The Carbondale Clay Center’s 17th annual Clay National show, “The Autobiography of the Object,” launched online on Aug. 21 and in-person on Sept. 1 with a First Friday reception. The show will run until Sept. 29. The title and theme were created by the Clay Center’s selected juror, Sam Harvey, a ceramic artist who maintains […]
September 2023
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Grovestock — a Down Valley Treasure
“Grovestock is the only overnight, camping music and art festival in the Roaring Fork Valley where local talent shines,” commented organizer Kat Hardy. The festival began on public lands deep in the woods in 2019 and has evolved into a community celebration of arts, music and movement hosted at Sunlight Mountain Resort. According to Hardy, […]
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Kirstie Ennis Oktoberfest preps for third round
The Kirstie Ennis Foundation, a nonprofit in Glenwood Springs, will host its third annual Oktoberfest fundraiser at Sunlight Mountain Resort on Oct. 14 from 11am to 8pm. The entertainment will feature live music from Peach Street Revival and The Know Bodies Band. There’ll be food, drinks and beer from various Roaring Fork vendors, plus an […]
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Thompson House Museum closed all summer — reopening more than a year away
The Thompson House Museum has been closed to the public all summer, due to structural problems. Estimated cost to fix the problems: about $1 million according to Sue Gray, the Carbondale Historical Society’s museum director. The Sopris Sun put the following questions to Gray via email. Here are her responses, which in some cases are […]
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‘Aristóteles y Dante’ rompe con estereotipos
“Aristóteles y Dante descubren los secretos del universo” (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe) es una nueva película de la directora Aitch Alberto, basada en una novela de Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Este drama juvenil, con sede en El Paso, Texas, tuvo su estreno local durante el Raizado Festival en Aspen el 26 […]
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Criticas: Sobre el estándar del derecho de nacimiento estadounidense
El condado de Garfield está en proceso de adoptar nuevos estándares de estudios sociales, que básicamente determinarán cómo educamos a nuestros hijos sobre la historia. De los tres estándares, uno en particular está recibiendo la crítica que merece: el Estándar del Derecho de Nacimiento Estadounidense. El nombre es extrañamente inquietante y necesitamos reconocerlo. Pero más […]
