Twenty(by)Telluride is a fun and creative gathering produced by Telluride Arts and held throughout the year at venues around town and in Mountain Village. Twenty(by)Telluride is designed to showcase the innovation, knowledge and ideas of members of our community through very short, fast-paced presentations: presenters are asked to adhere to a strict format of 20…
“The world’s best documented case of the Neolithic Revolution, is in our own backyard: southwestern Colorado’s Mesa Verde region!” said Erica Kinias, Telluride Historical Museum executive director. Mesa Verde is part of the homeland of the Pueblo Indians who continue to live in New Mexico and Arizona today. The region in southwestern Colorado is also…
The Telluride Historical Museum offers two field trips exploring the four corners region. Though the pulse of town remains slow during off-season, backyard adventures abound. This May and June the Telluride Historical Museum offers two field trips that connect history and archaeology enthusiasts with private tours and expert guides. On Thursday, May 24, join museum…
On March 22, the Telluride Historical Museum announced it had hired a new executive director. Like Jodi Pounds, the (relatively) new executive director of the Ah Haa School for the Arts, the book on Erica Kinias includes adjectives such as “smart,” ” highly skilled” and “warm.” Erica replaces long-time director Lauren Bloemsma, who resigned this…
Editor’s note: This in from our friend and sometimes contributor Elisabeth Gick. Happy spring to you all! Just before you head off into off-season I would like to let you know that our friend Jangchub Chophel will return to Telluride in mid-May to teach “Buddhism 101.” We first met Chophel as one of the traveling…
Same song. Different verse, and this, the last verse of the winter season. Telluride Arts First Thursday Art Walk happens, as its name suggests, the first Thursday of every month in season in the region: winter and summer. The ski lifts close Sunday, April 8. Art Walk ends this year with a bang on April…
Who Were the People of the Mesa Verde Region and Where Did They Go? If you follow the Dolores River from Telluride, it takes you to the heart of one of the world’s greatest archaeological areas: The Mesa Verde region of southwestern Colorado. Inhabited by American Indians for centuries—indeed millennia—this region has the highest concentration…
A Taste of Latin Flavor! fundraiser Friday, March 16, 2012 There’s a charming old lady who lives on Oak Street in the heart of Telluride. She throws a lot of parties and is always the belle of the ball. The most sublime music played within her walls competes for her beauty. Elegant art, magical theater…
Jazz concert to include great composer, originals, Latin & Blues Mullti-instrumentalist and band leader Jeff Solon is a regular at the Telluride Jazz Celebration’s After Dark performances at venues all over town. His usual perch: the New Sheridan Bar. Think of his upcoming concert as a teaser for August jam. And there’s also a venue…
“Who here has ever had trouble getting to Telluride?” Johnnie Stevens asked a captive audience at a recent Historic Ski Tour. Stevens was on his way to make one his favorite points: the more things change, the more they stay the same. He executed the parody flawlessly—with an anecdote about a woman, 100 years ago, who…
