SoL Theatre is set to premiere the relevant and thought-provoking musical “Spring Awakening,” written by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, at Thunder River Theatre (TRTC). The show opens on July 11 at 7:30pm and runs through July 21. This is the youth theater company’s first professional production and the premiere of its new Summer Stock […]
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The Heart Collectors travel to Steve’s Guitars
The Heart Collectors, an Australian-based folk music group, will be stopping in Carbondale on July 12 as part of a tour promoting the release of their fifth album, “The Space Between.” The band consists of Kymrie Henge, Reuben Loire, Mobius ‘Mo’ Barnaby and Tristan DaFoe. They have performed together for seven years and are managed […]
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The Collective Snowmass invites you to laugh
The Collective Snowmass will premier its first summer Comedy WKND! event following the success of the winter Comedy WKND! earlier this year. Beginning July 12 and running through July 14, folks can anticipate a plethora of free and ticketed events throughout Snowmass Village with something for everyone. Discussing the Valley’s growing comedy scene, Sarah Sanders […]
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Sabrina Piersol’s debut solo exhibition opens in Los Angeles
Sabrina Piersol, a local painter and Aspen Art Museum employee, will have her solo show, “The Blue of It,” debut in Los Angeles, California this Saturday, June 29 in collaboration with the renowned art gallery Sow & Tailor. Born and raised in an artistic household in Connecticut, Piersol said she has long appreciated creative expression […]
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New app connects LGBTQ+ community with resources
You:Flourish, a new mobile platform made by and for the LGBTQ+ community, launched earlier this year and is available to folks in Colorado for free until next year. The app is the brainchild of Steven Haden, a therapist and founder of the nonprofit Envision:You. Haden is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and spoke candidly […]
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TRTC presents: ‘POTUS’
Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) will be premiering its final full-season production, “POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” on June 14 at 7:30pm. This high-energy, raunchy, satirical and politically relevant show with an all-female cast and director will run for three weekends. Written in 2022 by Selina […]
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VOICES holds space for queer youth to explore their own stories
Beginning on June 11, VOICES will host I Am Me: A Youth Queer Voices Residency, a new eight-week youth artist project for young people, ages 12-18, happening on Tuesdays and Fridays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Stepping Stones. Students will explore the nuances of identity, belonging and community in a supportive environment with […]
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Capitol Peak Outfitters changes ownership
Earlier in May of this year, Capitol Peak Outfitters changed ownership from the Howe family to Ted Benge. The outdoor experience company provides trail rides with its 25-head stable of horses, guided overnight pack trips and hunting excursions in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. On the updated website, Benge “invites you to relax and let him […]
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Thunder River Theatre Company leans into a co-leadership model
At the end of April, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) announced in its newsletter that it is embracing a new paradigm in its leadership. Following former executive director Sean Jeffries’ departure, Missy Moore and Danielle Taylor-Moxon will now lead the theater-nonprofit in partnership. “I have a lot of faith in those two wonderful women. They’re […]
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Carbondale’s gateway gains art
Carbondale Arts, in collaboration with three sculptors and five muralists, will soon debut the makings of the Gateway Public Art Project. This concept has been in motion since December 2020, when a new storage facility was approved along Highway 133 with the caveat it include a public art park. The murals and sculptures will screen […]