Two exhibitions, “Tiny Shiny Guild” and “Seen/UnSeen: an invitation to presence,” are showing until Sept. 21 at the Carbondale Arts’ R2 Gallery in The Launchpad, at 76 S. 4th St. Tiny Shiny Guild “Tiny Shiny Guild” is an invitational show curated by Colorado Mountain College (CMC) instructor Natasha Seedorf and boasts 150 pieces from current […]
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Mountain Fair 52
The 52nd annual Mountain Fair was as cheerful and friendly as ever. Here are some photos and contest results from the event. Four-mile Race Best Overall: Tyler Parker (18) 20:47 Men’s 2nd: Egor Gavrilova (38) 21:09 Men’s 3rd: Watkins Fulk-Gray (33) 21:29 Women’s 1st: Anna Gavrilova (37) 23:51 Women’s 2nd: Kristen Amundsen (32) 24:51 Women’s […]
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WE-cycle debuts in Carbondale Aug. 4
Beginning First Friday, Aug. 4, Carbondale commuters will have a new way to get around. For months, anticipation has been building for WE-cycle’s expansion into one of the Valley’s most bicycle-friendly towns. Stations have already appeared at 17 locations and soon 80 well-maintained bikes, each with a basket and pedal-powered light, will be docking between […]
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Mountain Fair turns 52
“The hugging season is about to seriously begin,” Chief of Operations Deborah Colley told The Sopris Sun in anticipation of the 52nd annual Mountain Fair. It’s also the season of thunder, lightning and monsoonal rains, unofficially celebrated with the three-day, rainbow-laden gathering in Sopris Park. This year, the festivities are dedicated to the late Wick […]
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La Feria de la Montaña cumple 52
Traducción por Dolores Duarte “La temporada de abrazos está seriamente a punto de iniciar”, dijo la jefa de operaciones Deb Colley a The Sopris Sun en previsión a la 52va. edición de la Feria de la Montaña. También es la temporada de truenos, relámpagos y lluvias monzónicas, que se celebra extraoficialmente durante tres días en […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – June 22, 2023
Troubadour talent Carbondale’s own Jackson Emmer won the 30th annual Troubadour Contest at Telluride Bluegrass this year. The songwriter competition invites artists not currently signed to a major recording or publishing deal to perform original songs. Congrats, Jackson! Holy Cross election Holy Cross Energy, our nonprofit rural electric co-op, held its annual meeting on June […]
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WE-cycle gets rolling
Local bike-share nonprofit WE-cycle attended a Carbondale trustees work session on May 16 to give an update about their incoming services. Appropriately, the meeting took place during Bonedale Bike Week and was well-attended by cycling enthusiasts. Trustees approved moving ahead with WE-cycle back in June of 2022. The free (tax-funded) service operates in close partnership […]
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Local arts symposium ponders familiar challenges
On a springish morning, May 2, arts organizations from throughout the Valley convened for the first-ever State of the Arts Symposium at TACAW. The event was organized by Amy Kimberly, former executive director of Carbondale Arts, as part of her Change Leader project with Colorado Creative Industries. Kimberly told The Sopris Sun she hopes the […]
