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Aspen Fitness Entrepreneur Pete Holman Releases His First Novel

Through elite-level cycling, a young athlete rises above a challenging background.

07/16/2020 By Allison Pattillo

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5 Things to Do This Week: July 15, 2020

Two new exhibits, a new drive-in movie series, a virtual author talk, and donating to ACES are on our to-do list.

07/15/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do This Week: July 1, 2020

The Aspen Music Festival opens (virtually), Aspen Film streams a timely doc, the Aspen Historical Society goes touring, and more.

07/01/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

Virtual Reality

Tune into Aspen's Summer Arts Season

Music, theater, art exhibits, lectures—find a mix of live and online programming.

07/01/2020 By Cindy Hirschfeld

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5 Things to Do This Week: June 24, 2020

We've got events both virtual and even live, including Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience, Aspen Ideas Fest, Basalt's Wednesday Night Live, Boogie's Buddy Race, and the Community Read.

06/24/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do This Week: June 10, 2020

Dive in virtually with Summer Words panels, a Thunder River Theatre Company production, an exhibit at the Art Base, and an English in Action benefit, plus a hike with Wilderness Workshop IRL.

06/10/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do While Sheltered at Home: May 6, 2020

Remember Mom this weekend, plus give a hand to Thunder River Theatre Company, boost your brain, share your quarantine stories, and get a little cheesy.

05/06/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do While Sheltered at Home: April 15, 2020

This week tune into the Aspen Words Literary Prize presentation, a tequila tasting, Anderson Ranch's Thinker Thursday, a new Aspen Art Museum exhibit, and more.

04/15/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do While Sheltered at Home: April 1, 2020

We've got Shortsfest, live performances, yoga, and nature challenges ... all to enjoy from the comfort of home.

04/01/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do While Sheltered at Home: March 25, 2020

From Aspen Monopoly to virtual birthday parties, here are ways to stay entertained and connected this week.

03/25/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do Any Day This Week: March 18, 2020

What are you doing to keep yourself engaged and active during this time of social distancing? From Nordic skiing to exploring history, we've got a few locally oriented suggestions right here.

03/18/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: March 13–15, 2020

The virus may have hit town, but events are still taking place: the Après-Ski Cocktail Classic, a free concert, a sustainable fashion showcase, and more.

03/11/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: March 6–8, 2020

You've got a musical, films, a unique ceramics show, concerts, and an uphill race on Aspen Mountain to choose among.

03/04/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: February 28–March 1, 2020

Coming up: Mountain Film fest, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, the Power of Four, Nina G., and Shaq!

02/26/2020 By Aspen Sojourner

Passion Project

A Nascent Basalt Nonprofit Hopes to Guide Kids down a Musical Path

Steve Cook adds an education component to his Love Rocks studio and gallery.

02/21/2020 By Todd Hartley

Ink That Makes You Think

Discover Local Art in an Environmentally Friendly New Medium

CORE's new climate-awareness display puts pollution to good use.

02/19/2020 By Katherine Keel

Fond Memories

Author Jill Sheeley Recounts Her Hippie Days in Aspen

A new memoir captures the golden age of ski bums in the early 1970s.

02/19/2020 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Natural Selection

Meet the Aspen Art Museum's New Head Curator Max Weintraub

He debuts his first local show along with a commitment to community discourse.

02/19/2020 By Dipika Rai

Acclaimed Authors

Find out the Finalists for Aspen Words’ Annual Literary Prize

Bonus: Here's your latest reading list.

02/19/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: February 21–23, 2020

Aspen Laugh Fest will crack you up, plus don't miss an Art Base opening, ACES' talk, Arthur Miller drama, and Chilean ski party.

02/19/2020 By Aspen Sojourner Staff