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By December 4th, Carbondale Library will host a holiday greeting card exchange event. People can take old/unused holiday cards from the past few years and replace them with "newcomer" designs. For more information, please call the library at 970-963-2889.
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) can now affix the Space Army logo on the driver’s license of a Space Army guardian or veteran. The Space Force was recently confirmed as a U.S. military service. DMV has and will continue to provide these respective service members with signs of other military departments.
The High Rockies Harm Reduction and Recovery Program has ensured that indoor locations throughout the valley can run its injector service program. Starting from the Thanksgiving holiday, their confidential service will be offered in Rifle from 10 am to 2 pm on Tuesday, Glenwood Springs on Friday, Carbondale on Thursday, and Aspen and Basalt alternately on Monday. For more information, please visit: www.highrockiesharmredcution.com
The town of Ridgway and the Netherlands passed a "natural rights" resolution on the Colorado waterways. In a unanimous vote of the council with one abstention, Ridgeway, with the help of the non-profit organizations Earth Law and Save the Colorado, announced the personality of the Uncompahgre River and appointed guardianship for legal representatives. The resolution declared "the right to maintain a sufficient amount of natural flow to maintain the health of the ecosystem."
Diane McKnight, a professor at the Arctic and Alpine Institute at the University of Colorado, reports that “high-altitude lakes are changing due to climate warming and atmospheric nitrogen deposition.” An analysis of seven alpine lakes in Colorado shows that ice has melted more than three decades. Almost a week earlier, allowing new microbial activity. Roaring Fork Conservancy will host McKnight's online presentation via Zoom on February 8, 2022. For more information, please visit www.roaringfork.org
Middle school students were invited to participate in the second annual "Share Your Voice" songwriting competition of Jazz Aspen Snowmass. The deadline for submission of works is February 1st, and the winners will be announced on March 1st. At the same time, students can participate in virtual courses taught by Grammy-nominated songwriter Shane Adams. For more information, please visit: www.jazzaspensnowmass.org
...In Singapore’s national language, Malay means "goodbye" or "goodbye". Audrey Hazleton, the principal of Glenwood Springs Elementary School (GSES), will accept the leadership position of the Singapore American School from the next school year. Hazleton has been the principal of GSES since 2013. "Audrey's achievements as a school leader have been outstanding, and we will miss her," Senior Senior Rob Stein shared in a letter to the community.
The Anderson Ranch Art Center received a large donation to launch a three-year program aimed at improving education and inclusiveness. "This multi-faceted plan will allow us to further enhance our position as a leader in arts education, with a special focus on the Latino community," said CEO Peter Waanders. For more information about the three-year plan, please visit www.andersonranch.org
Garfield County passed an amendment to its rat-tail grouse protection plan. The plan covers parts of the Parachute, Piceance Basin, and Roan Plateau area. The amendment expanded the protected area to cover 89,743 acres of priority habitat and 95,772 acres of general habitat. For more details, please visit www.garfield-county.com
They said today is your birthday
People celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Kathy Flanigan, John Lopez, Steve Puzick, Jillene Rector, and Neiby Vargas (November 25); Dan Richardson, Terra Salamida and Hunter Taché (November 26); Alice Steindler (November 27); Richard Fuller and Paul Hassel (November 28); Naomi Pulver and Kat Rich (November 29); Chuck Dorn (November) 30th); Saidi Dickinson, Jim Harris and Marcel Kahak (December 1st).
On November 25th and 26th, to celebrate Thanksgiving, all branches of the Garfield County Library will be closed.
The annual Turkish trot 5k/mile race at Carbondale Recreation Center starts at 9 am. Pre-registration ends at 4pm on Wednesday. The first 100 registered people will get an apron with a turkey theme. Please call 970-510-1290 for more information.
At 9 am, Aspen Shakti provides Thanksgiving Yoga classes at their studio in Aspen (535 East Hyman Ave)
Basalt Elementary School hosts the annual Turkey Trot The Gobble Wobble at 9:30 am. Register at www.bit.ly/basaltgobble or on-site on the morning of the event.
Meeting Place offers the 12 Steps Thanksgiving meeting starting at 10 am. For more information, please visit www.meetingplacecarbondale.org
At 10:30 in the morning, Aspen Shakti teaches a special yoga class in their studio at Aspen (535 East Haiman Avenue)
At 5 pm, shortly after Tom and Julie Paxton performed Christmas songs at the Redstone grocery store, Santa Claus lights up the Christmas tree in the park, followed by the big lights and carols at 6:30 pm
"Belfast" opens at 7:30 pm at the Crystal Theatre and lasts until Monday, except at 5 pm on Sunday. In addition, the French Express will be screened at 5 pm on Saturday.
For the past 20 years, Nancy Bo Flood has been working with Navajo and Hopi teachers. Noting that there are only a few children's books about Native American children, she wrote two of them herself. The virtual event starts at 10 am. For more information, please visit: www.gcpld.org
Bowers Arts Center (13110 Route 82) hosts a new exhibition, the opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 pm
The Glenwood Springs Library started selling "Mystery Bags" full of surprise titles at $5 per bag, while stocks last. Call the library at 970-945-5958 for more information.
Musician Rodrigo Arreguín will play this year's Garfield County Public Library's holiday music series. The first performance will be held at Silt Library at 6 pm Arreguín will also be held at New Castle Library and Parachute Library at 2 pm on December 1st at 2 pm on December 2 for more information, please visit www. gcpld.org
Watch the latest animated performance of "How Christmas Geeks Stole Christmas" on the Glenwood Vaudeville Review starting at 7:30pm. Please visit www.gvrshow.com for more details.
The Basalt Library invites readers to discuss new books they like or dislike in a group at noon.
Carol Shure leads the "Introduction to Systematic Family Constellation" therapy experience at the Third Street Center to address intergenerational trauma. For more information and registration, please visit www.carolshure.com
At 6 pm, the local Irish music group Oran Mor performed at the Glenwood Springs Library
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children 5 years and older. Students, faculty, staff, and family members are welcome to receive vaccinations or booster doses at Bridges High School (8:30 am to noon) and Basalt High School (1 pm to 4:30 pm). No registration is required, and students under the age of 18 need to sign a permit form.
Take your child to the Basalt library for music lessons for kids from eight months to five years old. The half-hour course starts at 10:30 AM. For more information, please visit www.basaltlibrary.org
The Aspen Museum of Art hosts the "Andy Warhol: A Lifetime" exhibition. For more information, please visit www.aspenartmuseum.org
Tickets for the 29th Annual Academy Screening of Aspen Films are open to the public. Visit www.aspenshowtix.com to get tickets.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children 5 years and older. Students, faculty, staff, and family members are welcome to receive vaccinations or booster doses at Glenwood Springs High School (8:30 am to noon) and Roaring Fork High School (1 to 4:30 pm). No registration is required, and students under the age of 18 need to sign a permit form.
Thunder River Theater resumed consensus improvisation. The fun starts at 8pm. Tickets and more information please visit www.thunderrivertheatre.com
People are invited to delve into their own and others’ intergenerational trauma and healing at this seminar hosted by Carol Shure at the Third Street Center. Registration is required, which can be done on www.carolshure.com
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