PortaJane makes a pit stop at the 2009 Telluride Jazz Festival
by Eileen Burns Ladies, we all know that when it comes to portable bathrooms, yuck, we really don't want to use them, but most of us have had to at one point or an
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Dr. Jeff Ptak goes skin deep
[click "Play" buttons to hear each conversation with Dr. Ptak] Dr. Jeff Ptak is the surgical dermatologist at the Telluride Medical Center. He is also aboard certified pl
Seeing the light: hair reduction made easy with laser
[click "Play" button to hear Susan's conversation with Kimberly Rose] The adjective "hairy" has two distinct meanings. Telluride locals seek out hairy momen
Shrink Rap: Sex and Marriage
(editor's note: Quiet offseason in Telluride? Let's shake things a bit with Dr. Susannah Smith's next installment of Shrink Rap: Sex and Marriage.) by Dr. Susannah Smit
Rocky Mountain Yoga Conference features Viniyoga therapist River Cummings
For 10 years, I took private lessons with Viniyoga therapist River Cummings, and found the customized sequences we did together transformative. I am now in the teacher training pro
Telluride Medical Center’s FEAST: Capella
Capella Telluride's GM, John Volponi, donates to online auction for Med Center's FEAST. See Susan's videocast with John at the end of this article. It really did take a
Telluride Medical Center’s FEAST: Hotel Columbia
Dirk DePagter talks to Kate Wadley about Hotel Columbia's donation to Telluride Medical Center's Feast. See the videocast at the end of this article. Dirk DePagter remember
Dr. Jeff Ptak contributing to FEAST’s online auction
Dr. Jeff Ptak wears two hats in the Telluride community: he is a board certified plastic surgeon with a private practice and the dermatologist at the Telluride Medical Center. In b
TAB and WESTCAP
The Telluride AIDS Benefit is Robert Presley’s legacy. It now reaches out in many ways to many different places/institutions: locally, through its education initiative; regionall
Shrink Rap: Hypnosis
by Dr. Susannah Smith Hypnosis is a natural, normal state of consciousness, characterized by the focus of attention on one concept to the exclusion of others. We experience
TAB Fashion Show: Lauren Fong’s “Itsola”
[click the "Play" button to hear Susan's conversation with Lauren Fong] Itsola on Telluride AIDS Benefit runway Designer Lauren Fong is cut from a different sort of c
Dr. Kim Hewson: Biomechanics and skiing, Wilkinson Public Library
[click the "Play" button to hear Clint's interview with Dr. Kim Hewson] Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library hosts Dr. Kim Hewson on Wednesday, February 25, 6:00
Telluride Medical Center’s FEAST: New Sheridan Hotel
Telluride's New Sheridan Hotel, Restaurant and Bar partners with Med Center's FEAST She was the heart of the social scene back in the days Telluride's streets were pave
Teens take the runway for Telluride AIDS Benefit
Among the elements that make Telluride "Telluride" are community involvement and the spirit of volunteerism. Nowhere are these more apparent than among our young citizens
The Telluride Medical Center’s F.E.A.S.T. introduces online auction
Flap our gums, as is our wont in the Telluride community, about the need for expansion and new equipment, at the end of the day, for a key player in this area such as Kristin
Shrink Rap
by Dr. Susannah Smith Our Bond with Animals "The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fa
TAB: The Fashion Show
Because of the heavy toll AIDS took on the fashion industry early in the epidemic the Telluride Aids Benefit Fashion Show is a fitting highlight to end a week of educational initia
TAB’s Alice Schoenau in her own words
[ click play button to hear the Schoenau interview] Alice Schoenau is one of about 50 designers whose creations will be seen on the runway of the Telluride Aids Benefit Fashion Sho
Shrink Rap: The Battered Male
by Dr. Susannah Smith Telluride's San Miguel Resource Center, the region's only nonprofit dealing with the twin challenges of domestic violence and sexual assault, celebrat
JivaDiva Alanna Kaivalya teaches yoga workshop this weekend
[ click the "Play" button to hear Susan's interview with Alanna] Alanna Kaivalya was included in a Yoga Journal article featuring "Top 21 Instructors in the U.S.
Maegan Boyce, SMRC Advocate
[ click to hear the interview with Maegan Boyce] Maegan and Peaks co-worker Zabe James The San Miguel Resource Center is a small nonprofit with only five employees, yet it p
Beneficiaries of Telluride AIDS Benefit: CHIP
[ Click to hear Susan's interview with Jessica Forsyth] The CHIP team It was the wish of the Telluride AIDS Benefit’s muse, Robert Presley, to keep West
The Telluride AIDS Benefit: focus on prevention education and awareness
Year after year, AIDS activist and Telluride Aids Benefit board member Ron Gilmer gets up on his soapbox and argues that prevention is the name of the game to stop the spread of th