Do you remember the first time someone truly saw you? How that person taught you the value of releasing judgment and simply listening? Well, the Human Library is back to do exactly that. A nonprofit organization created in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark, it has since expanded across the globe. The nonprofit’s goal is to facilitate […]
May 2026
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Scuttlebutt – May 14, 2026
Libraries directorThe Garfield County Public Library District is inviting the community to meet the finalists applying to be the district’s next executive director. The public meet and greet will be held from 5:30 to 7pm, May 28, at the Rifle Library. The finalists are Karen Horner, library director at the Park County Library System in […]
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Curated Calendar – May 14-24
THURSDAY, MAY 14 RIFLE RENDEZVOUSEnjoy a car show, archery, vendors and more at the Rifle Rendezvous, open until May 17. GERI-FITStart strength training as an older adult at the Carbondale Library every Thursday at 12:30pm until June 25 (except June 11). ASL STORYTIMEChildren, ages 3-7, are welcome to “Storytime in Sign” from 3:45 to 4:45pm […]
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Letters – May 14, 2026
A love letterThere are so many reasons to love you, Carbondale, and I am not sure we say it enough. I recently had hip surgery and as I have crutched around town, rehabbing and slowly testing my limits, I have heard your support. People in cars and bikes shout words of encouragement as they go […]
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Following my heart through uncertainty
VOICES Radio Hour is brought to you by VOICES in partnership with KDNK, The Sopris Sun, and Connection is Medicine Foundation. Each episode we share stories from members of our community. We hope this serves to preserve our oral history of who we are, where we come from and who we aspire to be, through […]
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Rams Report: Lacrosse bows out of playoffs with tough 10-9 loss to Cheyenne Mountain
A slow start for the third-seeded Roaring Fork ladies lacrosse team in their 4A state quarterfinal matchup at home in Carbondale against Cheyenne Mountain on Monday made for a close game through 48 minutes of play. Despite a brave comeback from three goals down late in the third quarter, the Rams fell to the No. […]
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Local talent takes stage for Roaring Fork Rising
For the remaining weekends in May, the Wheeler Opera House is hosting a plethora of local artists from all over the Roaring Fork Valley to showcase skills of music, comedy and storytelling. Launched last year, this initiative was created to help artists from Aspen to New Castle showcase their skills and original pieces in a […]
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Crystal Theatre: Mending our social fabric
“Are you crying?” My friend was sniffling and wiping his glasses. The penguin in the biographical film, “The Penguin Lessons,” had just died. As the lights at the Crystal Theatre came up, I saw some of the crustiest old characters in Carbondale also wiping their eyes. This is a good thing, I thought. This is […]
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View from the Therapy Pool: Religion, the curse of mankind
Thunder River Theatre’s current production of “Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday” expressed many poignant and touching ideas on deity, aging and the afterlife that inspired some deep thoughts on my part. A lifelong atheist, I’m giving second thoughts to the Native American concept of a Great Spirit or Creator. It’s not something that’s visible […]