THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 OPEN STUDIOThe Art Base invites painters to practice their art, with help available from Tish McFee, from 1 to 4pm. GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUBThe Carbondale Library invites kids ages 9 to 12 to discuss the graphic novel “Maxwell Dark: Nightmare Hunter” by Brady Smith from 3:30 to 4:30pm. BLACKOUT POETRYBasalt Library leads teens […]
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Electric mountain bikingThe Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to allow Class 1 e-bikes on all currently designated mechanized mountain bike trails within the Colorado River Valley Field Office boundary. Approval would affect more than 220 miles of trail in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties. “Class 1 e-bikes have a […]
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Dim the lights!
People can learn to live with a lot: boisterous neighbors, noisy construction, glaring lighting. It might not be until someone else poses the question, “How can you live with that?”, when they ask themselves the same. That, more or less, was the case for Brian Pettet, a resident of Ranch at Roaring Fork, when a […]
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Curated Calendar – Feb. 19 to Feb. 27
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 SELF PORTRAIT COLLAGINGSix to 12 year olds create expressive self portraits using collage at the Basalt Library from 4 to 5pm. OLYMPICS AT THE CRYSTALCatch the men’s freeski halfpipe qualifier (featuring Aspenite Alex Ferreira) re-aired at the Crystal Theatre today at 4:30pm and the women’s 50km cross country ski (featuring El Jebel’s […]
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Finding that spark at the Crystal
Apparently, everyone looking for love is tired of the apps, because the No Swipe Social interactive dating game, hosted at the Crystal Theatre on Feb. 12, completely sold out. Fresh suitors and contestants rotated for four rounds, culminating in a winning pair at the end of the night. From fun lines of questioning to riotous […]
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Spring GulchAn afternoon of rain and fog at Spring Gulch on Feb. 12 diminished the thin base of snow, prompting a cautionary closure. If the next storm brings sufficient snowpack, the course will reopen. “In the meantime: go to the car wash, sleep with a spoon under your pillow and make a few sacrifices to […]
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Curated Calendar – Feb. 12 to Feb. 23
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 NONFICTION BOOK CLUBThe Nonfiction Book Club discusses artificial intelligence at the Carbondale Library from 2 to 3:30pm. BANNED BOOK CLUBThe Banned Book Club discusses “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers at the Basalt Library from 4 to 5pm. SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL CLUBJoin fellow conservationists for a friendly Sustainability Social Club potluck at the Third […]
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Crystal Valley Echo flips the page
Just up the Crystal Valley, in a cabin on Redstone Boulevard, Gentrye Houghton has kept busy behind the keyboard, often basqued in the blue light of her laptop late into the night to get The Crystal Valley Echo to print. While the winds of the Pacific have whispered in her ear that it’s time to […]
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Basalt electionsThere are four candidates vying for three Basalt Town Council seats this spring: Angela Anderson, Benjamin Fierstein, Elyse Hottel, Greg Shaffran. Registered voters will receive a mail-in ballot due back by April 7. Do you have a question for these candidates? Please email raleigh@soprissun.com with “Basalt election” in the subject line. Red Hill alertAccording […]
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Village Smithy sale slated for Feb. 24
Before opening the screen door to The Village Smithy — and typically having to hold it open for several other patrons coming or going through the narrow entry hall — folks might grab a paper from the line of news stands outside or get held up in an extended stop-and-chat with a friend. Inside, the […]