Community Calendar

Do you have creative writing ideas stirring in your imagination? Do you like to read and write poems, plays, stories, songs, and more? Come to The Creative Writing Club for Teens at the Basalt Regional Library! Create and respond to fun writing prompts, learn writing style strategies, play wordplay games, empower your voice during our open mic sessions, receive prizes, and write, write, write your masterpieces. Bring water, a snack, and a journal. Registration is strongly encouraged to get an accurate count of participants. Led by Jessica Amber Barnum and Brittany Crooke.

¿Tienes ideas creativas agitándose en tu imaginación? ¿Te gusta leer y escribir poemas, obras de teatro, historias, canciones y más? ¡Únete al Club de Escritura Creativa para Adolescentes en la Biblioteca Regional de Basalt! Redacta y responde a entretenidas sugerencias de escritura, diviértete con juegos de palabras, empodera tu voz durante nuestras sesiones de micrófono abierto, recibe premios y escribe, escribe, escribe tus obras maestras. Trae agua para beber, un refrigerio y un diario. Recomendamos ampliamente una inscripción previa para poder determinar el número de participantes. Dirigido por Jessica Amber Barnum y Brittany Crooke.

Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art focused on re-directing conflict into harmony. Benefits include confidence, discipline, stress-relief, resilience, community-building and fitness. Kids' classes incorporate a mixture of technique and relevant games. As they progress, they will have the opportunity to test for colored belts.

Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art focused on re-directing conflict into harmony. Benefits include confidence, discipline, stress-relief, resilience, community-building and fitness. Kids' classes incorporate a mixture of technique and relevant games. As they progress, they will have the opportunity to test for colored belts.

It’s time to put on your favorite boots, practice your loudest “yips” and “yeehaws,” and learn some line dances! We will learn basic moves and terminology in country (and pop!) dancing and then put them to work in choreography. You don’t need any experience to join these classes! All ages, genders, and abilities are welcome – after all, dancing is for everyone. All you need to bring is your willingness to learn, a big smile, and your shining presence!

Class is from 5:30pm-6:30pm and $10/person. Any questions or wish to get on the email list: rfvlinedance@gmail.com

Slip behind the curtain and join us for an underground conversation where books are brave, voices are loud, and censorship meets resistance. In a time when shelves are being stripped and stories silenced, this intimate speakeasy-style gathering invites you to explore what’s really at stake in the battle over banned books in public libraries.

Featuring library leaders in the valley, Jamie LaRue, Amy Shipley, and Shannon Foster.

Come for the conversation, stay for the fire. No password required, just a passion for truth, books, and the right to think freely.

Deslízate detrás de la cortina y acompáñanos a una conversación clandestina donde los libros son audaces, las voces se elevan y la censura se enfrenta con la resistencia. En un momento en el que los estantes están siendo despojados y se pretende que las historias se vean silenciadas, esta íntima reunión estilo speakeasy te invita a explorar lo que realmente está en juego en la lucha por los libros prohibidos en las bibliotecas públicas.

Presentado a los líderes de nuestras bibliotecas locales: Jamie LaRue, Amy Shipley y Shannon Foster.

Únete a la conversación y quédate a disfrutar del fuego que se enciende. No se requiere de una contraseña, solo la pasión por la verdad, los libros y el derecho a pensar libremente.

Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art focused on re-directing conflict into harmony. Benefits include confidence, discipline, stress-relief, resilience, community-building and fitness. All levels practice together. We are affiliated with the United States Aikido Federation.

Appointment required before first class. Please contact us for information.

Opening September 8th at Main Street Gallery and The Framer, Ltd., see Playful Pottery by Shana Salaff. Her bold new dinnerware series brings painterly flair to everyday function. On display through October 25th, with a First Friday reception on October 3rd. Learn more at carbondaleclay.org.

Opening October 6th, CCC presents What the Clay Records | a 50-Year Retrospective by Frank McGuirk. This landmark exhibition surveys five decades of McGuirk’s ceramic practice, shaped by time, friendship, and place. On display through October 31st. Details at carbondaleclay.org.

Check out the exhibitions in the Carbondale Arts Gallery, featuring a variety of mediums by Courtney Kenny, Michael Kinsley, and Laura Dortmans.

Recording Time (with Scraps and Words) by mixed media artist Courtney Kenny incorporates poetry as a form of sketching to record observations, emotions, frustrations, and revelations. Through her own art and poetry, Courtney documents these visceral moments of awe.

Intimate. Immensity. Laura Dortmans’ ceramic sculptures perform as a surrogate for the physicality of her body. The solidification of gestural movement translates a moment of intimate touch and gives form to the immensity of internal geography; desire, tender love, preserved in space and time

Fluid Landscapes by Michael Kinsley features newer landscape paintings, notable for their intriguing amplification of nature’s sensual forms. These “fluid” landscapes in oil depict familiar scenes in southeastern Utah and western Colorado, especially in the Roaring Fork Valley.

All three shows are generously sponsored by Basalt Printing and Art Supply, and on display through October 30. The gallery is open weekdays 10am-5pm.

The Basalt Regional Library is bringing its services to you! Join us at the Eagle County Senior Center every second Thursday of the month for a friendly visit filled with free books, tech support, and information about everything your library has to offer.

We’ll provide on the spot tech assistance and can also help you schedule a one-on-one tech appointment at the library for more in-depth support. Plus, learn about upcoming programs, events, and resources available at the library from book clubs to classes to digital tools. Whether you're looking for a new read or just curious about what’s happening at the library, we’re here to connect and support you!

¡La Biblioteca Regional de Basalt estará llevando sus servicios hasta ti! Acompáñanos en el Centro para Adultos Mayores de Eagle County el segundo Jueves de cada mes para una amigable visita llena de libros gratuitos, apoyo tecnológico e información sobre todo lo que tu biblioteca ofrece.
Ofreceremos asistencia tecnológica en el sitio y también podemos ayudarte a programar una cita individualizada en la biblioteca si deseas apoyo más especializado en materia de tecnología. Además, aprende sobre los próximos programas, eventos y recursos disponibles en nuestra biblioteca: desde clubes de lectura hasta clases y herramientas digitales. Ya sea que estés buscando una nueva lectura o que simplemente tengas curiosidad por saber lo que está ocurriendo en la biblioteca, ¡estamos aquí para conectarte y apoyarte!