Husband and wife duo Sara and Marc McMillan, aka DJ Saranade and Heady Hooligan, have recently launched a music management and booking company, McMission Presents LLC. This company looks to create community-oriented events and shows while giving a platform to local artists, primarily in the realm of electronic music and sound mixing. “Marc and I […]
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Jan Garrett and JD Martin plant musical seeds in Carbondale on Oct. 25
This Saturday, Oct. 25, the Third Street Center in Carbondale will host a special concert by local musicians. In “The Power of the Seed,” singer-songwriters and longtime locals Jan Garrett and JD Martin, together with Marcy Baruch, aim to plant ideas and sow community. The concert is co-sponsored by The Center for Human Flourishing. Garrett […]
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Fresh dance company presents ‘Re:Collection’
On Oct. 24 and 25 at The Launchpad, locals Meagan Londy Shapiro and Emily Fifer will host the inaugural show of their newly created contemporary dance company — the name of which is currently pending — that’s fiscally sponsored by Dance Initiative. The show, “Re:Collection,” will include a combination of new movements and throwbacks to […]
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Shining Mountains Film Festival returns this weekend
Oct. 17 and 18, the seventh annual Shining Mountains Film Festival will bring a fresh set of native documentary films to the iconic Wheeler Opera House. This festival, produced by the Aspen Indigenous Foundation (AIF), was created to commemorate a resolution passed by Aspen City Council in 2017 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples […]
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Theater Review: TRTC’s ‘The Secretary’ plays on the paradox of safety
Content warning: This article discusses a show heavily themed around gun violence. On Oct. 3, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) premiered its second main stage show of the season — Kyle John Schmidt’s “The Secretary.” This dark comedy follows Ruby Ruth, the owner of a small town gun store selling products specifically marketed to women […]
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Mountain Gazette marks 60 years with new anthology
“When in doubt, go higher” is the slogan of Mountain Gazette, the Aspen-born biannual magazine. This coming winter, that tagline could well be “when in doubt, go bigger.” The publication is coming up on the 60th anniversary of its first issue. In 1966, the magazine was called Skiers’ Gazette and focused on the Colorado Rockies. […]
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Celebrating Immigrant Stories: ‘Our Stories, Our Strengths’
This Sol del Valle story was translated for English readers. The Garfield County Libraries, in collaboration with several local organizations, brought the community together for a vibrant multicultural event on Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Rifle Branch Library. The celebration began with a heartfelt opening led by Roland McCook, a member of the Ute Uncompahgre […]
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The ReMemberers conjure up ‘The Lindworm’ at True Nature, Oct. 9
Amid the vibrancies of fall, a spectrum of colors bursting from the trees and drifting to the earth, leaving bare skeletal figures to be frozen and, eventually, reawoken — The ReMemberers presents “The Lindworm” at True Nature on Oct. 9. Recalling the oldest of human traditions, this mythical performance weaves storytelling with music, humor and […]
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Sopris Theatre presents its 2025-2026 season
Sopris Theatre Company (STC) is proud to announce its 2025-2026 season and is in the midst of rehearsing for its opening show, “26 Pebbles.” This season is dedicated in memory of Gary Katzenberger, a former director of the theater department at Colorado Mountain College, who passed away in July. “26 Pebbles,” written by Eric Ulloa, […]
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Michael Kinsley reflects natural beauty in new show
Michael Kinsley — a multidisciplinary landscape artist, former county commissioner, environmental activist, Snowmass resident and author with deep ties to both the Crystal and Roaring Fork river valleys — will be showing his work alongside two other artists this fall at The Launchpad. Beginning Oct. 3, “Fluid Landscapes” will remain on display through Oct. 30 […]