Upcoming events for the Telluride area. http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals.htmlDate: July 7, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 7, 2009 - 6:00pm|John Lee Hooker performs a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series.http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-john-lee-hooker-jr.htmlDate: July 9, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 11, 2009 - 6:00pm|This second annual event combines the inspiration of the natural surroundings and expertise of both nationally acclaimed and local yoga practitioners. An array of yoga and meditative workshops for all levels, as well as related seminars will be offered. For ticket or festival information, please visit:http://www.tellurideyogafestival.comIf you would like to make a lodging reservation, please visit: http://www.telluride.com/plan-your-trip/book-a-reservation.htmlYoga Festivalhttp://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/telluride-yoga-festival.htmlDate: July 10, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 10, 2009 - 6:00pm| The mastermind of the Parliament/Funkadelic collective during the 1970s George Clinton broke up both bands by 1981 and began recording solo albums, occasionally performing live with his former bandmates as the P.Funk All-Stars. Born in Kannapolis, NC, on July 22, 1940, Clinton became interested in doo wop while living in New Jersey during the early '50s. He formed the Parliaments in 1955, based out of a barbershop back room where he straightened hair. The group had a small R&B hit during 1967, but Clinton began to mastermind the Parliaments' activities two years later. Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, the group revolutionized R&B during the '70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-'60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. The Parliament/Funkadelic machine ruled black music during the '70s, capturing over 40 R&B hit singles (including three number ones) and recording three platinum albums. Rusted Root has sold more than 3 million albums worldwide. Formed in Pittsburgh by singer/guitarist Glabicki in the early ‘90s, Rusted Root’s worldly style quickly charmed fans of roots music and world rock. After debuting in 1992 with the self released Cruel Sun, Rusted Root signed with Mercury Records and released the 1994 platinum selling breakthrough When I Woke, which featured the hit songs Send Me On My Way, Ecstasy and Martyr. Not long after, the band scored on tours with Toad the Wet Sprocket, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers Band, HORDE Festival and, perhaps most notably, the highly coveted support role on the landmark Jimmy Page/Robert Plant reunion tour. The hard-touring Rusted Root returned in 1996 with Remember, which was followed by 1998’s Rusted Root. Following some time off the band re-emerged in 2002 with Welcome To My Party. After leaving Mercury/Island Def Jam Records the band’s sixth album, Rusted Root Live, was released in 2004. This double live album was the second release on the band’s Touchy Pegg label, following the re-release of the newly remastered Cruel Sun in 2003. Along the way, Rusted Root has also issued three EPs (Evil Ways, Live, and Airplane), a home video (Rusted Root Live) and miscellaneous film and TV soundtrack tracks (Twister, Mathilda, Home For the Holidays, Party of Five, Charmed, Homicide, Ice Age). And interestingly, NASA engineers chose Send Me On My Way as "wake-up" music for the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, for Sol 21.http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/kotos-doo-dah-concert-presents-george-clinton-and-rusted-root.htmlDate: July 14, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 14, 2009 - 6:00pm|The Old 97's perform a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-old-97s.htmlDate: July 16, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 18, 2009 - 6:00pm|Nothing Festival!!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/nothing-festival.htmlDate: July 21, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 21, 2009 - 6:00pm|James McMurtry performs a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-james-mcmurtry.htmlDate: July 28, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 28, 2009 - 6:00pm|Coco Montoya performs a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-coco-montoya.htmlDate: July 30, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 30, 2009 - 6:00pm|The Telluride Cajun Festival offers unique music and a culinary event on Pine Street in the town of Telluride. For more details visit their website. Starts at 5pm on Pine Street. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door.For more information, check out: www.mountainvillagemusic.com http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/telluride-cajun-festival.htmlDate: July 31, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: July 31, 2009 - 6:00pm|TCTV brings the New Orleans boogie band, Papa Grows Funk, to the Sunset Stage in Mountain Village. http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/tctv-presents-papa-grows-funk-in-concert.htmlDate: August 4, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 4, 2009 - 6:00pm|Trombone Shorty performs a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunest Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-trombone-shorty.htmlDate: August 5, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 15, 2009 - 6:00pm|A free concert in Telluride Town Park, and the dessert concert. Evening concerts at the Sheridan Opera House. Concerts in town park. Open rehearsals etc. If you have any questions or would like to make a reservation, please call us at 800-926-5132www.telluridechambermusic.comhttp://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/telluride-chamber-music-festival.html-0Date: August 7, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 7, 2009 - 6:00pm|Prizes are awarded to the rubber duck who can float down the San Miguel River the fastest! This is a great event for all ages!