Volunteer Weekend
Community
Event description: The Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is looking for volunteers for its annual Volunteer Weekend. Tools, gloves and lunch will be provided. Volunteer opportunities include cleaning, office work and organization as well as grounds and building maintenance, painting and gardening. Contact phone: 970-923-2511.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Camp for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Tennis Play Day
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: Crown Mountain, Basalt Tennis Club and Junior Team Tennis present a day for youth to experience tennis. Games, pro assistance, snacks and equipment provided (if needed). Bring water bottle, equipment and weather-appropriate clothing. Tennis balls provided. Ages 6 to 9 from 9 to 10 a.m.; ages 10 to 18 from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost: $5. Registration deadline is 48 hours prior to start. Contact email: crownmountain@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-963-6030.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Crown Mounatin Park, El Jebel.
For more info visit www.crownmtn.org. WSRF parent/tot classes
Community
Event description: A gentle and nurturing environment for children ages zero to three, with a parent or caregiver. The morning includes handcrafts, free play, a healthy and hearty snack, circle time, puppet show and topics of discussion pertaining to Waldorf Education. Contact email: Heidilocks1974@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-216-9936.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork Kinderhaus
16543 Highway 82, Carbondale.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Orchid Show and Teach-In
Community
Event description: The Aspen Branch Studio presents its Orchid Show. The Aspen Branch will be bringing in an orchid expert from Fantasy Orchids for this event in addition to demonstrations by the Aspen Branch Design Team. There will be displays for sale including orchids, terrariums and bromeliads. The Aspen Branch will be donating 15 percent of sales over the weekend to the Aspen Historical Society in honor of its 50th-anniversary celebration. This event is free of charge. Contact email: order@aspenbranch.com. Contact phone: 970-925-3791.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM.
Hotel Jerome, Aspen.
Orchid Show and Teach-In
Community
Event description: The Aspen Branch Studio presents its Orchid Show. The Aspen Branch will be bringing in an orchid expert from Fantasy Orchids for this event in addition to demonstrations by the Aspen Branch Design Team. There will be displays for sale including orchids, terrariums and bromeliads. The Aspen Branch will be donating 15 percent of sales over the weekend to the Aspen Historical Society in honor of its 50th-anniversary celebration. This event is free of charge. Contact email: order@aspenbranch.com. Contact phone: 970-925-3791.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM.
Hotel Jerome, Aspen.
Redstone Castle Tour
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Visit the baronial mansion of town founder John Cleveland Osgood. Step back into the time of railroads and robber barons. Contact email: redstonesmac@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-963-9656.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
58 Redstone Blvd.
Roaring Fork Youth Soccer
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: Valleywide U10 to U16 soccer trials for fall sessions. Contact email: aaron@prostarcolorado.com. Contact phone: 970-710-1279.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
River Valley Ranch, Carbondale.
Annual Crawfish Boil
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: The band 3 Dollar Dewey, featuring Geoffrey Morris on guitar, Dave Johnson on bass and Lee Dudley on drums, plays until the crawfish is gone. Contact phone: 970-927-9301.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Riverside Grill, Basalt.
Dwight F. Ferren, guitarist
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Solo acoustic guitar instrumentals and then electric-guitar karaoke. Contact email: Les@LesTension.com. Contact phone: 970-927-1076.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Heathers Savory Pies, Midland Avenue, Basalt.
Open Mic Night
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Musicians, singer-songwriters, poets, stand-up comedians, thespians and anyone in need of an audience is welcome. All ages welcome. The event is free; sign up for a time slot at info@woodyc3.org. Contact email: info@woodyc3.org. Contact phone: 970-922-2342.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Woody Creek Community Center.
Collage & Mixed Media: Acrylics with Lisa Singer
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now -- join instructor Lisa Singer for a three-day course in creative mixed media techniques focusing on acrylics. You will do everything but paint. Be ready to stretch your ideas about acrylics and really expand your mixed media toolbox. For adults. Workshop: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 1 through 3. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Jewelry Making: Wire work with Natasha Seedorf
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Adults learn how to use basic hand tools and silver wire to make elegant jewelry. Workshop runs Aug. 3 and 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Long Weekend Watercolor with Sarah Peterson
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register online for wet-on-wet watercolor for adults. Workshop runs Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Wax and paper workshop
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Shawna Moore. This workshop will move beyond basic collage to encaustic for adults. Workshop runs June 22 and 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Local Artists Showcase -- no cover
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Artists Showcase featuring local singer-songwriters. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 9:30 PM – 11:55 PM.
Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Church services
Community
Event description: Prayer, learning and service. Second service at 10 a.m. Contact email: info@stpetersbasalt.com. Contact phone: 970-927-4235.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 8:00 AM.
St. Peter's of the Valley Episcopal Church, 200 Elk Run Drive, Basalt.
Volunteer Weekend
Community
Event description: The Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is looking for volunteers for its annual Volunteer Weekend. Tools, gloves and lunch will all be provided. Volunteer opportunities include cleaning, office work and organization as well as grounds and building maintenance, painting and gardening. Contact phone: 970-923-2511.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Camp for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Nondenominational worship service
Snowmass Sun
Event description: Nondenominational worship service every Sunday at 9 a.m. Sunday School and toddler care during the service. Contact email: charla@snowmasschapel.org. Contact phone: 970-300-1213.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 9:00 AM.
Snowmass Chapel.
Aspen Chapel service
Community
Event description: The chapel, located next to the roundabout, offers a Sunday service, promoting an open and progressive theology, spiritual enrichment and peace through interfaith engagement. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call or email info@aspenchapel.org. Contact phone: 970-925-7184.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aspenchapel.org. Sunday worship
Community
Event description: Worship with children's church and fellowship at a parish with an active, progressive congregation. Contact email: gasau@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-379-4643.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 9:30 AM.
Basalt Community United Methodist Church.
Worship service
Community
Event description: Sunday worship followed by fellowship. All faiths welcome. Contact email: office@aspencommunitychurch.com. Contact phone: 970-925-1571.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
Aspen Community Church, 200 E. Bleeker St. Aspen.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Crossroads Church Aspen
Community
Event description: Nursery and Sunday school for kids through grade four. Contact email: info@ccaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-925-7828.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
temporary location at the Aspen District Theater in Aspen Elementary School.
5th Dimensional Reiki Level I
Health/Wellness
Event description: All class materials are provided. A Wake Up! Reiki School certificate will be awarded upon completion. Contact email: wakeupreiki@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-402-1481.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Wake Up Reiki, 1512 Grand Ave. No. 206, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.wakeupreiki.com. Orchid Show and Teach-In
Community
Event description: The Aspen Branch Studio presents its Orchid Show. The Aspen Branch will be bringing in an orchid expert from Fantasy Orchids for this event in addition to demonstrations by the Aspen Branch Design Team. There will be displays for sale including orchids, terrariums and bromeliads. The Aspen Branch will be donating 15 percent of sales over the weekend to the Aspen Historical Society in honor of its 50th-anniversary celebration. This event is free of charge. Contact email: order@aspenbranch.com. Contact phone: 970-925-3791.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM.
