Mountain Fair Archives – The Sopris Sun

Locations: Fiction, Opinion Published Aug. 3, 2022

Mountain Fair 2022: New Moon Magic

Friends of the fair embrace their fearless leaders, Queen Miss Moon (Amy Kimberly) and King Mark Taylor. Photo by James Steindler

By Alya Howe

Hey, you, and me
Say yes to WE
For only in Unity
Can this be,
the “land of the free.”

United States of mind
Is it… read more →

Locations: News Published Aug. 3, 2022

Scenes from the 51st Mountain Fair

Friends of the fair embrace their fearless leaders, Queen Miss Moon (Amy Kimberly) and King Mark Taylor. Photo by James Steindler

Everyone is a winner when it comes to Mountain Fair. That said, there are winners among the winners, including fly casting champions Matt Koenlsheck, Nate Biro and Jerry Alcorta. Former trustee Heather Henry won the women’s wood splitting competition and Jared Shimp took the cake as men’s top wood splitter.… read more →

Locations: Español By Max Seitel-Hayes Published Jul. 27, 2022

Mountain Fair cuenta con eventos bilingües

Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

Este año marcará el 51o festival anual Mountain Fair, y junto con las actividades que ya conocemos y amamos, también se unieron algunas actividades nuevas y emocionantes. Este año, la zona de Oasis apto para niños de Mountain Fair incluirá la… read more →

Locations: News By Max Seitel-Hayes Published Jul. 27, 2022

Bilingual events come to Mountain Fair

This year will mark the 51st annual Mountain Fair, and along with the perennial activities we know and love, it will include some exciting new activities. This year, the kid-friendly Oasis zone of Mountain Fair will include the Creative Canopy Arts Tent and will offer new bilingual activities.… read more →

Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jul. 27, 2022

A new moon rises over Mountain Fair

Deb Colley, Aly Sanguily, Alta Otto and James Gorman will be filling the big shoes of Amy Kimberly and Mark Taylor as Mountain Fair's top organizers. Photo by James Steindler

The wildly wonderful and whimsical Amy Kimberly, along with stellar superstar Mark Taylor, prepare to pass along the marvelous responsibility of managing Carbondale’s Mountain Fair — to a squad of apprentices who likewise shimmer with magical mountain fairy dust.

Kimberly has been director of the fair for nearly… read more →

Locations: News By Myki Jones Published Jun. 22, 2022

Elk Range makes mountain music

Elk Range all-stars (left to right): Ken Gentry, Hugh Philips, Curtis Fiore and Betty Hoops performed at Palisade Brewgrass ahead of Sam Bush last September. Courtesy photo

A local bluegrass favorite, the acoustic quartet known as Elk Range, will be performing at this year’s Mountain Fair on Saturday, July 30. The band says that they are excited to play in their hometown for friends and fans, while bringing their music to a more eclectic audience. Through July… read more →

Locations: News By Myki Jones Published May. 4, 2022

Amy Kimberly prepares for ‘rewirement’

Amy Kimberly, known affectionately as "Miss Moon," carried the Carbondale Mountain Fair through the pandemic, celebrating its 50th anniversary with an epic party last summer. Courtesy photo

Amy Kimberly is perhaps the best-known member of Carbondale’s eclectic community. She has been instrumental in carrying forth the Mountain Fair tradition since 2004, and her role as executive director of Carbondale Arts brought fresh zeal into the organization. In 2019, she was honored with the Governor’s Creative Leadership Award… read more →

Locations: Letters Published Jul. 28, 2021

Letters - July 29, 2021

Re: redistricting

Thank you, Sopris Sun, for all the articles on Colorado’s redistricting process and the public hearing that will be held at the Third Street Center this Saturday at 11 a.m.

While the details of the redistricting process may seem complicated, the main purpose is simple:… read more →

Locations: Columns Published Jul. 21, 2021

The Thomas Lawley legacy

Thomas and Paula Lawley. Archive from The Valley Journal.

Poem by Paula Lawley

Wife of the late Thomas Lawley

(Mountain Fair Director 1986-2003)

A happy smile, a twinkle in his eye

An easy laugh, he was dubbed “Mr. Nice Guy”

Who loved his job promoting the arts

Plus concerts,…

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 →