The most up-to-date information for the Roaring Fork Valley

Welcome to the Upcoming Exhibition Openings and Free Community Workshops at Red Brick Center for Arts starting this September at Aspen, Colorado.

EXHIBITION OPENINGS:

Red Brick Gallery presents exhibition Abstraction, September 1 – 29. Opening reception is on Thursday, September 2, 5 – 7 pm. Artists are: Buzz Dopkin, Shelly Hamill, Elliot Norquist, and Laura Scandrett. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. For more information please visit aspenart.org or contact the Red Brick Council at (970) 429-2777 or mail at: info@aspenart.org.

Red Brick Gallery presents film screening of Narcissists Anonymous, The Aspen Chapter by Lance Hubp on Thursday, September 2, 5 – 7 pm. For more information please visit aspenart.org or contact the Red Brick Council at (970) 429-2777 or mail at: info@aspenart.org.

UPCOMING FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS:

Red Brick Center for the Arts registration for Free Community Workshops is in progress. Space is limited. Autumn Crafts with Toddlers and their Parent/Caregiver, Wednesday, September 15, 4:00-5:00 pm. This is an arts and crafts workshop for two-three year old toddlers with a parent/caregiver. Children will explore fall textures and colors using leaves, pine cones, glue and paint to create take home crafts. Space is limited to 12.

To view a complete schedule visit aspenart.org or contact the Red Brick Council at (970) 429-2777 or mail at: info@aspenart.org.

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Welcome to the Historical Art Exhibit – “Plane Elevations: Architectural Art by Dorothy Doyle” at the Wheeler Opera House Lobby on Wednesday, September 1st from 6 to 8 pm. The reception is open to everyone, refreshments will be served and the show will hang in the Wheeler’s Lobby through September 22nd. This new exhibit by longtime local artist and resident Dorothy Doyle that is opening with a reception in the Wheeler Opera House Lobby is supported by The Aspen Historical Society, Aspen.

After graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York with a degree in art and design, Dorothy Doyle worked in newspaper advertising as an illustrator before becoming a technical illustrator first for Bell Aircraft and later for Martin Marietta. After moving to the Roaring Fork Valley in 1980 she continued her artistic career as a graphic artist. Her training in technical illustration and love of historical buildings has combined to produce the work that will be shown in this exhibit. Featuring detailed drawings of the facades of 14 of Aspen’s most historic buildings, Doyle’s plane elevation artwork brings out detail not often noticed in casual viewing while still embracing the vision of each particular building as a work of art in its own right. With her work hanging in collections from Hawaii to New York, Dorothy Doyle’s unique art captures an aspect of Aspen’s past that continues to anchor our collective character: our historic buildings and architecture. The show’s art as well as giclee copies will be available for purchase with a percentage of the proceeds going to help support the Society’s ongoing programs and educational opportunities.

For more information on this exhibit or any other Aspen Historical Society programs, events or historic sites please call (970) 925-3721 or go online to www.aspenhistory.org

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Welcome to the Aspen Historical Society’s – “Time Travel Tuesday” series which will conclude on 31st August for this month at the Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum, Aspen, Colorado. This series will end with a special performance of the locally written and produced play “A Briefly Complete History of Aspen” to be performed at Willoughby Park. The program features three actors, 45 minutes and 130 years of history performed by Nina Gabianelli, Lee Sullivan and Mike Monroney, who also wrote this entertaining, fun and interesting romp through Aspen’s past. This al fresco performance will feature lawn seating on the grass (bring a blanket) in front of the old Skiers Chalet Restaurant near the base of the original Lift One chairlift on south Aspen Street. Rain location is the 5th floor of the Mountain Chalet. Cost is $8 adults, FREE for Society members.

These historically-themed programs — speakers, dialogues, character presentations and more — are designed to enrich your appreciation of Aspen’s colorful and intriguing story.

Funny, entertaining and packed full of the intriguing story that has become Aspen, Colorado, “A Briefly Complete History of Aspen” covers local history from the heady early days of mining success through the ranching and economically depressed “Quiet Years” and into the modern era of skis, jets and world-class culture. Join the Society’s History Players as they recount Aspen’s story with humor, song and even the occasional dance step or two (if acting like a steam train can be considered dancing!). Come prepared to learn about our colorful past in a tour de force sure to entertain while also leaving the audience with a deeper appreciation for how we got to where we are today. An abridged version of the play was recently a featured live presentation at the American Association of Museums annual meeting in Los Angeles.

Time Travel Tuesdays admissions support all Society programming and educational outreach and help us continue to bring the story of our intriguing local history to everyone. For more information about any Aspen Historical Society programs, tours or sites please call us at (970) 925-3721 or go online to www.aspenhistory.org

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Enjoy live music, drink specials, “Can-for-a-Tram” rides and more at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park this weekend where the concert series will continue with Derringer on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Guests will be able to ride the tram for free, up to a $12 value, with the donation of at least one can of food for LIFT-UP per rider, beginning at 4 p.m. The band will perform from 6 – 10 p.m.

