THURSDAY, JULY 30
TIE-DYE FOR TEENS
Teens and tweens, ages 10-18, are invited to tie-dye bandannas at the Carbondale Library at 2:15pm. Participants are encouraged to bring their own clothing to tie-dye as well.
‘GROUNDSWELL’
350 Roaring Fork screens “Groundswell,” a film about regenerative agriculture at 5pm in the Carbondale Library.
GALERIE MAXIMILLIAN
Galerie Maximillian (602 East Cooper Avenue in Aspen) hosts an opening reception for Sarah Graham’s solo exhibition, featuring nine monumental oil-on-canvas iris paintings, from 6 to 8pm. RSVP by emailing art@galeriemax.com or calling 970-925-6100.
YOGA EN ESPAÑOL
True Nature hosts yoga taught completely in Spanish from 6:30 to 8:15pm. Details at truenaturehealingarts.com
MUSIC AT STEVE’S
The Foggy Memory Boys perform at Steve’s Guitars at 8pm. Tickets at stevesguitars.net
‘MEGAMIND’
The City of Glenwood Springs screens “Megamind” in Bethel Plaza — under the bridge — at 8pm.
FRIDAY, JULY 31
UNDER THE BRIDGE
Rumors performs in Bethel Plaza — under the bridge in downtown Glenwood — from 4:30 to 7:30pm.
ART KIDS
Drop the kids off at “Art Kids Day Camp: Horsing Around” at the Glenwood Springs Community Art Center from 9am to 5pm. At night, the center will host “Art Kids Night: Make Musical Instruments” from 5:30 to 8:30pm, when kids will build their own percussion instruments. Register at coglenwoodspringsweb.myvscloud.com
UMBRELLA PAINTING PARTY
The Garfield County Democrats invite folks to paint umbrellas at the Glenwood Library from 5:30 to 7:30pm to walk with together in upcoming parades. Details at garcodems.org/events
CRYSTAL THEATRE
The Crystal screens “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” at 7pm. The theater will also screen it at 7pm on Saturday, 5pm on Sunday (captioned) and 7pm on Monday.
NO-SWIPE SOCIAL
No-Swipe Social takes over the pool at the Carbondale Aquatics Center from 7 to 9pm for “BAEWATCH: AFTER HOURS.” Open to adults only, the festivities include a live DJ, games, prizes and an after party at Sprazzo. Tickets at tinyurl.com/BaewatchBonedale
SOUND HEALING
The Center for Human Flourishing hosts a vibrational sound healing journey from 7 to 9pm at the Third Street Center. The event is centered around present-moment awareness. Register by emailing info@tcfhf.org
MUSIC AT STEVE’S
The Montvales perform at Steve’s Guitars at 8pm. Tickets at stevesguitars.net
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
COLORADO TURNS 150
The State of Colorado officially turns 150.
RFOV AT THOMAS LAKES
Help Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers improve Thomas Lakes Trail from 8am to 3pm. Register at www.rfov.org
GARFIELD COUNTY FAIR
The 2026 Garfield County Fair kicks off with a parade down Railroad Avenue in Rifle at 10am ahead of a week of events at the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle. For a schedule, visit garfieldcountyfair.com
‘DIRTY DOZEN’ RACES
New Castle Trails’ “Downvalley Dirty Dozen” mountain bike races kick off today at 7am (20-miler) and 9:30am (7-miler) starting from Alder Park. Awards will be doled out at Down Valley Brewing at 3pm, followed by live music at 4pm. The 10K trail running race starts at 8am tomorrow from Alder Park, followed by the kids trail running race at 10am and kids mountain bike race at 10:30am. Register by July 31 at newcastletrails.org
HISTORY COFFEE TALK
Redstone Historical Society President Jeff Bier, along with a group of former fellow miners, discuss their personal experiences, including “underground threats, hazards and camaraderie,” at Coal Basin Ranch at 9am. Donuts and coffee will be served. RSVP by emailing info@coalbasinranch.com
PLANT-BASED EXPLORATION
Explore the benefits of a plant-based, whole foods diet with Brian Rossiter at the Glenwood Library from 2 to 4pm. Details at gcpld.org
ARTFUL STORY HOUR
Join the Artful Story Hour at the Powers Art Center while surrounded by art from Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and more from 11am to noon. Details at powersartcenter.org
RIVERFEST
Help clean up the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers while floating or walking down riverbanks at RiverFEST 2026. Meet at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs for the event, running from 9am to 3pm. Register at cogs.us/268/RIVERFEST-2026
MAGICAL MOMENTS
The Redstone Magical Moments Summer Concert Series presents the Blue Canyon Boys bluegrass band from 6 to 8pm at Redstone Park.
