Cultural Events Calendar

Dahlias are one of the most beautiful and coveted of all cut flowers. They come in a mind bending variety of shapes and colors and their beauty is hard to surpass. Come spend the evening with Vanessa Gilbert Meredith of Modern West Floral Company and learn how you can grow these summer beauties in your own yard and be the envy of the neighborhood!

We will demystify the growing process by teaching you how to determine the proper time to plant, ground preparation and watering, staking and pinching, tuber harvesting and dividing, winter storage, how to take cuttings, how to pot and pre-sprout to ensure proper bloom time.

Join us for a relaxed, evening figure drawing session open to all levels. Work from a live model while exploring gesture, proportion, anatomy, and expressive mark-making through timed poses—from quick sketches to longer studies. This monthly class offers a supportive, community-focused space to practice, experiment, and strengthen observational drawing skills. Light instruction and guidance will be available, making it perfect for beginners and experienced artists who want to draw regularly and stay inspired.

Figure Drawing is scheduled on the Third Thursday of the month. Go to theartbase.org to register.

An event for businesses located in Aspen, Snowmass Village, and Woody Creek that employ local youth. Formal paid internships may also participate.

The Claudette Carter ARTMentorship (CCAM) is a free five-month program that connects aspiring young artists with experienced local mentors to explore the value of the artistic process. The program culminates in a group exhibition at the Art Base.

CCAM is open to high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and homeschool students. Each mentor-mentee pair works together to build strong communication skills, solve creative challenges, and, most importantly, make art!

On view: April 17 to May 1, 2026
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Friday, April 17 from 5 PM- 7 PM

Mark your calendars for April 18th and bring your friends and family along for the Buddy Program’s Noche de Loteria in Glenwood Springs.

• It's easy to play, loads of fun for all ages, and there will be prizes for all ages!​​​​​​​
• Admission is FREE, thanks to the support of our amazing sponsors and community partners.  ​​​​​​​
•  Enjoy a taco dinner, refreshments, Lotería game cards, and access to a supervised children's area.

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a literary podcast produced and hosted by Mitzi Rapkin. Each week the podcast features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer. The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.

ABOUT HERE BESIDE THE RISING TIDE

Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead and an American Awakening presents a kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia and the other members of the band. The radical message of the Dead, to reject the mainstream and build a bohemian community, radiated across the world, manifesting itself in art, music, business, and politics. Here Beside the Rising Tide tells the story of those disparate shafts of light, putting Garcia into a broader context while tracing his eventful life.

Don’t miss the 19th Annual Flagship 5Point Film Festival. The six-day event will feature more than 30 short films, three feature-length films, filmmaker panels, live music, and free community programming. April 21-26.

Wednesday, April 22 | Wheeler Opera House |  Free

Community Action Fair | 3-5pm

Lecture | 6-7:30pm

Celebrate Earth Day in Aspen with a community-wide gathering focused on environmental stewardship, climate action, and civic engagement.

Join us for an afternoon Community Action Fair featuring local environmental organizations and local farms, followed by a free evening lecture at the Wheeler Opera House exploring the intersection of environment, politics, and community resilience.

The lecture will include storytelling, data-driven insights, and comedic relief as we explore the vital link between political decision-making and environmental survival. From the state and national level to the Roaring Fork Valley, we are diving deep into how policy shapes our climate, our land-use, and the very resilience of mountain communities like Aspen. An inspiring, hopeful look at how local voices and decisions shape the future of the places we love.

Join Aspen local Megan DiSabatino for a restorative sound journey and magical evening forest bathing in nature at Toklat. Slow down and reconnect as we deeply relax and breathe, bathing in the healing sound frequency of the natural world and singing crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, chimes, gongs and drums, and soak up the beauty and wonder of the meadows and forests around Toklat. We’ll engage all of our senses as we explore the trees, wildflowers, meadow grasses and icy waters of Devaney Creek.

Join us for four days of premium adventure storytelling
in Carbondale, Colorado, April 23-26, 2026

https://2026-5point-flagship-festival.eventive.org/schedule