THURSDAY, MARCH 19 THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUBThe Carbondale Library’s Third Thursday Book Club discusses “The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel from 2 to 3:30pm. ARTISTS IN RESIDENCEAnderson Ranch Arts Center welcomes 15 new artists to its residency program with a slide night for them to share their artwork from 4 to 5pm. Attend […]
Arts & Entertainment
Mark Winters makes his Steve’s debut
Singer-songwriter Mark Winters left a career in engineering to pursue music. This is a fairly-new endeavor for the Sugarland, Texas-based artist, who has a background in aerospace engineering, applied physics, mathematics and computational fluid dynamics. However, he describes art as one of the greatest potentiators in his life, which always served to enhance a myriad […]
New Carbondale Arts Fashion Show directors ‘Step Right Up’ to deliver an unforgettable show
The Carbondale Fashion Show once again awed spectators, bringing a circus-themed, theatrical production roaring to life at the Carbondale Rec Center, March 12-14. This year, Emily Fifer and Meagan Shapiro took the directorial reins with great success. Landan Berlof played ringmaster, energetically weaving together the carnival-esque creations of dancers, aerialists and designers — all carried […]
Aspen Art Museum launches Art Incorporated
Aspen Art Museum recently launched an educational program, Art Incorporated (or Art Inc.), that is geared toward elementary-aged children living with any sort of disability, with lessons and activities catered to each student. The initial session in February was coined “Sensory Explorers,” when participants were encouraged to dress to make a mess and created several […]
Curated Calendar – March 12 to March 21
THURSDAY, MARCH 12 NONFICTION BOOK CLUBThe Carbondale Library invites you to a monthly book club discussing nonfiction books from 2 to 3:30pm. This month’s theme is “any nonfiction book about a recipient of the Nobel Prize.” FLUFFY STUFFFluffy Stuff Co. celebrates the opening of its new studio at 802 Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs from […]
JC Food Truck and Crystal Theatre to hold a whistling contest
Trino Camacho has never run a whistling contest before. He’s never even been to one. “First time,” he says. His motivation is both simple and resonant. “People just like to whistle,” he says from his perch in the JC Food Truck, parked off Highway 133 in Carbondale. “It’s universal. Everyone can whistle. You don’t have […]
Cannoli-ary arts on display at The Launchpad
The Carbondale Arts gallery debuted “Sweet Excess” by William Lanzillo on First Friday, March 6. Lanzillo, a sculptor originally from Chicago, Illinois, assembled a machine in the gallery built to produce a giant cannoli — sweet cream inside a fried shell. The first attempt resulted in a normal-sized cannoli, but Lanzillo will try again to […]
Curated Calendar – March 5 to March 14
THURSDAY, MARCH 5 EXTRATERRESTRIAL ESCAPE ROOMTeenagers attempt to solve a space-themed escape room at the Basalt Library space from 4 to 6pm. Register at www.basaltlibrary.org AIRPORT DESIGN OPEN HOUSEThe Aspen-Pitkin County Airport presents a schematic design during an open house at the Hoffman Hotel from 4 to 7pm. Details at www.aspenairport.com NATURALIST NIGHTSColorado State Forest […]
Puzzle and Pie Night: How fast can you go? Or how long can you last?
Headlamp, all charged up. Spatula. Baking sheet. Those in the throng arriving early to Sunday’s annual Puzzle and Pie Night clasped the items under their arms. None of which I’d used, despite duly bringing them, last year, but still I arrived thus armed for the fifth annual Puzzle and Pie Night at the Carbondale Recreation […]
Revue Review: ‘The Secret Garden’ musical
The Glenwood Vaudeville Revue recently opened Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon’s “The Secret Garden” — its first musical in five years. This show, which has a runtime of two hours including intermission, tells the story of Mary Lennox (played in this production by Stella Rouse), who is sent to live with her reclusive and grief-stricken […]
