El Wheeler Opera House resonó con su festival anual de comedia, el Aspen Laugh Festival 2025
Wheeler Opera House
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Wheeler Opera House vuelve a marcar historia
Por primera vez en 135 años de historia, el Wheeler Opera House presenta en Aspen y en el valle de Roaring Fork un espectáculo de comedia completamente en español, marcando un hito significativo en su trayectoria
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International Guitar Night comes to the Valley
Roaring Fork Valley residents are in for a treat on Friday, March 7, as International Guitar Night (IGN) plays at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen as part of its 25th anniversary North American tour. The IGN is the brainchild of guitarist and poet Brian Gore. A longtime performer in the San Francisco Bay area […]
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Carbondale Library screens ‘The Paradise Paradox’ on May 15
On May 15, the Carbondale Library will present “The Paradise Paradox,” a documentary by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Brett Rapkin. Olympic ski racer Bode Miller executively produced the film. The documentary explores mental health crises becoming epidemic in America’s mountain towns, specifically those that draw crowds during the ski season. It explores the elements of housing […]
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Shining Mountains Film Festival, round two
The Aspen Indigenous Foundation (AIF) hosted the Fifth Annual Shining Mountains Film Festival (SMFF) at the Wheeler Opera House in December. To reach more downvalley viewers, three select films will screen at 6:30pm on April 3 at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW). “The mission of the foundation is to increase the awareness in the […]
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Aspen Film Shortsfest showcases global talent and youth engagement
Aspen Film will host the 33rd Annual Shortsfest at the Wheeler Opera House and Isis Theatre from April 1 through 7. The Oscar-qualifying festival will feature works by emerging filmmakers from 24 countries, with 58% of the films directed or co-directed by women. The Sopris Sun spoke with Shortsfest’s programming director, Jason Anderson, by phone […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Help wantedThe Sopris Sun is seeking a volunteer proofreader to lend an extra pair of eyes to our written content before sending each week’s paper to the press. We are also hoping to expand deliveries by recruiting commuters in the Crystal Valley and beyond. For more information on either volunteer position, please contact news@soprissun.com Municipal […]
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Inaugural Aspen symposium explores psychedelics
On June 2, Aspen Public Radio, Healing Advocacy Center and the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center will present the inaugural Aspen Psychedelic Symposium at Aspen’s historic Wheeler Opera House. The day-long event follows on the heels of the passage of the Natural Medicine Health Act (Proposition 122) ballot initiative in Colorado last November. The Act decriminalizes […]
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Martha Redbone brings Bone Hill to the Wheeler
Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House will be closing out its 2022-2023 “Wheeler Presents” series with the “Bone Hill” story-concert on April 21 at 7pm, featuring the talents of accomplished singer-songwriter, composer and educator Martha Redbone and her husband and collaborator, Aaron Whitby, the musical director for “Bone Hill.” Redbone is a performing artist who focuses on […]
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Gray wolf paws its way back into Colorado
Reintroducing the gray wolf to Colorado has produced conflict among humans. On March 15, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies hosted an educational event called “Living with Wolves: Coexistence in Colorado” at the Wheeler Opera House. The presentation aimed to bring collaboration and awareness to the divided packs of scientists, conservationists, ranchers, journalists and communities. The […]