Cultural Events Calendar

Journalist Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief of USA Today, who has covered eight White House administrations and twelve presidential elections, joins the Aspen Institute for a keynote lecture on the topic of her acclaimed book, The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History. Sharing the colorful stories that shaped the relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and thirteen U.S. presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Donald J. Trump, Page reveals how the Queen used diplomacy, influence, and personal relationships to help shape one of the world’s most important alliances, offering a fresh look at leadership, power, and the enduring ties between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Physicists like to believe that their work reveals something deeply true about the Universe. Alien scientists, they suspect, are discovering the same concepts, even if they may express them in alien languages. But how do we know? If aliens arrived on Earth, could we use physics and math to bridge the gap? Before they arrive, we can glimpse the possibilities by looking at the foundations of physics, to search for clues about whether they are universal, or reflect something of our humanity.

BRITTEN: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op.

Enjoy a fully staged production of Britten’s masterpiece based on Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identities, angst-ridden lovers, and surprising transformations, all in the intimate setting of the historic, 400-seat Wheeler Opera House.

BODYTRAFFIC, the Los Angeles–based company that has taken the contemporary dance world by storm with its stunning performers, technical excellence, and dynamic repertoire spanning ballet, modern, Afro-Cuban, and hip-hop. Blending local and global influences, the company reflects the vibrant diversity of its home city while continually pushing the boundaries of contemporary dance.

Made possible through the generosity of Jessica & John Fullerton.

Join birding expert and past ACES Naturalist Ryan Dibala and unlock the art of “reading” the landscape in this hands-on workshop designed to move beyond identification and into field skills.

The Summer Series program features some of the most influential artists of our time, exploring the work of world-renowned creators in conversation with today’s leading critics, curators, and collectors. Join us for a conversation in Schermer Meeting Hall at Anderson Ranch Arts Center with Athena LaTocha and Valerie Cassel Oliver.

Summer Series lectures are free, open to the public, and available in person or via livestream.

Athena LaTocha (b. Anchorage, Alaska) is an artist whose works on paper explore the relationship between human-made and natural worlds. The artist incorporates materials such as ink, lead, soils and wood, looking at mark-marking and displacement of materials made by industrial equipment and natural events. Her works are informed by her upbringing in the wilderness of Alaska. LaTocha’s process is about being immersed in these environments, while responding to the storied and, at times, traumatic histories that are rooted in place.

Valerie Cassel Oliver is the Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Prior to her position at the VMFA, she was Senior Curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (2000-2017). At the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Cassel Oliver organized numerous exhibitions including the acclaimed Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art Since 1970 (2005); Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art (2012) and major survey exhibitions for Donald Moffett; Benjamin Patterson, Jennie C. Jones, Angel Otero and Annabeth Rosen.

Join Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley community in celebrating the best event of the summer, Mountain Fair, going 55 years strong! The heart+soul of the fair is all the love, history and humanity that have built community through art in Carbondale.

Enjoy live music, family-friendly activities, and loads of unique artisans; non-stop entertainment all weekend long.

Brett Hurt and Jamie Metzl in conversation with Chadia El Meouchi

Artificial intelligence is advancing at breathtaking speed. This speed is increasingly raising profound concerns about jobs, privacy, security, misinformation, and even humanity's future.

But AI also offers extraordinary opportunities to cure disease, accelerate scientific discovery, protect the environment, expand human creativity, and help us better see and understand ourselves. So which future will we choose?

Join entrepreneur and author Brett Hurt and futurist and bestselling author Jamie Metzl for a wide-ranging conversation moderated by Chadia El Meouchi, exploring one of the defining questions of our time.

Free and open to the public.

Join us for a presentation and discussion with Derek Okubo, former president and current board member of the Amache Alliance, Colorado's society for the preservation and archaeological study of the Amache Internment Camp. Derek will be presenting on the history of Amache, discussing his family's journey from incarceration to current preservation efforts, and will be in discussion with the Pitkin County Librarians about Colorado's role in the Japanese American Internment.

MOZART: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 186a (K. 201)
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
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MOZART: Adagio in E major, K. 261
MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, “Prague”

Bask in the beauty and elegance of Mozart as interpreted by one of the most esteemed and influential conductors of our time!