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Community Calendar for December 21st

Lisa Singer

Here’s your community calendar for Wednesday, December 21st, underwritten by the Mount Sopris Rotary Club, meeting every Thursday at noon at Mi Casita in Carbondale. Info at MTSoprisRotaryClub.com. Rotary: Service above self. Click the headline to view listings.

  • Aspen Film’s 25th Annual Academy Screenings begin today. More info at aspenfilm.org.

  • The Deck the Walls Holiday Show continues at R2 Gallery at the Launchpad from 9am to 5.

  • Aspen Center for Environmental Studies offers Winter Explorers day camps for kids ages 6 to 12 at Hallam Lake during school break from 9:30AM to 3:30PM. Info at aspennature.org.

  • Basalt Library hosts fireside holiday storytime at 4:30.

  • Artist Lisa Singer opens a new exhibit called Storm & After at the Aspen Jewish Community Center with an opening from 5 to 7.

  • Author Thomas Friedman speaks at Explore Booksellers in Aspen at 5:30.

  • Smokin Joe and Zoe play Sage Bar in Snowmass Village at 6.

  • Patagonia at Snowmass Village Mall screens the documentary Unbroken Ground at 7.

  • Josefina Mendez, Tim Fox and Mark Johnson play Heather’s in Basalt at 7.

  • The Crystal Theatre in Carbondale screens the critically-acclaimed film Moonlight at 7:30.

  • Also at 7:30, Lisa Goddard facilitates guided meditation and yoga at The Launchpad.

  • Justice Snow’s in Aspen hosts live music with A-Mac DZ at 9.

Looking ahead…

  • Tomorrow the Carbondale Creative District and Carbondale Arts will reveal photos of local artisans taken by Shawn O’Connor from 5 to 8 at Roaring Fork Beer Company with DJ Kid Knowledge spinning vinyl on the 1s and 2s.

  • KDNK is part of Give Big to My Station, a two-day fundraiser, on Thursday December 29th and Friday December 30th, that will help us meet our 2016 budget. You don't have to wait until the final days of the year to support KDNK. Give now at KDNK.org by clicking the Donate button at the top of the page. And, thanks to Terralink Structures for a generous matching grant.

Remember, you can add your event to KDNK’s community calendar on our website or email calendar@kdnk.org. Get out there and have some fun!

Gavin became one of the youngest station managers in public radio on February 1, 2017. He is a writer and producer with a passion for community media. Prior to starting at KDNK as news director in 2016, Gavin worked for national radio programs Alternative Radio with David Barsamian and Nonprofit Radio with Tony Martignetti along with local stations KGNU Boulder, KYRS Spokane, KRBX Boise, KAOS Olympia, and Air America Radio affiliate KPTK Seattle. His nonprofit management experience includes Open Media Foundation, where he led a government transparency team, and Common Frequency, where his policy advocacy supported dozens of noncommercial radio startups. Boulder Weekly, Raw Story, Austin American-Statesman, Boise Weekly, and The Sopris Sun have published his reporting. His TV credits include directing teams at Colorado Channel, crewing for Democracy Now!, and hosting on Free Speech TV. He graduated from the Evergreen State College in 2008 with a BA in media production and community organizing.