Carbondale singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music teacher Natalie Spears is offering a summer songwriting camp for youth ages 10 to 13 in two sessions: July 18 through July 22 and July 25 through 29 at The Launchpad in Carbondale. Spears hopes to “continue to empower kids to find their creative voice” in her second year of […]
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Connecting through film enriches conversations
Early April marked the end of the 2022 Aspen ShortsFest. This week-long festival celebrates curated short films that stand to earn various awards. This year, I had the extraordinary honor of being selected to join the Youth Jury. The Youth Jury is made up of young people from throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, with two […]
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5Point helps local youth dream big
This weekend, the streets of Carbondale will again be bustling with the excitement of 5Point’s 15th Annual Flagship Festival. It’s an event that many people associate with thrill-seeking outdoor recreation. The five tenets of 5Point, however, are lessons to live by daily. (Adderall) These are: purpose, respect, commitment, humility and balance. For over a decade, […]
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‘The Show Must Go On’
The dress rehearsal for Cirque du Sopris was held last Thursday, April 7, without the show’s director. Jennifer Johnson couldn’t be there due to a concussion she suffered the day before, when one of the stage clamps knocked her on the head as she was putting the stage together. Ouch! Fortunately, Carrie Messner, Alyson Marchand […]
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A brighter future by and for the youth
YouthZone, a local program that helps young people improve their future outlook, is looking to expand collaboration among the population they serve. According to their website, YouthZone is a “family-first nonprofit dedicated to fostering positive youth development for teens that call the Western Slope their home.” YouthZone has a facility in Glenwood Springs that offers […]
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Youth project makes zine-scene
According to Wikipedia, a zine (pronounced ZEEN) is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced via a copy machine. Carbondale Arts (CA) Education Director Michael Stout hopes the Creative Apprentice Program: Zine Project, being offered to students ages 14 to 19, will make “zine” a popular word among Roaring […]
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The Sopris Sun looks to the future
Earlier this year, The Sopris Sun decided to formalize an aspect of the nonprofit publication that has long been an important part of its character. In addition to informing, inspiring and building community, The Sopris Sun seeks to nurture the practice of journalism through cultivating new and diverse talent. “Locally, you’re doing a service for […]
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Youth Journalism Program now receiving applications
The Sopris Sun is proud to present the Future of Journalism Youth Incubation Program, free to all local high schoolers with interest in the industry. From ethics, to interviewing, to photography, cartooning and more. The course will run on Wednesdays in Carbondale from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. from Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. with […]