Here’s your community calendar for Friday, September 16th, 2016, underwritten by the Mount Sopris Rotary Club, meeting every Thursday at noon at Mi Casita in Carbondale. Rotary, service above self. A reminder that you can add your local event to the Community Calendar right here.
The Snowmass Balloon Festival kicks off this morning and continues all weekend. The Snowmass Glow Show in Base Village on Saturday has a Gypsy-Jazz Steam Punk theme from 7:45 to 9.
National Sheepdog Finals continue at Strang Ranch in Missouri Heights. Tickets at the gate.
The Elks Lodge in Glenwood hosts Burgers for Badges, in tribute to first responders, 11:30 to 1.
Meet National Geographic “Astro Author” David Aguilar at the Basalt Library at 5:30. He will be discussing and signing his latest books “Cosmic Catastrophes” and “Alien Worlds.”
Glenwood Vaudeville Revue is at 6 with dinner theatre available.
Adventure film Ruin and Rose has its world premier at the Wheeler Opera House at 6:30. Winter landscapes across the planet contrast with a story of environmental apocalypse, shot entirely within Africa’s Skeleton Coast. Written and directed by Ben Sturgulewski [STUR-JUH-LEW-SKI].
The Riviera Supper Club in Glenwood features the piano stylings of Brad Vierheller at 7.
Heather’s in Basalt has LP Herd at 7.
The Helios Center in Carbondale presents a Zimbabwean Mbira [MMM-BEER-UH] concert at 7:30. Learn more at carbondalerhythm.org.
The Bird Dogs present The Everly Brothers Experience at the Ute Theater in Rifle at 7:30.
Dance Initiative’s 5th Annual Spectrum Dance Festival kicks off with Local Color, a performance celebrating local dance artists, at 7:30 at Carbondale Middle School.
The Logan Brothers play Kanpai Sushi Bar in Glenwood at 7:30.
Carlton Pride, son of music legend Charlie Pride, plays Grove’s Black Dog Saloon in New Castle with his new band Solpride starting at 7:30.
Cover band Time Peace play Rivers Restaurant in Glenwood at 9.
And the Micke Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito will be at Belly Up Aspen at 9.
