Birthdays: KIRSTIE ALLEY, RAY PRICE, RICKY VAN SHELTON, HOWARD STERN, SMOKIN’ JOE FRAZIER, AL LEWIS, ROOSTER COUCH, MELBA GACEK, DOMINIQUE WILKINS
Celebrate the beauty of the full moon on the Valley Floor! Join Sheep Mountain Alliance for the 2025 Valley Floor Moonlight Progressive Dinner tomorrow, 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. This free event begins with a brief "state of the snowpack" update, followed by a hands-on tour planning workshop led by Friends of the San Juans. The session will focus on incorporating map-reading skills and using navigation apps to improve confidence in planning backcountry ski tours. San Miguel County Search and Rescue will also provide essential tips on preparedness for backcountry adventures and explain what to expect during emergency assistance situations.
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.