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What, Where, When - 3 Things To Do Around Aspen this week:  January 27- February 3, 2017

1/28/2017

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X-Games
January 26 - January 29
Each year X-games blesses us with lots to do over the weekend- and if you love crowds, this is your must do experience.   Located at Buttermilk Mountain, this is the place to experience a true mountain festival with action sports, good people watching,  and plenty of music.

All sport competitions are free and open to the public.   

For music, preferred seats are sold out but General Admission tickets are still available.  (Note, the 4-show Music Package is SOLD out)   All musical performances will take place at the stage at Buttermilk Mountain.
For the full X Games schedule, click here:  
http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/events/2017/aspen/schedule/inperson

Carbondale: Tom Ressel
Saturday, January 28
Marble Distilling Company, Carbondale
8 pm - 11 pm

Tom Ressel will be playing at The Marble Bar.  Stop on by for an evening of acoustic music!  Ressel plays a variety of classic covers – both old and new – with a few originals thrown in for fun!

Aspen: Aspen Art Museum
10 am - 6 pm, everyday - closed Monday’s
Cost: Donations Requested
Current exhibits include:

Adam McEwen: I Think I'm in Love

Jan 13-May 28

As the Aspen Art Museum’s 2016–17 Gabriela and Ramiro Garza Distinguished Artist in Residence, New York–based British artist Adam McEwen is known for works that engage viewers with a dark yet poignant sense of humor. Once employed to write obituaries for the London Daily Telegraph, McEwen began producing fictional obituaries of living subjects, such as Bill Clinton, Kate Moss, and Jeff Koons. His recent sculptural works include objects such as a life-size coffin-carrier fabricated from solid graphite (Bier, 2013) and deployed airbags cast in concrete (a series from 2015). McEwen’s Aspen Art Museum exhibition marks the artist’s first solo museum show in the United States, and presents a group of works that address the blurred boundary between life and death, reality and fiction, and the everyday and the obscure.

Julian Schnabel Plate Paintings 1978–86
Nov 4, 2016-Feb 19, 2017
Julian Schnabel’s Aspen Art Museum exhibition is the first museum presentation to focus on the renowned American artist’s now culturally iconic plate paintings. Largely unexhibited since the early 1980s, Schnabel’s pieces reveal the artist’s interest in material experimentation, the physicality of surface, and the relationship between the figure and abstraction. His AAM show includes a concise survey of these works—from the artist’s first plate painting, The Patients and the Doctors (1978), through to The Walk Home (1985).


Danh Võ
Nov 4, 2016-Jun 4, 2017
Danh Võ’s We The People is the artist’s long-term project reconstructing Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty on a 1:1 scale. Re-creating only the statue’s fragile copper skin—the thickness of two copper pennies—and using the same fabrication technique as the original, Võ explores the relationship between monumentality and materiality in We The People. By displaying the statue in pieces, the artist offers us the opportunity to relate to an iconic monument on a human scale and to reflect on the collective construction of the concept of liberty itself.

Mary Ramsden: (In / It)
Nov 4, 2016-Feb 19, 2017
For her first solo museum exhibition, British artist Mary Ramsden presents a new series of paintings arranged in groupings that investigate associations between scale, imagery, and space. Expanding on her interest in prose, social media, and our daily interface with technology, Ramsden’s painterly, gestural marks echo the physical residue left when swiping the touch screen of a tablet or smart phone. Within this, the artist examines the playful zone between the painter’s mark and the accidental smears of our screen-based world. Setting these urgent scorings among seemingly fixed geometric planes, Ramsden alludes to our pervasive relationship with the screen in daily life.

Gary Hume: Front of a Snowman
Oct 14, 2016-May 21, 2017
Standing upwards of ten feet tall, British artist Gary Hume’s larger-than-life sculpture of a snowman, Front of a Snowman, is installed outdoors on the AAM Commons throughout three seasons (fall, winter, and spring). Hume’s snowman—a recurrent and iconic subject in the artist’s work—straddles the line between representation and abstraction. In this playful, humorous exploration of form and color, the artist has rendered a temporary, ephemeral childhood shape into material permanence.

Shinique Smith: Resonant Tides
Nov 28, 2015-Sep 24, 2017
New York–based artist Shinique Smith combines an array of visual sources in her work. Incorporating graffiti, fashion, dance, Abstract Expressionism, and Japanese calligraphy, her practice addresses cultural and social issues around production, consumption, surplus, and waste. For the 2015–16 ski season, Smith created Resonant Tides, a new site-specific work at Elk Camp on Snowmass Mountain, continuing her exploration into the connections and values we ascribe to objects—both discarded and prized—and examining the very notion of “belonging.”

