Handmade Art Journals
Join artist Maria Hodkins, Saturday June 1, 9am-4pm to learn how to make a practical and beautiful journal for your own daily use to capture images and writings. In one day participants will make a simple hand-made book, with multi-media paper, a decorative cover, and with a beautiful Coptic stitched binding. $40/CCAH Members and $50/Non Members. Pre-registration by Thursday, May 30th is required. To sign up visit carbondalearts.com or call 970.963.1680.More information...
BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND, DOCTOR ROBERT!
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park will kick off the summer season and the fifth year of its popular "Music on the Mountain" concert series on Friday, May 24 with Doctor Robert, The Beatles Tribute. Cans-for-a-tram rides begin at 4 p.m.; band plays 6 – 10 p.m. Bring a canned food item for LIFT-UP and get a free tram ride up and down and the music is free!More information...
Classic Film Night at WC3: Charade
Join us this month at the Woody Creek Community Center for Classic Film Night. We will be showing "Charade" on Friday, May 24th, at 6:30pm. The event is free, and there is a special dinner available for $10 for members, and $15 for non-members, with a cash bar. Please RSVP for dinner by Wednesday, May 22nd to info@woodyc3.org or call 970.922.2342.More information...
Open Mic Night at WC3
Did you know the Woody Creek Community Center has an Open Mic Night every last Saturday of the month? Join us this month on Saturday, May 25th, from 5:00-8:00pm. Musicians, Singer-Songwriters, Poets, Stand-up Comedians, Thespians, and anyone in need of an audience welcome! Hosted by Lime Royalty. The event is free, please sign up for a time slot at info@woodyc3.org or call 970.922.2342.More information...
4th Annual Bike-a-Palooza
Aloha Mountain Cyclery is hosting the 4th Annual Bike-A-Palooza Saturday and Sunday May 25th and 26th, on Highway 133 in the La Fontana Plaza in Carbondale. Demo rides, food, music, and bike centric fun! Information at 963-2500.More information...
Classical Guitar Brunch at WC3
Woody Creek Community Center invites you this Sunday, May 25th, to have brunch to the relaxing simple sounds of classical guitar. Chris Phillips, also known as Biff, will be performing outside in the garden from 11am to 1pm. His style ranges from Flamenco to Irish to Jazz. For more information on this and other events please visit woodyc3.org.More information...
Tai Chi at WC3
The Woody Creek Community Center hosts free Tai Chi on Mondays, from 11:00am to noon! Restore your balance with Aspen’s White Pheonix Trained Instructor, Jimmy Olsen. This is a great introductory class, which is light impact, will help with balance, breath control, and is great for seniors. Suggested donations go to Lucky Day Animal Rescue. For more information visit woodyc3.org.More information...
Grief Recovery Outreach Program
A new 10 week Grief Recovery Outreach Program® will begin Wednesday, May 22. This unique approach to loss provides action choices that can lead participants to emotional completeness after a death, divorce or other painful or significant loss. The program will be held in Glenwood Springs on Wednesday evenings from 6-8. Call Jennifer Bouchet, Social Worker with HomeCare and Hospice of the Valley at 970-456-7026, with questions and to register for the program.More information...
CMC offers hands-on Sustainable Agriculture class
Amy Hutton teaches the Sustainable Agriculture class at CMC in Carbondale beginning May 31. Topics will include grazing practices, crop production, traditional farming, permaculture, forest gardening, irrigation, pest management and more. The class incorporates field study with the unique resources of our valley. Advance registration required. 963-2172.Birding Maroon Creek Wetlands, May 31st, 7am
Join Roaring Fork Audubon and Roaring Fork Conservancy for a brisk morning of birding at the Maroon Creek Wetlands. The Maroon Creek Wetlands are temporary home to dozens of migratory birds during the early summer. Come a check some birds off your life list and how this constructed wetland benefits wildlife and people. This free event is underwritten by City of Aspen Parks & Open Space. Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org or (970) 927-1290.More information...
Red Brick Arts: Fresh Aire in May
Opening Reception for May's exhibition @ Red Brick: Fresh Aire, is Thursday, May 2, 5-7pm. Artists: Anne Byard, Roger Davis, Michael Kinsley, Wayne Poulsen, Jane Reed, Katie Van Deventer, Georgeann Waggaman, David Warner. Exhibits through May. info@aspenart.org for more.More information...
