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18 Dec Opera House: Shawn Colvin, 12/22
The Sheridan Arts Foundation, the non-profit organization that owns and operates Telluride’s historic Sheridan Opera House, presents multi-Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin. Show time is Friday, December 22, 7 p.m. for doors and SHOW Bar; 8 p.m. curtain. Tickets are $40-45 reserved seats for this show....
08 Dec TIO NZ: Auckland & Waiheke
Florence, Italy is a long way in time and distance from modern-day Auckland, New Zealand, but a unique show up now (through January 2018) at the Auckland Tio o Tamaki Art Gallery provides at least a temporary bridge. Leave a mark on the world over...
27 Nov TIO NZ: Tekapo & Points South
Our planned departure out of Christchurch to Lake Tekapo got delayed until the beginning of Christchurch rush hour, so it was a bit late when we reached our lodging. Late enough that our host-owner Steve Hunter, at the rustic but very comfortable Lake Tekapo Cottages, had...
20 Nov TIO NZ: Nelson, Mapua, Tasman Bay
The focus of the Nelson-Mapua-Tasman Bay leg of our New Zealand adventure was people as much as places and things – including a few Telluride locals. Peeps more than sheeps. And enhanced eco-awareness thanks to Stew Robertson of Open Your Eyes Eco Tours the Abel...
17 Nov TIO NZ: Martinborough to Wellington
In the very first story we posted for this trip, we mentioned how Maori lore describes New Zealand’s North Island as a great fish that got plucked from the sea. Today, the mouth of that fish is Wellington, compact and as pretty a national capital –...
04 Nov TIO, LA: Skirball Center, Celebrating Diversity
The visit to the Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center was an afterthought. After all, the award-winning space was designed as a play area largely for families and kiddos. The truth is this magical, make-believe space, the result of a collaboration among educators, architects, artists, and...
29 Oct TIO Left Coast So Far: Oysters & Wyeth, A Pearl
On our road trip to the Left Coast, so far we have enjoyed fabulous food (earth-to-plate at Seattle’s wonderful Terra Plata; oysters harvested a few yards away at a roadside restaurant in Hama Hama, Washington), also food for thought, including a pearl of a show...
03 Oct San Miguel County: 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day, 10/7
The Telluride Institute’s Ute Reconciliation program hosts the Second Annual Indigenous Peoples Day in Telluride, in partnership with San Miguel County and the Telluride Historical Museum. The Museum event is free, although donations to continue the Telluride Institute’s cultural outreach programs are encouraged. The Telluride Institute’s Ute Reconciliation Program...