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19 May Mountainfilm: Artist-in-Residence Installs Mural on Main Street
Please scroll down to the bottom of this story to watch the time-lapse video of Telluride’s new mural, thanks to Mountainfilm and its artist-in-residence, Chip Thomas, a doctor, activist and street artist from Navajo reservation. Last week, the wall was a bare expanse of concrete on...
18 May Your Inner Athlete: Five Tips to Fight Burnout
Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival, Thursday, June 9 – Sunday, June 12, 2016. This year, she will be talking about the psychology behind good nutrition and how to conquer fear. In the run-up to the Big Event, Haley continues...
16 May Tall Tales: “White Guy on the Bus,” A Review
Denver’s Curious Theatre Company’s now featuring “White Guy on the Bus (through June 24). Tickets here. Below is award-winning writer (and our Denver critic) Mark Stevens’ take on the production. In “White Guy on the Bus,” the sharpest line about race is a zinger about the financial meltdown and related...
15 May Down Valley Art Show 5/19 & 20
This is a whole new spin on “Leave It To Beaver.” Last week or so I received the following email from former Colorado Teacher of the Year Seth Berg: “Come see my husband’s new jewelry. He’s been working like mad for months on this show. Please join us.” The husband in question...
13 May Lit Fest: Literary Burlesque, The Naked Truth
3rd Telluride Literary Arts Festival, May 20-22, 2016, features eclectic events for lovers of books and poetry. Award-winning author Peter Heller is special guest. Panel discussions, a major poetry prize, bird forays, activities for kids – and the ever-popular, sold-out Literary Burlesque, Saturday night, May 21, 8...
10 May Telluride Mountainfilm: Conservation, Climbing & Scientific Discovery
Telluride Mountainfilm 2016, like all Mountainfilms past, means Telluride’s summer season of chockablock festivals is off and running. Established in 1979 Mountainfilm was named by Moviemaker in 2015 as one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals. The one-of-a-kind weekend is dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered people, places, and ideas, using...
08 May The Short Version: Felon Voting Rights, Right or Wrong?
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week the subject was the fine line between political favors and political corruption. The case of former...
07 May Ah Haa Announces 2016 Youth Art Award Winners
Telluride’s Ah Haa School’s Daniel Tucker Gallery played host to an impressive Youth Art Awards reception on April 28. The show featured paintings, drawings, printmaking, ceramics, even woodwork. There were 120 submissions from public school students from Telluride, Norwood and Naturita, as well as Telluride Mountain School...