EVENTS FOR TELLURIDE Summer SEASON 2008
Summer Events
Telluride
Friday, April 25, 2008 - Sunday, April 27, 2008
Talking Gourds Spoken Word Festival
High-energy poetic performances, film, lectures and wild mind workshops.
970.728.0399 or 970.327.4767
Friday, May 02, 2008 - Sunday, May 04, 2008
Young People’s Theater
Local young thespians fill the stage at the Sheridan Opera House with a TBA performance.
970.728.6363
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - Sunday, May 25, 2008
Celebrating Biodiversity Through Art & Science Exhibit
In collaboration with professional artists, Telluride students explore and discover nature through art. Silent auction on Thursday and art on display in Elks Park through Sunday.
970.708.7441
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Gondola Opens
The Gondola reopens for the summer season.
Friday, May 23, 2008 - Monday, May 26, 2008
Mountainfilm in Telluride
Filmmakers, artists and outdoor enthusiasts celebrate mountains, culture and the environment with films, presentations and a symposium that will focus on "water" as this year's theme.
970.728.4123
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Photo Retrospective Exhibit Opening
An exhibit featuring local photographers and their historical Telluride images. Telluride Historical Museum, 5 p.m.
970.728.3344
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Telluride Dance Academy Recital
Dancers, ages three to 67, from the Telluride Dance Academy perform at the Palm Theatre. Time TBA.
970.728.9065
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Ah Haa Exhibition Opening
"Innocence and Experience" features the books of Ah Haa founder Daniel Tucker and other American Academy of bookbinding faculty.
970.728.3886
Thursday, June 05, 2008 - Sunday, June 08, 2008
Telluride Jazz Celebration
Join The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, McCoy Tyner, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman Group, Bettye LaVette, Simone, Grupo Fantasma and other jazz greats for music in Town Park by day and in intimate bar venues by night.
970.728.7009
Friday, June 06, 2008 - Sunday, June 08, 2008
Telluride Balloon Rally
At sunrise, the skies above Telluride Town Park fill with colorful hot-air balloons. At sunset, Telluride's main street is the setting for the annual balloon glow. (Weather permitting.)
970.708.2202
Friday, June 06, 2008 - Sunday, June 15, 2008
Telluride Musicfest
Chamber music by world-class musicians, the way it was meant to be performed--in living rooms, where the experience is intimate.
212.253.6941
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Huck Finn Day
Dress the kids up as Huck Finn or Becky Thatcher for a parade followed by a fishing and costume contest at the Kids Pond in Telluride Town Park. The Elks provide fishing poles, prizes and refreshments.
970.728.6362
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Jazz Brunch
Listen to world-class jazz while enjoying brunch in the outdoor Telluride Conference Center Plaza in Mountain Village. 10 a.m. to noon.
970.728.1904
Monday, June 09, 2008
Art Talk and Potluck
Bring a dish and join visiting potter Kent Harris for a free discussion and slide show at the Ah Haa School for the Arts.
970.728.3886
Monday, June 09, 2008 - Sunday, June 15, 2008
Wild West Fest
A family oriented festival that celebrates the spirit of the West. Events include celebrity cutting on horseback and performances at the Sheridan Opera House. Sponsored by the Sheridan Arts Foundation.
970.728.6363
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Telluride Playwrights Festival
Explore new plays with professional actors from around the world. Acting and writing workshops are geared toward both novice and experienced playwrights and actors. Ah Haa School.
970.728.3886
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - Sunday, June 22, 2008
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Four days of bluegrass-based music in Telluride Town Park. Artists include Sam Bush Band, Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby, Ani DiFranco, Yonder Mountain String Band and many more.
800.624.2422
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Bluegrass Brunch
A morning filled with music, brunch, festival hat making and activities for festavarians of all ages at the Telluride Conference Center Plaza in Mountain Village. 10 a.m. to noon.
970.728.1904
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - Saturday, June 28, 2008
Bike Week
A weeklong celebration to promote cycling for transportation and recreation. Events include trail maintenance, group rides, Bike to Work Day, Lizard Head Pass Hill Climb, a film, auction and more.
970.729.1379
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - Sunday, June 29, 2008
Telluride Wine Festival
A weekend of wine tastings, winemakers, seminars with expert sommeliers and food pairings with accomplished chefs.
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - Saturday, July 05, 2008
Telluride Plein-Air
National landscape artists paint in the great outdoors. Their work is then exhibited and auctioned as a fundraiser for the Sheridan Arts Foundation.
970.728.6363
Friday, July 04, 2008
Firemen’s Fourth of July
Celebrate independence the old-fashioned way: a parade down Telluride's main street, a community picnic in Town Park, games for kids and spectacular fireworks.
970.728.3041
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Red, White and Blues Concert
Enjoy free live music, complimentary snow cones, face painting and other free activities at Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village, 3 to 6 p.m.
