Here is your community calendar for Wednesday, May 10th, underwritten by the Mount Sopris Rotary Club, meeting every Thursday at noon at Mi Casita in Carbondale. Rotary: Service above self. Click the headline for all of the fun.
Dandelion Day is still seeking volunteers for this Saturday. More info here.
The Teen Book-to-Film Book Club meets at Pitkin County Library at 3 to discuss the bestseller Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon. The movie comes out later this month.
Roaring Fork Conservancy and City of Aspen Parks & Open Space lead an evening of heron watching at the North Star Nature Preserve, starting at 5:30.
Smokin’ Joe and Zoe play Sage Bar in Snowmass Village at 6.
Big Daddy’s Sports Bar in Glenwood hosts an open mic at 7.
Belly Up Aspen screens Planet Earth 2: Deserts at 7:30.
And The Lost City of Z continues at the Crystal Theatre at 7:30.
Looking ahead…
Thursday at 3:30, the Basalt Library hosts a Mario Kart tournament. Technically it’s for grades 5 and up so it sounds like maybe adults can throw down too!
Friday at 5:30, American Renewable Energy Institute hosts a movie screening to kickoff Dandelion Day, featuring environmentally-themed documentaries at Marble Distilling.
And this Saturday is Dandelion Day in Carbondale. The Parade of the Species meets at 2nd and Main at 9:45AM, departing at 10AM with the initial opening ceremony kicking off at 10:30 at the gazebo in Sopris Park. There’ll be food and other vendors, educational presentations from 11AM to 3PM and live music from 11AM to 5PM. KDNK’s beer tent will feature selections from Roaring Fork Beer Company, Black Bridge Winery and dandelion-infused vodka from Marble Distilling, with all proceeds benefitting your community radio station.
You can submit your calendar items on our website or by emailing calendar@kdnk.org. Get out there and have some fun!