Hotel Jerome, Aspen.
Open house
Sports
Event description: A free serving clinic, ball machine and open court time. Contact phone: 970-429-2869.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Aspen Golf and Tennis Club.
Redstone Castle Tour
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Visit the baronial mansion of town founder John Cleveland Osgood. Step back into the time of railroads and robber barons. Contact email: redstonesmac@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-963-9656.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
58 Redstone Blvd.
"Retail Success in Teenager & Kid Markets"
Business
Event description: A free lecture by Emzy Veazy III for boosting retail strategies for retailers and salespeople in teenager and kid markets. Contact phone: 424-288-6202.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Pitkin County Library, Aspen.
Roaring Fork Youth Soccer
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: Valleywide U10 to U16 soccer trials for fall sessions. Contact email: aaron@prostarcolorado.com. Contact phone: 970-710-1279.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
River Valley Ranch, Carbondale.
Goddess Yoga: Journey Through the Elements
Health/Wellness
Event description: Alexa Webster and Rebecca Moebius lead an exploration of yoga and the five elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. All levels welcome. Contact email: contact@truenatureheals.com. Contact phone: 970-963-9900.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
True Nature Healing Arts, 100 N. Third St. Carbondale.
Collage & Mixed Media: Acrylics with Lisa Singer
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now -- join instructor Lisa Singer for a three-day course in creative mixed media techniques focusing on acrylics. You will do everything but paint. Be ready to stretch your ideas about acrylics and really expand your mixed media toolbox. For adults. Workshop: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 1 through 3. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
8 versus 8 coed soccer league
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: This new adult soccer league will be played on a modified field. Each team will share responsibility to provide a referee. Season ends in tournament.
May 12 through July 14 with games at 6 and 7 p.m. Minimum of four per team; max eight. $150 per team. Registration deadline May 3. Captain’s meeting May 8. Contact email: crownmountain@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970.963.6030.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Crown Mountain Park, El Jebel.
For more info visit www.crownmtn.org. Worship
Community
Event description: Worship in a historic one-room schoolhouse. Contact email: gasau@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-379-4643.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 7:00 PM.
Thomasville Community United Methodist Church, 24523 Frying Pan Road, Thomasville.
Open Mic Night
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Bring your tap shoes, penny whistle, nose flute, poetry or guitar. Contact email: kenetnicholls@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-704-1216.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
Carbondale Beer Works, 647 Main St. Carbondale.
Afrolicious
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: No cover. San Francisco live/electronic band. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
Belly Up Aspen, 450 S. Galena St.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Tai chi
Health/Wellness
Event description: Restore your balance with White Pheonix-trained instructor Jimmy Olsen. This is a light-impact, introductory class to help with balance and breath control, and it is appropriate for seniors. Suggested donations go to Lucky Day Animal Rescue. For more information, visit www.woodyc3.org. Contact email: info@woodyc3.org. Contact phone: 970-922-2342.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Woody Creek Community Center.
Intermediate teen/adult ballet class
Community
Event description: Intermediate classical ballet technique class for enthusiastic and experienced dancers who wish to advance their ballet technique in an enjoyable learning environment. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
Meditation
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Centering prayer and discussion of the works of father Thomas Keating. Contact phone: 970-584-3572.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Basalt Methodist Church, Holland Hills.
Art in a Song
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Taught by Guinevere Jones. Students translate their favorite song into an amazing visual artwork using guitars as their canvas. Ages 10 to 13. Workshop: From 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 8 through 12. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Creatures: Art and Nature
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Art, large paper maiche creatures, nature writing and outdoor excursions make for a very fun week. Ages 8 to 12. Workshop from 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 10 through 14. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Spur, Basalt.
Pet portraits and more
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Students will study lighting, composition and perspective as they photograph and paint nature, people, pets and more. Ages 8 to 12. Workshop: From 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 24 through 28. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sculpture is Easy: Found Objects and Earth Art
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Children create found object and natural sculptures inspired by Bill Gruenberg and Andy Goldsworthy. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop runs 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 17 through 20. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
The Art of Books & Words
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Guinevere Jones and the Aspen Writer's Foundation. Poetry and short stories, plus painting, drawing and bookmaking with your words and lettering. Ages 7 to 10. Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 15 through 19. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Week of Water Color with Sarah Peterson
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register online. Peterson returns to the Wyly this summer, teaching her ever-popular technique of using wet on wet watercolor. Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. August 26 through 30. Adults. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Avenue, Basalt, Colorado.
Life-drawing sessions
Community
Event description: With Philip Hone Williams. $10 drop-in. Participants practice life drawing using live models. No registration is required. Contact email: info@carbondalearts.com. Contact phone: 970-963-1680.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Carbondale Council for Arts & Humanities.
Women's support and empowerment group
Community
Event description: A time and place where women can talk about the challenges and concerns in their everyday lives. A $10 donation is suggested but not required. This group is sponsored by the Aspen Hope Center. Contact email: janetgordoncounseling@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-4983.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Creative Spark Studio, Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
Dana Wilson and The Old Time Jam Session
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: All musicians welcome, experienced and beginners; bring your banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, spoons, washboard or whatever, and join in the fun of early American music. Contact email: kenetnicholls@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-704-1216.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Carbondale Beer Works, 647 Main St. Carbondale.
Aikido
Health/Wellness
Event description: Aikido is a moving meditation and martial-art practice. Contact email: bradman@grassrootstv.org. Contact phone: 970-379-4676.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Colorado Mountain College, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aikidoaspen.com. Karaoke with Sandman
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Sign up opens every Monday night at 9 p.m. Check www.songbookslive.com/sandman for up-to-date song list. Call for details and food and drink specials. Contact phone: 970-922-7466.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 9:00 PM.
Ryno's Pies & Pints, 430 E. Cooper Ave.
Sons of Fathers
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Rolling Stone described the music on Sons of Fathers' new album as "wide open roots and folk rock," CMT described it as "rip-roaring Texas rock studded with gospel-influenced harmonies," and Paste called it "soulful.". Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Monday, May 27, 2013, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Belly Up Aspen, 450 S. Galena St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. LINX Business Networking Leads Group
Business
Event description: Join other business professionals to help promote your business by being part of LINX. Proceeds from membership dues are donated to local nonprofits. Contact email: rbeckman@guildmortgage.net. Contact phone: 970-319-9163.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.
Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's office, 201 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Hatha yoga for beginner to intermediate students
Health/Wellness
Event description: Learn fundamental yoga postures for flexibility, strength, balance and relaxation. Inversions will be taught with caution, props and modifications. Intermediate students are welcome to work on more advanced inversions. Cost is $17 and includes a fresh organic juice. Contact email: christina@ebenflo.com. Contact phone: 970-379-7724.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM.
Ebenflo Yoga Studio, Mountain Naturals, 316B, Aspen Business Center.
Nia class
Health/Wellness
Event description: Fusion exercise that combines the flowing aerobic movements of dance with the strength and stability of martial arts and calmness of yoga and meditation. Contact email: stevealldredge@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-319-5738.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Dance Progressions, 403 Aspen Business Center.