970.728.1904
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Telluride Fur Ball
Bring your dog for an evening of food, music, gourmet dog treats, pet photography, and a dance performance by a canine/human freestyle competitive team. Proceeds benefit the Second Chance Humane Society. Telluride Conference Center, 6 p.m.
970.626.2273
Friday, July 11, 2008 - Saturday, July 12, 2008
Circus Holus Bolus
Kids and adults combine their talents to creat a Telluride Academy production—a circus not to be missed at the big top in the Telluride Elementary School gym.
970.728.5311
Friday, July 11, 2008 - Saturday, July 12, 2008
Hardrock 100
In this grueling 101-mile run, participants follow an altitude-challenged course that begins in Silverton, passes through Telluride and winds up back in Silverton.
970.259.3693
Friday, July 11, 2008 - Sunday, July 13, 2008
Telluride Yoga Festival
Yoga instructors from around the world offer the opportunity to experience many yoga lineages. Meditation, kirtan and other holistic lifestyle workshops will also be offered.
970.728.2477
Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Sunday, July 13, 2008
KOTO Yankee Doodle Doo-Dah Concert
A live performance (either one day or two) TBA in Telluride Town Park. Past concerts have included Bob Dylan, Cowboy Junkies, Los Lobos, The Radiators, Ozomatli and Widespread Panic.
970.728.8100
Sunday, July 13, 2008 - Saturday, July 19, 2008
San Miguel Basin Fair
Norwood hosts a classic county fair with the judging of 4-H livestock and crafts, a dessert contest and more.
970.327.4393
Friday, July 18, 2008 - Sunday, July 20, 2008
Nothing Festival
Nothing, nothing…followed by nothing.
Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Sunday, July 20, 2008
San Miguel Basin Rodeo
Professional rodeo in Norwood complete with bronc bustin', calf ropin', barrel racin' and more.
970.327.4393
Friday, July 25, 2008 - Sunday, July 27, 2008
Rotary 4x4 Rally
Jeeping on both days and a BBQ on Saturday.
970.708.222
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Ah Haa Art Auction
This annual fundraiser is known for selling an array of art objects, trips and services in both a silent auction and a fast-paced live auction. Dorrs open 5 p.m.; live auction begins at 7:30 p.m.
970.728.3886
Friday, August 01, 2008 - Sunday, August 03, 2008
Telluride Tech Festival
This event celebrates the past, present and future of technology and is inspired by Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse and L.L. Nunn's first commercial-grade AC power plant in Telluride. A Tesla coil demonstration takes place on Friday and Saturday evening
970.239.4486
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Ah Haa Exhibition Opening
"Solo," a juried exhibition, features a complete body of work by one selected artist. Meet the artists and see why they were chosen at the Ah Haa School, 5 p.m.
970.728.3886
Thursday, August 07, 2008 - Saturday, August 16, 2008
Chamber Music Festival
The festival's artistic director Roy Malan, concertmaster with the San Francisco Ballet, brings chamber music to Telluride up close and personal.
970.369.1351
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Summer Ballet Performance
The culmination of a Telluride Dance Academy ballet intensive hosted by nationally renowned ballerina Valerie Madonia and guest teacher Davis Robertson, combined with Joffrey Ballet School Company Dancers.
970.728.9065
Friday, August 08, 2008
KOTO Duck Race
Get your rubber dicky, near the corner of Colorado and Pine or at KOTO's offices on Pine Street, for a swim down the San Miguel River. Great prizes are awarded to the ducks that navigate the river best.
970.728.8100
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Art Talk
Sit in on a free discussion and slide show with visiting ceramic artist Annie Chrietzberg at the Ah Haa School for the Arts, 6:30 p.m.
970.728.3886
Thursday, August 14, 2008 - Sunday, August 17, 2008
Telluride Festival of the Arts
The epicurean and visual arts meet at an event in Mountain Village that features celebrity chef demonstrations, food seminars, a grand tasting, a progressive dinner, and 60 nationally juried visual artists.
970.369.4632
Friday, August 15, 2008 - Sunday, August 17, 2008
Mudd Butts Mystery Theatre Troupe
Not just another song and dance, this zany local children's theatre troupe creates a show like no other. Palm Theatre.
970.728.5311
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - Sunday, August 24, 2008
Telluride Repertory Theatre Company
Telluride's local theater company presents a musical TBA at the Sheridan Opera House.
970.728.4539
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Mushroom Banquet
Each course features a different mushroom, wine and local chef at the Telluride Conference Center.
970.728.83212
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - Sunday, August 24, 2008
Telluride Mushroom Festival
Gather to celebrate and explore all aspects of fungi in Telluride's mushroom-rich surroundings. Pick, discuss, parade and eat during an information-filled weekend.
