THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 JAZZ FUNKThe Glenwood Springs Community Art Center hosts “Adult Jazz Funk Dance” from 11am to noon. Participants can continue their jazz and funk education with classes every Thursday at the same time and place through Sept. 24. Details at tinyurl.com/jazzfunkglenwood ETHICAL LEADERSHIPColorado Mountain College hosts “Ethical Leadership: Building Trust Through Public Service” […]
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Scuttlebutt – Sept. 3, 2026
Snow on Sopris?The verdict is still out for the first snow on Sopris. The Sopris Sun received a postulation of a “very light dusting” on Aug. 30, but it was hard to say for sure. The SNOTEL site on McClure Pass detected 0” of snowfall so far this season, as of Sept. 1. Send your […]
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Carbondale Report: Town withdraws from SPEAR
The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Aug. 25, unanimously voted to halt the town’s participation in the Special Problems Enforcement and Response (SPEAR) regional crime task force. The withdrawal follows growing community concerns that SPEAR — which has full-time personnel assigned from the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Rifle Police Department, Drug Enforcement Agency and […]
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Curated Calendar – August 27 to September 6
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 TECH CLUBThe Aspen Science Center Tech Club convenes at the Carbondale LIbrary from 3:45 to 4:45pm. Fifth graders and up are welcome and no registration is required. Details at aspensciencecenter.org TRUE NATURETrue Nature hosts yoga in Spanish from 6:30 to 8:15pm. Details at tinyurl.com/yogainspanish2026 YOGA, EAT & CHILLIron Mountain Hot Springs hosts […]
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Scuttlebutt – Aug. 27, 2026
Sunflower deadlineThe Deadline for the Tallest Sunflower contest is closing in! Submissions, including a photo and measurement, are due by email to news@soprissun.com by the end of the day on Aug. 31. ASC internshipThe Aspen Science Center is offering the second year of its Community STEM Leaders Internship program, a paid opportunity offered to 10th, […]
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Curated Calendar — August 20 to August 30
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 TRUE NATURETrue Nature hosts “Connection is The Medicine” with Eaden Shantay from 5 to 6:30pm, followed by “Care for Caregivers” from 5:30 to 7pm. Register at tinyurl.com/eadenshantay and tinyurl.com/careforcaregivers2026 LIBRARY MUSICAspen Music Festival and School returns to the Basalt Library, bringing tunes by talented students from 5:15 to 6:15pm. TOM MIX AT […]
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Scuttlebutt – Aug. 19, 2026
Drought and bearsColorado’s drought has prompted a record number of bear sightings this year as natural food sources dwindle, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). CPW urges residents to “be especially vigilant about securing trash and other food sources.” The agency saw nearly twice as many bear reports and conflicts between Jan. 1 and […]
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Scuttlebutt – Aug. 13, 2026
First snow? It’s hard to believe, considering the heat and near-unbearable drought, but it’s time to submit your guesstimates of when the first snow, dustings counted, will hit Mt. Sopris. Send your best guess of a date when you believe snow will first grace Mother Mountain this year to news@soprissun.com And don’t forget to send entries, […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees choose Town Center developer
Carbondale is one step closer to fulfilling a commercial and residential need that it says the free market cannot. The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday selected workforce housing developer Bond/Brookside to build the Town Center project, a residential and commercial design set to be constructed on 1.4 acres of town-owned land surrounding the Thunder […]
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Curated Calendar – August 13 to August 23
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 FOUR PASS LOOPGet your hands dirty with four days of trail work alongside Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteer and Wilderness Workshop on the Four Pass Loop Trail Project, which runs until Aug. 16. Breakfast and dinners will be provided. Register at tinyurl.com/fourpassloop2026 TECH CLUBAges 10-plus are welcome to join the Aspen Science Center […]