Yoga
Health/Wellness
Event description: Weekly class. Contact email: info@aspenhealthandharmony.com. Contact phone: 970-704-9642.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM.
Aspen Health and Harmony, El Jebel.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Baby storytime
Community
Event description: A lap-sit storytime for babies 24 months and younger. Songs, bounces, rocks, fingerplays, books and more. About 20 minutes, with stay-and-play afterward. Contact email: susan.cottle@co.pitkin.co.us. Contact phone: 970-429-1900.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Pitkin County Library, Aspen.
Pilates mat and yoga classes
Health/Wellness
Event description: Pilates mat class for experienced students looking to advance their practice and understanding of the classical Pilates method and its concepts, offered from noon to 1 p.m. Vinyasa flow yoga class for all levels offered from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. taught by certified instructor Anthony Jerkunica. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Suite 7, Carbondale.
Hatha Yoga: Core and More
Health/Wellness
Event description: Level 1 and 2 class implements Pilates-based concepts into yoga. Contact email: dancemountains@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-379-8108.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
"Become a Homeowner"
Business
Event description: Homeowners seminar on the tools and information you need to buy a home in the Roaring Fork Valley. Hilary Porterfield, of Shane Aspen Real Estate, and Cole Sjoholm, of Bank of Colorado, will answer questions. Contact email: hilary@hilaryporterfield.com. Contact phone: 970-319-5757.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Shane Aspen Real Estate, Willits office, 790 E. Valley Road, Basalt.
Spring Garden Volunteer Series
Community
Event description: Join ACES staff and community members for evenings of spring gardening at Hallam Lake. Wear sturdy shoes, and bring your own work gloves if you have some. Snacks provided, BYOB. RSVP with the dates you will be attending. Contact email: aces@aspennature.org. Contact phone: 970-925-5756.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at Hallam Lake, 100 Puppy Smith St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.aspennature.org. Local's Night Yoga and Hot Springs
Health/Wellness
Event description: An hour of yoga with instructor Emily Hightower, of MobileYogi, in the Yoga Barn. Then soak under the stars in the three thermal hot-springs pools. Open to all abilities. Contact email: info@avalancheranch.com. Contact phone: 970-963-2846.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Avalanche Ranch, 12863 Highway 133, Redstone.
Explore printmaking: Art, Greeting Cards & Shopping
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Penny Greenwell. Students learn how to print their own greeting cards, shopping bags, place mats and works of art. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop from 9:30 3:30 p.m. July 22 to 24. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Mindfulness meditation and Buddhist philosophy
Community
Event description: Ongoing advanced study group. Contact email: wildrose@rof.net. Contact phone: 970-618-1032.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Carbondale Community School, Carbondale.
Ice Cube with DJ Naka G
Arts & Entertainment
Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM.
Belly Up Aspen, 450 S. Galena St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Carbondale Rotary
Community
Event description: Weekly Rotary Club meeting. Contact email: hr81623@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-927-9112.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Carbondale Fire Station.
Aspen kindergarten registration
Community
Event description: Kindergarten registration for the 2013-14 school year, for students who will be 5 years of age before Sept. 15, 2013. Please bring paperwork with copy of youngster's birth certificate, two copies of proof of residency and copy if immunizations to the school's front office. Contact phone: 970-925-3760 (ext. 3001).
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Aspen Elementary School.
For more info visit www.aspenk12.net. Restorative & Hatha Yoga
Health/Wellness
Event description: Begin class with a gentle standing posture practice of basic yoga, tuning you into energy, followed by 45 minutes of relaxing postures on the floor using props for individual needs and comfort, encouraging the physical body to "let go" for greater flexibility and self-awareness. Cost: $17, which includes a fresh organic juice. Contact email: christina@ebenflo.com. Contact phone: 970-379-7724.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM.
Ebenflo Yoga Studio, Mtn. Naturals, 316B, AABC, Aspen.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Preschool/toddler storytime
Community
Event description: Stories, puppets, rhymes and fun for children 3 to 5 years old in preschool storytime from 10:15 to 10:45 p.m. Toddler storytime follows from 11 to 11:30 a.m. when children's librarian Susan Keenan introduces early literacy through stories, pictures and rhymes for ages 2 to 3. Contact email: Susan.Cottle@co.pitkin.co.us. Contact phone: 970-429-1900.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.
Pitkin County Library, Aspen.
Jujitsu
Health/Wellness
Event description: Learn this art of self-defense in a safe and relaxed environment at the new Gracie Carbondale Jiu Jitsu training center. No experience necessary. A 10-day introductory trial available by contacting owner/instructor Adam Nickamin; call or email adam@graciecarbondale.com. Contact phone: 970-319-1766.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale.
For more info visit www.graciecarbondale.com. Adult PC class
Community
Contact phone: 970-927-4311.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Basalt Regional Library Conference Room.
For more info visit www.basaltlibrary.org. Rhythm and Grace: A Dance for Parkinson's Disease
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Class participants explore movement and music in ways that are enjoyable, stimulating and creative. Dance is appropriate for anyone with Parkinson's Disease, no matter how advanced, although no dance experience is required. In chairs, at a barre or moving across the floor, you will explore elements of modern dance, ballet, tap, folk and social dancing in a non-pressured, social environment in which music energizes, enriches and empowers. Contact email: info@ParkinsonRockies.org. Contact phone: 866-718-2996.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
For more info visit www.parkinsonrockies.org. Kids Chess Club
Community
Event description: The club has a new teacher, Woody Creeker Hilary Glass. Show off your skills, or learn new ones. All experience levels welcome. For more information, visit www.woodyc3.org. Contact email: info@woodyc3.org. Contact phone: 970-922-2342.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Woody Creek Community Center.
Intermediate teen/adult ballet class
Community
Event description: A class for enthusiastic and experienced ballet dancers who wish to advance their ballet technique in an enjoyable learning atmosphere. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
M*B*R Muscle Release class
Health/Wellness
Event description: MBR stands for MELT, Ball and Roller. This class is a form of deep tissue massage that you do to yourself! Spend an hour and a half releasing those tight, sore muscles by MELTing your hands and/or feet, using the pinky balls and roller. You hydrate and lengthen your connective tissue, myofascial tissue and spine. Leave feeling relaxed and released! Contact phone: 970-379-8679.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
23400 Two Rivers Road, Unit 50, Basalt.
Sign-up: "Storybooks En Plein Aire: Painting in Nature" workshop
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Colleen Clare-Irvin and Garry Pfaffmann. Students explore and paint in nature, creating their own fanciful storybooks about the creatures and landscapes they meet along the way. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop runs Aug. 12 through 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Community mural workshop
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Eliza Rogan. Teamwork, planning, design, perspective, color and creativity come together to create a mural for the community. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop runs July 29 through Aug. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Aspen Cycling Club Wednesday night races
Community
Event description: Join us for Aspen Cycling Club mountain and road-bike races every Wednesday through the summer season. For a detailed schedule check out the Aspen Cycling Club website. Contact email: laurenaspen@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 303-378-6934.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Alternating Road/Mountain locations in the Roaring Fork Valley.
