For the holiday season, Carbondale Arts transforms the R2 Gallery into a shop filled with artisanal goods created by local and regional artists. This year’s goods include candles, handmade scarves, glass ornaments, skateboard decks, jewelry, bird houses, herbal salves, maple syrup, felted animals, and more. Seasonal shopping hours are Monday, Tuesday, & Friday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to until 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Nov. 17 through Dec. 30. Receive a complimentary glass of bubbly during Champagne Shopping events from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays Dec. 9, 16, 23. Free admission, carbondalearts.com
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Aspen Weekend Agenda: November 24-26, 2017
Snowmass hosts Thanksjibbing, Pitkin County Library presents the Jane Goodall documentary, Glenwood Springs lights up, Wax Tailor spins at Belly Up, and more.
Thanksjibbing moves from Snowmass to Aspen Mountain this year, where the area's most talented freeskiers and snowboarders throw down for cash prizes and season long bragging rights.
Friday, November 24
Thanksjibbing
2 p.m., Snowmass
The season's first rail jam comes with a side of turkey bowling and other kids' activities. Free with lift ticket or season pass, aspensnowmass.com
Grand Avenue Bridge Opening Celebration
6 p.m., Downtown Glenwood Springs
The much-anticipated construction is over and this holiday lighting celebration and wine walk will bring the community together to celebrate and kick-off the holiday season. After the tree lighting at the Hotel Colorado, downtown Glenwood Springs will come alive with its own lighting show across the pedestrian bridge and a wine walk throughout downtown local businesses to start your holiday shopping. Free, glenwoodchamber.com
Library Cinema: Jane
7:30 p.m., Pitkin County Library
Jane Goodall, a young and untrained woman, challenges the male dominated scientific consensus of her time with her chimpanzee research and revolutionizes people's understanding of the natural world in this enthralling documentary. Free, pitcolib.org
Jes' Grew
8 p.m., The Temporary, Basalt
The Aspen-based eclectic rock band, which derives it's name from the 1972 novel, Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed, heads down valley for a one-night show. Symptoms of Jes’ Grew include: "mediocrity intolerance, chronic questioning of authority, and uncontrollable shaking of the hips and ass." $5 (advance), $8 (door), tacaw.org
Re.Fievel: A Music Night for Jake
10 p.m., Belly Up Aspen
DJ’s Knutzen Hoff, GrymeTyme, and LOLO will spin 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, bellyupaspen.com
Pitkin County Library presents nightly screenings this weekend of the just-released NatGeo documentary Jane directed by Brett Morgen.
Saturday, November 25
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, carbondaleclay.org
Guided Tour
1 p.m., Aspen Art Museum
Drop-in for a spotlight tour of the latest exhibitions led by museum staff. Free, aspenartmuseum
Deck the Walls Holiday Artisanal Market Champagne Shopping
3–5 p.m., The Launchpad, Carbondale
Library Cinema: Jane
7:30 p.m., Pitkin County Library
Jane Goodall, a young and untrained woman, challenges the male dominated scientific consensus of her time with her chimpanzee research and revolutionizes people's understanding of the natural world in this enthralling documentary from National Geographic. Free, pitcolib.org
Angus & Julia Stone
9 p.m., Belly Up Aspen
Rolling Stone named this folk and indie pop Australian sibling duo "one of the 10 new artists you need to lnow." Luke Sital-Singh will open for the ski town stop on their North American tour. $25, bellyupaspen.com
French hip-hop producer Wax Tailor.
Image: Christina Bollinger
Sunday, November 26
Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
6 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, bellyupaspen.com
Library Cinema: Jane
7:30 p.m., Pitkin County Library
Jane Goodall, a young and untrained woman, challenges the male dominated scientific consensus of her time with her chimpanzee research and revolutionizes people's understanding of the natural world in this enthralling documentary. Free, pitcolib.org
Wax Tailor: Solo Set & Special Guests
10 p.m., Belly Up Aspen
After a successful tour of 25 shows across the country earlier this year, the French beat master is back with a new tour featuring special guests Charlotte Savary (singer) and Mattic (MC) with Dirty Art Club as the opening act. $18, bellyupaspen.com