Derringer, a country rock band, merges creative, solid song writing with soulful harmonies and melodic guitar, featuring Sean Paxson, lead guitar, lead vocals; Jeff Huff, guitar, keyboards and backup vocals; Randy Goodwin, drums, backup vocals; and Gary Broyles, bass guitar. Drawing on influences ranging from Brooks and Dunn to the Eagles to classic country, the band has combined many familiar sounds to create a style that is all their own. Derringer’s sound and show have made them a favorite throughout Colorado.

The series will take a break during Labor Day weekend and will resume on Sept. 11 with KrossroadZ and their eclectic blend of dancing music. Upcoming shows include: Cottonwood Acoustic, bluegrass originals and newgrass jams, on Sept. 18; and The Missing Link Band, rock and R&B, on Sept. 25. The Glenwood Springs Post Independent, The Aspen Times and KSPN Radio have joined Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park as media partners for the series.

The Lookout Grille and the Snack Shack will be open for dinner and refreshments during the concerts, with $2.50 Coors Lights, $3 Coronas and glasses of wine, and $4 well drinks. Guests will not be allowed to bring food or alcohol into the park. The Adventure Park’s rides and attractions will be open from 9 a.m. to dusk. During the concerts, a Day Pass will cost just $27 with the free tram ride, and will include unlimited access to the Alpine Coaster, new Giant Canyon Swing, Ft. WhereAmI maze, Bungee Trampolines; 4D Ride Theater, Laser Tag, Demon the Mechanical Bull; Wild West Wagon, Speleobox cave simulator, Doc’s Rock climbing wall and Giddy Up! Western ride. For more information about Music on the Mountain, call 945-4228, ext. 0.

About Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park

Located in scenic Glenwood Springs, Colo., midway between Aspen and Vail, Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park offers a one-of-a-kind mountain-top adventure for families and outdoor enthusiasts. The Adventure Park features a gondola ride, three different tours of Glenwood Caverns & Historic Fairy Caves, dining, and attractions including an alpine coaster, 4-dimensional theater, laser tag, giant swing, a climbing wall, gemstone sluice box mining, simulated Conestoga wagon experience, bungee trampolines and more. Ideal setting for groups and birthday parties.

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About LIFT-UP

LIFT-UP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing essential humanitarian assistance in the communities we serve. We have offices and food pantries in Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Rifle and Parachute. The Extended Table Soup Kitchen serves warm, nutritious meals each Monday through Friday. LIFT-UP has been effectively and efficiently meeting needs in our local region since 1982, thanks to the support and generosity of our caring community. www.liftup

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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will celebrate the opening of its new studio with an open house on Friday, September 3rd 5:30-7:30pm in the new space at the Third Street Center, downtown Carbondale, Colorado. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to 925-7175 by August 27th.

Thanks to a generous lead gift from The Aspen Community Foundation and numerous individuals, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has procured funding to build a new dance studio in downtown Carbondale. As of the start of the school year, this new studio will provide a home for ASFB Folklórico and a satellite location for the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. The new space, located in Carbondale’s former elementary school, (now the Third Street Center), will be part of a new green facility similar in size and mission to Aspen’s Red Brick Arts Center. Complete with dressing rooms and a professional dance floor, the studio will provide many opportunities for Folklórico, as well as the ballet school and the professional company in the years to come.

Once the renovation is complete, it will be a beautiful room, with lots of natural light and mirrors—a real dance studio. It’s big enough that we will be able to offer open rehearsals and previews of our professional ballet company as well.”

ASFB’s Folklórico outreach program was founded in 1999 to provide a free, after-school arts program geared toward the Latino children of the Roaring Fork Valley. Using traditional Mexican folk dance as a tool, Folklórico inspires self-esteem, positive youth development, the crossing of cultural boundaries and community building. Directed by Francisco Nevarez-Burgueňo, the program directly impacts the lives of over 100 children, grades 1-12, in Basalt and Carbondale public schools while building cultural bridges within our community.

After nearly ten years of transporting sound systems and costumes from one valley school to another, Nevarez-Burgueňo calls the new studio “the most exciting news.” With enrollment for the Folklórico program steadily growing from “25 girls and one boy when the program began to well over 100…the schools have been great in accommodating us, but we were always limited to their schedules and whatever space they could offer at the time.” Burgueňo’s students are equally excited, “the children are so happy to have a home.”

In addition to Folklórico classes, the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will offer ballet classes for children and adults beginning September 7. For information on School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet classes, please go online: www.aspensantafeballet.com

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