ROOSEVELT DINNER
The Glenwood Springs Historical Society hosts its Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Dinner at the Hotel Colorado at 6pm. It’s encouraged that folks purchase their tickets by July 25. Tickets and details at glenwoodhistory.org
UTE THEATER
The South Austin Moonlighters perform at the Ute Theater in Rifle at 8pm. Tickets at utetheater.com
EASY JIM
Easy Jim, Music of the Grateful Dead put on a performance on Jerry’s birthday tonight at Belly Up Aspen at 9:30pm. Doors open at 8:30pm. Tickets at bellyupaspen.org
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
AUTISM & SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION
Golden Sha takes a look at Autism’s place in the spiritual evolution of the collective from 10 to 11:30am at A Spiritual Center, Room 31 of the Third Street Center.
HALFSIES AND ICE PROTEST
Teenage punk band The Halfsies perform during an ICE OUT protest at Midland and Wulfsohn in Glenwood at 5pm.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3
LIBRARIES CLOSURE
All Garfield County Libraries will be closed today, and possibly through tomorrow, for a region-wide systems update. Online resources will also be unavailable during the update. The Basalt Library will be closed today and tomorrow. For details, call 970-625-4270 or visit gcpld.org
INTRO TO ART FUSION
Kids learn the basics of glass fusion at the Glenwood Community Art Center from 10am to 12:30pm. Ages are split into two groups: 6-12 and 13 and up. Register at tinyurl.com/glassfusion6-12
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
RFOV AT BABISH
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers return to Babish Gulch near Sunlight Mountain Resort for a second trail maintenance session from 4 to 8pm. Register to volunteer at www.rfov.org
OIL PAINTING CLASS
The Glenwood Community Art Center hosts an adult oil painting class Tuesdays, today through Aug. 25, from 6 to 8:30pm. Register at tinyurl.com/GWSoilpainting
DRAWING CLUB
The Roaring Fork Drawing Club doodles together at Townline Trucks in Carbondale from 6:30pm till the sun goes down.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY
Ukulelist Sue Schnitzer performs at the Glenwood Library today at 5pm and the Carbondale Library tomorrow at 6pm.
PLANT BATHS AND ASPERSIONS
True Nature hosts “Building Spiritual Immunity: Introduction to Plant Baths and Aspersions” with Sondra Hamilton from 5 to 7pm. Register at truenaturehealingarts.com
MUSIC IN BASALT
Typical Ghost opens for Eric Slick at the Basalt River Park at 6pm. Tune in for the show from home at kdnk.org
BLOCK PRINTMAKING
Adults learn how to design, carve and print their own linoleum blocks at the Glenwood Community Art Center Wednesdays, today through Aug. 26, from 6 to 9pm. Register at tinyurl.com/GWSprintmaking
MUSIC AT TWO RIVERS
Fireside Collective opens for Moonbeam at Two Rivers Park at 6:30pm — the second to final show in the Glenwood Springs Summer Music Series.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
HITCHING TO THE FAIR
Older adults are invited to hitch a ride to the Garfield County Fair from the Glenwood Community Center at 9am. Call Laine at 970-309-5911 or the front desk at 970-384-6301 with questions. Register by phone or at tinyurl.com/ridetothefair by Aug. 4.
ADULT DANCE CLASS
The Glenwood Springs Community Center offers a jazz-funk dance class on Thursdays, today through Aug. 27, from 11am to noon. Register at tinyurl.com/DanceGlenwood
BAND OF HEATHENS
The Band of Heathens perform at TACAW at 8pm. Tickets at tacaw.org
‘ANGRY BIRDS 2’
The City of Glenwood Springs screens “Angry Birds 2” in Bethel Plaza — under the bridge — at 8pm.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
SENIOR ART STROLL
Seniors and locals are invited to a free stroll through the gallery of the Powers Art Center at 11:30am. Details at powersartcenter.org
UNDER THE BRIDGE
The Chaplains perform in Bethel Plaza — under the bridge in downtown Glenwood — from 4:30 to 7:30pm.
FIRST FRIDAY
Carbondale Arts hosts First Friday in downtown Carbondale, including performances from 5:30 to 6:30pm on the VOICES ARTery Stage, KDNK DJs spinning live tunes, live music in Chacos Park by Duncan Coker and The Flat Top Riders from 5:30 to 8:30pm and more. Main Street will be closed to traffic between Weant and 2nd Street to make way for the “recess” themed event. Details at carbondalearts.com
SAWYER BROWN BAND
The Sawyer Brown Band performs on the eve of the final day of the Garfield County Fair at 7pm at the Garfield County Fairgrounds. Tickets and a list of other fair events (Aug. 1 to 9) can be found at garfieldcountyfair.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
ZEN MEDITATION
Billy Wynne guides a half day of silence and stillness through Zen meditation at True Nature from 9am to 2pm. Register at truenaturehealingarts.com
HIP HOP FOR KIDS
Kids, ages 7-13, are invited to pick up some new dance moves from Dizon with Dance Initiative at the Glenwood Community Center from 4:30 to 6pm. Register at tinyurl.com/Hip-HopDanceInitiative