970.728.8312
Friday, August 22, 2008 - Sunday, August 24, 2008
Glory: Many Nations, One Voice
A Christian celebration with food and music in Telluride Town Park.
970.728.4864
Friday, August 29, 2008 - Monday, September 01, 2008
Telluride Film Festival
A top-secret program (at least until the festival begins) featuring premieres, classics, seminars and discussions with the world's leading filmmakers and stars.
510.665.9494
Sunday, August 31, 2008 - Monday, September 01, 2008
Ouray County Rodeo
Professional Colorado cowboys gather in neighboring Ridgway for bronc bustin', calf ropin', barrel racin' and general festivities.
970.626.3304
Friday, September 05, 2008
KOTO Guest DJ Day
Tune in to www.koto.org, 89.3, 91.7 or 105.5 FM to hear locals vie for the coveted Silver Tongue Award and raise money for community radio. Call 970.728.4333 to pledge.`
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Imogene Pass Run
Beginning in Ouray and ending in Telluride, this 17-mile course gains more than 5,000 vertical feet. Not for the faint of sole!
970.728.0251
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Ah Haa Exhibition Opening
Visit the Ah Haa School for the Arts for the opening of "As the Crow Flies," a juried exhibition that features new works from several regional emerging artists. 5 p.m.
970.728.3886
Thursday, September 11, 2008
KOTO Potato Black Bean Sauté
Eat the musical fruit for breakfast and benefit KOTO, Telluride's commerical-free radio station. Honga's Lotus Petal/La Concina De Luz patios. 7 a.m. to noon.
970.728.8100
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Sunday, September 14, 2008
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Microbrew tasting, crafts and food booths, and international blues and rock acts in Telluride Town Park by day and intimate late-night blues clubs by night.
866.515.6166
Monday, September 15, 2008 - Friday, September 19, 2008
Black Bear Awareness Week
An all-ages event to learn more about bears in the region that culminates with the Black Bear Ball on main street.
970.728.0190
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Mountains to the Desert
As a fundraiser for the Just for Kids Foundation, bikers spin 133 miles on the road from Telluride to Moab.
970.728.4454
Friday, September 26, 2008
Art Talk & Potluck
Bring a dish and join visiting ceramic artist Jim Romberg and painter Doug Dawson at the Ah Haa School at 6:30 p.m. for a free slide show and discussion.
970.728.3886
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Telluride Oktoberfest
More than just beer, brats and oompah music. Heritage Plaza, Mountain Village.
970.728.1904
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Writers in the Sky
Spend a day with regional authors as they give presentations, read from their works and engage in dialogue with each other and the audience. Wilkinson Public Library. 970.728.4519
970.728.4519
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Ophir Hill Climb
Run or bike from Ophir to the top of the pass.
970.729.1379
Thursday, October 09, 2008 - Sunday, October 12, 2008
Ideas Festival
Challenge your mind and the minds of others in a forward-thinking event. This year's theme is "The Politics of the Possible."
970.728.8312
Friday, October 10, 2008 - Saturday, October 11, 2008
Walking Words
Walking Words begins with a progressive dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday featuring three courses, each at a different restaurant, accompanied by a ready. Saturday is devoted to workshops in fiction, poetry and non fiction at the Ah Haa School.
970.728.3886
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Gondola Closes for Off-Season
Midnight starts the closure of the Gondola until November 21.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Ghost Stories
An afternoon of regional ghost stories for kids of all ages, followed by a frightful evening event for adults. Telluride Historical Museum, 3:30 p.m. for kids; 6:30 p.m. for adults.
970.728.3344
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Youth Art Awards Celebration
Visit the Ah Haa School for the Arts for the "Sevventh Annual Youth Art Awards & Celebration," where the recipients of the 2008 Youth Art will be announced. 5 p.m.
970.728.3886
Friday, October 31, 2008
KOTO Halloween Party
Get decked out and check out how Telluride parties. Location TBA.
970.728.8100
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Telluride Unearthed
Discover more about Telluride's rich history through the lens of science. Telluride Historical Museum, 6 p.m.
970.728.3344
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Telluride Unearthed
Discover more about Telluride's rich history through the lens of science. Telluride Historical Museum, 6 p.m.
970.728.3344
Friday, November 14, 2008 - Sunday, November 16, 2008
KOTO Ski Swap
Used and new gear and clothes for all snow activities. Proceeds fund Telluride community radio station. Wilkinson Public Library's underground garage.
970.728.8100
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Telluride Unearthed
Discover more about Telluride's rich history through the lens of science. Telluride Historical Museum, 6 p.m.
970.728.3344
Friday, November 21, 2008
Gondola Opens
The Gondola opens for the winter season.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Telluride Ski Resort Opens
Ski the first day of the 2008/2009 lift-served season in Telluride.
970.728.6900
