The Hotel Telluride ~ Events Calendar

Every Friday through September 11.30am-4pm on Oak Street. 

Carrie Rodriguez.  Free live music on Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village starting @ 6pm.

5.30pm-6.30pm at the fire pit in Mountain Village.  Join Jerry O'Rourke, Telluride native, historian and retired Secret Service agent, and find out about the "Gold Heist at Idarado Mining"

Jeeping both days and a BBQ on Saturday with door prizes, BBQ in the park, great goodie bags, and a chance to run the best trails in the Rockies guided by knowledgeable locals have earned this event kudos from the national off road magazines. Limited to 50 vehicles for the enhanced enjoyment of participants, the $150 per couple entry fee includes hats, t-shirts, BBQ, and guided tours.

For more information and online registration, go to www.telluride4x4.com or

phone: 970 708 2202

For more than 3 decades, Texas singer-songwriter Shake Russel has been entertaining audiences with his unique, Americana style of folk-rock.  8.30pm @ the Sheridan Opera House.  General Admission tickets:  TBA

Join the Ah Haa School for the Arts for our 16th Annual Benefit Art Auction, 5 - 11 p.m. @ the Ah Haa School for the Arts.  

This annual fundraiser is a don't miss summer event known for an amazing array of art objects, trips and services.  This year's theme is 'Passage to India' which will include the sites, sounds, tastes and great art inspired by this mysterious country.

 All proceeds from the auction go directly to support program costs, including scholarships, instructor salaries, visiting artists and more.

Silent and live auction art may be previewed online beginning Monday, July 14.  Live auction art may be previewed in Ah Haa's gallery July 16-20.

Silent Auction opens @ 5pm; Live Auction begins 7.30pm.  Tickets $20 and available at the door or www.tellurideticket.com. For more information visit www.ahhaa.org or call 728-3886.

'Pathogens and Poisons: A Water Crisis of More than a Billion People' with Stanford University professor, Scott Fendorf, PhD. 6pm-7.15pm @ the Telluride Conference Center.  Free admission with cash bar.

Pieta Brown.  Free live music on Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village starting @ 6pm.