Kids' Chess Club
Get off the bus on early release days at the Woody Creek Community Center! Kids’ Chess club meets every Wednesday from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Chess club has a new teacher, local Woody Creeker, Hilary Glass. Show off your skills, or learn new ones! All experience levels welcome. For more information visit woodyc3.org.More information...
Tour of the Harvey Gap and Rifle Gap Irrigation Systems May 29th, 9:00 AM
The Middle Colorado Watershed Council is offering a free tour of the Rifle and Harvey Gap Reservoir irrigation systems. Learn about the history of the system, as well as how water is stored, measured, delivered and generally managed for the benefit of its many irrigation users within the watershed. Meet at 8:45 AM at the BLM office at 2300 River Frontage Road in Silt. Please RSVP to midcoriver@gmail.com if you plan to attend.More information...
Bilingual Storytime/Hora de Cuentos Bilingues
Bilingual Storytime every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Gordon Cooper Library. Bilingual books, stories and songs with Alejandra for children from one to five years old. Hora de cuentos infantiles bilingues todos los martes a las 10:30 a.m en la Biblioteca Gordon Cooper de Carbondale. Cuentos, libros y canciones bilingues con Alejandra. Para niños de uno a cinco años.More information...
Orphan Host Families Needed
Do you have a love for orphans? Would you invite an orphan to visit your family this summer? Project 143 gives orphans the opportunity to leave their orphanage for the summer and visit an American host family. Photos and bios are now available online. If you are willing to be an orphan's family this summer, contact Project 143 at 720-263-7143 or www.projectonefortythree.com.More information...
Mountain to Valley Races Feature 10 and 4 mile races that are fast and furious!
The Mountain to Valley Races are on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Glenwood Springs Park on Mount Sopris Drive in Park West. The 10-mile and 4-mile races are scenic and fast. Buses start leaving at 7:30 to bus runners up to the starting lines. A 1/2 mile Smilin' Sam Fun Run, beer, food, and live music complete the day. All proceeds benefit Mountain Valley Developmental Services' Early Intervention program. Register online or find out more at www.mountaintovalleyrace.com.More information...
The Revolutionary Optimists
Using street theater, puppetry, and dance as their weapons, the children in Calcutta's slums have cut their neighborhoods' malaria rates in half, and turned former garbage dumps into playing fields. Now it's time to replicate this method in the nearby brick fields where children work in unimaginable conditions. A free screening of this documentary will be shown on Thursday, May 30 at 5:30 pm at Pitkin County Library.More information...
Preschool and Toddler Story Time at the Library
Stories, puppets, rhymes, and fun with Susan Keenan, Pitkin County Library's Children's Services Librarian. Preschool Storytime is every Wednesday from 10:15-10:45 a.m. for children ages 3-5 years. Toddler Storytime is every Wednesdays from 11-11:30 a.m. for children ages 2-3 years.More information...
Guided Meditation at WC3
Let go of the stress of the workday with guided meditation. Stuart Geltner channels the Solari Group, and he will lead meditation through telecast from Boulder, CO, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, from 7:30-8:30pm at the Woody Creek Community Center. For more information visit woodyc3.org.More information...
Registration is Open for CCAH's Youth Summer Camps
CCAH is offering a full summer of fun, hands-on, creative Youth Summer Camps. We have week long camps such as Claymation Creations, Ukulele & Singing, and Fantastic Masks & Wearable Art to name a few! Visit www.carbondaleartsc.om to view our full summer camp schedule and to register!More information...
Artist Circle At WC3
Interested in art? Join us at the Woody Creek Community Center Friday evenings in May from 4:00-6:00pm for a casual art hangout. “WC3 Artist Circle” is a great way to meet other artists in the valley. We discuss art, work on current pieces, and occasionally have a figure drawing session. “Artist Circle” is a free event by the Woody Creek Community Center. For more information visit woodyc3.org.More information...
BREATH OF THE SOUL Meditation with Adam Gainsburg, astrologer, author & originator of the meditation
Join us Friday, May 31st at 7 pm in the Calaway Room, Third Street Center, Carbondale for an experiential session as Adam guides us through The Breath of the Soul Meditation™. No previous experience with meditation required. For more information call 618-5879.More information...