For more info visit www.aspencyclingclub.org. Aspen School District Beginning Band and Jazz Band Concert
Community
Event description: The Aspen fifth-grade band and jazz band will be performing. Selections include the theme from "Transformers," duets and solos from fifth-grade students such as "Birdland," by Maynard Fergusson, and "The Flower Duet," from Lakme, as well as the jazz band’s selections from the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, "Happy Feet" and The Beatles. This concert should run approximately one hour. Contact email: sheldt@aspenk12.net. Contact phone: 970-925-3760, ext. 2158.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Aspen District Theater.
Insights, InterSpiritual Readings, Sharing and Meditation
Community
Event description: An informal spiritual gathering of people who wish to explore and nurture their own journey of faith. Gatherings include meditative music, guided meditation, spiritual readings, moderated discussion, sharing of reflections and a silent meditation. People from all spiritual traditions are welcome. All are encouraged to join in the discussion or just listen. For more information, visit www.aspenchapel.org. Contact email: info@aspenchapel.org. Contact phone: 970-925-7184.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Aspen Chapel, at the roundabout.
Coed softball league
Sports
Event description: Cost is $500 per team. Spots are limited to eight teams, with a minimum of three girls per team. A minimum $100 deposit secures your team spot, with all fees due before the first game. The season will run May 22 through July 24. Registration deadline is May 10 or when league fills. First five teams to register will receive sponsored jerseys. Season ends with a tournament. Captain's meeting on May 15. Contact email: crownmountain@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-963-6030.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Crown Mountain Park, El Jebel.
For more info visit www.crownmtn.org. Summit discussion and worship
Community
Event description: Summit is a weekly worship with a coffee-house vibe. Conversation and stories each week. A 20s and 30s group meets immediately afterward. Contact email: kara@snowmasschapel.org. Contact phone: 970-300-1207.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Snowmass Chapel, 5307 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass Village.
For more info visit www.snowmasschapel.org. Aikido
Health/Wellness
Event description: Aikido is a moving meditation and martial-art practice. Contact email: bradman@grassrootstv.org. Contact phone: 970-379-4676.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Colorado Mountain College, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aikidoaspen.com. Bombino with Last Good Tooth
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Omara "Bombino" Moctar is a young Tuareg guitarist and songwriter whose songs capture the spirit of resistance and rebellion while echoing with guitar riffs reminiscent of fellow Africans Tinariwen and Ali Farka Toure and rock and blues icons such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Page. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Belly Up Aspen, 450 S. Galena St.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Aspen Rotary Club breakfast meeting
Community
Event description: The Aspen Rotary Club meets every Thursday morning for a speaker presentation and buffet breakfast. Membership is made through nomination and sponsorship of a current member, but the club welcomes guests to attend and learn more about Rotary, even without a club member's invitation. Contact email: aspenrotarymembership@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-618-2219 for more information about membership.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.
Hines Room at Aspen Meadows, 845 Meadows Road, Aspen.
Adult beginning ballet class
Community
Event description: Adult and teen beginning ballet class for those who wish to learn this movement art form in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. Taught by Alexandra Jerkunica, professional ballet dancer and certified Pilates instructor. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Suite 7, Carbondale.
Preschool story hour
Community
Event description: Free story and activity time for Crystal Valley preschoolers. Kids interact with kindergartners through second-graders at the school, reflect on reading and do an art activity. Contact email: macek57@hotmail.com. Contact phone: 970-963-9550.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM.
Marble Charter School.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Free workshops for job seekers
Community
Event description: All services are free, and no preregistration is required. Contact phone: 970-927-4311.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Basalt Regional Library conference room.
Go2Workshop
Community
Event description: Free workshop for job seekers offered every Thursday. Drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library Conference Room. Individualized assistance with resume preparation, online job applications, career exploration and skill assessment/enhancement. Prepare for your CareerReady Colorado Certificate. All services are free, and no pre-registration is required. Contact email: mchastan@coloradomtn.edu. Contact phone: 970-384-8521.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Basalt Regional Library Conference Room.
Basalt High School Art Show
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Display of student work produced throughout the year. Contact email: tmcfee@rfsd.k12.co.us. Contact phone: 970-384-6189.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auxillary Gym.
For more info visit sites.google.com. Mount Sopris Rotary lunch meeting
Community
Event description: Come meet Rotarians from Carbondale and have some lunch. Exciting topics each Thursday. Contact email: rmsonyahemmen@comcast.net. Contact phone: 970-963-7199.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Mi Casita Restaurant on Main Street in Carbondale.
Hatha yoga
Health/Wellness
Event description: Level 1 and 2 class focuses on connecting fluid movement to the mind and heart, exploring what is going on in this connection. Contact email: dancemountains@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-379-8108.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
Core and Climb
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: A class for all levels of experience. Learn to climb in a fun, safe environment, and build strength. Contact email: jeremy.graham@cityofaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-920-5140.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Red Brick Recreation Center, 110 E. Hallam St. Room 135, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aspenrecreation.com. iPad instruction
Community
Contact phone: (970)927-4311.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
Basalt Regional Library community room.
Scout & Forest Hollow evening trail work
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: Come help maintain these heavily used trails. Contact email: rfov@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-927-8241.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Scout & Forest Hollow Trails, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit rfov.org. Sparks after-school class
Snowmass Sun
Event description: Sparks is an after-school faith formation class for kindergarten through 6th grade. Contact charla@snowmasschapel.org for more information. Contact email: charla@snowmasschapel.org. Contact phone: 970-300-1213.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Snowmass Chapel.
"The Revolutionary Optimists"
Community
Event description: Free documentary screening (one hour, 45 minutes). Using street theater, puppetry and dance, the children in Calcutta, India's slums have cut their malaria rates in half and turned former garbage dumps into playing fields. They attempt to replicate this method in the nearby brick fields under very poor working conditions. Contact email: susan.cottle@co.pitkin.co.us. Contact phone: 970-429-1900.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Pitkin County Library, Aspen.
Adult PC Class
Community
Contact phone: 970-927-4311.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM.
Basalt Regional Library Conference Room.
For more info visit www.basaltlibrary.org. Come Experience Deeksha
Community
Event description: A nondenominational energy transfer that quiets the mind and promotes peace and happiness within. Contact email: christin.cleaver@comcast.net. Contact phone: 970-379-9232.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Aspen Community Church.
Jackson Emmer
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Americana/country music. For more information, visit www.jacksonemmer.com. Contact email: jemmer.music@gmail.com. Contact phone: 650-799-5379.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Justice Snow's, 328 E. Hyman Ave. Aspen.
Josh & Ananda Acoustic at the Black Nugget
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Josh Phillips & Ananda Banc will be entertaining you with their acoustic talents. No cover. Contact email: ridebuckhorse@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-963-4498.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
The Black Nugget, 403 Main St. Carbondale.
Bobby Mason and freinds
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Guest artists will join Mason on stage. Contact email: heathersbasalt@aol.com. Contact phone: 970-927-0151.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:15 PM – 10:00 PM.
