Amy Kimberly

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jul. 21, 2021

  It's all of us – 50 years of fair

  Laurie Loeb has played an integral part in the history of Mountain Fair since the very beginning. She is known to many as "Mother of the Fair." Photo by James Steindler.

  Amy Kimberly, Carbondale Arts (CA) executive director and Mountain Fair director, shared that the first-ever gallery exhibition of the history of Mountain Fair, currently on display in The Launchpad’s R2 Gallery, “has been years in the planning.”

  Kimberly explained many of the items in the exhibition… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jul. 21, 2021

  Golden moments make history

  Terry Glasenapp with 50 years of Mountain Fair memorabilia, including a velvet hat gifted to him by the late Thomas Lawley. Photo by Paula Mayer.

  By James Steindler

  The Carbondale Mountain Fair would not be the same without KDNK; in fact, it’s how some folks tune in for the fair each year — even before virtual attendance was in style. For the 50th anniversary, fair gurus conferred and decided to mash up some… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Feb. 3, 2021

  Love, light and heart: Carbondale-style

  "Burning Love," fire sculpture by Keith D’Angelo. Courtesy photo.

  On Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 13 and 14, the American Heart Association and Carbondale Creative District host Light the Night with Love. The “illuminated HeArt walk” takes place on a one-half mile stretch of the Rio Grande Trail, from DeRail Park (the ARTway arch) to the Latinx Folk Art Garden… read more →