Community Calendar

On display through May 15. The Carbondale Arts Gallery is open weekdays 10am-5pm.

“subject/matr/mother” is a group exhibition curated by Shawna Miller with featured artists Mya Cluff, Courtney Dudley, Darla Jackson, LUCIA, Erin Morrison, and Maria Teicher. Matr is the Latin root for material, matter, and maternal. The seven female artists in this show create work that centers the complexity of the maternal experience. The curation aims to celebrate the link between “woman” and “mother,” while interrogating the way we associate them as one-and-the-same, or a preordained linear destiny.

An engaging time where you and your child are invited to listen to stories, participate in large motor movement, experience sensory activities, and be able to interact with other children and caregivers. This is geared to children 0-3 years old.

Éste es un momento divertido e interesante en el cual tú y tu peque pueden escuchar historias, participar en movimientos que fortalecen la motricidad, experimentar actividades sensoriales e interactuar con más peques y personas adultas a su cuidado. Este programa está diseñado para peques de 0 a 3 años de edad. El programa será facilitado en inglés.

Glenwood Springs Art Guild members are exhibiting their best artworks for your enjoyment this spring from March 31st to May 16th. See oil, watercolor, and pastel paintings, as well as mosaics and tile art. You’ll find a wide variety of subjects from local landscapes to animals to figures to flowers — it’s all there among the 50+ artworks. Vote for your favorites in the Popular Choice awards. There’s plenty of talent among these local artists and it’s all free to see!

High Rockies Harm Reduction provides free Narcan, safe use supplies and more every Friday at Mid-Valley Family Practice from Noon - 2 PM

Adults who wish to explore, observe and creatively document nature are invited to join a group of novice and experienced sketch book writers and artists. We meet every first Friday from 1 - 2:30 at the Carbondale Branch Library. Bring your own supplies. For more information call 970-963-2889.

¡Ciencia en Comunidad con el Aspen Science Center!

Aprenda cosas interesantes de la ciencia para usted y su hijo para cultivar el amor y la curiosidad por la ciencia y nuestras culturas en su propio idioma, español. Acompáñenos junto con el Aspen Science Center en la biblioteca para una experiencia divertida y educativa. Habrá comida y bebidas para disfrutar mientras aprendemos juntos.

Science in Community with the Aspen Science Center!

Learn interesting things about science for you and your child, to cultivate love and curiosity for science and our cultures in your own language, Spanish. Join us with the Aspen Science Center at the library for a fun and educational experience. There will be food and drinks to enjoy while we learn together.

No assigned reading, no pressure—just a place to share what you're loving to read right now! Join our virtual teen book club where YOU pick what to read. Whether it’s fantasy, graphic novels, thrillers, or fanfiction, come chat with fellow book lovers, get great recommendations, and discover your next favorite read. Bring your current book, grab some snacks, and let’s talk stories! This book club is for students in grades 7-12. Registration required.

Sin lecturas asignadas y sin presión: solo un sitio para compartir lo que estás disfrutando leer en este momento. Únete a nuestro club de lectura virtual para adolescentes, donde TÚ eliges lo que deseas leer. No importa el género: fantasía, novelas gráficas, historias de suspenso o fanfiction (ficción creada por fanáticos); ven a conversar con más amantes de los libros, recibe recomendaciones y descubre tu próxima lectura. Trae el libro que estés leyendo en este momento, disfruta de refrigerios, y ¡ven a conversar sobre una gran variedad de historias! Este club de lectura es para estudiantes que cursan entre el 7º y el 12º grados. Se requiere una inscripción para participar.

May’s Family Block Party kicks off Carbondale’s summer season of First Friday events on May 2 on 4th & Main Streets, transforming Main Street into a pedestrian corridor from Weant Blvd to Snowmass Drive from 5 to 9 PM. This annual family-friendly celebration features extended hours at shops and galleries, food carts, and community booths offering activities and games. The Family Block Party takes place from 4 to 8pm at the 4th Street Plaza & Chacos Park and will include local food, music produced by valley youth, fun activities with local non-profits. Stop by the Village Smithy lawn at 5pm to watch the Carbondale Rotary Club’s annual fundraising Fireball Drop, with 1,000 ping pong balls being dropped from atop a fire truck ladder. Winner takes home $5,000! Learn more about all of May First Friday happenings here.

**UPDATE: The Carbondale Pride celebration will move to June’s First Friday as part of recognizing the nationwide month of Pride as June.

High Country Sinfonia (HCS), a professional, musician-led chamber orchestra, enriches the Roaring Fork Valley through accessible performances and diverse programming. Composed of local professional musicians, HCS performs twice per year, offering free concerts with a suggested donation of $20 per person to support its mission.

The program features a blending of classical and contemporary works:
🎶 Prelude – Gerald Finzi
🎶 Lullaby – George Gershwin
🎶 Après Un Rêve – Gabriel Fauré
🎶 Oblivion, Chau Paris – Astor Piazzolla
🎶 Brook Green Suite – Gustav Holst

✨ World Premiere of Snow Prayer by Kevin Kaukl, commissioned exclusively for High Country Sinfonia through a generous grant from the City of Aspen Cultural Vibrancy Fellowship program.

📅 Concert Dates & Locations:
🎻 Friday, May 2, 2025 | 7:00 PM | TACAW, Willits, CO
🎻 Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM | Aspen Chapel, in partnership with the Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, CO | Reception to follow concert in Aspen Chapel Gallery. | High

Admission is free, and donations are fully tax-deductible as High Country Sinfonia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. In addition, High Country Sinfonia will receive 10% of any art sale at the Aspen Chapel Gallery, through May 22.

For more details, visit highcountrysinfonia.org.