Our latest #AspenWeekendAgenda has plenty of free events to take advantage of, along with special film screenings at the Limelight Hotel, Pitkin County Library, and the Crystal Theatre. Kick off the weekend with a pint of Pliny the Elder at Hops Culture and, in between happenings, duck into any of the 14 spots in town offering discounted dining deals this month. Happy off-season and pray for powder, everyone!

Friday, November 18

Local’s Treat Tap Takeover
3 p.m.–close, Hops Culture
Welcome winter at Hops Culture as the bar and restaurant reopens for the season with three special tap takeovers from Bell’s Brewery in Michigan and Russian River Brewing’s limited-edition (and always highly anticipated) Pliny the Elder.
No cover
Info: hopsculture.com

Calling of the Snow Party
4–7 p.m., Sky Hotel
Plead to Ullr, the Nordic god of winter, to deliver snow onto Aspen Mountain for the start of ski season by reciting chants and performing snow dances while enjoying $4 drafts, $6 cocktails, snow cones with flavored beverages, and half-price bar bites from 39 Degrees Lounge. Sky Hotel will donate a portion of the proceeds to the ULLR “Ski for Light” Foundation, which provides specialized sports equipment to people with disabilities.
No cover
Info: skyhotel.com

Hard Snow Film Festival
7 p.m., The Limelight Hotel
Make it a weekend of wishful watching for snow while taking in the many faces of backcountry adventure through a documentary lineup from amateur and professional filmmakers. Now in its second year, Hard Snow was founded by fifth-generation Aspenite, mountaineer, and filmmaker Mike Marolt as a benefit for Aspen Alpine Club’s Nepal Relief Fund, following the devastating earthquake in 2015.
$5 at the door
Info: limelighthotels.com

Library Cinema
7:30 p.m., Pitkin County Library
The Wheeler Film Society’s Jon Busch has resurrected his avant-garde film series in partnership with the Pitkin County Library for a four-film run through November. This weekend’s pick is Being 17–a moving exploration of adolescent sexual awakening directed by André Téchiné.
$8 (available at the door or at The Wheeler Opera House)
Info: pitcolib.org

Consensual Improv
8 p.m., Thunder River Theatre Company, Carbondale
Catch TRTC’s hilarious new improvisational comedy posse as members take the stage for the first time with an edgy, high-energy, Second City–esque show.
$10
Tickets: thunderrivertheatre.com

Eldren
10 p.m., Belly Up Aspen
Get your groove on with Denver’s psychedelic space-pop group, which gigmasters.com calls the “sonic love child of the Beach Boys, Queen, Pink Floyd, and Rush.”
No cover
Info: bellyupaspen.com

Saturday, November 19

Exploring Wisdom of the Earth’s Essential Oils
3–6 p.m., True Nature Healing Arts, Carbondale
Join Cody Thorne, a level 1 certified medicinal aromatherapist, in an open and informative discussion about the uses and benefits of essential oils. Test, taste, and smell while discussing how essential oils can raise your vibrational frequency.
$25
Info: truenaturehealingarts.com

Marble Throwdown 
4:30–6:30 p.m., Marble Distilling Co.
This second annual off-season, off-menu cocktail competition takes tasters on a tour through downtown Carbondale as local bartenders from Town, Phat Thai, Allegria, Mi Casita Carbondale, and Carbondale Beer Works create signature cocktails up for popular vote and a spot on Marble Distilling Co.'s winter menu. Registration for a punch pass and ballot begins at noon at the distillery.
$20
Info: marbledistilling.com

Hard Snow Film Festival
7 p.m., The Limelight Hotel
Make it a weekend of wishful watching for snow while taking in the many faces of backcountry adventure through a documentary lineup from amateur and professional filmmakers. Now in its second year, Hard Snow was founded by fifth-generation Aspenite, mountaineer, and filmmaker Mike Marolt as a benefit for Aspen Alpine Club’s Nepal Relief Fund, following the devastating earthquake in 2015.
$5 at the door
Info: limelighthotels.com

Library Cinema
7:30 p.m., Pitkin County Library
The Wheeler Film Society’s Jon Busch has resurrected his avant-garde film series in partnership with the Pitkin County Library for a four-film run through November. This weekend, catch Being 17–a moving exploration of adolescent sexual awakening directed by André Téchiné.
$8 (available at the door or at The Wheeler Opera House)
Info: pitcolib.org

Consensual Improv
8 p.m., Thunder River Theatre Company, Carbondale
Catch TRTC’s hilarious new improvisational comedy posse as they take the stage for the first time with an edgy, high-energy, Second City–esque show.
$10
Tickets: thunderrivertheatre.com

Sunday, November 20 

Roaring Fork Women’s Tri Team Presents TRI
2:30 p.m., Crystal Theatre, Carbdonale
This special benefit shares the true story of a young woman moved by the cancer patients she works with to complete her first triathlon. Proceeds from the screening will benefit the scholarship fund of the Roaring Fork Women's Triathlon Team and Organic Health Response Navigator Program, the team's global sisterhood project on Mfangano Island in Kenya.
$20
Info: roaringforktriteam.com

SNF: Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Redskins
6:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen
Catch Sunday Night Football on the big screen, with both bars open and the kitchen serving up wings and things.
No cover
Info: bellyupaspen.com 

Library Cinema
7:30 p.m., Pitkin County Library
The Wheeler Film Society’s Jon Busch has resurrected his avant-garde film series in partnership with the Pitkin County Library for a four-film run through November. This weekend, catch Being 17–a moving exploration of adolescent sexual awakening directed by André Téchiné.
$8 (available at the door or at The Wheeler Opera House)
Info: pitcolib.org