Birthdays: BRENDA OKAMURA, DAN LYNCH, DAN WILLIS, INGRID LUNDAHL, JAKE SPAULDING, LUCAS PRICE, SANDRA HUGHES, MARTHA HUSCHKE, STEVE COSTELLO, MARGARET BERCOVITZ, KRISTEN ZOELLNER, NAOMI JUDD, MARY J. BLIGE, GRANT TINKER, BEN CRENSHAW, HANK DOLLARD
The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents Colorado funk band The Motet, live at the historic Sheridan Opera House tonight, Saturday, January 11th! Doors at 8 p.m.; show at 9 p.m. FREE AfterSHOW DJ set by nOOnz. Get tickets at sheridanoperahouse.com.
Come join the Telluride Choral Society! SpringSing rehearsals for Adult Choirs begin tomorrow, Sunday, January 12th, from 4:30-7 p.m. also at Christ Church. Student Choirs will meet on Wednesdays and Fridays in the Telluride Middle/High School Drama Room. Go to telluridechoralsociety.org for more info and to register.
Celebrate the beauty of the full moon on the Valley Floor! Join Sheep Mountain Alliance for the 2025 Valley Floor Moonlight Progressive Dinner on Monday, January 13th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Walk to the trails on the Valley Floor, then ski, snowshoe, or walk to three food and drink stations dispersed throughout the groomed trail loop right by the Shell station. Cider, soup and cookies will be available at the three stations. *Please bring your own bowls and cups!* This event is FREE and open to the community!
Is weight loss one of your New Year's Resolutions? Learn about healthy New Year's resolutions with Telluride Medical Center providers, Dr. Grundy and Dr. Turner, at the Wilkinson Public Library on Tuesday, January 14th at 5:30 p.m.
San Miguel County's free Holiday Tree Recycling lot, located at the Church Camp parking lot at the intersection of Ilium Road and Sunshine Mesa Road, will be open through Wednesday, January 15th. Please remove all lights and ornaments before disposing. No other disposal is permitted at this site.
Telluride Rotary Club invites the public to a screening of a 30-minute documentary film about the Colorado River crisis at its meeting this Wednesday, January 15th, at 12 (noon) in the Wilkinson Public Library’s Program Room. The film gives a concise overview of the history and complexity of the Colorado River’s environmental strain, and offers suggestions for how to work on solving the ongoing problem. Patricia Limerick, a preeminent scholar of the American West, helped produce the film and will be present via Zoom for a Q&A following the film. For more information, email telluriderotary@gmail.com.
Ouray native Ray Harvey will share his poems & stories at the Lone Cone Library in Norwood on Wednesday, January 15th, at 6 p.m., as part of Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds program. The public is also invited to share stories & poems with the prompt “Mountain Lions.” Stories & Poems Norwood is free and open to all ages! More information at tellurideinstitute.org.
Join the Telluride Mountain Club and PI Avy Fund for an informative Backcountry Chat on Tuesday, January 16th, from 6–8 p.m. at the Wilkinson Public Library. Whether a seasoned backcountry enthusiast or new to exploring the San Juans, this FREE event offers valuable insights, practical skills, and the chance to connect with the community.
Get your act together! The 35th KOTO Lip Sync Contest takes place on Saturday, January 25th, and there’s still time to be part of the show! Email your act to kototelluride@gmail.com to sign up. Tickets are now SOLD OUT! Any tickets that become available will be sold at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.