THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 NEW YEAR’S CLOSURESAll six Garfield County library branches will be closed New Year’s Day, along with Carbondale and Basalt municipal offices. Garfield County administrative offices will be closed Jan. 1 and 2. Happy New Year! NEW YEAR RITUALAspen Shakti welcomes the new year with elixirs, yoga, meditation and more from 2 to […]
Raleigh Burleigh
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Toasting in 2026
As we reflect on 2025, a difficult year by many measures, I wish to raise a cheers to every conscious effort made to share kindness and understanding. Here at The Sopris Sun, we strive to be a bridge to many places and, most importantly, between people. This isn’t achieved by casting judgement, but honoring each […]
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Drought reliefThe new snow stake at Sunlight Mountain Resort reported six inches on Sunday morning, Dec. 28. The Mt Sopris Nordic Council said this could restore some access to Finlandia at Spring Gulch. The Marion lot remains open, but grooming has halted, snowpack is thin and many hazards are present. “Rock skis only,” recommended a […]
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Year in Review 2025
For many, 2025 was a challenging year. Institutions, identities, entire industries were foundationally rocked. Notably, the list of obituaries was exceptionally long and included many community staples. For months, there were protests nearly every week. From outer instability, we were challenged to draw on inner strength and the Roaring Fork Valley rose to the occasion. […]
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Lift-UpdateLift-Up, the nonprofit operator of food pantries and supplementary food programs from Parachute to Aspen, announced on Dec. 18 that Samantha Freese will serve as the organization’s next executive director. Freese, a New Castle resident, has worked for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment as well as Mountain Valley Developmental Services and most recently […]
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Curated Calendar – Dec. 25 to Jan. 7
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 CRYSTAL THEATRE“Song Sung Blue” opens at the Crystal Theatre with a 3pm matinee and repeats tomorrow, Saturday and next Friday and Saturday at 7pm with captioned shows at 5pm each Sunday. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 MOUNTAINFILMMountainfilm on Tour stops by the Wheeler Opera House for a family-friendly matinee at 4pm. Tickets and details […]
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Spruce Up The Sun 2025: Holiday Harmony
Picking up a Valley Journal tradition, The Sopris Sun has highlighted youth artwork in each holiday issue. Every year, The Sun comes up with a different prompt and young people (kindergarten through high school) submit associated illustrations. An ad-hoc committee judges the pieces based on quality and how well they match the theme. Participants submitted […]
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Delighting in the dark
At least 100 people sat together in the dark and silence for several long minutes on Dec. 20, accompanying Persephone’s underworld transformation. That may sound mundane — a room full of people doing ostensibly nothing. But it was, in fact, profound. Waves of discomfort rippled through the audience, now participants, in what felt for moments […]
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Curated Calendar – Dec. 18 to Dec. 28
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 TAROT READINGSTodd at Crystal Tuning in Glenwood Springs (802 Grand Avenue) offers tarot readings every Thursday from 1 to 3pm. THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUBThe Third Thursday Book Club discusses “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon at the Carbondale Library from 2 to 3:30pm. ICECREAM & CHOCOLATEThe Basalt Library hosts a “scoop-tacular” home-made […]
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Carbondale Report: Three trustee plus mayor’s seat up for election
Dec. 16 marked the final Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting of 2025 and all trustees were present. During general public comments, Sue Zislis with Age-Friendly Carbondale thanked the board for prioritizing Highway 133 safety improvements and renewing (and enhancing) the Downtowner microtransit service. She asked that accessibility at Town Hall (specifically the front […]