Strong Lineup Across the Board at 35th Mountainfilm
by Peter Shelton
03:00 AM, Thursday, May 23
On its 35th anniversary, Mountainfilm celebrates an extraordinarily diverse and high quality mix of films.

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RODEO AND JULIET – (Chris and Jan Harris) perform in concert at the Wright Opera House in Ouray on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. (Courtesy photos)
Rodeo and Juliet at the Wright Opera House
‘The Adventures of Rodeo and Juliet’ comes to the Wright Opera House for a Valentine’s Day concert.
05:19 PM, Thursday, February 09
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'Race to Nowhere' Questions High-Stakes Culture of America...
Why are today’s kids engaged in so many activities, and to what end?
04:06 PM, Thursday, February 09
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ELEVATED The Long View
Painter Paul Folwell, Telluride Theatre’s Alice Underground, and more make the scene in this week’s Elevated.
05:24 PM, Wednesday, February 08
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<b>'13' THE MUSICAL</b> – Sheridan Arts Foundation Young People's Theater members (left to right) Austin Altman, Keith Hill, Jonathan Gerald, Slator Aplin, Riggs Franklin, and 21 others rehearsed Tuesday for this weekend's production of  '13 The Musical' at Telluride's Sheridan Opera House. The theme is all about middle school: braces, first kisses, crying in the bathroom, and school dance drama. Reserved seat tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for kids 12 and under, available at sheridanoperahouse.com or by calling 970/728-6363, ext. 5. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Monday at 6 p.m. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
ELEVATED Exceptional Locals
‘13’ From the SAF Young People’s Theater, ‘Climb to Conquer,’ poet Kierstin Bridger
11:42 AM, Thursday, February 02
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<b>TWIRLING SUFIS</b> – Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, foreground, demonstrating a twirling ritual used by Sufi poet Rumi during her writing workshop at the Weehawken Creative Arts Center in Ridgway on Jan. 28. Trommer's new book of poems, <i>The Miracle Always Happening</i>, is a creative imagining of interactions with Rumi, in a contemporary context. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on Life, the Universe, and Rumi
San Miguel County’s first poet laureate is crushing on a Persian mystic named Rumi.
09:37 AM, Thursday, February 02
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Ken Burns to Premier ‘The Dust Bowl’ at Mountainfilm
Mountainfilm in Telluride will premier Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl, which examines the decade-long, manmade ecological d...
03:12 AM, Sunday, January 29
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<b>LADY SMITH BLACK MAMBAZO</b> – Plays the Palm Theatre Friday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m., in a benefit for KOTO community radio. (Courtesy photo)
ELEVATED From Celtic to ‘Mountaineer Opera’ to Ladysmi...
Guitarist Jerry Barlow at the Wilkinson; Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the Palm; and an evening of opera and show tunes ...
04:03 PM, Wednesday, January 25
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<b>HANGING IN THERE</b> – Crews work to reconstruct a portion of the historic Hanging Flume above the San Miguel River. Flume history expert Jerald Reid will present a slide show on the engineering marvel Jan. 24 at the Radio Room in Grand Junction. (Courtesy photo)
Hanging Flume Lecture and Slideshow Coming Jan. 24
An expert on the historic Hanging Flume above the San Miguel River will give an illustrated talk at the KAFM Radio Ro...
03:47 AM, Sunday, January 15
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Ice Michelangelos: CoolSculpt Returns to Mtn. Village
Ice sculpture returns to the Mountain Village core this weekend with the eighth-annual CoolSculpt competition.
10:39 AM, Thursday, January 12
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<b>MAGIC CIRCLE</b> Players assemble around the eponymous patient in the Montrose theater group’s <i>Whose Life Is It Anyway?</i>, which runs weekends, Jan. 13-28. (Courtesy photo)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? at Magic Circle Theater Starts ...
The Tony award-nominated play Whose Life Is It Anyway? will be performed over the next three weekends at the Magic ...
03:27 AM, Sunday, January 08
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“Shimmering Eyes of Aspen,” by Brian Billow, in mixed media, at Lustre Gallery.
First Thursday Art Walk
Telluride galleries stay open late tonight.
02:19 AM, Thursday, January 05
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<b>NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR</b> Jodi Pounds joins the Ah Haa School with plans to “grow it and grow it.” (Courtesy photo)
Ah Haa Closes Out the Year With a Gala, a New Director, an...
The Ah Haa School’s new executive director, Jodi Pounds, arrives from U.C. Berkeley.
02:14 AM, Thursday, January 05
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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
GROOVIEW Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Bringing Southern...
There is more straight-out rock and roll guitar on the more on the band’s most recent album, Here We Rest , and thus...
02:05 AM, Thursday, January 05
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Three Cheers for New Years!
Christmas may be over, but the spirit of the holidays is still bubbling along in the Montrose, Ouray County and Tellu...
08:27 AM, Thursday, December 29
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THE AH HAA SCHOOL – Offers classes in everything from oil painting to pottery to pastels. (Courtesy photos)
With a New Director and an Expanded Vision, Telluride’s Co...
'We do have something special to offer here.'
01:58 PM, Monday, December 26
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