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Busking on Elk Avenue in Crested Butte. Photo by Dawne Belloise

Sing for Your Supper

by Dawne Belloise October 4, 2011 Mountain Music

It’s far different in the mountains for street performers, whose music and efforts are usually appreciated and rewarded.

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Way of the Mountain #181

Way of the Mountain #181

by Mountain Gazette August 2, 2011 August - September 2011

Catch two of Denver’s star performance goddesses, Zsudayka Nzinga and Bianca Mikahn, as well as rap/DJ phenom Thrax, at Shroomfest31 in Telluride, Aug. 18-21. Nice to see poetry woven into a conference on fungal allies. Summertime. Time to take poetry outdoors. Through windows. Out into the open air. The Japanese would float poems down creeks on [...]

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Autumn in the Rockies – A Perfect Time for Beer

Autumn in the Rockies – A Perfect Time for Beer

by Erich Hennig August 2, 2011 August - September 2011

A new brewery opening is always good news, and having one take shape in the challenging economic environment of a mountain town is even better.

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Books: Shipton anthology, Homewaters and podcasts

Books: Shipton anthology, Homewaters and podcasts

by Brendan Leonard August 2, 2011 August - September 2011

Books: Shipton anthology, Homewaters and podcasts

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Babes in Bluegrassland

Babes in Bluegrassland

by Dawne Belloise August 2, 2011 August - September 2011

They grew up with rhythm thumping around their little heads, learned to dance before they could even crawl and were dragged off to many music festivals by parents.

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Bob Chamberlain’s Mountain Vision #181

Bob Chamberlain’s Mountain Vision #181

by Bob Chamberlain August 2, 2011 August - September 2011

Coming closer revealed it to be an inexplicable item of swimwear, hanging by itself, in the middle of nowhere, with no one in sight.

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Life on the Road: Run-ins with Peace Officers and Real Mountain Cops

Life on the Road: Run-ins with Peace Officers and Real Mountain Cops

by Kimberly Nicoletti August 2, 2011 August - September 2011

What happens with the Peace Officers run into real mountain cops.

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Way of the Mountain #180

Way of the Mountain #180

by Mountain Gazette July 5, 2011 July 2011

Publication and performance are the twin pillars of the poetry world.

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Movies: “Cold” by Forge Motion Pictures

Movies: “Cold” by Forge Motion Pictures

by Brendan Leonard July 5, 2011 Film

“Cold” gives you an up-front seat to all the post-holing, avalanche burials, whiteouts and the high-altitude coughs.

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Jess Wojcik enjoying a cold one in the backyard. Photo: Erica Hennig

Dog Days of Summer

by Erich Hennig July 5, 2011 July 2011

Writing a column in late May destined for the High Summer issue in July while watching flakes the size of coasters build to a soggy eight-inch-deep mess on the front deck is no easy task.

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