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/koto-duck-race.html-0Date: August 8, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 8, 2009 - 6:00pm|This folk rocker's songs have been performed by Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana, Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter. He has recorded over a dozen albums and performs at the Sheridan Opera House, 8pm.http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/gregg-brown-in-concert.htmlDate: August 11, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 11, 2009 - 6:00pm|Dirty Dozen Brass Band performs a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-dirty-dozen-brass-band.htmlDate: August 13, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 13, 2009 - 6:00pm|Along with the Telluride Festival of the Arts, the town of Mountain Village will host a FREE concert featuring Joan Osborne from 6-8pm. http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/joan-osborne-performs-free-concert-in-mountain-village.htmlDate: August 18, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 18, 2009 - 6:00pm|The very popular Avett Brothers perform a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-the-avett-brothers.htmlDate: August 19, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 20, 2009 - 6:00pm|Weather permitting, Mountainfilm will present FREE films at the Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village, featuring festival favorites and premieres of new films.  For more information: 970-728-4123http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/mountainfilms-free-outdoor-movie-series.htmlDate: August 25, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 25, 2009 - 6:00pm|Delta Spirit performs a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-delta-spirit.htmlDate: August 26, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: August 29, 2009 - 6:00pm|Fungophiles from around the world gather to participate in forays, lectures, dining identification and the mushroom parade. http://www.tellurideinstitute.orghttp://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/telluride-mushroom-festival.html-0Date: September 1, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: September 1, 2009 - 6:00pm|Hill Country Revue perform a FREE concert in Mountain Village from 6-8pm for the Sunset Concert Series!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/free-sunset-concert-hill-country-revue.htmlDate: September 3, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: September 6, 2009 - 6:00pm|Each Labor Day weekend, the tiny mountain village of Telluride, Coloradotriples in size. Swells of passionate film enthusiasts flood the town for four days of total cinematic immersion, embarking on a viewing odyssey, blissfully spending entire days in flickering dark rooms. With only an appreciation of celluloid to guide them, these devotees flock to the show, year after year. Why? Blind faith. We don’t reveal the program until everyone lands in town. Yet the Telluride family trusts that a unique experience will unfold.If you have any questions or would like to make a reservation, please call us at 877-896-0244www.telluridefilmfestival.orgTelluride Film Festivalhttp://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/telluride-film-festival.html-1Date: September 9, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: September 10, 2009 - 6:00pm|Weather permitting, Mountainfilm will present FREE films at the Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village, featuring festival favorites and premieres of new films.  For more information: 970-728-4123http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/mountainfilms-free-outdoor-movie-series.html-0Date: September 11, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: September 11, 2009 - 6:00pm|Begining in Ouray and ending in Tellurie, this 17-mile course gains more than 5,000 vertical feet. Not for the faint of sole!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/imogene-pass-run.html-0Date: September 16, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: September 16, 2009 - 6:00pm|Telluride Adaptive Sports Program hosts a fundraiser tournament on the Telluride Golf Course.For more information call: 970-728-5010http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/bob-miller-memorial-golf-classic.htmlDate: September 17, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: September 19, 2009 - 6:00pm|Telluride Blues and Brews Festival features three days of world-renowned musicians performing live on the famous Telluride Town Park stage, late night jams in the local juke joints, 50 choice microbreweries serving up their handcrafted brews during Saturday''s Grand Tasting, the Rainbow Kids area, free Acoustic Artist Series, Blues for Breakfast, and the Telluride Acoustic Blues Camp. www.tellurideblues.comIf you have any questions or would like to make a reservation, please call us at 877-696-8907Cheers!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/blues-and-brews-festival.html-0Date: October 16, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: October 16, 2009 - 6:00pm|Beers, brats, music and more in Mountain Village!http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/oktoberfest.htmlDate: October 17, 2009 - 6:00pm|To: October 17, 2009 - 6:00pm|Gondola closes till November 20th. http://www.telluride.com/events-festivals/gondola-closes-for-off-season.html-1