Brian Colley

This week on Express Yourself, tune in to hear all about new art exhibitions at The Art Base in Basalt, featuring new work by Chris Hassig and Rachel Becker; plus get ready to dance with Dance Initiative as we talk about their Dance-A-Thon, youth programming, and a recent breakdancing class at a Navajo Nation reservation; and we'll wrap up with some spooky tunes by Colorado's premiere Halloween band, Sweet Jessup and the Dirty Buckets, who play Mountain Heart Brewing in Carbondale Friday night.

We hear live music from Megan Burtt and Martin Gilmore and chat with Jackson Emmer, before their "Songwriters in the Round" performance at TACAW; then learn all about your favorite Bonedale Flash Mob performing Michael Jackson's Thriller; and we'll wrap up with the Carbondale Education Foundation's Oktoberfest event, coming up this Saturday.

This week on Express Yourself Bonnie Paine from Elephant Revival calls in to talk about her new recording and performance at TACAW, Floral Artist Abby Zlotnick of Juniper Farms discusses her exhibition opening at Carbondale Arts on First Friday and the producers of the Freefall Bluegrass Festival call in to fill us in on all the great music, as well as giveaway some tickets.

We chat with Purse Thief band singer and poet Rafael Vigilantics who opens for Rootbeer Richie at TACAW this Friday night; a conversation with scratchboard artist Megan George ahead of her solo show "The Beauty of Beasts" opening October First Friday at Carbondale Arts; and painter Michael Kinsley swings by to talk about his show "Sensuous Landscapes" also opening next Friday night at The Art Base in Basalt; plus Kat Hardy has a fun surprise from a member of The Wailers.

This week on Express Yourself, hear all about the Schubert MiniFest coming up at the Thompson Ranch at the RVR Barn next week; plus a conversation with Terry Glasenapp (GLASS-nap) about an exhibition he's putting together at CMC Carbondale of memorabilia from the past 40+ years; and we'll wrap up with a visit from Thunder River Theatre Company and their current production of Every Brilliant Thing running through September 27.

Express Yourself celebrates the beginning of September with a visit from Valery Kelly of True Nature, a Musician Drop in with Bridger Langfur and discussion on Summer Highlights.

This week on Express Yourself, don't miss the Roaring Fork Storytellers coming up September 1 at Bonfire Coffee sharing local tales about Letting Go; we'll also hear about the 160+ artworks in the Tiny Print Showcase up now at Carbondale Arts; plus an update on 2 artist calls for entry from the Red Brick Center for the Arts with Aspen Public Art Lead, Lara Whitley.

This week on Express Yourself, it's the Friday before the 55th Annual Carbondale Mountain Fair! Amy Kimberly interviews main stage bands High Step and Moon Tricks, we'll chat with this year's t-shirt design winner Rowan Brown, and take a Camp Bonedale trip down memory lane. Listen to Express Yourself on KDNK.org every Friday at 4pm.