Oct. 17 and 18, the seventh annual Shining Mountains Film Festival will bring a fresh set of native documentary films to the iconic Wheeler Opera House. This festival, produced by the Aspen Indigenous Foundation (AIF), was created to commemorate a resolution passed by Aspen City Council in 2017 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Carbondale ArtsCarbondale Arts is seeking volunteers to help with First Fridays, from setting up to breaking down. Visit www.carbondalearts.com/first-friday to sign up. Carbondale Arts is also recruiting youth-oriented organizations to have a booth at Mountain Fair’s Oasis Block Party. Visit www.tinyurl.com/MountainFairOasis for more information and to register by May 28. Picnic/plant partiesBee Friendly Carbondale invites […]
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Shining Mountains Film Festival, round two
The Aspen Indigenous Foundation (AIF) hosted the Fifth Annual Shining Mountains Film Festival (SMFF) at the Wheeler Opera House in December. To reach more downvalley viewers, three select films will screen at 6:30pm on April 3 at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW). “The mission of the foundation is to increase the awareness in the […]
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Shining Mountains Pow Wow returns to Aspen
There is a very special event scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend at Aspen High School in the Big Gym. It’s suitable for the whole family, it’s inexpensive, and it’s both educational and great entertainment. Deanne Vitrac-Kessler, local organizer of the upcoming Shining Mountains Pow Wow and co-founder of the Aspen Indigenous Foundation, said: “This […]
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Aspen celebra pueblos indígenas con un powwow tradicional
Fotos de Klaus Kocher Durante el fin de semana del pascua, 15 y 16 de abril, llegaron cienes de personas indígenas a Aspen High School para competir en un powwow, y vender su joyería, comida y compartir otras cosas de sus culturas. La celebración fue organizada por el Aspen Indigenous Foundation, una organización sin fines […]
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‘Real’ powwow gathering comes to Aspen
This weekend, April 15 and 16, the Aspen Indigenous Foundation will host its largest native gathering yet. The nonprofit, responsible for organizing dance expositions, the Shining Mountains Film Festival and a single day powwow in 2019, is expecting upwards of 300 Native Americans representing as many as 75 tribes, plus attendees. “Aspen has never had […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 1 de abril
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Tómalo y llévalo Actividades para niños y adolescentes están disponibles los miércoles de mediodía hasta las 6 p.m. en la biblioteca de Basalt, ¡mientras duren los suministros! Acceso a Maroon Bells Por segundo año consecutivo, las reservaciones serán requeridas para poder acceder el Área Escénica de Maroon Bells por vehículo o […]