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What, Where, When - 3 Things To Do Around Aspen this week:  January 20 - January 26, 2017

1/25/2017

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Basalt: 2nd Annual Iron Fly Competition
January 26, Riverside Grill
6 - 9 pm
Roaring Fork Valley Fly Fishing Club and Roaring Fork Conservancy present the 2nd Annual Iron Fly Competition!  Iron Fly is a fly tying event combined with a little, friendly competition. Competitors are provided with secret and funky materials that must be used in each fly. New this year, kids division for ages 15 and under, 6-6:30pm.
COST:  Suggested donation at the door of $5 for spectators / $20 for competitors
Register Here:  https://app.etapestry.com/cart/RoaringForkConservancy/default/category.php?ref=1626.0.274336844
For more information:  http://www.roaringfork.org/events/iron-fly-competition-jan-26/

Snowmass: Artistic Directors Exhibition, A Group Exhibition of New Works
Anderson Ranch Arts Center
January 24 - March 24, 2017

9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
This exhibition reveals the current inquiries and influences of Anderson Ranch’s four Artistic Directors: Doug Casebeer, Jose Ferreira, Liz Ferrill and Andrea Wallace
In his latest ceramic works, Doug Casebeer searches for meaning among the rural archetypal forms of the western landscape and from many years of experiencing different global cultures. Relationships among the ideas of storage, shelter, nourishment and home come together in an effort to understand the world around us.
Jose Ferreira investigates hidden content within the landscape, capturing the essence of collective histories through images taken on extensive walks. In photographs, drawings, texts and sculptures, he scrutinizes the stories and strategies that miners used in the American West to survive the harshness of their environment and endure strained social relations.
Using the traditional printmaking/painting technique of pochoir, Liz Ferrill portrays the vast solitude of the American landscape in her work, particularly places that seem cold but emotionally charged, dehumanizing yet full of personal experience. She explores these spaces in a sincere quest for beauty, while at the same time acknowledges their tension, functionality and reflection of human behavior.
With storytelling and narrative central to her work, Andrea Wallace researches issues surrounding the relationship between individuals and the construction of identity. She is interested in intersections: child and adult, women and men, the dualities of living, success and failure. Her photographic portraits explore the physical and psychological space that we inhabit simultaneously.

​Basalt: Peay Wine Dinner
Free Range Kitchen & Wine Bar
January 26, 2017
Cost: $99/person
Join Free Range Kitchen & Wine Bar for their first Wine Dinner. The dinner will be an informal affair featuring 3 courses paired with wine followed by the dessert, there will be no formal speeches and no mandatory periods of silence, as Nick will simply work the room and come and visit with you personally to tell their story and introduce you to the wines. Not everyone in your group will need to experience the wine dinner as a la carte dining will also be available.

About The Wine: Peay Vineyards was named the US Winery of the year in (2011) and is certainly one of the elite California wineries.  Peay is a collaboration of two brothers Nick & Andy & Nick's wife & winemaker, Vanessa.

RSVP: Please call (970) 279-5199 or email robin@freerangebasalt.com for reservations.


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What, Where, When - 3 Things To Do Around Aspen this week:  January 13 - January 19, 2017

1/13/2017

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Things To Do This Week Each week, I take a look at events and happenings in The Valley and choose three things that look adventurous from Aspen down to Carbondale.  Here are my picks of the week:

Aspen’s Wintersköl: January 12-15, 2017
January 12 is officially the first day of Aspen’s Wintersköl which dates back to 1951 when local Aspenites decided to celebrate Aspen’s unique Nordic lifestyle with an eclectic weekend of festivities.   Translated to “A Toast To Winter, ” Wintersköl has been a staple of fun events celebrated by all.   Daily details are in the link, but I highlighted some fun ones to attend. 

https://www.aspenchamber.org/events/acra-annual-events/winterskol

Friday, January 13:
Anderson Ranch Arts Center Wintersculpt  @ Aspen Mill St. Mall
4 pm - all weekend
This is 48-hour snow sculpture competition is sure to entertain! It is a flagship feature of Aspen’s Wintersköl festivities.   The sculptures are incredible so go check them out.