166 Midland Ave. downtown Basalt.
Bop Skizzum -- no cover
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Bop Skizzum is pure entertainment. The band has been compared to No Doubt, The Heavy, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and N.E.R.D. But comparing them to others might narrow one’s view of the band causing you to miss the other 99 things that make this band so uniquely suited to help you get your groove on. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM.
Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Bop Skizzum with Mikey Thunder
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: No cover. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Thursday, May 30, 2013, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM.
Belly Up Aspen, 450 S. Galena St.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Tantric vinyasa
Health/Wellness
Event description: Vitalizing vinyasa yoga, pranayama and meditation. Contact email: kerryklize@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-618-8830.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM.
True Nature Healing Arts, Carbondale.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Basalt High School Art Show
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Display of student work produced throughout the year. Contact email: tmcfee@rfsd.k12.co.us. Contact phone: 970-384-6189.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auxillary Gym.
For more info visit sites.google.com. Yoga for Lunch
Health/Wellness
Event description: A community flow class. Contact email: faith@newbeginningsyoga.net. Contact phone: 970-704-9642.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Aspen Health & Harmony, El Jebel.
Ballet class for children
Health/Wellness
Event description: Beginning ballet class for dancers 9 and older. Participants learn beginning-level ballet technique and movement vocabulary at the ballet barre and in the center, where students will develop coordination, musicality, grace, spine strength and balance. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Suite 7, Carbondale.
Artist Circle
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: A casual art hangout. Meet other artists in the valley. Discuss art, work on current pieces, and occasionally participate in a figure-drawing session. Free event. For more information, visit www.woodyc3.org. Contact email: info@woodyc3.org. Contact phone: 970-922-2342.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Woody Creek Community Center.
Sign-up: Lemonade-stand-design workshop
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Create a successful summer lemonade stand for creative young entrepreneurs. Learn about branding and creative graphic-design concepts. Taught by Guinevere Jones with visiting artist Kelly Alford. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop runs June 21 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Ruthie Foster
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Those who have followed Ruthie Foster's eclectic musical history know that she can burn down any stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Josh & Ananda play Ryno's in Aspen
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Josh Phillips & Ananda Banc will be entertaining you with their acoustic talents. No cover. Contact email: ridebuckhorse@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-922-7966.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 9:00 PM – 9:05 PM.
Ryno's Pies & Pints, corner of Galena and Cooper, Aspen.
Matt Haslett
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Live music. No cover. Contact email: ridebuckhorse@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-618-1156.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 9:00 PM – 9:05 PM.
Stubbies Sports Bar & Eatery, 123 Emma Road, Basalt.
Berkel Beats -- no cover
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally from the Midwest, Nate Berkel moved to Aspen to pursue his love for skiing and has since been submerged in music for more than a decade. As the resident DJ for Grimey Gatsby, he is featured all over the country on monthly mixes and is something locals in Aspen clutch instantly. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 10:30 PM – 11:55 PM.
Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Mountain to Valley 10 miler and FAST 4-miler race
Sports
Event description: There will be buses to the starting line. Join us for the Mountain to Valley 10-miler or the FAST 4-miler races benefiting Mountain Valley Developmental Services. These races are fast and furious. There is also the Smilin' Sam half-mile fun run at the end along with beer, live music, vendors, food and a great, festive time. Hope to see you June 1. Contact email: mountaintovalleyrace@live.com. Contact phone: 970-230-1001.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Glenwood Springs Park in Park West across from the Sopris Elementary School on Mount Sopris Drive.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Open Energy Transformation
Health/Wellness
Event description: Come on by to adjust your energy field and release what no longer serves. No appointment needed -- just walk in, and sign up. You will receive a 15-minute adjustment for only $20. First come, First served. Contact email: wakeupreiki@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-402-1481.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Wake Up Reiki, 1512 Grand Ave, #206, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.wakeupreiki.com. River Stewards Float Trip
Community
Event description: For the fifth year, Roaring Fork Conservancy's River Stewards Steering Committee offers an opportunity for young professionals and community members 25 to 40 years old to experience the Roaring Fork River firsthand. This is a two-hour float along the lower Roaring Fork River from Carbondale to Prehm Ranch. Sightseeing, natural history and a cookout with live music at the beautiful Prehm Ranch near Glenwood Springs. Open to the public, 25 to 40 years old. $35 for members, $50 for nonmembers, nonrefundable. A… Contact email: info@roaringfork.org. Contact phone: 970-927-1290.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
meet at Prehm Ranch, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.roaringfork.org. Reiki Energy Healing by Donation
Health/Wellness
Event description: All Reiki treatments are by donation. Appointments are required. Reiki is an ancient energy modality that promotes stress and anxiety relief and healing on all levels. Contact email: wakeupreiki@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-402-1481.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Wake Up Reiki, 1512 Grand Ave. No. 206, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.wakeupreiki.com. Basalt High School Art Show
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Display of student work produced throughout the year. Contact email: tmcfee@rfsd.k12.co.us. Contact phone: 970-384-6189.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Auxillary Gym.
For more info visit sites.google.com. Nonfiction Book Club
Community
Event description: Books available on a first-come, first-served basis. This month's book is "Detroit: An American Autopsy," by Charlie LeDuff. Contact email: susan.cottle@co.pitkin.co.us. Contact phone: 970-429-1900.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM.
Pitkin County Library, Aspen.
Basalt High School Art Show
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Features student work. Contact email: tmcfee@rfsd.k12.co.us. Contact phone: 970-384-6189.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Basalt High School Auxiliary Gym.
For more info visit sites.google.com. Collage & Mixed Media: Acrylics with Lisa Singer
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now -- join instructor Lisa Singer for a three-day course in creative mixed media techniques focusing on acrylics. You will do everything but paint. Be ready to stretch your ideas about acrylics and really expand your mixed media toolbox. For adults. Workshop: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 1 through 3. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Jewelry Making: Wire work with Natasha Seedorf
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Adults learn how to use basic hand tools and silver wire to make elegant jewelry. Workshop runs Aug. 3 and 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Long Weekend Watercolor with Sarah Peterson
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register online for wet-on-wet watercolor for adults. Workshop runs Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Wax and paper workshop
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Shawna Moore. This workshop will move beyond basic collage to encaustic for adults. Workshop runs June 22 and 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
40 Oz to Freedom -- Sublime tribute
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: A Sublime tribute band playing hits such as "Santeria," “What I Got” and “Wrong Road.”. Contact email: jillian@bellyupaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-544-9800.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.bellyupaspen.com. Church services
Community
Event description: Prayer, learning and service. Second service at 10 a.m. Contact email: info@stpetersbasalt.com. Contact phone: 970-927-4235.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 8:00 AM.
St. Peter's of the Valley Episcopal Church, 200 Elk Run Drive, Basalt.
Nondenominational worship service
Snowmass Sun
Event description: Nondenominational worship service every Sunday at 9 a.m. Sunday School and toddler care during the service. Contact email: charla@snowmasschapel.org. Contact phone: 970-300-1213.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 9:00 AM.
Snowmass Chapel.
