EVENTS FOR TELLURIDE 2009- 2010

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Telluride 2010

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May 2010

Mountainfilm in Telluride

Date: Friday, May 28, 2010 - 09:00 - Monday, May 31, 2010 - 15:30 Location: Telluride

Mountainfilm is a distinctive blend of films, speakers, gallery exhibits, slide presentations, seminars and on-the-street conversations that demonstrate the power of visual arts to instigate change

June 2010

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Telluride Art Walk - June

Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 16:00 - 20:00 Location: Telluride

Telluride Balloon Rally

Date: Friday, June 4, 2010 - 06:00 - Sunday, June 6, 2010 - 06:00 Location: Telluride

At sunrise, the skies above Telluride fill with colorful hot-air balloons.

Freelance Whales

Date: Friday, June 4, 2010 - 21:00 - 23:45 Location: Telluride

Freelance Whales perform live at the Sheridan Opera House with special guest Pearly Gate Music.

Huck Finn & Becky Thatcher Day

Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010 Location: Telluride

Dress the kids up as Huck finn or Becky Thatcher for a parade followed by a fishing and costume contest at the kid's pond in Telluride Town Park.

Huck Finn & Becky Thatcher Day

Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 11:00 - 14:00 Location: Telluride

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.

Lone Tree Cemetery Tour

Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 15:45 - 17:00 Location: Telluride

The Telluride Historical Museum presents a Lone Tree Cemetery Tour with local historian Andrea Benda.

Wild West Fest

Date: Monday, June 7, 2010 - Saturday, June 12, 2010 Location: Telluride

In its nineteenth year, the SAF’s Wild West Fest (WWF) is a week-long celebration of Western arts, culture and customs that brings inner-city youth along with artists and musical p

Wild West Fest Special Guest

Date: Monday, June 7, 2010 - 19:00 - 21:00 Location: Telluride

Join the Sheridan Arts Foundation in welcoming Shelton Johnson, a nationally recognized park ranger and author focused on strengthening and shortening the bridge between inner-city youth and the ou

Great American Taxi

Date: Friday, June 11, 2010 - 20:00 - 23:00 Location: Telluride

In the past five years, Great American Taxi has become one of the best-known headliners on the jam band circuit.

Heritage Fest

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010 - Sunday, June 13, 2010 Location: Telluride

Celebrate Telluride's colorful and storied past.

SquidShow Theatre

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 20:00 - 22:00 Location: Telluride

Back by popular demand, SquidShow Theatre presents a special Heritage Fest

A Day at Schmid Ranch

Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 12:00 - 15:00 Location: Surrounding Areas

As part of Heritage Fest, see the historic Schmid Ranch on Wilson Me

Free Heritage Fest Lone Tree Cemetery Tour

Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 15:45 - 17:00 Location: Telluride

The Telluride Historical Museum presents a special FREE Heritage Fest

Field Trip to Mesa Verde Region

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 08:00 - 18:30 Location: Telluride

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010 - Sunday, June 20, 2010 Location: Telluride

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival features four days of bluegrass music on the stage in Telluride Town Park.

Bike Week

Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010 - Saturday, June 26, 2010 Location: Telluride

A week-long celebration to promote cycling for both transportation and recreation.

Telluride Musicfest

Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - Saturday, July 3, 2010 Location: Telluride

While Telluride already boasts many music festivals, the founders of Telluride Musicfest intended something different when they first opened their homes in June 2003. Josh Aronson&nb

Telluride Wine Festival

Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 16:00 - Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 16:00 Location: Telluride

Pairing the beauty of the mountains with indulgence of fine wines, this multi-day event features winemakers' luncheons, cooking demonstrations, reserve programs, seminars and tastings for nov

July 2010

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Telluride Musicfest

Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - Saturday, July 3, 2010 Location: Telluride

While Telluride already boasts many music festivals, the founders of Telluride Musicfest intended something different when they first opened their homes in June 2003. Josh Aronson&nb

Telluride Art Walk - July

Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 16:00 - 20:00 Location: Telluride

Red, White & Blues

Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010 - 15:00 - 18:00 Location: Mountain Village

Mountain Village hosts a free concert on the Sunset Stage to celebrate the nation's independence.

Schmid Ranch Tour

Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010 - 16:00 - 18:00 Location: Surrounding Areas

The Tellur

Firemen's Fourth of July

Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010 Location: Telluride

Celebrate independence the old-fashioned way: a parade down Telluride's main street at 10 a.m., a community picnic in Town Park around noon with games for k

Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration

Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010 - 17:00 - 19:00 Location: Telluride

The Telluride Historical Museum presents an Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration with root beer floats and free admission to the museum following the parade on main street, 5 p.m.

Telluride Playwright's Festival

Date: Monday, July 5, 2010 - Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Location: Telluride

Telluride Playwright's Festival (TPF) is a laboratory for playwrights, actors, and directors where dynamic, meaningful work is germinated and produced.

