock? Audobon Society? Geeks with binoculars and sore necks? Ted Floyd would be a great answer.
Telluride Film Festival: Why So Influential?
Mushroom Festival has come and gone– just behind the imminent flowering of the local mycelia. Now we are heading for the finish line, the apex of the summer season, the Tellur
Telluride Museum: “An Evening with Ken Burns”
“(Ken) Burns is not only the greatest documentarian of the day, but also the most influential filmmaker period. That includes feature filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spie
Between the Covers: Antonya Nelson at Arroyo 8/20
The lady has a thing for ghostly mining towns in idyllic Rocky Mountain settings. There is the one she bought piecemeal with her husband, a place with attitude (neighbors don’t s
Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Renunciation
My sermon on Monday, August 10, was titled “What Should I Renounce?” What does renunciation of various things have to do with the spiritual life? Is there a deeper way
Outlaw Reflections: Looking Ahead to Telluride’s Raunchy Past
Editor’s note: I am reminded of the man every day. A talented sculptor, one of his mobiles sits on the coffee table in our living room. But I had not seen or heard from Oleh L
Telluride Foundation: 2014 Grant Apps Now Online
The 2014 Community Grant Applications are now available on line, and are due Monday, October 27th at 5 p.m. Please go to the Telluride Foundation’s website, Community Gra
Telluride Theatre: “Bread & Circus,” An Insider Lifts the Curtain
“Visionaries, leaders, heroes—those close to the edge of neuroticism—have moved out of the society that would have protected them, and into the dark forest, into the world of
One to One Mentoring: Top Chef Competition Friday
All proceeds from One to One’s Top Chef event this Friday go to support unique mentoring programs in the region. Presented by Alpine Bank. Get your tickets here or call 970-728-0
The Palm: Leo Kottke in Concert August 22
Go to Leo Kottke’s website: the “Tour Schedule” page is written in reverse type against a black background and features an armadillo – an animal with a leathery armored s
Telluride Foundation: Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts, 2014 Citizen of the Year
Telluride Foundation plans celebration for Kristin on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Arroyo Wine Bar The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting on Ju
Two Skirts & SMRC: Clutch for the Cause Thursday
It’s the bag she’s in. When the Telluride Foundation announced that Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts as the 2014 Outstanding Citizen of the Year, the press release cited “her u
Telluride Theatre: Bread & Circus
Telluride Theatre’s “Bread & Circus,” is an original play by artistic director Sasha Sullivan in collaboration with the cast & crew. Curtain, 8:00 pm, August 17-22, i
Telluride Chamber Music Fest: Metropolitan Opera Tenor Featured
Tenor Alan Glassman has thrilled audiences throughout America and Europe for decades with his vibrant timbre and committed interpretations of major operatic roles. A regular at New