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Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Aspen Public Radio's coverage of arts & culture is funded by Melony and Adam Lewis, Larry and Susan Marx, and the Aspen Community Foundation.
  • A packed room watches the opening scene of the 19-minute documentary “School of Fish” at 5Point Adventure Film Festival in Carbondale on Friday, April 25, 2024. The film has been screening at film festivals in the U.S. and around the world since November 2023.
    Eleanor Bennett
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    Aspen Public Radio
    The 18th 5Point Film Festival is kicking off Thursday in Carbondale and runs until Sunday. Interim executive director Aisha Weinhold sat down with reporter Regan Mertz to talk about this year’s festival, changes in the film industry and how 5Point hopes to stay connected to the local Carbondale community.
  • A light layer of snow covers the ground around St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass on Nov. 7, 2024. The chapel and cloisters opened in 1958, designed to last hundreds of years.
    Kelsey Brunner
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    Aspen Public Radio
    The listing for St. Benedict’s Monastery went under contract March 13 to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed amount. It’s still unclear what will happen to the local monks who still live on-site and what the buyer’s vision is for the land.