Browse: March 2008

• Politics and torture – documentary film maker Alex Gibney talks about "Taxi to the Dark Side"
• Glider Bob, a Telluride Soaring pilot, soared in to talk to Plum
• Two wheels are better than four. Rube Felicelli and Becky Reimann from the San Miguel Bike Alliance discussed the future of biking in Telluride
• Ginny Fowler Hicks, author and sister of Charlie Fowler, showed off her new children's book based on her brother's life as a legendary climber, alpinist and photographer
• Don't hate on the tourists. Scott McQuade, CEO of the Telluride Tourism Board
• Swing! Dancers Ronni Creel and Todd Dewey. Watch them show off their moves on the set of MNN.

• Real estate, anyone? John Horn of Horn Realty, LLC
• Film maker James Kleinert
• Bear Aware puppet show – lock up those trash cans!
• Felix Snow, a disabled national championships competitor and participant in Telluride Adaptive Sports
• Diane Adelson, the original pink flamingo at the KOTO Street Dance, is always pretty in pink.
• Protect Colorado's diverse fauna. Mark Caddy, district wildlife manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife

With the ski season over in a little more than a week, and the mountain closing down, some Telluride residents and visitors may be wondering what to do in their spare time. Plum may have an answer for you.

PlumTV host Ramona Bruland headed out to Moab, Utah, home of the gorgeous arches and even better views. It may not be Telluride, but there's plenty to do in Moab: you can go white-water rafting, hiking, catch a ride on a 4x4, or even, like Ramona, grab a mountain bike and try your luck on the trails.

If you've walked through Mountain Village lately, you may have seen "For Rent" signs in the windows of at least a few businesses, or heard word of some shops and restaurants shutting down not only for the season – but possibly for good. Well now the Daily Planet reports that it's official.

By Emily Setzer

In some aspects, this is a dreamy little mountain town that is still humble and has still retained character. But with booming house prices, an increasing amount of second homeowners, and more tourists, what will we do when we run out of land to build upon, and what is the future of our little box canyon?

• Pastor Tree Cooper visited from Alpine Chapel
• Shane McLean, a J2 ski racer competing in the weekend FIS Championship races on Milk Run
• Molly Wickwire-Sante promoted the UNICEF TAP Project, which asks restaurant patrons to donate money towards improving water conditions around the world when they order tap water at a restaurant
• Chris Barber, a mobile massage therapist, brought his skills to the Mountain Village Plaza
• Cindy Bellai, the director of the Telluride Lindy Society, took us back to the 1900's with the Lindy Hop

• Ramona talked with John Horn, of Horn Realty
• Indie band Vampire Weekend played in Juan's Basement in NYC
• Benito Cardenas, director One Telluride
• Peter Hackett, MD, director of Institute for Altitude Medicine
• Local favorite Hawkeye gave us the scoop about chopping his long hair for Locks of Love
• Susan Heard, a gemologist for Dolce Jewels, discussed jewelry

Watch Outformation playing "Into My Arms" at the Sheridan Opera House, where they put on a jammin' show.

And if you like this, be sure to check out Outformation playing "Valley Blue," and John "JoJo" Hermann, pianist for Widespread Panic, who also played at the Sheridan Opera House this winter.

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Happy Easter everyone! Word on the street is the Easter Bunny is hopping through Telluride, and we've got his schedule.

If you missed the Easter egg hunt on the mountain this morning, don't worry. He'll be at the Ah Haa School for Easter Eggstravaganza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Festivities include egg and cookie decorating, meeting the kids, an egg spoon race and an egg toss. Prizes include chocolate bunnies (as if the kids haven't already had enough!) and Ah Haa class gift certificates. Entry is $5 per child. Call 729-3886 to reserve a space.

Have some great pics of the kids? Send them our way! E-mail them to telluridephotos@plumtv.com and we'll put them on the Web site. 

Luxwest Interiors

618 Mountain Village Blvd.
Telluride, CO 81435-1552
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Plum host Ramona Bruland interviews Principal Designer Barbara MacIntire of Lux West Interiors about local interior design trends and the houses she designs.

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John "JoJo" Hermann, pianist for Widespread Panic, plays "One Arm Steve" in a solo performance at the Sheridan Opera House.

To see more of this concert, watch "JoJo" playing "Step On Over Me" with guest Sherman Ewing, playing "1x1" and playing "Tall Boy."

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Before they appeared on Saturday Night Live and the SXSW Music Festival, hit band Vampire Weekend gave Plum an exclusive performance in Juan's Basement. Check out this hot band here.

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Outformation, a southern rock band from Atlanta, played a great show at the Sheridan Opera House March 8, 2008.

If you like this performance, also check out Widespread Panic pianist JoJo Hermann's show.

Chutes six through 10 off Gold Hill opened to the public Wednesday, March 19, according to Telski CEO Dave Riley.

"The ski patrol department has been working on changing rope lines and signage and is planning on opening Gold Hill chutes 6 through 10 to the public this Wednesday, weather and conditions permitting!

To ski these chutes, you have to go through a back country gate at the top of Gold Hill proper (assume personal responsibility), then re-enter the permit area through gates/rope openings into GH 6 - GH 10 (when opened by the patrol). The chutes will not be open continually so check for current information on the signs before you make the hike."

Keep an eye on the open/closed terrain signs before heading over.

• John Horn of Horn Realty, LLC talked about the local real estate market
• Traci Baize discussed the Reperatory Theatre's Musical Reading
• Winemaker John Sutcliffe talked about his Colorado wines
• John Cohn, Davis Fansler and Michael Ward, rightfully brag about the U19 girls hockey team
• Katherine Hess, Caitlin Bush, Nikki Gallen and Maddie Fansler talked about their winning hockey season
• The band, Eagle and the Sky Ponies, consisting of Gregory Eagle, Carrie Stuckert and Jennifer Lockwood played "Wings of Horses"