Aspen Chapel service
Community
Event description: The chapel, located next to the roundabout, offers a Sunday service, promoting an open and progressive theology, spiritual enrichment and peace through interfaith engagement. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call or email info@aspenchapel.org. Contact phone: 970-925-7184.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aspenchapel.org. Sunday worship
Community
Event description: Worship with children's church and fellowship at a parish with an active, progressive congregation. Contact email: gasau@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-379-4643.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 9:30 AM.
Basalt Community United Methodist Church.
Worship service
Community
Event description: Sunday worship followed by fellowship. All faiths welcome. Contact email: office@aspencommunitychurch.com. Contact phone: 970-925-1571.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
Aspen Community Church, 200 E. Bleeker St. Aspen.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Crossroads Church Aspen
Community
Event description: Join Crossroads Church Aspen at the Aspen District Theater while the church is being remodeled. Nursery and Sunday School for kids through grade 4. Contact email: info@ccaspen.com. Contact phone: 970-925-7828.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Temporary location at the Aspen District Theater in the Aspen Elementary School.
Reiki Energy Healing by Donation
Health/Wellness
Event description: All Reiki treatments are by donation. Appointments are required. Reiki is an ancient energy modality that promotes stress and anxiety relief and healing on all levels. Contact email: wakeupreiki@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-402-1481.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Wake Up Reiki, 1512 Grand Ave. No. 206, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.wakeupreiki.com. Rocky Mountain Rob, No Strings Attached
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Singing and blowing early blues and folk on harmonica. Contact phone: 970-927-3348.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Two River's Bar & Cafe, 156 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Goddess Yoga: Journey Through the Elements
Health/Wellness
Event description: Alexa Webster and Rebecca Moebius lead an exploration of yoga and the five elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. All levels welcome. Contact email: contact@truenatureheals.com. Contact phone: 970-963-9900.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
True Nature Healing Arts, 100 N. Third St. Carbondale.
Music in the West End
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Maureen Jackson, soprano; Michael Schoepe, tenor; Molly Noel, piano; Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate; Strauss's Madchenblumen, Op. 22 Schumann's Dichterliebe, Op. 48. Contact phone: 970-925-3278.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Christ Church, 536 W. North St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.musicinthewestend.com. Collage & Mixed Media: Acrylics with Lisa Singer
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now -- join instructor Lisa Singer for a three-day course in creative mixed media techniques focusing on acrylics. You will do everything but paint. Be ready to stretch your ideas about acrylics and really expand your mixed media toolbox. For adults. Workshop: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 1 through 3. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
8 versus 8 coed soccer league
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: This new adult soccer league will be played on a modified field. Each team will share responsibility to provide a referee. Season ends in tournament.
May 12 through July 14 with games at 6 and 7 p.m. Minimum of four per team; max eight. $150 per team. Registration deadline May 3. Captain’s meeting May 8. Contact email: crownmountain@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970.963.6030.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Crown Mountain Park, El Jebel.
For more info visit www.crownmtn.org. 4 on 4 sand volleyball league
Sports
Event description: Teams of four (minimum of two girls) battle it out on the sand. League is self-officiated. Season ends with a tournament. Ages 15 and older (guardian signed waiver required). Games at 6 p.m. June 2 through Aug. 4. Maximum amount of players: eight. Cost is $150 per team. Registration Deadline May 24. Captain’s Meeting on June 2 at 5:30 p.m. Contact email: crownmountain@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-963-6030.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Crown Mountain Park, El Jebel.
For more info visit www.crownmtn.org. Worship
Community
Event description: Worship in a historic one-room schoolhouse. Contact email: gasau@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-379-4643.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 7:00 PM.
Thomasville Community United Methodist Church, 24523 Frying Pan Road, Thomasville.
Open Mic Night
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Bring your tap shoes, penny whistle, nose flute, poetry or guitar. Contact email: kenetnicholls@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-704-1216.
Sunday, June 2, 2013, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
Carbondale Beer Works, 647 Main St. Carbondale.
Story Art
Community
Event description: A free event where art and stories come together. Children leave with an art project to take home. For ages 3 to 5. Co-sponsored by Aspen Art Museum. Contact email: education@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050, ext. 24.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
Pitkin County Library, 120 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Reiki Energy Healing by Donation
Health/Wellness
Event description: All Reiki treatments are by donation. Appointments are required. Reiki is an ancient energy modality that promotes stress and anxiety relief and healing on all levels. Contact email: wakeupreiki@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-402-1481.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Wake Up Reiki, 1512 Grand Ave. No. 206, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.wakeupreiki.com. Tai chi
Health/Wellness
Event description: Restore your balance with White Pheonix-trained instructor Jimmy Olsen. This is a light-impact, introductory class to help with balance and breath control, and it is appropriate for seniors. Suggested donations go to Lucky Day Animal Rescue. For more information, visit www.woodyc3.org. Contact email: info@woodyc3.org. Contact phone: 970-922-2342.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Woody Creek Community Center.
Intermediate teen/adult ballet class
Community
Event description: Intermediate classical ballet technique class for enthusiastic and experienced dancers who wish to advance their ballet technique in an enjoyable learning environment. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
Meditation
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Centering prayer and discussion of the works of father Thomas Keating. Contact phone: 970-584-3572.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Basalt Methodist Church, Holland Hills.
Art in a Song
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Taught by Guinevere Jones. Students translate their favorite song into an amazing visual artwork using guitars as their canvas. Ages 10 to 13. Workshop: From 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 8 through 12. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Creatures: Art and Nature
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Art, large paper maiche creatures, nature writing and outdoor excursions make for a very fun week. Ages 8 to 12. Workshop from 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 10 through 14. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Spur, Basalt.
Pet portraits and more
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Students will study lighting, composition and perspective as they photograph and paint nature, people, pets and more. Ages 8 to 12. Workshop: From 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 24 through 28. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sculpture is Easy: Found Objects and Earth Art
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Children create found object and natural sculptures inspired by Bill Gruenberg and Andy Goldsworthy. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop runs 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 17 through 20. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
The Art of Books & Words
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register now. Guinevere Jones and the Aspen Writer's Foundation. Poetry and short stories, plus painting, drawing and bookmaking with your words and lettering. Ages 7 to 10. Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 15 through 19. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Week of Water Color with Sarah Peterson
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Register online. Peterson returns to the Wyly this summer, teaching her ever-popular technique of using wet on wet watercolor. Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. August 26 through 30. Adults. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Avenue, Basalt, Colorado.
June elements class
Health/Wellness
Event description: A series of classes teaching the foundational movements of CrossFit and preparing participants to enter regularly scheduled daily workouts. Contact email: vince@roaringforkcrossfit.com. Contact phone: 970-379-6309.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Roaring Fork CrossFit, 402 Park Ave. Basalt.
Women's support and empowerment group
Community
Event description: A time and place where women can talk about the challenges and concerns in their everyday lives. A $10 donation is suggested but not required. This group is sponsored by the Aspen Hope Center. Contact email: janetgordoncounseling@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-4983.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Creative Spark Studio, Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
Beginner belly dance
Health/Wellness
Event description: Class is designed for newer dancers and will provide students with a vocabulary of belly-dance basics. Each class also will consist of some yoga, stretching and strengthening in a full-body workout. Cost is $20 per class or $140 or the whole session. Contact email: sarahbrotherson@hotmail.com. Contact phone: 970-404-0465.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Glenwood Dance Academy, 100 Midland Ave. No. 230, Glenwood Springs.
