Birthdays: ABBY COLLINS, SUSAN DEY, KENNETH BRANAUGH, MICHAEL CONLIN, MARTI MARTIN-KUNTZ, LIZ BAILIS, GAYLE MOELLER, CAROL ANN MORE, BETSY GREGORY, CHRIS MILLER, TOM WHITEMAN, PAT DREW, PATRICK ROMANO, ANDREW OJAMA, BRENT MOORE, NIA PEEPLES, MARK AGUIRRE
Today is Colorado Gives Day! Head to cogives.org and search for your favorite local and regional nonprofit organizations – for example, KOTO Radio - and make a donation today! New recurring donations to any nonprofit on the Colorado Gives site will be matched through December 10th.
Stop by the Telluride High School today, Tuesday, December 10th from 11-12 or tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11th from 12:30 - 1:00 to see some amazing high school mentorship projects. Students mentored with many talented and generous community members in several areas including Physical Therapy, Film Making, Software Development, Law Enforcement, Photography, Graphic Design, and Conservation.
Tonight, Tuesday, December 10th, at 5 p.m. at the Telluride Science & Innovation Center, the San Miguel Resource Center presents an open community discussion with Emmy-nominated actor, professional boxer, and activist Kali Reis. Reis will be discussing her involvement with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement; her experience surviving domestic violence and sexual abuse; her work bringing indigenous representation to the film industry, and more.
The KOTO Citizen's Advisory Board meets tonight, Tuesday December 10th, at 5:30 pm in the Hotel Telluride Lobby and via Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted at koto.org.
The Sheridan Arts Foundation and Black Tie Ski Rentals present Teton Gravity Research’s Beyond the Fantasy at the historic Sheridan Opera House tonight, Tuesday, December 10th, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior. Get tickets at sheridanoperahouse.com.
Join the Peter Inglis Avalanche Education Fund and the Telluride Mountain Club for the first Backcountry Chat of the winter season tonight, Tuesday, December 10th, from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Wilkinson Public Library Program Room. Food and beverages will be provided.
Get your waterproof gear in peak form for winter. Patagonia Telluride is throwing a Wash Party on Thursday, December 12th in Lawson Hill at The Laundromat ECO Cleaners and Telluride Brewing. They’ll share care tips, light bites, drinks, and some laundry myth busting too.
SKI BUM, the Musical, is a new original musical by Lionel Starr aka LIF TKT, featuring a cast & crew of amazing locals. Shows are Friday, December 13th, through Sunday, December 15th, & Thursday, December 19th, through Sunday, December 22nd, at 7 p.m. nightly at the Sheridan Opera House. The show is appropriate for ages 13+. This is a guaranteed good time! Tickets at telluridetheatre.org.
Telluride Choral Society’s WinterSing concerts are coming up on Friday, December 13th, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 15th, at 4 p.m. Both concerts are at Christ Church, 434 W. Columbia in Telluride. Tickets will be available at the door.