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04 Sep BOOK IT!: GONE TO THE DOGS
She’s gone to the dogs, literally … Film Fest is a wrap and life is back to somewhat normal around Telluride. We’re packing school lunches, nabbing a lunch-hour hike with a pal, stopping by the bookstore to reserve a copy of the forthcoming J. K....
03 Sep TELLURIDE ARTS HOSTS TELETHON
Forty-one may be the new 21. Just ask Telluride Arts. Rather than crashing and burning in a mid-life crisis, the nonprofit formerly known as TCAH, which opened for business in 1971, continues to make big plans for the future, including a re-imagining for Telluride’s grassroots...
02 Sep FIVE STARS: THE WILKINSON DOES MORE WITH LESS
Editor’s note: In 2011, for the fourth time in a row (and running), the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services, a public library rating system, designated Telluride’s Library a five-star institution. The Wilkinson Public Library ranks fifth in the nation among public libraries with...
01 Sep HAVE A BALL IF YOU VOLUNTEER
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back,” Maya Angelou When the global economic meltdown hit in 2008, trickle down took on a whole new meaning. The crisis left...
30 Aug 39TH TFF: DOCS & SPECIAL PROGRAMS
The Telluride Film Festival, per Buck Henry, “Valhalla for film folk,” is an equal opportunity venue, known for giving documentaries as much prominence as features. Ditto for special programs that often showcase films that don’t quite make it by conventional standards: read Big Box Office.This...
28 Aug TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL 2012: NO PASS? DON’T PASS
Lights! Camera! Action! The 39th annual Telluride Film Festival officially begins with the start of Labor Day weekend, Friday, 8/31 – Monday, 9/3,when the legacy of Georges Melies parades all over town. For those unfamiliar about the history of the medium (and for you trivia...
28 Aug FIVE STARS: SMARTPHONES & SMART LIBRARIES
Editor’s note: In 2011, for the fourth time in a row (and running), the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services, a public library rating system, designated Telluride’s Library a five-star institution. The Wilkinson Public Library ranks fifth in the nation among public libraries with...
27 Aug BOOK IT!: SIDEWALK SIGNINGS DURING FILM FEST
Sidewalk Signings during Film Fest … an annual tradition! What do a kick-ass director, the dust bowl, an ex-pat dog in Paris, and two criminal cases that captured the American psyche have in common? They are the lineup of book topics five authors will represent...