Carbondale’s Sopris 100 Who Care is preparing for a changing of the guard at their upcoming event on June 26 at the RVR Barn. This community entity, formed in 2018, started as a group of women, many of whom were or still are educators, who wanted to come together and find a way to give […]
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Permaculture pioneer Jerome Osentowski receives lifetime achievement award
Jerome Osentowski, known for his pioneer-level work in the permaculture world, recently accepted a lifetime achievement award at this past Dandelion Day celebration for his impacts in the Valley and beyond through his education efforts with students and community members from all over as founder of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI), located on […]
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers celebra 30 años de gestión
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) celebra su 30 aniversario, y después de todo este tiempo se mantiene dedicada a mantener una cultura de gestión en beneficio de los terrenos recreativos de los valles de Crystal y Roaring Fork. Fundada en 1995 por un grupo de residentes -David Hamilton, Kevin O’Brien y Michael Hutton- y viendo […]
Aspen Chapel Gallery exhibits reality of warming ‘CLIMATE’
On May 28, Aspen Chapel Gallery opened ‘CLIMATE’, a photography showcase meant to highlight the effects of climate change in several areas of the world. Made possible through curator Greg Watts and gallery co-founders Tom Ward and Michael Bonds, this show will not only feature Watts’ photography but also the works of Seth Andersen, Joe […]
Mountain Tide Provision Co. — Bringing the beach and mountains together in Carbondale
Carbondale local Greg Morrison is preparing to open a new retail space — Mountain Tide Provision Co. — at 423 Main Street (previously Strange Imports), early next month. Morrison has lived in the Valley for nearly a decade and has always had an affinity for outdoor recreation, which has come to pair well with his […]
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers celebrates 30 years of stewardship
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and after all of this time is just as dedicated to maintaining a culture of stewardship for the benefit of recreational lands in both the Crystal and Roaring Fork valleys. Founded in 1995 by a group of locals — David Hamilton, Kevin O’Brien and Michael […]
SoL’s summer stock sets the social stage
SoL Theatre Company is preparing to showcase a slew of summer productions. The youth theater nonprofit, which hosts multiple camps and other programming throughout the year, will produce Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins,” John Kander and Fred Ebb’s “Cabaret” and Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s “The Sound of Music,” all of which involve themes of resistance […]
Edie Carey brings comforting songs to Steve’s Guitars
On May 16, singer-songwriter Edie Carey will make her Steve’s Guitars debut as she performs in Carbondale for the first time. Based in Colorado Springs and having been influenced by a plethora of singer-songwriters in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois, Carey brings a sound all her own to the genre of folk which is sure […]
Natalie Spears shares the TACAW stage with AMF String Quintet
On May 16, Natalie Spears will grace the stage of TACAW with the Aspen Music Festival String Quintet — comprised of Delaney Meyers, Camille Backman, Ross Kribbs, Sarah Graf and Carl Meinecke — featuring compositions by Spears’ longtime collaborator and friend, Ilan Blanck, for an evening that will take the audience on a musical journey […]
Laurie Clemens Maier continues to crank out new perspectives
Film festival season is upon us and local filmmaker Laurie Clemens Maier has been on a roll with her short film “47,” co-written by and starring her longtime friend and collaborator at Laurel Leaf Productions, Laurel Harris. “The Dude is Legit” is a feature film making the rounds written by Maier and her brother, Dan […]
