The Warsaw Poland Bros. are a Slavic Ska band from California and Arizona. They are led by Grammy nominated musician, Crix Poland. 

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The group was founded in Flagstaff in the 90s by music students at NAU. WPBs Have played 7000 shows in all but six states and have shared stages with No Doubt, Offspring, The Knack, The Specials and The Skatalites. The band was sponsored by Jager Meister for 15 years and toured with the following bands: Pennywise, Slightly Stupid, English Beat, and Pepper. 

With their electrifying arena rock sound and explosive stage presence, Jameson Tank has cemented itself as one of the most exciting rock bands to emerge from Athens, GA, this decade.

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Formed in 2021, the band embraced the mission statement of Athens legends such as R.E.M. before them: "Tour, Tour, Tour." Fueled by a relentless drive, they hit the road, honing their sound while selling out iconic venues like Georgia Theatre and Smith’s Olde Bar along the way.

In 2024, Jameson Tank stepped into Chase Park Transduction (home to R.E.M., Queens of the Stone Age, and Drive-By Truckers) to record their debut album, The Business, set for release in 2025. Produced by Ryan Engelberger (Reptar), the album is a collection of tracks the band proudly considers their strongest material to date, featuring full songwriting contributions from Conner Ankerich (Drums/Synths), Bryce Burnette (Guitars), Javier Solorzano (Bass/Backing Vocals), and Jameson Tankersley (Lead Vocals/Guitars).

Award-winning Wisconsin band Luma Knotty brings their illuminated blend of guitar-driven funk, rock, and reggae to The Alibi in Telluride, Colorado, on Friday, June 6th from 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

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Hailing from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Luma Knotty continues to evolve while honoring its diverse musical roots. Founded in 2017 by guitarist and lead singer Ryan Patrick, the band fuses Patrick’s background in blues and funk rock with formal training from McNally Smith College of Music and years of experience in roots reggae. Luis on keys adds further depth, drawing from roots in various Latin styles, gospel, and jazz to help shape the group’s eclectic sound.

Augment Music Project Presents: Live Music at the Telluride Farmers Market

Join us this summer for a vibrant series of live performances brought to you by Augment Music Project, the nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting local music in Telluride. Now in its fourth year, this beloved program brings a rotating lineup of talented local musicians to the Telluride Farmers Market every Thursday.

Location: Telluride Farmers Market
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Summer 2025 Lineup:

• June 6 – Tyler Simmons

• June 13 – Donavan Dailey

• June 27 – Ethan Hale

• July 3 – Oliver & Max

• July 11 – Geoff Alexander

• July 18 – Sean Deland

• July 25 – Clay Hall

• August 1 – Warren Gilbreath

• August 15 – Alex Paul

• August 22 – Lily Akers

• August 29 – Tom & Claybrook

• September 5 – Kirk Drogsvold

• September 12 – Anneke Dean

• September 19 – Brendan Forrest

• September 26 – Kevin Hauze

Come shop, connect, and celebrate our local music scene!

Over the past 9 years, Mass Movement has taken place as an annual celebration of dance in our small mountain town. We bring together local dancers and choreographers and also invite visiting choreographers and dancers from the region.

This year, the performance will feature students from our Palm Arts Summer Dance Camp Program!

For more information, visit https://www.telluridedancecollective.com

The Telluride Art Walk is a lively monthly celebration of art, community, and creativity in downtown Telluride and Mountain Village. Participating venues are open from 5-8pm and host receptions to introduce their new exhibits and artists. 

Complimentary Gallery Guides, offering a self-guided tour, are available at participating venues or online here. The guide can be used at any time to help navigate through galleries and venues that are open to the public most days. 

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Arkansauce calls forth melodies of the Ozark Mountains' rolling hills and raging rivers with their distinct blend of newgrass. This progressive string quartet features Tom Andersen on bass, Zac Archuleta on guitar, Ethan Bush on mandolin, and Adams Collins on banjo.