Nonfiction Book Club
Join us on the first Saturday of the month at 4:15 pm at Pitkin County Library. Books are available on a first come, first served basis. This month we will be discussing Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff on Saturday, June 1. Everyone is welcome.More information...
CHIRON & THE OPEN HEART Workshop with Adam Gainsburg, Astrologer, author and life guide.
Saturday, June 1st 9:30 am to 4:30 pm in the Calaway Room, Third Street Center, 520 S. Third Street, Carbondale. Join us for this workshop designed for anyone sincerely interested in becoming more authentic in their service to others and the world. Adam is the author of Chiron: The Wisdom of a Deeply Open Heart. More information at 970-618-5879.More information...
Story Art
Takes place every first Monday at 10:30 am at the Pitkin County Library. Come to the library Monday, June 3 for a fun, free event where art and stories come together. Children leave with an art project to take home. For ages 3-5 years. Co-sponsored by Aspen Art Museum.More information...
Emily Johnson Play it Forward 3v3 Soccer Tournament
The 5th Annual Emily Johnson Play it Forward 3v3 Soccer Tournament will be held the weekend of June 8-9 at Gates Soccer Park at CMC. We welcome U8 to U18 boys and girls teams as well as co-ed adult teams in both recreational and competitive divisions. Register your team of 6 players at www.EmilyJohnsonPlayitForward.org. $150 per team.All proceeds support three scholarships in honor of Emily, a Coal Ridge soccer player who died in November 2008.More information...
The Early Childhood Center's SPRING KA-CHING FUNDRAISER! $5,000 CASH PRIZE!!
WIN $5,000 CASH PRIZE!! The Early Childhood Center’s SPRING KA-CHING fundraiser will be selling raffle tickets outside City Market at the Aspen & El Jebel locations, Saturday, April 27th, from 12-4p.m.! Raffle tickets are $10 each for a $5,000 cash prize! Raffle runs through June 4th, winners announced June 5th. Call 970-923-5846, or for more information, visit www.discovercompass.org.More information...
THe Pagosa Folk N Bluegrass Festival
Time for for the 6th annual Pagosa Folk N Bluegrass Festival in Pagosa Springs, June 7th, 8th and 9th.The Iguanas, Band of Heathens, The Duhks, Della Mae, The Matt Flinner Trio, Warren Hood Band, The Defibulators, The Black Lillies and more. For information on tickets & camping or go online to www.folkwest.comMore information...
Colorado Workforce
Looking for a job? The Colorado Workforce Center wants to help. Drop in to the library Thursday, June 6 and every first Thursday of the month from 11 am to 2 pm to get help with resume writing and job training. Employers: list your job openings with the Workforce Center.More information...
GONG BATH™ with Richard Rudis, Sound Healer
GONG BATH™ with Richard Rudis, Sound Healer Thursday, June 6, 7:00pm – 8:30pm Calaway Room, Third Street Center, 520 S. Third Street, Carbondale The Gong Bath is an experience of transformative healing sound waves by Richard Rudis, a master of sacred sound healing and instruments from the Himalayas. Admission $20.00 Bring a blanket and floor mat for comfort. For more information call 970-618-5879 or e-mail info@davinikent.orgMore information...
Winner of the Mountain Fair Poster Contest and the People’s Choice Award
There were some tough choices to make but the results are in! The winner of the 2013 Mountain Poster Contest is Jennifer Sellers, and the People’s Choice Award was split between Chris Ford and Richard Moquin. CCAH received over 65 poster submissions, including 20 youth submissions a few from out of state. Thank you to all the artists who submitted and to all the people came & voted! The posters will hang in the Third Street Center until June 7th.More information...
Baby Story Time
Friday, June 7 at 10 am at Snowmass Chapel A lap-sit storytime for babies under 24 months. Songs, bounces, rocks, fingerplays, books and more! About 20 minutes, with stay-and-play afterwards. Every first Friday of the month in the Creekside Room. Presented by Pitkin County Library.More information...
Pitkin County Library Summer Reading Program Kick-Off
Join us Friday, June 7 at 11 am in Plaza Park (behind the library) for the DIG INTO SUMMER party. We'll be registering infants through age 18 for the sumemr reading program. Games and food reflect the 2013 themes: Dig Into Reading (babies through 8th grade) and Beneath the Surface (high school).More information...
