Community Calendar

Carbondale First Friday Family Block Party Silent Auction is LIVE!

Bid on epic items—from vacation packages and local dining to art, fashion, wellness, and more! You don’t have to be local to join in—many prizes can be enjoyed wherever you are.

With summer just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to treat yourself while supporting a great cause! All proceeds directly support FocusedKids and help empower youth and families across the Roaring Fork Valley.

Online bidding ends Friday, May 2 at 7:30 PM MDT.

Bid Online: https://cfbp.betterworld.org/auctions/first-friday-family-block-party-2

Over 1,000 May Day Events are taking place across the nation to celebrate working people and demand a stop to the billionaire takeover. In solidarity with labor unions, immigrant rights organizers, and a broad coalition of progressive groups, we’re organizing to reclaim power from Trump, Musk, and their billioniare backers. For our local event, we’ll be lining the sidewalks along Grand Avenue near Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, waving signs and making some noise! Everyone is welcome to join this peaceful protest. Bring a sign and bring some friends. Arrive by 3:30 to avoid the traffic. More info and register here: https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/779608/

High Rockies Harm Reduction provides free Narcan, safe use supplies and more every Thursday at the Brush Creek Park & Ride from 4 - 6 PM

The Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center is hosting a “Solar on Farmland” seminar in Glenwood Springs—a chance for local farmers, landowners, policymakers, and community members to learn how solar energy can work with agriculture, not against it.

As solar energy expands across Colorado, many rural communities are asking: What does this mean for farmland? This seminar is designed to answer that question—and empower attendees with real solutions.

May 1st, 5:30pm-7:30pm: Free Public Seminar @ Morgridge Commons, Glenwood Springs, CO

Please register for a free ticket if you wish to attend.

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.

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.

All community is invited to the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork for our 33rd Annual celebrations of spring: Mayfaire! This free community festival is a day of delight with flower crowns, spring crafts, food, music, a marionette puppet play and more!