Birthdays: GEORGE WASHINGTON, TED KENNEDY, DREW BARRYMORE, JULIUS ERVING, SPARKY ANDERSON, MICHAEL CHANG, JONATHAN DEMME, GENE BRADLEY, GLEN STECKLER, KAREN HADDY, LISA ROSS, PHILLIP TUCKER, RICH ESTES, JAMES BLUNT

Get your tickets for KOTO's Winter Fundraising Show at the Sheridan Opera House on March 5th! Come boogie to the Indie soul band Oh He Dead out of Washington D.C. and support your community radio station! FREE AfterShow in the Show Bar with DJ Wombat. Tickets at sheridanoperahouse.com.

San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) has a new bus line from Montrose to Telluride with one stop in Ridgway. Buses leave Montrose at 6 a.m. and arrive in Telluride by 8 a.m., Monday through Friday. Visit SMARTTelluride.com for details.

Leslie Browning & Friends will play a FREE après ski set at the Peaks Resort today, Saturday, February 22nd, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Don’t miss the GoHawkeye.org Scallywags Ball Fundraiser today, Saturday, February 22nd, from 5:30pm-9:30pm at Telluride Distilling Tasting Room in Mountain Village. Silent Auction & Live Music from Loot Booty and Telluride Gold Kings. Dress like a pirate or come as you Arrrr. Free admission; Donations accepted at the door. Help local Brandon “The Heavy Metal Bus Driver” Griep buy a sit ski!

The San Miguel Educational Fund – that’s KOTO’s governing board – holds an offsite retreat on Monday, February 24th, at 6 p.m. at the home of Board President Gene Weil and online via Zoom. The agenda and Zoom link are posted at koto.org.

Friends of Wilkinson Public Library will have a Meet and Greet on Tuesday, February 25th in the Telluride Room at the library. Support your local library friends. New membership cards with local discounts and a pop-up book sale. Refreshments served.

Telluride Fire and Vitalant are co-hosting the next Blood Drive on Tuesday, February 25th, from 10:45am-2:30pm at Telluride Fire Station 1 at 131 West Columbia Avenue in Telluride. Blood donation appointments are recommended; walk-ins are welcome but can't be guaranteed. Sign up at vitalant.org.

Telluride Chamber Music Happy Hour is back on Wednesday, February 26th. Head to Telluride Arts HQ from 6-7 p.m. for a FREE performance by Anneke Dean.

What happens when Bob Dylan meets Ween? Find out on Thursday, February 27th, when The High Country plays a free show at The Alibi from 7-9 p.m. FREE GUMBO!

Join the Telluride Foundation on Thursday, February 27th, from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Sheridan Opera House for an exclusive sneak peek of “Adaptation,” a short documentary in development from Spruce Tone and SLOMotion followed by a panel discussion with wildlife experts about the research and innovation to protect homes against wildfire and improve insurability happening on a national level, new legislation occurring in Colorado to help address the housing insurance crisis, and work being done locally to protect homes from wildfires. The event is free and open to the public, though an RSVP is required. To RSVP, please visit https://Tellurideadaptation.eventbrite.com.