Festival Fanatics

Although I’m quite musically diversified, Bluegrass is a genre in which I have little knowledge about. After doing some research about Telluride prior to moving out here, I discovered that this town is really BIG on Bluegrass. When I found out that Greensky Bluegrass was playing at the Sheridan Opera House I had to check it out and see what they hype was all about.

On Tuesday, January 12, the legendary reggae group the Wailers played at the Telluride Conference Center.

Planet Bluegrass has announced the preliminary lineup for the 37th annual Telluride Bluegrass festival, June 17th-20th, 2010. Many names and faces remain the same, but new acts will be added through the Spring of 2010. Tickets and camping on are on sale now; over the phone 800-624-2422 or on the web, www.bluegrass.com/telluride 37th Telluride Bluegrass Festival Initial Lineup

This Labor Day weekend, I was fortunate enough to view two new films premiering at the 36th Telluride Film Festival, "The Road" and "Up in the Air".

This weekend the Telluride Film Festival will grace the sidewalks, theatres, and streets of Telluride. It is a very exciting time in town because the films being shown at the festival are not released to the public and you never know who you might see in town. For festival goers, it's a great opportunity to see movie stars in a fairly relaxed environment.

Another memorable weekend here in Telluride for the 36th annual Bluegrass Festival! When the free Firstgrass concert kicked off Bluegrass on Wednesday night, it looked to be a long weekend of music, friends, and sunshine. You know how the saying goes, "Time flies when you're having fun", well this weekend FLEW by and was one of the best Bluegrass festival's I can remember.

Once again, the Telluride Jazz Celebration was a huge success as artists rocked out Town Park, Main St, and late night shows all weekend long. 

This week the town of Telluride is enjoying a little more down time before Summer fully begins. Locals are spending time rafting, fishing, horseback riding, and doing a lot of things people come here to do during a summer vacation. School isn't out quite yet- just one more week before graduation, but that hasn't stopped most of the kids of Telluride from wearing summer attire of flip flops, shorts, and tank tops.

The best thing about Mountain Film is that it is a film festival about real things and if you attend the festival, you have the opportunity to meet people involved in a wide range of issues. Many years ago I attended the London Film Festival. I had a blast and saw a lot of movies, a few stars, and while one film I saw was based on the truths of human trafficing, it was still a fictional film about fictional characters living fictional lives.

If you are facing a long weekend and don't know what to do, consider coming to Telluride. There is no more snow and our spring colors are out (Spring in the Mountains starts in May, not March). If you are worried about the weather ruining a hiking trip, then just plan to duck into a movie. The Telluride Mountain Film Festival is this weekend. Movies start Friday night and continue through Monday morning.