Cultural Events Calendar

Common Ground highlights the shared creative drive that unites Anderson Ranch staff artists whose diverse practices collectively shape the character of the Ranch community.” The show spans ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking and mixed media.

Old's Cool, a mixed media show in partnership with Hunter Creek Historical Foundation, opens at the Aspen Chapel Gallery on Wednesday, June 3, from 4 to 7 pm. The show is the 267th consecutive exhibition since the Gallery opened 40 years ago. Sam Louras, curator, asked Art Burrows, Judith Fox-Perry, Doug Graybeal, Gregg Hollomon, Suzanne Jackson, Corina Minniti, Jayne Mosher, Leif Mosher, Steve Mundinger, Glenn Rappaport, Fran Reither, Marty Schlein, Robin Sturgeon, and Larry Yaw to join her in exhibiting their art.

Celebrate the joy of reading and community as we come together to kick off the 2026 Community Read! Pick up a free copy Endling and connect with fellow readers. Enjoy live music, light refreshments, an exciting raffle, and an evening filled with literary fun. Don’t miss out—come and be a part of the community-wide reading adventure!

The Community Read, presented by Aspen Words and the Pitkin County Library, strives to celebrate literature, unite readers around a work of fiction, and ignite meaningful conversation on the vital social issues explored in each year's Aspen Words Literary Prize-winning novel and those nominated.

Wheeler Opera House is pleased to partner with the Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley, Aspen Public Radio and ACES on an event designed to increase awareness and preparedness as wildfire season approaches.

Colorado is experiencing its warmest year in 131 years of record, and one of its driest. The Roaring Fork Valley sits at the epicenter, among the hardest-hit areas in the state for severe drought. With snowpack now peaked at historic lows, climate scientists are drawing comparisons to years that defined what catastrophic wildfire looks like in Colorado. This spring, wildfire risk across our valley is as serious as it has ever been.

On Tuesday May 19, the Wheeler is partnering with the Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley, Aspen Public Radio, and ACES to bring our community together for a direct conversation about what these conditions mean for our valley, what local fire departments and researchers are doing about it, and what each of us can do to protect our homes and our neighbors.

We’ll start the presentation at 6pm sharp, with opportunities for attendees to connect to presenters and panelists in the lobby both before and after the event.

If you’ve been wondering where things actually stand, this is the event to attend.

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Rodney Crowell, the two-time Grammy-winning songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, as he celebrates the release of his landmark 20th studio album, Airline Highway. Recorded live at Dockside Studio in Louisiana and produced with Tyler Bryant, this vibrant collection blends Crowell’s masterful storytelling with the energy of a new generation of roots artists, including Ashley McBryde, Lukas Nelson, Larkin Poe, and Charlie Starr..

Summer month First Fridays are jam-packed with all sorts of events and happenings! Check out the Pride Parade down Main Street, the traveling drag show, patio parties, dancing in the streets, live music, and so much more!

The city of Aspen parks department will host a community celebration for Arbor Day on Saturday, June 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. in Paepcke Park.

Join us at the Paepcke Park as we celebrate Arbor Day. We’ll be giving away 100 trees (6-12ft tall!) to Aspen residents; and we’ll have a raffle with giveaway items, forestry-themed kids’ shirts, games and activities, and light refreshments.

On Saturday, June 6 and Sunday June 7, join Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center, Healing Advocacy Fund, and the Aspen Public Radio, for the 2026 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium at the historic Wheeler Opera House in the heart of Aspen, Colorado. This two-day gathering will showcase expert panels, groundbreaking research, and firsthand insights into the transformative world of psychedelic medicines. Explore tradition, science, and advocacy; connect with scientists, doctors, spiritual leaders, and luminaries; and delve into the future of psychedelics.

Daniel Merritt joins author Megan O'Grady for a discussion of her new book, How It Feels to Be Alive: Encounters with Art and Our Selves.

About the Book:

A vital testament to how art makes us who we are—and offers new ways of seeing our world and our lives.

Barbara Kruger once defined art as “the ability to show and tell, through a kind of eloquent shorthand, how it feels to be alive.” Testing that claim, How It Feels to Be Alive blends criticism with personal narrative to consider art’s intimate effects and how it might help us find clarity in an uncertain world.

On Saturday, June 6 and Sunday June 7, join Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center, Healing Advocacy Fund, and the Aspen Public Radio, for the 2026 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium at the historic Wheeler Opera House in the heart of Aspen, Colorado. This two-day gathering will showcase expert panels, groundbreaking research, and firsthand insights into the transformative world of psychedelic medicines. Explore tradition, science, and advocacy; connect with scientists, doctors, spiritual leaders, and luminaries; and delve into the future of psychedelics.