SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSE: BLITZEN TRAPPER
To delve into the music of Blitzen Trapper is to explore the sound of escape. Escape from the past, escape from a no-hope town, escape from whatever holds a soul down. It is some o
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POETS’ CORNER: ST. PATRICK’S DAY
A Green Rain The rain itself is not green but it falls for hours, soft and penetrating like a massage for sore
SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSE: LEZ ZEPPELIN
This Sunday, four women playing heavy, blues-based rock and roll will rock the Opera House. To many rock fans, wading into Led Zeppelin’s well-loved catalogue is sacred terri
BOOK IT!: ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Saint Augustine wrote: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Words that eloquently marry books and travel. It’s that time of year, when we li
ANNUAL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE THIS WEEKEND
Early shopping for FOL members and all sales volunteers takes place Thursday, March 15, 4:30 – 630 p.m. The Friends of the Library’s Used Book Sale returns to the Program R
TELLURIDE THEATRE PRESENTS “SPELLING BEE”
Editor’s note: Ok, it’s more like an Editor’s Confession. We saw it. Sneaked into a tech rehearsal Sunday night (March 11) before leaving for Chile. (And turning
PAT BAILEY’S “SPIRITUALITY WITH RELIGION” CONTINUES
Editor’s note: Pat Bailey is Reverend of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church. This series reflects his ongoing research for his PhD thesis. I have been talking about
JEFF SOLON TRIO TO PERFORM AT THE BEAN
Jazz concert to include great composer, originals, Latin & Blues Mullti-instrumentalist and band leader Jeff Solon is a regular at the Telluride Jazz Celebration’s After
EXTRAORDINARY RAINFOREST BASKETS AT LUSTRE GALLERY
From Darien Rainforest to Telluride: Show opens March 11. Their story is written in palm fiber – the Wounaan Indians from the Darien Rain Forest in Panama believe they emerge
LEFTOVER SALMON RETURNS TO OPERA HOUSE
Concert on Sunday, March 11 sold out. Monday, March 12 still available. Sheridan Opera House, 9 p.m. “Leftover Salmon” was formed by a lucky accident in 1989, arising f
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES RETURNS TO TELLURIDE
The Vagina Monologues returns to Telluride this week after a four-year absence. The production, on stage at the Steaming Bean every night through Thursday, is one of many events th
LLAMA LIVE: ANA SIA AT FLY ME TO THE MOON SALOON
Editor’s note: In light of recent developments involving the beloved Llama, the Ana Sia performance, originally scheduled in February, is rescheduled for Saturday, March 10,
YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: CULTIVATE THE CREATIVE LIFE
Workshop with the remarkable Alena Hennessy this summer Speaking just for me, I want , no I need, more creative moments in my life. Those are the moments that feed my soul and brin
SUNDAY AT THE PALM: “MIA AND THE MIGOO”
“Gorgeous to watch! Go for the fantasy, stay for the art,” Los Angeles Times Created from a gobsmacking 500,000 hand-painted frames of animated wonder inspired by Van G
LOS LONELY BOYS AT TELLURIDE OPERA HOUSE, 3/7/2012
Ed. note: Obviously the editor was asleep. Thanks to Jumpin’ Jan for pointing out the LLB is at Sheridan Opera House on March 7, not 2/7. Hey Telluride: the ski season is win
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL: “BEST OF YOUTH” AT LIBRARY
Event is a double-header, Monday and Tuesday nights, 5:30 p.m. Drumroll please. This is the grand finale of the Ciao Cinema! segment of Cinematheque, a cinema club and joint ventur
LLAMA LIVE: YO MAMA’S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND
JWAIL performs tonight, starting at 9 p.m. If you were lucky enough to be in the crowd that heard Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band play at last year’s Telluride Blues &
YOUR AH HAA MOMENT: THREE WOMEN EXHIBIT AT AH HAA
Here at the Ah Haa School for the Arts, we are gearing up for the end of the ski season with two exhibits featuring the work of three strong and immensely talented local women. Eac
BOOK IT! JONATHAN EVISON AT BETWEEN THE COVERS 3/7/2012
First of all, what a great celebration of the book the 2012 Oscars were, eh? Six of the nine most nominated films were adapted from books we love to recommend. We like to say “ne
MARK FISCHER POETRY PRIZE CALLS FOR ENTRIES
Telluride Arts in Telluride, Colorado, invites submissions to the 14th annual Mark Fischer Poetry Prize to be be judged by Kierstin Bridger. The prize is named in the memory of Tel
TIM O’BRIEN AT TELLURIDE OPERA HOUSE 2/29/2012
Having Tim O’Brien play solo at the Sheridan Opera House is like having a favorite uncle over for supper. You know; the one with the goofy jokes, clad in well-loved corduroy pant
OSCAR AND TELLURIDE FILM FEST: AND THE WINNER IS….
Regardless of who goes home with the gold at this year’s Oscars tomorrow night, the winner is the buzzmeister extraordinaire: the Telluride Film Festival. The directors of th
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP AT AH HAA
Experience the yoga of photography with storyteller Memphis Barbree, whose biography also describes an adventurer, Reiki master, student of Mother Nature , and yogi. One definition
JUDY COLLINS PERFORMS AT OPERA HOUSE, 2/24
Imagine the sound if a D-flawless diamond could sing. Or Baccarat crystal. Or a Colorado blue sky after a cold front has passed through. Or a mountain spring after snow melt. After