Carbondale Chip Seal Project
The Town of Carbondale will begin a chip seal operation, weather permitting, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 with GMCO LLC. Carbondale's Chip Seal Project includes many streets throughout the Town. For a detail listing of streets, additional information or questions, visit carbondalegov.org or call Larry Ballenger at 510-1217 or 618-7254.More information...
Arthur and the Invisibles
In this PG-rated film, Arthur needs help from the "invisibles" living underneath his backyard so he can save his family's home. Tuesday, June 11 at 1 pm at Pitkin County Library. For children entering grades 1-4. Snacks provided. 94 min. run time.More information...
Middle and High School Book Talk and Pizza Party
Looking for a great book this summer? Dee Herald, author of Teen Genreflecting, will offer advice to students in grades 5-12 and their parents on Wednesday, June 12th from 5 to 7 pm at Pitkin County Library. Pizza Party to follow. Find a book to love this summer and enjoy a meal on us!More information...
South Africa: Land of Contrasts
Embark on a visual journey with Suzanne Jackson, who calls Basalt, Colorado, and Cape Town, South Africa, her home. Suzanne shares flora, fauna, culture, and crafts and sheds light on the plight and perseverance of the people and nature in this inspiring place. Thursday, June 13 at 5:30 pm at Pitkin County Library.More information...
Holes
An "earthy" film, based on Louis Sachar's great middle grade read. Thursday, June 13 at 3 pm at Pitkin County Library. Rated PG. 117 minutes. Snacks and drinks provided. For students entering grades 5-8.More information...
Literature Out Loud
Brothers and sisters?we’re stuck with them. “Sibling Stories” on Sunday, June 16 at 3 pm at Pitkin County Library will feature locals Meredith Daniel and Mike Monroney reading excerpts of great "sibling" stories. Literature Out Loud is great literature read by great local readers and is sponsored by Friends of the Library.More information...
2013 Aspen Music Festival and School Season Preview
The Music Festival’s Asadour Santourian, VP for Artistic Administration and Artistic Advisor, will provide an engaging anecdotal and personal overview of this season’s theme and programming on Monday, June 17 from 5:30 -6:30 pm at Pitkin County Library.More information...
SOL Theatre
For children entering grades 1-4. A live performance of James and the Giant Peach presented by SOL Theatre of Carbondale. Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Tuesday, June 18 at 1 pm at Pitkin County Library.More information...
Teen Vegetable Garden Workshop and Planting
Aspen T.R.E.E. (Together Regenerating the Environment through Education) will talk about planting and maintaining a vegetable garden on Wednesday, June 19 at 2 pm at Pitkin County Library. Teens are invited to wear clothes they can get dirty while they plan, dig, and plant vegetable seeds. A follow-up harvest party will take place at the end of August.More information...
Smuggler Mine Tour
For students entering grades 5-8. Meet at Pitkin County Library on June 20 at 2:30 pm. We will walk to the Smuggler Mine for a tour and return to the library at 5:30 pm. Sign-up and permission slip required. Limit ten persons.More information...
Train Dreams Book Club
We meet at 5:30 pm on the third Thursday of the month at Pitkin County Library. Books are available on a first come, first served basis. On Thursday, June 20th we will be discussing A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li. All are welcome to join the discussion.More information...
Mixed-media art exhibit healing at CMC
healing, a mixed-media exhibit by carolyn h. manosevitz, who teaches art at Colorado Mountain College, is on display May 6 to June 24 at the CMC ArtShare Gallery, 802 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs. An opening reception is Thursday, May 9, 5 to 7 p.m. More at 947-8367 or cmcartshare.com.More information...
Photography, a Retrospective: Dark Room to Digital
Join us on Monday, June 24th from 5:30-6:30 pm at Pitkin County Library for a conversation with David Hiser, longtime local, National Geographic freelancer, and photography instructor, moderated by Paul Anderson, local book author, journalist, historian and seminar leader. This event is the first in the library’s series: Community Conversations: The Arts in Aspen.More information...
Avalanche Safety for Kids
Learn about on-mountain safety from an Aspen Skiing Company ski patroller and his avalanche dog on Tuesday, June 25 at 1 pm at Pitkin County Library. For children entering grades 1-4.More information...
