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Community Calendar for September 13th

Here’s your community calendar for Tuesday, September 13th, 2016, underwritten by the Mount Sopris Rotary Club, meeting every Thursday at noon at Mi Casita in Carbondale. Rotary, service above self. Click the headline to view these listings.

  • The National Sheepdog Finals kick off today in Missouri Heights and run through Sunday. More info at sheepdogfinals.com.

  • Our valley celebrates National Drive Electric Week with an event in Glenwood Springs tonight from 5 to 7 on the 800 block of Cooper Avenue, half a block from the farmer’s market. Check out different models of plug-in electric vehicles, hear about tax credits, and learn about options for charging at home, at work and at public charging stations. Test drives will be available.

  • Red Brick Center for the Arts hosts Paint & Wine tonight at 5:30. Details at AspenArt.Org.

  • The Aspen Clinic in Basalt explores the non-psychoactive benefits of hemp oil and lotion with an event at 5:30 called What is CBD?

  • The Carbondale Library hosts an educational talk at 6 called What is a Doula?

  • ACES at Hallam Lake hosts a lecture at 6 called Climate Change and the Evolution of Mankind.

  • Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts teaches ukulele at 6:15 for all ages.

  • Dana, Haden & Hap play L’hosteria at 6:30 on the deck.

  • Smokin Joe and Zoe play Heather’s in Basalt at 7.

  • And Belly Up Aspen hosts blues rock band A Shadow of Jaguar with doors at 9:30.

Looking ahead…

  • Tomorrow night September 14th, join KDNK supporters and staff for an exclusive 5-course dinner at Town Restaurant featuring local food and drink pairings designed by Mark Fischer. Reserve your spot by calling Town at 963-6328. That’s 963-6328.

 

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.