Walk into any music venue in Telluride, Ouray, or Ridgway and there is a good chance you will hear Sean Deland serenading audiences with his unique sound, a combination of rock, reggae, funk and soul. While Sean describes himself modestly as an emerging artist from...
On Christmas morning, 1996, the morning his daughter had been kidnapped, John Ramsey received this note: “Listen carefully! We are a group of individuals that represent a small foreign faction. We respect your business but not the country that it serves. At this time we...
“Occasionally a conference can, by the strength of its vision, create a whole new context within which to understand an issue.” ~ Paul Hawken, author and social entrepreneur 2012 appears to be a record-breaking year. Forest fires consumed 7.7 million acres of land, global temperatures increased 1.01°F, and...
Every year the Wilkinson Public Library provides free screenings of documentaries produced by the Emmy Award-winning PBS series "Independent Lens." The program known as "ITVS Community Cinema" first came to the library in Fall 2010 thanks Sharon Shuteran, a major supporter of the Wilkinson and the former...
"Whatever your mind can conceive and believe your mind can achieve." When Napoleon Hill trumpeted those words in 1937, the United States was in the depths of the Great Depression. At the bidding of Scottish entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie, this phrase was the result of 20 years...
Editor's note: The timing is perfect. A 3-part workshop about achieving goals with civility – an inflated version of the theme of the carrot, not the stick idea – with Mountainfilm in Telluride just around the corner. Mountainfilm is known to shine a spotlight on...
The fedora. The hat is one of the calling cards of lovable cads such as Indiana Jones. Michael Jackson also wore a signature fedora, which he used as a prop. Matt Campbell just likes them and all things past. The folk musician will sport a...
Ed note: TIO apologizes for the late publication of Ryan's article: this was meant to go up yesterday. On the night of April 23, this former town marshal will walk through the streets of the Shandoka apartment complex in search of – hesitant readers. John Wontrobski...
When Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library brought Woody Tasch and Michael Brownlee to Telluride for a presentation on slow money and transition towns, more than 140 attendees were introduced to the idea of nurture capital. According to Tasch and Brownlee, “the 21st Century will be the...
Telluride’s five-star Wilkinson Public Library continues its free cooking series and demonstration, Feasts of Spring, featuring the witty, talented chef/author/anthropologist Dr. Susannah Hoffman. On Thursday, March 22nd, 6 p.m., Susanna focuses on the “Greek Feast of Easter." The menu will include: Greek Saint George Wine Classic Filo Cheese Pie Lamb Stew...