Saturday, January 14: 
Canine Fashion Show @ Winterfest Wagner Park Clock Tower & Pedestrian Mall. 
1 pm - 2 pm 
Who doesn’t love a dog fashion show!  Dogs will be called on stage by their registered category and show off their canine couture for the judges. Judges will choose the dog that best represents each category.  

Categories Include: Most Adorable, Best Dog Owner Look-Alike, Most Local.   Winners announced at 2:00 pm.  

If you want to register your dog to be IN the fashion show, registration is from Noon - 1 pm @ Wagner Park Clock Tower.                                                                                   
FIREWORKS!   
Torchlight Saturday 8:00 pm @ Aspen Mountain followed by fireworks at 8:15 pm.

Physically & Financially Fit - Strengthen Your Finances, Strengthen Your Body! 
Monday, January 16 At The Aspen Clinic, Basalt
6:30 pm - 8 pm
If you want to stay away from Winterskol, and celebrate YOU, The Aspen Clinic is offering a fantastic workshop:  Physically & Financially Fit - Strengthen Your Finances, Strengthen Your Body!  This six week program focuses on being financially fit, mentally fit, and physically fit!  We all know how important it is for us to be ‘healthy.’ But what does healthy really mean for you?  Register to find the answer.

Register Here:
http://www.theaspenclinic.org/workshops-programs?mobile=false&options%5Bids%5D=482&options%5Bsite_id%5D=44755


Carbondale: Yappy Hour & Open Mic NightMarble Distilling Company 5:30 pm - 9 pm
MDC’s Monthly Yappy Hour with Colorado Animal Rescue! Bring your own four-legged furry friend to join you for a signature cocktail or meet CARE’s featured adorable adoptable of the month! $1 from EVERY COCKTAIL (ALL DAY) will go directly to CARE.
After Yappy Hour, Open Mic starts up!  Calling all styles, abilities, and fans of LIVE music and performance. If you sing, play guitar, any musical instrument, tell jokes (funny ones), or read poetry, stop on in and show off your talent!   Sign up at The Marble Bar beginning at 6 PM. The mic goes live at 7 PM. Don’t forget to bring your own instruments. Mic and PA equipment is provided.

Also, please sign up for my emails http://www.aroundaspen.com/event-calendar.html
or follow me on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/aroundaspen/, to get any last-minute updates!

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What, Where, When - 3 Things To Do Around Aspen this week:  January 6 - January 12, 2017

1/3/2017

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Things To Do This Week 
Each week, I take a look at events and happenings in The Valley and choose three things that look adventurous from Aspen down to Carbondale.  

Snow Snow Snow
It goes without saying, but I am going to say it anyway, that after this fantastic powder we received, my advice would be to get on the mountain, any mountain!    If you have not been to the “New” Gwyn’s High Alpine, I would definitely recommend it.   I also hear the new BBQ place at Buttermilk,  Home Team BBQ, is fantastic! 

Carbondale’s First Friday, January 6, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 8 pm
Celebrate the First Friday of 2017 with some ice skating, a bonfire, roasted hot dogs, marshmallows, and hot chocolate.   Carbondale Parks & Recreation Department’s Annual Family Skate Night will take place at the downtown rink at 4th and Main St. on Friday, January 6th, 2017.
This is a FREE event for the whole family from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Skate rentals will be available at the Carbondale Recreation & Community Center.

Aspen, Warren Miller’s Here, There & Everywhere
Saturday, January 7, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
This year, the exploration continues with Warren Miller Entertainment’s Here, There & Everywhere. Follow Marcus Caston, Grete Eliassen, Jeremy Jones, Jess McMillan, Wendy Fisher, Collin Collins and more as they take on terrain in Kicking Horse, Switzerland, Greenland, Crested Butte, and more. With another winter right around the corner, Warren Miller Entertainment will be anywhere mountains rise and snow falls. We’re going to be Here, There & Everywhere. Get details at warrenmiller.com.

Tickets can be purchased for $15.00 at https://aspenshowtix.com.

Snowmass, Doc Eason at the Artisan Tuesdays & Thursdays 6 pm - 10 pm
And if you have not heard the news, Doc is Back!   He will be performing his magic shows every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 pm - 10 pm.   You will be walking away saying “how did he do that?”   If you have not seen him yet, it is a can’t miss. 

Also, please sign up for my emails http://www.aroundaspen.com/event-calendar.html
or follow me on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/aroundaspen/, to get any last-minute updates!
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