Wise Voices with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer - Wed., Mar. 7 @ 6PM

“No direction is better or worse, east is just as good as west. Those who know the meaning of this are free to go where they want.” These words, written by Han Shan in the seventh century, were part of the Chinese literary tradition that informed the work of the Japanese tanka and later haiku. For five weeks, we’ll study Eastern poets, including Han Shan, Kukai, Shikibu Izumi, Dogen Kigen, Basho, Ryokan, Issa, Chiyo-ni, and more, as they explore themes of humility, grateful acceptance, non-duality, contradictoriness, love, freedom, courage and death. Everyone and anyone is welcome to attend in this third night in the series on Wednesday, Mar. 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the Telluride Room.

Green Business Roundtable: Saving Money, Saving Energy - Friday, Mar. 2 @ 8:30 AM

Twelve businesses & non-profits in Ouray and San Miguel Counties applied to become more energy efficient with the assistance of TNCC, local energy auditors, and energy efficiency rebates. Improvements made during 2011 are estimated to have an annual impact of reducing electricity use by 47,000 kWh and natural gas consumption by 1120 therms, saving at least $27,000 in utility bills! The resulting carbon footprint reduction from these improvements is about 65 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. This is equivalent to driving a Subaru from Telluride to Denver every day of the year!

Thursday Art Walk at the Wilkinson

View installations by Flair Robinson and Susan McCormick. In the stairwell, you will see a hanging sculpture installation by Flair Robinson , upstairs you will see new paintings by Susan McCormick, and in the music section you will see black and white photographs by Stronghouse artist Joe Skalsky.

Reading Science with Andy Helck: Thursday @ 6PM

Please come join our growing group of science lovers at Wilkinson Public Library this coming Thursday, March 1^st at 6pm. We will be reading and discussing an article from the journal Science on how scientists from Harvard are using DNA molecules to design nanometer sized molecular machines.

At our last gathering, we talked about specially engineered cells that could detect and report toxic substances in the environment. Now, we will be looking at how the molecule DNA can be used outside of living cells to created 3-dimensional structures with moving parts. These particular nanobots are designed to latch onto cancer cells and release a payload of chemotherapy drug.

RELATED TOPICS: DNA Origami, logic gates, biomimicry, oligonucleotides, aptamers, Green Fluorescent Protein, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, George M. Church

UCSM Finding Solutions: Tuesday, Feb. 28 @ 6PM

Every summer the University Centers of the San Miguel offers a permaculture design course. Learn how permaculture offers some tangible actions for saving our world and how you can get involved, there will even be a hands-on demonstration for planting on Tuesday, February 28th at 6:00 pm.

Cine de Montanas - Monday, Feb. 27 @ 6PM

The Wilkinson Public Library and the Mountainfilm Festival are proud to bring a free screening of a spanish documentary the last Monday of every month. This month, we will be screening a film that reflects many of the same issues we face here in Telluride. Titled Espui, this film is the personal trip of a woman who comes back to her ancestors’ little village. The passing of time has been altering the image of the place, especially because of the construction of a macro tourist resort including golf court, ski slopes as well as residential area with a capacity for more than 5,000 people. The project started during the culminating moment of the Spanish housing boom. As it happened in many countries of the planet, land speculation reaches the most remote places devastating everything: idyllic landscapes and lifestyles that had remained unchanged for centuries. With the bursting of the property bubble, many buildings remained half-built. Espui’s mountains ended up covered with concrete walls and half-constructed apartments.

Biomechanics of Skiing and Boarding with Dr. Kim Hewson: Friday, Feb. 24 @ 5PM

As an Orthopedic Surgeon in Sports Medicine, Dr. Kim Hewson has studied the biomechanics of athletic movements for more than 20 years. After formal “retirement” as team physician at the University of Arizona, he worked at the Telluride Medical Center treating ski injuries. Consulting for the Telluride Ski School he sought out opportunities to ski with many of the finest skiers in Telluride. Dr. Hewson is a professionally certified Level II alpine Ski Instructor. On Friday afternoon, come by the library at 5:00 p.m. for a free presentation and workshop on the biomechanics of skiing and snowboarding.