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 […]
Mountain Fair
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 […]
Letters – July 27, 2023
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