Dana Wilson and The Old Time Jam Session
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: All musicians welcome, experienced and beginners; bring your banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, spoons, washboard or whatever, and join in the fun of early American music. Contact email: kenetnicholls@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-704-1216.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Carbondale Beer Works, 647 Main St. Carbondale.
Aikido
Health/Wellness
Event description: Aikido is a moving meditation and martial-art practice. Contact email: bradman@grassrootstv.org. Contact phone: 970-379-4676.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Colorado Mountain College, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aikidoaspen.com. Karaoke with Sandman
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Sign up opens every Monday night at 9 p.m. Check www.songbookslive.com/sandman for up-to-date song list. Call for details and food and drink specials. Contact phone: 970-922-7466.
Monday, June 3, 2013, 9:00 PM.
Ryno's Pies & Pints, 430 E. Cooper Ave.
LINX Business Networking Leads Group
Business
Event description: Join other business professionals to help promote your business by being part of LINX. Proceeds from membership dues are donated to local nonprofits. Contact email: rbeckman@guildmortgage.net. Contact phone: 970-319-9163.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM.
Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's office, 201 Midland Ave. Basalt.
"Journey Stories: A Smithsonian Exhibit"
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: What’s your story? This summer, the Aspen Historical Society hosts "Journey Stories," a travelling Smithsonian exhibit. It explores the paths that people took to settle America and the stories they had to tell as the country migrated West. Visitors will navigate four centuries of American history while experiencing the joys and hardships of journeys past. In addition, the stories of Aspenites and how they arrived in the Roaring Fork Valley also will be told. In partnership with the Smithsonian Institution a… Contact email: christine@aspenhistory.org. Contact phone: 970-925-3721.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Aspen Fire Station, 420 E. Hopkins Ave.
Nia class
Health/Wellness
Event description: Fusion exercise that combines the flowing aerobic movements of dance with the strength and stability of martial arts and calmness of yoga and meditation. Contact email: stevealldredge@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-319-5738.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Dance Progressions, 403 Aspen Business Center.
Yoga
Health/Wellness
Event description: Weekly class. Contact email: info@aspenhealthandharmony.com. Contact phone: 970-704-9642.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM.
Aspen Health and Harmony, El Jebel.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Baby storytime
Community
Event description: A lap-sit storytime for babies 24 months and younger. Songs, bounces, rocks, fingerplays, books and more. About 20 minutes, with stay-and-play afterward. Contact email: susan.cottle@co.pitkin.co.us. Contact phone: 970-429-1900.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Pitkin County Library, Aspen.
Reiki Energy Healing by Donation
Health/Wellness
Event description: All Reiki treatments are by donation. Appointments are required. Reiki is an ancient energy modality that promotes stress and anxiety relief and healing on all levels. Contact email: wakeupreiki@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-402-1481.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Wake Up Reiki, 1512 Grand Ave. No. 206, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.wakeupreiki.com. Pilates mat and yoga classes
Health/Wellness
Event description: Pilates mat class for experienced students looking to advance their practice and understanding of the classical Pilates method and its concepts, offered from noon to 1 p.m. Vinyasa flow yoga class for all levels offered from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. taught by certified instructor Anthony Jerkunica. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Suite 7, Carbondale.
Hatha Yoga: Core and More
Health/Wellness
Event description: Level 1 and 2 class implements Pilates-based concepts into yoga. Contact email: dancemountains@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 970-379-8108.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
Cozy Point evening trail work
Outdoor/Recreation
Event description: Volunteer to help build another new trail on the newly acquired Sky Mountain Park. This trail will provide a connection to the Skyline Ridge Trail from Cozy Point and lower Brush Creek Road. Contact email: rfov@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-927-8241.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Cozy Point Trail, Aspen/Snowmass Village.
For more info visit rfov.org. "Yoga in Nature"
Health/Wellness
Event description: Come to Hallam Lake this summer for some yoga in nature -- rain or shine! ACES and the Aspen Yoga Society are partnering to offer donation-based yoga classes on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Whenever possible yoga sessions will be held outside on the new teaching platforms right by Hallam Lake. If need be, we’ll take shelter in the classroom in case of rain. Please bring your own mat and come on time -- we will start walking towards the lake at 5:15pm. Suggested donation is $10. Contact email: aces@aspennature.org. Contact phone: 970-925-5756.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM.
ACES at Hallam Lake, 100 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aspennature.org. Spring Garden Volunteer Series
Community
Event description: Join ACES staff and community members for evenings of spring gardening at Hallam Lake. Wear sturdy shoes, and bring your own work gloves if you have some. Snacks provided, BYOB. RSVP with the dates you will be attending. Contact email: aces@aspennature.org. Contact phone: 970-925-5756.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at Hallam Lake, 100 Puppy Smith St. Aspen.
For more info visit www.aspennature.org. Explore printmaking: Art, Greeting Cards & Shopping
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Penny Greenwell. Students learn how to print their own greeting cards, shopping bags, place mats and works of art. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop from 9:30 3:30 p.m. July 22 to 24. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Mindfulness meditation and Buddhist philosophy
Community
Event description: Ongoing advanced study group. Contact email: wildrose@rof.net. Contact phone: 970-618-1032.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Carbondale Community School, Carbondale.
Salsa, merengue and bachata dance classes
Community
Event description: Beginning- and intermediate-level Latin social dance classes. Four-week series $60; $18 drop-in. For questions and to register, email hjemorrow@gmail.com. Contact email: hjemorrow@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-948-3963.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Aspen Red Brick Dance Studio, 110 E. Hallam St.
Carbondale Rotary
Community
Event description: Weekly Rotary Club meeting. Contact email: hr81623@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-927-9112.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM.
Carbondale Fire Station.
"Journey Stories: A Smithsonian Exhibit"
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: What’s your story? This summer, the Aspen Historical Society hosts "Journey Stories," a travelling Smithsonian exhibit. It explores the paths that people took to settle America and the stories they had to tell as the country migrated West. Visitors will navigate four centuries of American history while experiencing the joys and hardships of journeys past. In addition, the stories of Aspenites and how they arrived in the Roaring Fork Valley also will be told. In partnership with the Smithsonian Institution a… Contact email: christine@aspenhistory.org. Contact phone: 970-925-3721.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Aspen Fire Station, 420 E. Hopkins Ave.
Rob Pruitt
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Since the early 1990s, Pruitt’s risk-taking investigations into American popular culture have taken many forms. From his notorious Cocaine Buffet (1998) and glitter portraits of pandas to such events as his ongoing Flea Market and Annual Art Awards, Pruitt has employed a post-pop sensibility to playfully satirize the art world and its ambivalent relation to celebrity and popular culture. His exhibition at the museum will be the artist’s first-ever solo museum survey in America. Please visit the museum websi… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970.925.8050.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Thea Djordjadze
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Originally trained as a painter, Djordjadze is best known for creating sculptural installations that combine found and constructed elements in carefully choreographed settings. Employing materials ranging from the elegant to the everyday, Djordjadze’s installations often suggest fragmentary arrangements of furniture and other functional objects, oscillating between such categories as abstraction and decoration, model and reality, process and product. And while her works may develop out of her interests in c… Contact email: info@aspenartmuseum.org. Contact phone: 970-925-8050.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. Aspen.
