Arts

The Aspen Art Museum formally withdrew their appeal to City Council yesterday. The Museum’s proposal to use Rio Grande Park to host its ArtCrush fundraiser for the second year in a row was denied - first by a special events committee, and then by city manager Steve Barwick.

In a letter sent in late April, Barwick said the impact on the community was too strong, however, would allow use of a smaller space near the park. The Museum requested use of the Rio Grande Park for 10 days in late July and early August.

Though Aspen Words’ Winter Words series only ended last month, the lineup for Summer Words is already out.

  It’s the age of digital media, and artists have to learn about how to use it too! The Red Brick Center for the Arts is hosting a workshop for artists to learn how to market themselves using Facebook.

It’s foreign film night at the Basalt Regional Library on Wednesday. They’re showing "The Intouchables".

The ArtBase in Basalt is opening the first exhibit from the Claudette Carter ARTmentors Program. The program is for high school juniors who are considering a career in the arts.

  The City of Aspen is awaiting applications for grant money that can go to art and community nonprofits.

For the last few years, around $750,000 have been given to groups like Aspen Film, Theatre Aspen and the Aspen Art Museum alongside other community organizations. Usually, a little more than half of that money goes to those community groups, while the other money goes towards the arts.

The Nomad Gallery opens next month in its first location. For each show the gallery has, a new location is chosen, as well as new artists. That’s where the name comes from.

The first show will open next month at 809 Grand Ave., in Glenwood Springs, the former location of Gallery 809.

Nomad is currently holding an online crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the June show.

It features work by Jay Phillips and Matthew Eames.

Over a dozen acts will be performing at July’s Mountain Fair in Carbondale.

Friday is Bike to Work Day and to celebrate, it’s Bonedale Bike Week in Carbondale.

It’s Glenwood High School’s Fine Arts Week. The 27th year of the event features visual art every day of the week, and performances by choirs, bands and theatre groups.

Sunil Yapa talks about his book, “Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist” at Hooch Bar in Aspen on Tuesday. It’s Yapa’s first novel and it’s been received very well by critics. He’s currently working as a writer in residence for Aspen Words.

Carbondale hosted the 2016 Colorado Creative Industries Summit last week. The annual event brought more than 300 people from creative fields to the town. Last year’s event was held in Fort Collins.

The Aspen Art Museum’s application to hold its ArtCrush fundraiser in Rio Grande Park was denied for a second time last week. The permit would have allowed the museum to close the park between July 29 and Aug. 7. Last year, the event used the park from July 24 to Aug. 2.

The museum’s first application was denied by a city committee. The museum then appealed and was denied in a letter written by City Manager Steve Barwick.

Sunil Yapa will be the first resident. He will arrive in May. Yapa’s debut novel “Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of A Fist” has received high acclaim. The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and Buzzfeed all listed it as one of their most anticipated books of the year.

See the Transit of Mercury on Monday at 9 a.m. The Three Rivers Astronomy Club will be on the lawn of the Village Smithy Restaurant in Carbondale. Mercury will pass between Earth and the Sun. The planet will appear as a black dot on the sun’s surface.

The Glenwood Springs Branch Library is holding their Pages, Pints and Pizzas event at the Rocky Mountain Pizza Company in Glenwood on Tuesday. Talk about the books you’ve been reading with other adults in the community. The event happens on the second Tuesday of every month.