THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 OPEN STUDIOThe Art Base invites painters to practice their art, with help available from Tish McFee, from 1 to 4pm. GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUBThe Carbondale Library invites kids ages 9 to 12 to discuss the graphic novel “Maxwell Dark: Nightmare Hunter” by Brady Smith from 3:30 to 4:30pm. BLACKOUT POETRYBasalt Library leads teens […]
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Ways of Making: Where astronauts land
As I sit in Brian Colley’s studio, a small plastic stampede of dinosaur figurines gathers in the corner, suspended above plush eyeball masks and a dim light bulb the size of an adult head. Asked how the dinosaurs play into his art practice, Colley mentions a watercolor series of “Dinosaur Rodeos” he made a few […]
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Curated Calendar – Feb. 19 to Feb. 27
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 SELF PORTRAIT COLLAGINGSix to 12 year olds create expressive self portraits using collage at the Basalt Library from 4 to 5pm. OLYMPICS AT THE CRYSTALCatch the men’s freeski halfpipe qualifier (featuring Aspenite Alex Ferreira) re-aired at the Crystal Theatre today at 4:30pm and the women’s 50km cross country ski (featuring El Jebel’s […]
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Finding that spark at the Crystal
Apparently, everyone looking for love is tired of the apps, because the No Swipe Social interactive dating game, hosted at the Crystal Theatre on Feb. 12, completely sold out. Fresh suitors and contestants rotated for four rounds, culminating in a winning pair at the end of the night. From fun lines of questioning to riotous […]
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Swords to plowshares, turning weapons into tools
On Sunday, Feb. 15, the Western Slope Mennonite Fellowship hosted a book preview and blacksmith demonstration at Bethel Chapel in Glenwood Springs , where a crowd of participants took turns slowly transforming a gun into a garden tool. At the forge was Mike Martin, heating and turning a gunstock barrel, instructing participants where and how […]
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The Art Base displays ‘Creative Destruction’
On Feb. 6, The Art Base in Basalt debuted its current exhibition, “Creative Destruction,” featuring a collaboration between Carbondale artists Michael Stout and Lindsay Jones working under a shared pseudonym: Also Known As. During the artist talk on Feb. 7, Stout and Jones discussed their respective processes for pieces in the mixed-media show with a […]
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Writer Susan Orlean never imagined doing anything else
Susan Orlean cuts a slight but certain figure. When she and moderator Christine Benedetti took the Paepcke Auditorium stage on Jan. 28, no one in the audience could doubt that Orlean enjoys a good conversation. That was how she passed the next hour: Cheerful chatting about her years as a features journalist and her newest […]
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Ways of Making: What we don’t throw away
Last week, I joined Kathy Honea in her art studio to launch a new series, Ways of Making, which platforms how local artists think within the community. Honea is a distinguished artist with a long history across the Valley’s art institutions, including Carbondale Arts, the Art Base, the Aspen Chapel Gallery, the Aspen Art Museum […]
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Curated Calendar – Feb. 12 to Feb. 23
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 NONFICTION BOOK CLUBThe Nonfiction Book Club discusses artificial intelligence at the Carbondale Library from 2 to 3:30pm. BANNED BOOK CLUBThe Banned Book Club discusses “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers at the Basalt Library from 4 to 5pm. SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL CLUBJoin fellow conservationists for a friendly Sustainability Social Club potluck at the Third […]
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Sharing awws and laughs at the Crystal Theatre
The Crystal Theatre Alliance has been busy rolling films for audiences in Carbondale ever since taking over from the esteemed Ezra family last year and converting the beloved single-screen cinema to a nonprofit. The theater isn’t just inviting movie-goers, however, but is hosting various forms of live entertainment. Two such chances are on deck: the […]