Community Calendar

June 9 – 11, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Art Show on Thursday at 11:45AM
PreK (Ages 4+)

Create nature-inspired projects using paint, collage, and simple sculpture. Make bold art, explore animals and habitats, and use their imaginations to celebrate the outdoors—with plenty of play, creativity, and movement mixed in.

June 8 – 12, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Grades: 1+

What if your art supplies grew on trees? In this hands-on camp, young artists will explore nature like an art store—responsibly foraging leaves, twigs, grasses, and more to make brushes, stamps, and texture tools. Back in the studio, students will use their handmade supplies to create prints, collages, and original artworks to take home.

Visceral Alchemy celebrates transformation in its most personal and enduring form. This exhibition explores the powerful act of creating—or receiving—artwork that lasts a lifetime. Tattooers are constantly creating. They regularly translate deeply personal ideas into original works of art, blending in their own style and aesthetic. Their process is both collaborative and expressive.

Once a symbol of counterculture, tattooing has evolved into a widely embraced and respected art form. Today, many tattooers are formally trained artists who maintain vibrant creative practices beyond their occupation. This exhibition brings together a group of artists to examine the relationship between their professional and personal art forms. Could one exist without the other? This curated invitational offers a rare glimpse into the fine art dimension of tattooing, inviting viewers to consider the lasting impact of this art form and industry.

The opening reception is Friday, May 29 from 5-7pm. **See the artists in action Saturday, May 30, from 11am-6pm with live tattooing out of The Launchpad (walk-up, first come, first-served, 18+). On display through July, 3. The gallery is open weekdays from 10am-5pm.

High Rockies Harm Reduction provides free overdose prevention materials, education and support, including Narcan and fentanyl test strips, syringe disposal, hygiene and wound care supplies, peer support and more EVERY Thursday in the Aspen Health and Human Services Parking Lot from 12 PM - 2 PM

Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!

Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.

No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!

Do you love to read nonfiction? The Carbondale Library invites you to read a nonfiction book of your choice around a monthly theme and then join us as we discuss and socialize around the books we read. The theme for June is any nonfiction book of your choice about a scientist. For more information call the Carbondale Library 970-963-2889.

High Rockies Harm Reduction provides free overdose prevention materials, education and support, including Narcan and fentanyl test strips, syringe disposal, hygiene and wound care supplies, peer support and more EVERY Thursday at Brush Creek Park N Ride from 4 PM - 6 PM

Join us for a summer evening at Sopris Park with good people, good music, and plenty of time to hang out. Catch up with friends, meet a few new ones, and celebrate public lands with Wilderness Workshop.

Wilderness Workshop's Community Party
A Celebration of People and Public Lands

Thursday, June 11
5:30 – 8:30 PM
Sopris Park, Carbondale

What's Happening
Live music and dancing featuring Tommy the Animal
Local food vendors
Activities for all ages
Free first drink for Wilderness Workshop members

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Fiesta comunitaria de Wilderness Workshop
Una celebración de las personas y las tierras públicas

Jueves, 11 de junio
5:30 – 8:30 p. m.
Sopris Park, Carbondale

Qué esperar:
Música en vivo y baile con Tommy the Animal
Vendedores locales de comida
Actividades para todas las edades
Primera bebida gratis para los miembros de Wilderness Workshop

Guitarist Sean McGowan, Professor of Music for the Music & Entertainment Industry Studies department at the University of Colorado Denver, presents an evening of classic American jazz standards from the Great American Songbook, thoughtfully arranged and performed for solo guitar. The Great American Songbook refers to the popular songs and jazz standards written during the 20th century in the United States. Featuring timeless melodies by legendary composers, this program highlights the warmth, sophistication, and expressive range of the solo jazz guitar tradition. Audiences can look forward to familiar favorites reimagined with rich harmonies, lyrical phrasing, and inventive improvisation. McGowan’s playing has been described as “second to none” as a master of fingerstyle jazz guitar.

El guitarrista Sean McGowan, profesor de música para el Departamento de la Industria de la Música y el Entretenimiento de la Universidad de Colorado en Denver, presenta una velada de jazz norteamericano clásico con cánones extraídos de “the Great American Songbook” (El gran libro de canciones norteamericanas), cuidadosamente arreglado para ser interpretado a manera de solo para guitarra. The Great American Songbook se refiere a melodías populares y cánones de jazz escritos durante el siglo XX en los Estados Unidos. Presentando melodías imperecederas escritas por compositores legendarios, este programa resalta la calidez, sofisticación y rango expresivo de la tradición de guitarras solistas en el jazz. La audiencia puede anticipar escuchar melodías familiares favoritas reimaginadas con armonías de gran amplitud, fraseo lírico e improvisación creativa. Las interpretaciones de McGowan han sido descritas como “insuperables”, en tanto que a él se le considera un maestro del fingerstyle en la guitarra de jazz.

Lonely Parrots are back by popular demand! Join us Thursday, June 11th, 2026 at 8pm for a night of feel-good music and dancing. This Bay Area–based folk-pop duo, Michael Martinez and Max Embers, are hitting the road on their first cross-country tour and bringing their signature blend of folk and pop to El Dorado. Expect a lively mix of originals and crowd-favorite covers—and don’t be shy, they’re taking requests!