Birthdays: ELLEN TOLAND, TOM WIRTH, STEVEN HITCHCOCK, BILL MASTERS, DON McLEAN, JOHN REILLY, CATHLEEN GILLIAM, PEGGY FLEMING, MAUREEN McGOVERN, BOBBY GENTRY, JERRY VAN DYKE, ALEX RODRIGUEZ, NORMAN LEAR, JENNIFER ALLEE, PETER CONOVITZ, CHESTER GOSS, AMY HINKHOUSE, MOLLY SILVER, JOSEPH YANOVER

San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is offering fare free service in July and August on all routes. Find schedules and more information at smarttelluride.com.

Nomad Outfitters will have a mini overland expo today, Saturday, July 27th, at Telluride Brewing Company in Lawson Hill from 11am to 5pm. The gathering features several client-built rigs on exhibit as well as products and rigs from Skinny Guy Campers, Air Down Gear Up, Dissent Offroad, Freespirit Recreation, Expion360, CBI Offroad, and Prinsu Roof Racks. Free fun for the whole family!

Telluride Chamber Music and Palm Arts co-present ‘Love Letters for Vincent,” a multi-art tribute to Vincent van Gogh with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and pianist Kayleen Asbo tonight, Saturday, July 27th, at 7 p.m. at the Palm Theater. Tickets are available at telluridechambermusic.org.

Tonight, Saturday, July 27th, at 8:30 p.m., the Town of Mountain Village presents the Movies Under the Stars summer outdoor film series! Head to Reflection Plaza in Mountain Village, bundle up & enjoy this week’s classic film, We Bought a Zoo.

Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Peaks, check out Jazz Brunch with Donovan & Danny! No purchase necessary to experience the Jazz.

Telluride Institute celebrates its 40th Ruby Anniversary on Sunday, July 28th at the historic Sheridan Opera House! DJ Leaux will spin sounds from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Snacks, wine, a cash bar, an auction with exciting options including foreign travel and access to local secrets and insider experiences! Come meet Jim Enote, the Chair of the Board of the Grand Canyon Trust, CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation, and a Zuni tribal member who has spent more than 40 years working to protect and steward cultural and natural resources. Put on your ruby dancing slippers and join the party!

Telluride Theatre presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in Town Park! The show closes tomorrow, Sunday, July 28th, at 8 p.m. Tickets at telluridetheatre.org.

Wednesday, July 31st, bring the family to Market on the Plaza in Mountain Village at 11 a.m., and enjoy a fun-filled story time with songs, dancing, stories with Jeannie from your community library! Free event for young ones and their families, presented by Wilkinson Public Library.

KOTO presents Live @ The Drive - a FREE summer concert series right outside the Purple House on Pine! Join us from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. next Wednesday, July 31st, for a bumpin’ block party with live music from Durango’s Desert Child. Tacos! Ice Cream! Cash bar! Community! All the things we love about summertime in Telluride!