Hardrock 100

Date: Friday, July 9, 2010 - 08:00 - Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 17:00 Location: Surrounding Areas

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.

Lone Tree Cemetery Tour

Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 15:45 - 17:00 Location: Telluride

San Miguel Basin Fair & Rodeo

Date: Monday, July 12, 2010 - Monday, July 19, 2010 Location: Surrounding Areas

Norwood hosts a classic county fair with the judging of 4-H livestock and crafts, a dessert contest and more.

Fireside Chat

Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 17:30 - 18:30 Location: Mountain Village

The Tellur

Telluride Americana Music Weekend

Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 00:00 - Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 00:30 Location: Telluride

Enjoy a weekend of Americana, best described as a genre where folk, country, rock'n'roll and the blues come together to have a party. Guests will include&nbs

Rotary 4x4 Rally in Telluride

Date: Friday, July 23, 2010 - Sunday, July 25, 2010 Location: Telluride

Experience such revered trails as Black Bear Pass, Governor Basin, Poughkeepsie Gulch and Imogene Pass, something for all levels of driving a

Ah Haa Art Auction

Date: Friday, July 23, 2010 - 17:00 - 22:00 Location: Telluride

This annual fundraiser is known for selling an array

Hike Into Historical Flowers

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 07:45 - 13:30 Location: Telluride

The Telluride Historical Museum presents a Hike Into Historical Flowers with John

Telluride Tech Fest

Date: Friday, July 30, 2010 - Sunday, August 1, 2010

This intimate gathering at the Sheridan Opera House features distinguished honorees from the around the world who discuss the past, present and future of t

Music on Main Street

Date: Friday, July 30, 2010 Location: Telluride

Sitting on Colorado Avenue in the historic town of Telluride, Music on Main Street offers a scenic backdrop of the San Juan Mountains in a world-famous resort town in the heart of the Rocky M

SquidShow Theatre

Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010 - Sunday, August 1, 2010 Location: Telluride

SquidShow Theatre presents an original production.

August 2010

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Telluride Tech Fest

Date: Friday, July 30, 2010 - Sunday, August 1, 2010

This intimate gathering at the Sheridan Opera House features distinguished honorees from the around the world who discuss the past, present and future of t

SquidShow Theatre

Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010 - Sunday, August 1, 2010 Location: Telluride

SquidShow Theatre presents an original production.

Telluride Art Walk - August

Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 16:00 - 20:00 Location: Telluride

Telluride Jazz Celebration

Date: Friday, August 6, 2010 - 10:00 - Sunday, August 8, 2010 - 15:00 Location: Telluride

The Telluride Jazz weekend is in fact, a "celebration" of the art, soul, history and future of an all-American art form.

KOTO Duck Race

Date: Friday, August 6, 2010 - 11:00 - 14:00 Location: Telluride

Sponsor one of KOTO's yellow rubber ducks (call the radio station or look for the stand on the corner of Colorado Avenue and Pine during the week before the event) and win big prizes when your bird

Marco Benevento Trio

Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010 - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Location: Telluride

Post Phish Show

Break Science and Alex B

Date: Monday, August 9, 2010 - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Location: Telluride

Post Phish Show

Phish

Date: Monday, August 9, 2010 - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Location: Telluride

Phish plays two nights in Telluride Town Park. Tickets were limited, and the show is sold out.

Tea Leaf Green & Cornmeal

Date: Monday, August 9, 2010 - 23:00 - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 01:30 Location: Telluride

Post-Phish Show

Telluride Chamber Music Festival

Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - Saturday, August 21, 2010 Location: Telluride

The Telluride Chamber Music Festival has been bringing music to Telluride since 1973, offering chamber music as it was originally intended—up close and personal.

Telluride Festival of the Arts

Date: Friday, August 13, 2010 - Sunday, August 15, 2010 Location: Mountain Village

The Telluride Festival of the Arts (TFA) is an annual weekend-long, culinary and visual arts event held in Mountain Village.

Rally to Gateway

Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010 - Friday, August 20, 2010 Location: Telluride

Dust off you old Tin Lizzie and come cruise in this fun, trivia-filled car rally from Telluride to Gateway Canyons Resort.

Full Tilt in Telluride

Date: Friday, August 20, 2010 - Sunday, August 22, 2010 Location: Telluride

The Rocky Mountain Regional Championship Series brings bike races to Telluride: c

Telluride Mushroom Festival

Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010 - Sunday, August 29, 2010 Location: Telluride

Fungophiles from around the world gather to participate in forays, lectures, dining identification and the mushroom parade in Telluride's mushroom-rich surroundings.

September 2010

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October 2010

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Gondola Closes Temporarily for Off-Season

Date: Monday, October 18, 2010