Mountain Fair 2025The 54th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair poster design contest is now underway! This year’s theme is: “Let’s Dance! ¡Bailemos!” Artists are encouraged to submit a well-developed concept (vertical or square preferred over horizontal) along with three work samples to brian@carbondalearts.com by April 1. The jury-selected winner will receive $1,000 and five shirts! GWS […]
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Indigenous Mapuche communities face persecution in Argentina
It was Christmas eve, “la noche buena,” 2024. Pillán Mahuiza celebrated 25 years since Mapuche Weychafe Moira Millán recovered ancestral land to establish a Lof – a spiritual communion between a people, their animals and the land and its spirits. An important ceremony approached. On this night, Moira’s sister, Evis, used traditional pottery-firing techniques to […]
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Goodnight, Mark Johnson
Popular local musician and mentor Mark Johnson died tragically in a car accident on Highway 82 at the Buffalo Valley turn-off this past Saturday, Feb. 15. Mark was driving westbound in a 2002 Toyota Camry that collided with an oncoming 2025 Toyota Camry in the eastbound lane. There were three people in the 2025 Camry, […]
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Kate Oldham to represent U.S. at Nordic World Ski Championships
If one were to describe Kate Oldham’s nordic ski season thus far, chances are the words like “stellar,” or “impressive” and perhaps even “mind blowing” would top the list. Between national podium finishes, a world cup debut and top 15 performances at the Junior World Ski Championships, Oldham is a formidable world-stage competitor. Lucky for […]
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TRTC captures human essences in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
Content warning: This article mentions the topics of child sexual abuse, rape, child loss and drug use. On Valentine’s Day, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) debuted its third main stage show, “Tiny Beautiful Things.” It runs 82 minutes total with no intermission and takes audiences on a journey through the spectrum of the human condition, […]
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Olivia Pevec embarks on bardhood journey
Longtime Carbondale local Olivia Pevec is touring the Valley and beyond with her newest project: “Olivia the Bard, Wayfaring Stranger.” This solo show includes magical elements and messages of self-love with house concert and venue dates all over the Front Range, Paonia and the Roaring Fork Valley, including a stop at Steve’s Guitars on Friday, […]
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RFHS baseball jacket fundraiser pays homage to Carbondale’s ranching heritage
Roaring Fork High School’s baseball team rosters over the decades have often read like a who’s-who of Carbondale ranching families. So, it seemed fitting for baseball mom and rancher Cassie Cerise to come up with a way to honor that ranching heritage with this coming season’s Rams baseball fundraiser. Team members have been out and […]
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Obituary: Casey James Piscura
September 10, 1985 – February 2, 2025 Casey Piscura passed away on Feb. 2 in Carbondale. Born on Sept. 10, 1985, in Pulaski, Virginia, Casey grew up in Draper, Virginia, where he spent much of his childhood enjoying the beauty of Claytor Lake. A gifted athlete, Casey excelled in every sport he pursued. He played […]
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Black History Month: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
For February, Black History Month, Sopris Sun illustrator Larry Day will highlight an influential African American each week, accompanied by an illustration. Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, a Protestant minister, is no stranger to protests. On May 30, 2017, he was arrested and led away — cuffed in a zip-tie — along with 32 […]
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Basalt’s Bernal-Rodriguez sixth at state wrestling tourney
Senior Basalt High School wrestler Roselynne Bernal-Rodriguez medaled at the Colorado High School Wrestling Championships, held at Ball Arena in Denver, Feb. 13-15. Wrestling in the Class 4A Girls 145-pound division, Bernal-Rodriguez took sixth place. She entered the state competition with a 16-14 record, opening with a first-round win over Giana Gibbs from County Line […]