Ode to the Mountain Fair Mojito You have been a good friend for more than 20 years and I will miss you. When the Arts Council took over the alcohol sales, we made a few good decisions, and one was to invite you to the fair. The Fair Board had decided that we wanted a […]
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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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Mountain Fair cuenta con eventos bilingües
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 Carpa de Artes Creativas y ofrecerá nuevas actividades bilingües. El equipo detrás de toda […]
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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. The team behind all of this programming […]
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A new moon rises over Mountain Fair
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 two decades — 19 years, according to […]
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Elk Range makes mountain music
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 and August of this year, […]
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Amy Kimberly prepares for ‘rewirement’
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. (Ihacvet.com) In 2019, she was honored with the Governor’s Creative Leadership Award in recognition of all […]
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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: to ensure that district maps in Colorado are […]