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CALENDAR<br />
September<br />
SEPTEMBER 3<br />
Film Festival Exhibit Opening<br />
Telluride Historical Museum presents an<br />
exhibit that corresponds with film (exhibitor<br />
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SEPTEMBER 3<br />
SOLO<br />
An opening exhibit at the Ah Haa School that<br />
features one regional artist and their body of<br />
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SEPTEMBER 4<br />
KOTO Guest DJ Day<br />
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FM to hear locals vie for the coveted Silver<br />
Tongue Award and raise money for <strong>com</strong>munity<br />
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SEPTEMBER 4<br />
Ophir Hill Climb<br />
Run or bike from Ophir to the top of the pass<br />
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SEPTEMBER 4-7<br />
Telluride Film Festival<br />
A top-secret program (at least until the<br />
festival begins) featuring premieres, classics,<br />
seminars and discussions with the world’s<br />
leading filmmakers and stars. 510.665.9494<br />
SEPTEMBER 6-7<br />
Ouray County Rodeo<br />
Professional Colorado cowboys gather in<br />
Ridgway for bronc bustin’, calf ropin’, barrel<br />
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SEPTEMBER 10<br />
KOTO Potato Black Bean Sauté<br />
Eat the musical fruit for breakfast and benefit<br />
KOTO, Telluride’s <strong>com</strong>mercial-free radio<br />
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SEPTEMBER 10-11<br />
Mountainfilm’s Outdoor Series<br />
Mountainfilm and TMVOA present free films<br />
in the great outdoors (weather permitting) at<br />
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previous festival selections and premieres of<br />
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SEPTEMBER 12<br />
Imogene Pass Run<br />
Beginning in Ouray and ending in Telluride,<br />
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vertical feet. Not for the faint of sole!<br />
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SEPTEMBER 14-18<br />
Black Bear Awareness Week<br />
Throughout the week, families can learn about<br />
our furry, intelligent neighbors and ways to<br />
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SEPTEMBER 17<br />
Bob Miller Memorial Golf Classic<br />
Telluride Adaptive Sports Program hosts a<br />
fundraiser tournament on the Telluride Golf<br />
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SEPTEMBER 18<br />
The Play’s the Thing<br />
A free reading of a play (TBA) presented<br />
by Squidshow and TCAH and followed by<br />
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SEPTEMBER 18-20<br />
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival<br />
Microbrew tasting, crafts and food booths,<br />
and international blues and rock acts in<br />
Telluride Town Park by day and intimate latenight<br />
blues clubs by night. 866.515.6166<br />
SEPTEMBER 25-27<br />
Artists’ Studio Tours<br />
Your backstage pass into the Telluride art<br />
scene starts with this event. Discover how<br />
artists have carved out their working spaces,<br />
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SEPTEMBER 25-27<br />
Writers in the Sky<br />
Spend a day with regional and national<br />
screenwriters and authors as they give<br />
presentations, read from their works and<br />
engage in dialogue with each other and<br />
the audience. Wilkinson Public Library.<br />
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SEPTEMBER 26<br />
Mountains to the Desert<br />
As a fundraiser for the Just For Kids<br />
Foundation, bikers spin 130 miles on the road<br />
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October<br />
OCTOBER 1<br />
Youth Art Awards<br />
This event honors regional students for their<br />
creativity and interest in the arts. Ah Haa<br />
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OCTOBER 9-10<br />
Walking Words<br />
Walking Words begins with a progressive<br />
dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday featuring<br />
three courses, each at a different restaurant,<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>panied by a reading. Saturday is<br />
devoted to workshops in fiction, poetry and<br />
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OCTOBER 18<br />
Gondola Closes for Off-Season<br />
Midnight starts the off-season closure of the<br />
Gondola until November 20.<br />
Take a Creative Leap<br />
The Ah Haa School for the Art’s<br />
Visiting Artist Workshops bring<br />
some of the nation’s finest<br />
talent to Telluride. Past visiting<br />
artist workshops include:<br />
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and Impressionist Techniques<br />
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Painting in Plein Air<br />
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Architecture in Watercolor<br />
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Landscape Pastel Painting<br />
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In the Field Photography<br />
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OCTOBER 31<br />
KOTO Halloween Party<br />
Get decked out and check out how Telluride<br />
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November<br />
NOVEMBER 13-15<br />
KOTO Ski Swap<br />
Used and new gear and clothes for all<br />
snow activities. Proceeds fund Telluride’s<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity radio station. Wilkinson Public<br />
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NOVEMBER 16-20<br />
KOTO After-the-Swap Swap<br />
The remains from KOTO’s ski swap move to<br />
the old library and are heavily discounted.<br />
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NOVEMBER 20<br />
Gondola Opens<br />
The Gondola opens for winter season.<br />
NOVEMBER 20<br />
The Play’s the Thing<br />
A free reading of a play (TBA) presented<br />
by Squidshow and TCAH and followed by<br />
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NOVEMBER 26<br />
Telluride Ski Resort Opens<br />
Ski the first day of the 2009/2010 lift-served<br />
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16 Telluride & Mountain Village Visitor Guide summer/fall 2009 Make reservations or get information online at www.VisitTelluride.<strong>com</strong>