Rock and Roll Academy Aspen (RRAA) began as an inspired idea in Telluride and found its home in Aspen in 2010. The program, founded by Russell Cattaneo after seeing Mark Galbo’s original concept in Telluride, has become a staple in the Roaring Fork Valley’s musical education scene. Kriss Harrison, RRAA’s executive director who took over […]
August 2024
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Pages of the Past
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Review, Valley Journal andThe Sopris Sun; in collaboration with the Carbondale Historical Society and Carbondale Branch Library Aug. 8, 1974 Gubernatorial candidate Dick Lamm held a fundraising luncheon at 10th Mountain Veteran John Tripp’s home and sat down for an interview while he was in town. He took […]
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Woodstock 55 years later:A legacy of connection
Over half a century after a little music festival exceeded its ambitions, Roaring Fork Valley residents who attended are contemplating its legacy. The organizers of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair hoped for perhaps 60,000 total attendees over the course of the weekend. Momentum and energy resulted in something entirely different: nearly half a million […]
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Local musicians travel to Japan with Unity Earth
Since December 2012, when Unity Earth hosted its first festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the interfaith peace movement has grown across the globe, bringing together artists, musicians, visionaries and travelers. From Crestone, Colorado to Ethiopia, Australia and Jerusalem, this global network of peace seekers sees beyond cultural differences toward a common care for people and […]
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Joan Dizon steps up as Dance Initiative’s executive director
Earlier this summer, Dance Initiative announced the hiring of its new executive director, Joan Dizon. A second-generation Filipino immigrant, mother of three, professional dancer and real estate investor, Dizon is excited, honored and humbled to assume the position. She and her family lived in the Philippines before moving to the Valley a little over three […]
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Works in Progress
The Music in Our Lives By Tom MercerCarbondale-ish My first exposure to music occurred when I was four or five years old. I lived on the banks of the Illinois River in Rome, Illinois. There was only one store in Rome. That store was where my mother would occasionally buy 45 rpm children’s records for […]
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Letters
Our Town One TableOur Town One Table is a gift that Carbondale gives itself. How lucky can we be, living in a town that sets apart a special time when we can all just be together, enjoying a cool evening and the friendship of our family, friends and neighbors? Thanks to the Town for the […]
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Valley View celebra 15 años de éxito con su programa para enfermeras
En 2008, Valley View, un hospital comunitario sin fines de lucro, le dio la bienvenida a un programa primero de su tipo de residencia de enfermera. Recientemente el programa celebró su 15o aniversario desde que su primera clase se graduó. El programa de residencia de enfermería reconoce la necesidad de que los graduados recientes de […]
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GSPD organiza noche familiar
Glenwood Springs Police Department (Departamento de Policía de Glenwood Springs, en español) y la ciudad de Glenwood Springs organizaron Law Enforcement and Families Night (Noche Aplicación de la Ley y Familias, en español) l día 31 de julio. El evento se llevó a cabo en el estacionamiento del Departamento de Policía de Glenwood Springs, ofreciendo […]
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Nuevo Mundo 7
Nuevo Mundo: “Que dejes el buh” te dice Corazón, o sea que te dejes de asustar. Te dice que confíes, que sueltes y que vayas, que sigas tu camino, Corazón ya te está esperando… y por si te quedan dudas aparecen otras voces que nunca habías escuchado. Ya no tenés que dudar más… andá. Solamente […]