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Telluride, Colorado - Festival Capital, USA

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Hart

Each Summer, thousands of people flock to the jagged San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado in search of their own unique celebration. Bluegrass, Wine, Yoga, Jazz, Mushroom, Film, Arts and Blues… just to name a few. And on the one weekend when there’s absolutely nothing going on, there’s even the infamous Nothing Festival to keep you busy.

Welcome to Festival Capital, USA. Welcome to Telluride, Colorado.

Haven’t been to Telluride? The town was founded in 1858 after gold and silver were discovered, Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank here, Nikola Tesla selected the site to build the world’s first power plant, hippies re-settled these lands in the 60’s, skiing arrived in the 70’s, real estate agents invaded in the 80’s, Tom Cruise, Oprah and Oliver Stone call it vacation, Tim McGraw wrote a song about it and on Memorial Day Weekend, this small mountain town kicks off one of the most anticipated festival lineups in the nation.

2012 Telluride Festival Season:

Mountainfilm in Telluride (May 25-28)

Telluride Balloon Festival (June 1-3)

Wild West Fest (June 4-9)

Telluride Heritage Fest (June 8-10)

Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 21-24)

Telluride Wine Festival (June 27-July 1)

Telluride Musicfest (June 27-July 8)

Telluride Plein Air (June 29-July 5)

Fireman's 4th of July Celebration (July 4)

Telluride Playwright’s Festival (July 5-13)

KOTO Doo-Dah Concert (July 8)

Telluride Yoga Festival (July 12-15)

Telluride Americana Music Fest (July 18-21)

Telluride Compassion Fest (July 18-22)

Telluride Cajun Festival (July 27-28)

Telluride Jazz Celebration (August 3-5)

Chamber Music Festival (August 8-19)

Telluride Mushroom Festival (August 16-19)

Telluride Festival of the Arts (August 17-19)

USA Pro Cycling Challenge (August 20)

New Festival *TBA* (August 25-26)

Telluride Film Festival (August 31-September 3)

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival (September 14-16)

Telluride Horror Show (October 12-14)

Start planning now… life’s too short to miss out on this much fun! Telluride.com offers a variety of lodging options available both in price and location. Call us today at 877-507-9695, or visit us online at http://www.Telluride.com. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for up-to-date events, contests, specials and more.

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Win 2 All Access passes to the 2011 Telluride Mushroom Festival, 8/18-8/21!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Hart

The Telluride Mushroom Festival (August 18th-21st) explores all aspects of the fungal world, from gourmet wild edibles to medicinal mushrooms, from toxins to entheogens. The four-day event consists of slide presentations, lectures, forays, performances (dance, poetry, music), discussion groups, panels, a hands-on growing workshop, parade, movies, free identification fair, cook & taste, and numerous local restaurants offering gourmet wild mushroom specials. The San Juan Mountains surrounding Telluride are famous for their bounty of fungal species, with edible chanterelles and boletes often fruiting in profusion during the good years, thanks to summer monsoon rains.

ENTER HERE TO WIN! Telluride.com is giving away a (2) all access passes to the Telluride Mushroom Festival. Click HERE to enter the giveaway!

For more info, schedule & events during the Telluride Mushroom Festival, visit: www.shroomfest.com

Complete 2011 Telluride Mushroom Festival Schedule: http://www.shroomfest.com/Press/Shroomfest_Schedule.pdf

Haven’t been to Telluride? The town was founded in 1858 after gold and silver were discovered, Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank here, Nikola Tesla selected the site to build the world’s first power plant, hippies re-settled these lands in the 60’s, skiing arrived in the 70’s, real estate agents invaded in the 80’s, Tom Cruise, Oprah and Oliver Stone call it home, Tim McGraw wrote a song about it and on Thursday August 18^th thousands of Fungophiles (see attached photo) will descend on the town.

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Shrooms!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Hart

Thanks to the summer monsoon rains, the San Juan Mountains are thriving with edible chanterelles & boletes... just in time for the 31st Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival this weekend, August 18th-21st. Shroomfest explores all aspects of the fungal world, from gourmet wild edibles to medicinal ‘shrooms, from toxins to entheogens. Past speakers have included Dr. Andrew Weil, Paul Stamets, Terence McKenna, Kathleen Harrison, Jonathan Ott, Wade Davis, Mazatec elder Julieta Casimiro, Thomas Szasz, David Arora, Joan Halifax, Federal Judge John Kane, Sheriff Bill Masters, Ethan Nadelmann, Sasha and Ann Shulgin, Doug Peacock, Ralph Abraham, Dolores LaChapelle, Christian Ratsch, Kary Mullis, Laura Huxley, Taylor Lockwood, Rick Doblin, Lynn Margulis, Ralph Metzner and more. For more information, check out www.shroomfest.com. Check out MUSHROOM pictures!

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