Preschool/toddler storytime
Community
Event description: Stories, puppets, rhymes and fun for children 3 to 5 years old in preschool storytime from 10:15 to 10:45 p.m. Toddler storytime follows from 11 to 11:30 a.m. when children's librarian Susan Keenan introduces early literacy through stories, pictures and rhymes for ages 2 to 3. Contact email: Susan.Cottle@co.pitkin.co.us. Contact phone: 970-429-1900.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM.
Pitkin County Library, Aspen.
Jujitsu
Health/Wellness
Event description: Learn this art of self-defense in a safe and relaxed environment at the new Gracie Carbondale Jiu Jitsu training center. No experience necessary. A 10-day introductory trial available by contacting owner/instructor Adam Nickamin; call or email adam@graciecarbondale.com. Contact phone: 970-319-1766.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale.
For more info visit www.graciecarbondale.com. Reiki Energy Healing by Donation
Health/Wellness
Event description: All Reiki treatments are by donation. Appointments are required. Reiki is an ancient energy modality that promotes stress and anxiety relief and healing on all levels. Contact email: wakeupreiki@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-402-1481.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Wake Up Reiki, 1512 Grand Ave. No. 206, Glenwood Springs.
For more info visit www.wakeupreiki.com. First Wednesday Book Club
Community
Contact phone: 970-927-7311. Contact email: bmilnor@basaltlibrary.org. Event description: Book club sponsored by the library, meets the first Wednesday of each month. No special books required.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Basalt Regional Library.
Rhythm and Grace: A Dance for Parkinson's Disease
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Class participants explore movement and music in ways that are enjoyable, stimulating and creative. Dance is appropriate for anyone with Parkinson's Disease, no matter how advanced, although no dance experience is required. In chairs, at a barre or moving across the floor, you will explore elements of modern dance, ballet, tap, folk and social dancing in a non-pressured, social environment in which music energizes, enriches and empowers. Contact email: info@ParkinsonRockies.org. Contact phone: 866-718-2996.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
For more info visit www.parkinsonrockies.org. Kids Chess Club
Community
Event description: The club has a new teacher, Woody Creeker Hilary Glass. Show off your skills, or learn new ones. All experience levels welcome. For more information, visit www.woodyc3.org. Contact email: info@woodyc3.org. Contact phone: 970-922-2342.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Woody Creek Community Center.
Intermediate teen/adult ballet class
Community
Event description: A class for enthusiastic and experienced ballet dancers who wish to advance their ballet technique in an enjoyable learning atmosphere. Contact email: movefromyourcenter@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-379-2187.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Coredination, 520 S. Third St. Carbondale.
M*B*R Muscle Release class
Health/Wellness
Event description: MBR stands for MELT, Ball and Roller. This class is a form of deep tissue massage that you do to yourself! Spend an hour and a half releasing those tight, sore muscles by MELTing your hands and/or feet, using the pinky balls and roller. You hydrate and lengthen your connective tissue, myofascial tissue and spine. Leave feeling relaxed and released! Contact phone: 970-379-8679.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
23400 Two Rivers Road, Unit 50, Basalt.
Sign-up: "Storybooks En Plein Aire: Painting in Nature" workshop
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Colleen Clare-Irvin and Garry Pfaffmann. Students explore and paint in nature, creating their own fanciful storybooks about the creatures and landscapes they meet along the way. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop runs Aug. 12 through 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Sign-up: Community mural workshop
Arts & Entertainment
Event description: Taught by Eliza Rogan. Teamwork, planning, design, perspective, color and creativity come together to create a mural for the community. Ages 6 to 12. Workshop runs July 29 through Aug. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact email: dasa@wylyarts.org. Contact phone: 970-927-4123.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Ave. Basalt.
Aspen Cycling Club Wednesday night races
Community
Event description: Join us for Aspen Cycling Club mountain and road-bike races every Wednesday through the summer season. For a detailed schedule check out the Aspen Cycling Club website. Contact email: laurenaspen@yahoo.com. Contact phone: 303-378-6934.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Alternating Road/Mountain locations in the Roaring Fork Valley.
For more info visit www.aspencyclingclub.org. Insights, InterSpiritual Readings, Sharing and Meditation
Community
Event description: An informal spiritual gathering of people who wish to explore and nurture their own journey of faith. Gatherings include meditative music, guided meditation, spiritual readings, moderated discussion, sharing of reflections and a silent meditation. People from all spiritual traditions are welcome. All are encouraged to join in the discussion or just listen. For more information, visit www.aspenchapel.org. Contact email: info@aspenchapel.org. Contact phone: 970-925-7184.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Aspen Chapel, at the roundabout.
Nutrition workshop series
Health/Wellness
Event description: This four-part series will teach nutritional strategies for athletes and active adults. Gain fundamental sports-nutrition information and techniques to aid in your performance goals. For all levels. Session 1: June 5, "Myths, Fads, & Truths About Diet." Session 2: June 12, "Nutrient Requirements for Active Adults." Session 3: June 19, "Nutrition & Hydration Guidelines." Session 4: June 26, "Supplements & Performance Agents." Cost: $30 per person per individual session. Registration deadline: 48 hours prior… Contact email: crownmountain@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-963-6030.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Eagle County Building, El Jebel.
For more info visit www.crownmtn.org. Coed softball league
Sports
Event description: Cost is $500 per team. Spots are limited to eight teams, with a minimum of three girls per team. A minimum $100 deposit secures your team spot, with all fees due before the first game. The season will run May 22 through July 24. Registration deadline is May 10 or when league fills. First five teams to register will receive sponsored jerseys. Season ends with a tournament. Captain's meeting on May 15. Contact email: crownmountain@sopris.net. Contact phone: 970-963-6030.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Crown Mountain Park, El Jebel.
For more info visit www.crownmtn.org. Argentine tango classes
Community
Event description: Four-week series. Instruction by Heather Morrow. $60 per person; $18 drop-in. Register by emailing hjemorrow@gmail.com. Guided practice from 8:30 to 10 p.m. for $10. Contact email: hjemorrow@gmail.com. Contact phone: 970-948-3963.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Aspen Red Brick Dance Studio, 110 E. Hallam St.
Summit discussion and worship
Community
Event description: Summit is a weekly worship with a coffee-house vibe. Conversation and stories each week. A 20s and 30s group meets immediately afterward. Contact email: kara@snowmasschapel.org. Contact phone: 970-300-1207.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Snowmass Chapel, 5307 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass Village.
For more info visit www.snowmasschapel.org. Aikido
Health/Wellness
Event description: Aikido is a moving meditation and martial-art practice. Contact email: bradman@grassrootstv.org. Contact phone: 970-379-4676.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Colorado Mountain College, Aspen.
For more info visit www.aikidoaspen.com.