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08 Oct Telluride: Homesickness for a Place You’ve Never Seen
“Telluride? Big mistake- you”ll never leave!” I had stayed for a few days with my friend Rico in Aspen, was headed for some solo camping in the Canyonlands, and got a noon-ish start because of a mid-fall snowstorm and a motorcycle with summer tires. Rico...
07 Oct Telluride Arts/Library: Fortier Paintings
The new exhibit in the Wilkinson Public Library stairwell features Western desert landscapes by local painter Clarissa Fortier. The collection reflects the artist’s ongoing love affair with these vistas. Having lived in New York City her entire life, Fortier was immediately captivated by the dramatic expansiveness of places such...
07 Oct In Telluride’s Backyard: Exploring the Four Corners
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it, Edmund Burke. Here’s the dirt on dirt. Dirt (or soil) isn’t just a mix of clay, sand and humus that lies over bedrock. It isn’t simply dust, grime or filth either. For archaeologists Mark Varien...
06 Oct Telluride Med Center: October Health Fair
The Telluride Medical Center (TMC) will host its 35th annual Health Fair. The event takes place Saturday, October 11, 8a.m. – 11a.m. at the Ah Haa Art School on Depot Avenue, in Telluride. Free and discounted services include lab tests, flu shots, HIV tests, physical therapy,...
04 Oct 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 Lysiak for over 20 years. Ah, the wonders of social media. We rediscovered each...
02 Oct Telluride Horror Show: Don’t Be Scared
Great films, like all great art forms, are those that affect you deeply—whether it’s the lyrics that you can’t get out of your head, the painting you can’t stop staring at, the characters that stay with you long after you’ve finished a novel, or the...
30 Sep Becoming Local: The Telluride Difference
When I ride the Gondola into town, it’s only a matter of time before I’m identified as a “local.” Usually, it happens by the second tower. Then, the inevitable two questions follow. “You live here? Do you know how lucky you are?” I always give...
29 Sep Spudnik & Steve Gumble with “Jam in the Van” Live at the 2014 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Here’s an entertaining video with Steve Gumble, his buddy Cuz, aka Spudnik, who totally loves the Telluride vibe, and Shakey Graves (performing in the Van), talking about the 2014 Blues and Brews Festival. Attention all potential Telluride visitors, Cuz has some words of wisdom for you:...