Teen Book Club Meeting
Book Thieves is a book discussion group for high school aged students. Our book selections are critically acclaimed, prize winners, or popular titles nominated by teens. Books are distributed on a first come, first served basis and are free and yours to keep. Join us Wednesday, June 26 at 3 pm at Pitkin County Library to discuss "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey or to sit in!More information...
Teen Movie Night at the Library
Join us for a funny movie and yummy popcorn on Wednesday, June 26 at 5 pm at Pitkin County Library. This month's film is Flushed Away, the animated action/adventure comedy film.More information...
Recycled Book Crafts
Students entering grades 5-8: Learn to up-cycle old or unwanted books by turning them into awesome craft projects on Thursday, June 27 at 3 pm at Pitkin County Library. All supplies plus snacks and drinks provided.More information...
Community Cinema: Love Free or Die
Join us in viewing this one-hour documentary on Thursday, June 27 at 5:30 pm at Pitkin County Library. The first openly gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson, challenges all who wield religion as oppression to welcome LGBT people into the church. Q&A follows.More information...
iPad Instruction with MacXperts
Cindy Caminite will teach iPad basics in a Q&A format on Thursday, June 27th from noon to 1 pm at Pitkin County Library.More information...
Red Brick June: Between Black & White
Featured artists: Dick Carter, Jill Sabella, Glenn Rappaport, Will Young, Marcia Fusaro, and Liz Frazier. Opening Reception is Thursday, June 6, 5-7pm. Red Brick Gallery, 110 E. Hallam, Aspen. 970.429.2777 or info@aspenart.org for more. Shows through June.More information...
BLUEGRASS IN PARADISE FESTIVAL
Bluegrass In Paradise 2013 will be two days of hard-driving bluegrass and “newgrass” music in the pristine high mountain setting of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado. The two days of the festival will play host to award-winning bluegrass bands guaranteed to keep you on your feet. Drew Emmitt, internationally acclaimed newgrass star and Crested Butte resident will again host the Festival.More information...
Waldorf School Summer Camp
A wonderful opportunity for children to attend summer camp at the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork. Join us kids ages 3-5 for our Fairies & Gnomes camp; children will enjoy painting, handcrafts, singing, storytelling, cooking, water play, wetland walks & movement games. Ages 6 & up will enjoy outdoor water play, science projects, natural habitat building, wetlands adventures, handcrafts, movement games, storytelling, recycled art, hiking, & cooking.More information...
Ridgway Concert Series
Ridgway's 6th Annual FREE Summer Concert Series begins July 4th. Performances are every Thursday in July starting, 6pm until dark. Family friendly with on-site kids activities. Local food & beer vendors available. Opening bands also play a late night show at the Sherbino Theater ($5). This year's line-up presents: Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band (July 4), Mountain Heart (July 11), Pato Banton & the Now Generation (July 18) and Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics (July 25).More information...
Summer Art Camps at the Wyly Community Art Center - Register Now
Register now for Wyly Community Art Center's summer camps. This summer is packed with workshops such as sCREATURES, Lemonade Stand? Design, Pet Portraits, Art in a Song, Murals and much, much more. Children ages 6 to 13 will have a summer filled with creativity, fun and discovery. Visit wylyarts.org for full details.More information...
Pickin' in the Park
Paonia's 6th Annual “Pickin in the Park” FREE Summer Concert Series begins August 1st. Performances are every Thurs in August 6pm until dark. Family friendly with on-site kids activities. Local food, local beer & local wines available on-site. This year's line-up presents: Amy Helm (Aug 1), Bradford Lee Folk & The Bluegrass Playboys (Aug 8), Atomga (Aug 15), and The Birds of Chicago (Aug 22). Visit pickin productions dot com for more info.More information...
Carbondale Culture Club
Carbondale Cultural Club is held every Wednesday at 12 noon in the Calaway Room at Third Street Center. One hour of entertainment, education and enlightenment. Bring your lunch or purchase a delicious healthy snack at Lisa's Third Street Cafe and relax in a "Chatauqua-like" atmosphere. Program changes weekly and is hosted by Lisa Dancing-Light. For more information, call Third Street Center, 963-3221More information...