Their music showcases improvisational string leads paired with complex melodies, intriguing rhythms, and deep, thumping bass grooves. Each member sings both lead and harmony parts while also contributing to the lyrics, which deliver authentic, intelligent songwriting with hard-hitting hooks.

he Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program has teamed up with Telluride Arts to offer live poetry on Artwalk Thursdays in Telluride for the summer and fall. The first performance in the series begins June 5th at 6 p.m. at the Telluride Arts Headquarters on 135 W. Pacific St. with Scot Rasor of Placerville, Elle Metrick and Art Goodtimes of Wright’s Mesa.

Scot Rasor (aka DJ Razor Blaze) has a radio show on KOTO and has performed his poetry in Telluride.

Elle Metrick bills herself as a performance poet and “freelance word artist” with a business specializing in poetry editing and coaching. She holds an MA in Versecraft from Western Colorado University in Gunnison. A frequent participant in Western Slope poetry festivals (Talking Gourds, Sparrows, Karen Chamberlain, Gunnison Valley), she was named San Miguel County Poet Laureate from 2011-13.

Her books include Poetisattva (WaterWoman Productions, 2000) and Teasing out the Divine (Mercury HeartLink, 2012),

Poet, basketweaver, and former Green Party elected official in Colorado, Art Goodtimes served as Western Slope Poet Laureate (2011–2013) and continues as poetry editor for Fungi magazine <fungimag.com> and the online anthology Sage Green Journal <sagegreenjournal.org>. In addition, he directs the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program.

The Telluride Artwalk Poetry series will happens on the first Thursday of each month, continuing June through October. Featured guests will give a 15-20 min. presentation each.

A collaboration of Telluride Arts and the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program, Telluride Artwalk Poetry is free and open to all ages, thanks to the generosity of Telluride Arts, a Town of Telluride CCAASE grant, private donors and Talking Gourds’ Fischer and Cantor poetry contests.

Both the Fischer and Cantor contests are currently open for submissions.

For more information on poetry contests and the many Talking Gourds programs, visit the website www.tellurideinstitute.org/talking-gourds. For questions about the event, text 970-729-0220 or email Goodtimes at art@tellurideinstitute.org

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The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.   

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Bush League pays homage to all of the beloved minor leagues out there. Music catered to those like us, this one goes out to those of y’all with champagne taste on a bud-heavy budget. Now Tucson-based, these Northern Arizona kids come from mismatched musical backgrounds. Through the thoughtful amalgamation of these styles, Bush League forges the heavy psychedelic noise scapes and jivey choruses that define their style.

The league consists of Liam Cashmore on bass, Karson Trainor on drums, Jackson Ells on sax and keys, and Dylan Walker and Canyon Willis-Green both on guitar. Don’t let the name fool you, Bush League is major leagu

Join the Telluride Theatre for The Downlow for Mountainfilm at the Sheridan Opera House.

Join Telluride Arts District and Mountainfilm for a special rendition Art Walk: Mountainfilm Edition! This Art Walk will feature Mountainfilm-themed artists at participating venues. More information can be found HERE.

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As bluegrass continues to grow and bend as a genre, The Pickpockets are at the forefront, pushing the unique roots of their sound and jams into new territories. The five-piece string band from Salt Lake City recently released their debut album "Beyond The Hills” - a culmination of their best original work to date (joining an original EP from 2022 and a cover EP from 2023), and are currently embarking on a self-managed tour throughout the Mountain West. The band's expansive repertoire and ever-growing sound draws inspiration from all around the world; from reggae, to funk, to traditional and newgrass styles, they consistently are creating new grooves and genres. Read a feature from The Fretboard Journal on  “Beyond The Hills” here: Album Preview: The Pickpockets' 'Beyond the Hills'

Join Telluride Arts and Mountainfilm for an evening of engaging, fast paced slide presentations, showcasing the lives and minds of artists as they bring back Twenty(by)Telluride: Mountainfilm Edition. View the full Mountainfilm schedule HERE.

