HOST INTRO: I'm Mike Lemmer with your community calendar for Tuesday, November 11th, underwritten by Basalt Regional Library, presenting a Book Talk with Mary Fox and Paul Andersen on Wed, Nov 19 at 5:30PM. Discuss Andersen’s new book, "Dr. Schweitzer at the Birth of the Aspen Idea," which describes the importance of Dr. Albert Schweitzer to the world, and his relevance to Aspen at a time when it seems most needed. More info at Basalt Library dot org.
KDNK extends our gratitude to local veterans today and shows our appreciation towards their service on this holiday. It's Eleven-Eleven, but that doesn't mean your day needs to be repetitive. Here's some ways to avoid redundancy today…
- Lift Up's Rifle Pantry is open from 11 to 2 today, and at their location at Glenwood Catholic Charities from 1 to 3:30
- The Pitkin County and Lake County Libraries are closed for Veterans Day today
- Basalt Library's Paws to Read program gets together for the final time this month, that's at 3:45 this afternoon
- Aspen City Council meets at 5pm at City Hall
- Back to the Basalt Library at 5:30, Mindful Meals lets locals brainstorm about providing food to those in need, with today's group focusing on the Latiné community
- Basalt and Carbondale Town Councils each gather at 6pm at their respective Town Halls
- Then at 6:30, the Crystal Theatre shows The Last Class, a documentary featuring author & professor Robert Reich
- Also at 6:30, Roaring Fork Drawing Club sweetens things up at Cocoa Club a 6:30
- Over in Leadville, The Famous test your brainpower with a 7pm Trivia Night
- And Dan Miller's AmeriCoustic performance gets started at 7 at the Glenwood Springs High School
Let's see what's up with Wednesday…
- Lift Up will be stationed at the New Castle River Center at 9am tomorrow morning, along with the Silt Baseball Fields at 10 and the Third Street Center at 2:30.
- High Rockies Harm Reduction will return to the Glenwood Mall from Noon to 2 tomorrow
Keep your community in the loop about events and programming ideas by emailing calendar@kdnk.org. Today is the last day to drop off your used pairs of sneakers at KDNK for Mountain Valley Developmental Service's Sneaker Drive. Fire up the grill and cook something up for you and your family today, and have a Tasty Tuesday!