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The short documentary won the People’s Choice Award at this year's 5Point Adventure Film Festival and will be showing at the festival's encore screening on Saturday, May 4. The film follows Triston Chaney and his Alaskan Yup'ik family as they fight to protect their culture and fishing livelihood against a proposed mining project.
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The film is part of the “Changemakers” program at the 5Point Adventure Film Festival in Carbondale. And while it’s focused on the farming community in Pueblo, it grapples with topics like land conservation and water use that are relevant to communities throughout the state.
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Hammad is a first-time finalist for the award, which honors works of fiction that explore vital contemporary issues. Her latest novel, “Enter Ghost,” follows an actress to her ancestral homeland in Palestine, where she’s pulled into a production of “Hamlet” on the West Bank.
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Adjei-Brenyah is a two-time nominee for the award, which recognizes works of fiction with a social impact. His debut novel is a sharp critique of the carceral system that finds shared humanity among its characters.
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The initiative pairs young artists with experienced mentors as they develop a project for exhibition at The Art Base in Basalt. The show opens this weekend, with a reception on April 21.
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Bilal’s debut short story collection explores the rich and diverse experiences of Black American Muslims, from moments of humor and friendship to ones of tension and sorrow.
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Weddings on unusual dates, such as ones with patterns — think 12/31/23, which is 1, 2, 3 repeated, or 07/07/07 — are popular. In April, there are several palindromic dates, or dates that are the same backwards and forwards, such as 4/22/24. There's also 4/20/24, which falls on a Saturday and might be a chance to have a cannabis-related wedding. It could be even bigger business for chapels in Las Vegas.
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An all-female cast and crew will present several performances of heartfelt, personal stories in Carbondale this weekend for the third iteration of the project.
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The program included athletes, advocates and influencers from all over the country. They gathered for snowboarding lessons, festive parties and fireside chats about race and inclusion, in an effort to show more people the joys of mountain adventure.
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Five of the nine honorees, selected by a panel of industry pros, are now qualified for the 2025 Academy Awards. All of the winners took home cash prizes for their work.
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Amanda Seward was one of the hundreds of participants who came to the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic at Snowmass Ski Area last week. She wasn’t a snowboarder before she was injured, but now, she aspires to compete in the Paralympics, where she can spread a message of support and community.
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At the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, an entire semi-truck trailer filled with adaptive equipment ensures that every participant can get out on the mountain.