Shrink Rapby Dr. Susannah Smith Resolution: a “decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner” (wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn). The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions goes back to 153 B.C., when Janus, a mythical king, was placed at the beginning of the Roman calendar. Janus has two faces: one that looks back into the…
Banner photographs courtesy Jennifer Koskinen; TIO logo courtesy Jodie Shike and Jennifer Koskinen
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Shake your booty into the New Year with The Spinners, live at the Opera House
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[ click play button to hear] No jive. No spin. The Spinners were fixtures in the heyday of the music industry, one of the greatest soul groups of the era (1970s/1980s) before “download” stole the show. A veritable hit machine, The Spinners' lush silky sound, clam tight harmonies, and funky underpinnings defined Philly Soul –…
Barbara Heinrich biggest hits and exclusive aspen leaf series at Telluride Gallery of Fine Art
[ click play button to hear] In Christmas lore, the aspen tree’s quivering leaves are said to be the result of arrogance at the Crucifixion: the aspen did not tremble like other trees. Another old totally un-PC saying holds that aspens leaves are made from female tongues, their quivering due to a woman’s inability to…
Sutcliffe wines and Heinrich gold: perfect pairing at Telluride Gallery of Fine Art tonight
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[ click play button to hear] “Panache” is his middle name. A Brit by birth, John Sutcliffe’s wines are as mellifluous as his vowels, which are decidedly upper “U.” (Britspeak for Upper Class.) John came to the USA in 1968 after serving seven years in the British Army. He graduated Reed College in 1973 before…
Austin Halpern does laps for Telluride Adaptive Sports Program
Christmas morning, while most kids his age were tearing open gift packages, Austin Halpern was tearing down the Misty Maiden run at Telluride. Lap after lap, his mission was to raise money to support TASP. He had worked to sign up sponsors, either by the lap or for a specified donation. Originally Austin intended to…
Sheridan Arts Foundation presents Blood, Sweat & Tears at The Palm
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[ click play button to hear] No sweat. The band just keeps on keepin’ on despite the fact its founding members, among them, Al Kooper, Bobby Colomby, David Clayton-Thomas and Steve Katz, are part of rock lore. Rather than being a personality cult, Blood, Sweat & Tears longevity comes down to its music, hit such…
Alacazem 2008.12.26
December 26 to 31, 2008 Visible Planets: Morning: Saturn Evening: Venus and Jupiter Christmas has come and gone and the New Year looms upon our proverbial glittering horizon. We have a few days to catch our breath and prepare ourselves mentally, emotionally and spiritually for the end of one solar cycle and the beginning…
Christmas Eve, Telluride Adaptive Sports Program
Watch this video if you want an adjustment in your concept of bravery: Lauren Bishop is skiing Blue terrain in Telluride, in spite of being vision impaired from birth. Nancy Gerner has multiple sclerosis and the "experts" told her to forget even trying to ski. James Colt was a beacon of the possible for Nancy,…
Pearls and Lotus leaves: Jeweler Barbara Heinrich at Telluride Gallery of Fine Art
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[ click play button to hear] In 2002, jeweler Barbara Heinrich was singled out as one of only five living artists featured in a major exhibit, “Pearl,” produced by New York’s Museum of Natural History, a show that traveled around the world.
Acrobats are part of Chinese history
In China, acrobats are revered as much as opera singers in the West. The ancient art form dates back well over 2,000 years. Historical records provide evidence for the development of Chinese acrobats as far back as the Xia Dynasty 4,000 years ago. Records also suggest acrobatics did not become wildly popular, however, until the…