2025 Lineup: Alex​ Ferrari, Shae LaPlace, Ace Kvale, Princess Daazhraii Johnson, + Greg​ Fiske

Emcee: Elena Levin

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An ADHD-core rock band that began their journey in a scrappy SoCal college drama club, The Toxhards now bring that same theater-kid energy to their genre-bending songs and rousing live performances—featuring 8-foot-tall pig suits, passing out coffee, T-shirt tosses, and instrument swapping.

Their online presence has spurred many viral videos, raking in tens of millions of views for both their humor and captivating songs—boasting 135K followers on TikTok and over 80K on Instagram. With a growing, devoted fanbase who often attend shows cosplaying as characters from their music, The Toxhards are injecting a much-needed adrenaline shot of creativity and eccentricity into rock music.

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Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.  

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Teddy Beats made waves with his tropical house song "Ain't Stoppin'", which caught the attention of SiriusXM Chill and led to a deal with Armada Music. Supported by industry heavyweights like Lost Frequencies, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and DubVision, Teddy quickly became a name to watch in the dance music scene.

His versatility shines through collaborations like "Hold Me" with Mon Rovîa, which topped Spotify’s Chill Tracks and Electro Chill playlists, and his hit "Google" with Tep No from his album Train of Thought, which charted globally on Apple Music.

With releases on top labels like Armada Music, Sirup Music, and Smash the House, Teddy’s tracks like "All That I Had" and "Symphony" have been in rotation on SiriusXM Chill, while his song "Saturday" is trending on Instagram.

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Hailing from Fort Collins, CO these space cowboys are your musical guides on a journey to a universe of mystic psychedelic color. The Colorado quintet takes the compulsory ingredients of modern rock band instrumentation and creates something wonderfully foreign. Echoes of psych, prog, and garage rock resound, but each song is clearly the result of diligent experimentation.

Opening for national touring acts from around the country such as The Babe Rainbow, Boogarins, Worn-Tin, Spoonbenders, Ron Gallo, Monsterwatch, Connor Kelly & The Timewarp, Hooveriii, The Bobby Lees, Imarhan, and more. The Band participates in regional festivals such as SXSW, Treefort, Desert Reverie, Endless Fest, Lincoln Calling, Psych’s Peak, & WHAT! Fest.

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program hosts Denver-based Cantor-winner Benny Manibog and environmental poet Ellery Akers from Northern California for our monthly first Tuesday Bardic Trails Zoom reading on May 6 at 7 p.m. MST.

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“Great to have our Cantor Prize winner reading this year,” said Art Goodtimes, Talking Gourds director. “And it turns out Ellery and I share a lot of similar experiences, including our poetry years at San Francisco State in the Seventies.”

Benny Manibog (he/him) is an urban planner and writer based in Denver, Colorado. He is the winner of the 2024 Cantor Poetry Prize selected by Juan Morales. You can find him online on his Substack, The Welcome Bug, at bmanbug.substack.com.

An award-winning poet and visual artist, Ellery Akers writes and teaches private poetry classes on the northern coast of California. She is the author of four poetry books, most recently, A Door into the Wild: Poetry and Art, which won the 2024 Blue Light Book Award and a 2024 North American Book Award. Her previous collection, Swerve: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Resistance, won BookAuthority’s Award for Best Environmentalism Books of All Time.

For those that like prompts, this month’s will be “Swerving.” Virtual attendees are encouraged to bring a story or poem to share each month after the featured reader, their own work or someone else’s.

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program hosts the free Bardic Trails virtual zoom series on the first Tuesday of each month. The Wilkinson Public Library continues as our collaboration partner and fiscal agent, with town support from Commission for Community Assistance, Arts &amp; Special Events.

No longer needing to register with the library, participants are encouraged to visit https://www.tellurideinstitute.org/western-slope-calendar to get the zoom link each month, if they aren’t already on our mailing list.

Thanks to the Cantor Family, the Guttman Family Foundation, CCAASE and our Fischer and Cantor contest participants for supporting our program and projects. Bardic Trails is a project of the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program in collaboration with the Wilkinson Public Library. For more information, visit the Telluride Institute website.

The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents Willy Wonka at the historic Sheridan Opera House.

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