Here's your community calendar for Saturday, July 4th, underwritten by Basalt Regional Library, presenting your chance to turn reading into prizes! Readers of all ages can exchange logs for book bucks, grand prize raffles and more! More info at basalt library dot org.
Today is the semiquincentennial of The United States of America, or to put it more simply, our country turns 250 years old today. Since you won't be setting off any fireworks tonight (right? right?) we've brought you as many other ways to celebrate this monumental anniversary…
- The Bandaloop outdoor vertical dance company scales the walls of the Wheeler Opera House at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm today.
- Wade Waters takes the stage at Townline Trucks today at 2:30, then Quadrasonic plays live at 6:30 at Townline
- The Crystal Theatre airs the France vs. Paraguay World Cup Match at 3pm today, followed by a 7pm screening of Disclosure Day, which will also play at the same time tomorrow and Monday.
- Wild Flight gets elevated at Glenwood Caverns from 3 to 6 this afternoon
- A Fourth of July Concert begins at 4pm at Harris Concert Hall in Aspen
- Emotional Rescue pays tribute to the Rolling Stones at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood at 5
- Trombone ensemble Bonerama provides two horny performances at the Paul JAS Center in Aspen, at 6:30 and again at 9 tonight
- And Urbane Coyote returns to Heather's Savory Pies in Basalt at 7pm
There's more going on Sunday to wrap up the holiday weekend…
- Sweet Jessup & The Dirty Buckets make their debut at the Sundeck on Aspen Mountain, that's tomorrow at Noon
- Mark Nussmeier plays live at Rock Island in Snowmass tomorrow at 4
- And Grace Potter performs at Belly Up Aspen tomorrow at 8:30
Keep your community in the loop about events and programming ideas by emailing calendar@kdnk.org. Please, please be safe today and tonight while you celebrate our independence, and keep in mind the severe fire danger happening all over the region, and the efforts being taken by all the heroic firefighting squads to keep our livelihoods intact. Be thankful for the freedoms we have as Americans, and have a Celebratory Saturday