The 116th annual Potato Days has arrived with a plethora of community activations in store over the weekend on par with the theme: “The Grate Spudsby” — an homage to the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, “The Great Gatsby.” This year’s Potato Days is particularly special in that it honors the life of […]
Potato Days
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Works In Progress
The Perfect Foil By Larry Day We peel the cloak of aluminum To reveal our roasted potateeyum The Trees Say It’s Fall … Photo and text by Jane Bachrach The trees at RVR are showing us fall has arrived and is in full swing. Yet, the weather disagrees, giving us more summer vibes with temperatures […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Potato DaysWell folks, it’s no secret, Carbondale’s 115th Annual Potato Day kicks off this Thursday, Oct. 3, with a viewing of “Red Stallion in the Rockies” — filmed locally 75 years ago — at the Carbondale Library at 7pm. Carbondale Parks and Rec put together a fabulous brochure with event details, volunteer opportunities (including potato […]
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Sweet Jessup to feature new CD at Potato Day – Oct. 5 at Sopris Park
As the opening act at July’s Mountain Fair, Sweet Jessup and the Dirty Buckets got folks up and moving around early on. Fair-goers later moved themselves from the stage to the merch booth and started grabbing the band’s inaugural CD, titled “Dirty Buckets.” By Sunday afternoon, the CDs at the park were sold out. Sweet […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Potato DaysCarbondale’s longest-standing community celebration, Potato Days, is just around the corner, with the parade and lunch on Saturday, Oct. 5. And you can help make it all happen! Sign on as a sponsor by emailing esavard@carbondaleco.net, or to reserve a space for a float in the parade, email tkallassy@gcpld.org. It takes a village to […]
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Growing Together, Potato Days 2023
It’s not every town that gets amped up year after year over a vegetable, but leave it to Carbondale to keep such traditions alive and well. In fact, Potato Days is coming back so strong this year that that plural days is not a misnomer. That’s right, Potato Days will expand the weekend, Oct. 6-8, […]
