A belated Happy Thanksgiving from Aspen Sojourner! We hope your bellies and hearts are equally as full and your celebrations continue through the weekend. Our latest #AspenWeekendAgenda has plenty of excuses to get you out of the house from football parties every afternoon at The Little Nell's Chair 9 to live music at Marble Distilling Co., The Black Nugget, Red Onion, Belly Up, and Justice Snow's. You can also get out and onto the mountain at Snowmass, the first of our four resorts to open for the 2016-2017 season. Official word from Aspen Skiing Company says Ajax will be ready by Monday so until then, take a sightseeing spin on the Silver Queen ($32) and keep the snow dances coming. 

Friday, November 25

Chair 9 Preview
3–9 p.m., The Little Nell
Toast the start of the 2016-17 ski season at one of our favorite après-ski spots with bites from the new winter bar menu, $3 beers, $6 Belvedere cocktails, and football in surround sound. Don't forget to snag a complimentary Chair 9 koozie or sticker to bring back for access to drink specials all winter long.
Free
Info: thelittlenell.com

Maria & Lo Semple
4 p.m., Explore Booksellers
Novelist and Aspen native, Maria Semple will discuss and sign her new book "Today Will Be Different," which is partly set in town. The author's brother and Aspen Daily News columnist Lorenzo Semple will join in on the conversation.
Free
Info: explorebooksellers.com 

A Music Night for Jake
9:45 p.m.
DJ's Knutzen Hoff, Azon Classic, GrymeTyme, and Lo Lo will sprin the night away at this fundraiser for the Jake Powell Foerster Music Arts Fund, created in 2013 to commemorate the life and passions of the Aspen High School alum. 
$8
Tickets: bellyupaspen.com

Saturday, November 26

Annual Holiday Invitational Exhibition & Sale
10 a.m.–4 p.m., Carbondale Clay Center
Celebrate Small Business Saturday and get a head start on your holiday list shopping an extensive selection of local handmade ceramic wares.
Free
Info: carbondaleclay.org

Chair 9 Preview & Pray for Snow Party
3–9 p.m., The Little Nell
Toast the start of the 2016-17 ski season at one of our favorite après-ski spots with bites from the new winter bar menu, $3 beers, $6 Belvedere cocktails, and football in surround sound. Don't forget to snag a complimentary Chair 9 koozie or sticker to bring back for access to drink specials all winter long.

From 3:30–7:30 p.m., a special snow summonsing pop-up party takes over with DJ Dylan turing out the beats for an all out snow dance sesh. 
Free
Info: thelittlenell.com

Dan Forde Experience
4 p.m, Red Onion
"Aspen's Living Legend" takes the stage at the oldest watering hole in town with Dennis Jung.
Free
Info: redonionaspen.com

Tom Ressel
8–11 p.m., Marble Distilling Co. 
The Roaring Fork Valley local Tom Ressel plays The Marble Bar for en evening of acoustic, classic covers along with a few originals.
Free
Info: marbledistilling.com 

Sunday, November 27

Chair 9 Preview
3–9 p.m., The Little Nell
Toast the start of the 2016-17 ski season at one of our favorite après-ski spots with bites from the new winter bar menu, $3 beers, $6 Belvedere cocktails, and football in surround sound. Don't forget to snag a complimentary Chair 9 koozie or sticker to bring back for access to drink specials all winter long.
Free
Info: thelittlenell.com

Live Poetry Night
6:30 p.m., Victoria’s Espresso & Wine Bar
The Aspen Poets’ Society’s open mic event also features live music from John Hatanaka and special guest Jennifer Hancock.
Free
Info: aspenpoetssociety.com

Charles Ellsworth 
9 p.m., Justice Snow's
The Americana singer/songwriter, who describes his sound as "whiskey rock bred in the mountains of Arizona and cured in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountain Range," returns to town for an encore live performance in the parlor. 
Free
Info: justicesnows.com