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Courtesy of Flatiron BooksHistorians Annette Gordon-Reed and Jon Meacham will be honored with public service awards at the Aspen Institute's 28th annual "Summer Celebration" at 5 p.m. Saturday in Aspen. NPR's Scott Simon will moderate a conversation with the honorees to discuss their recent work and reflect on the political landscape in America. -
Courtesy/Melissa WhiteMelissa White will be welcoming an enthusiastic audience when she appears Thursday, August 11 at the Aspen Music Festival to perform Vivaldi’s 'The Four Seasons' and a violin concerto by JS Bach.
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The Aspen Music Festival and School has long had a strong interest in current composers and conductors, seeking to prepare them for successful careers. And this summer, Piotr Waclawik, a member of the conductors’ program at AMFS, conducted a brand new work from composer Gala Flagello called "Vitality." -
Volinist Augustin Hadelich, who is performing Sunday afternoon at the Aspen Music Festival and School, has a complicated layer in his busy life. The online world keeps assigning him fictional wives. Listen to his tale.
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More than 400 community members gathered in the Roaring Fork and Colorado river valleys July 23 for the final day of Latino Conservation Week. The nationwide initiative celebrates Latinx heritage and aims to make outdoor recreation and environmental decision-making more accessible.
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Bob Rafelson, who died Saturday at his home on Castle Creek Road, had lived in Aspen for nearly 60 years. He mostly stayed out of the spotlight when he was in town, but his legacy as a pioneer of the New Hollywood movement demanded nationwide attention.
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On June 26, the Aspen Institute unveiled the Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies, highlighting the multimedia artist's long career and time in Aspen.
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The Bureau of Land Management says horses are unhealthy and causing poor rangeland conditions. Wild-horse advocates who visited the area say the animals are healthy and not to blame for land degradation.
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Boreal toads in the Maroon-Bells Snowmass Wilderness are facing challenges such as disease and drought, but these little guys persist and populate the landscape.
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Over the past year, Aspen Valley Land Trust has been working with ecological planning firm DHM Design to come up with a master plan for the recently purchased Coffman Ranch in Carbondale. As part of the process, they recently enlisted scientists and local experts for a bioblitz to track as many plants as possible over three days.
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A new photoshoot focuses on a countercultural icon and an international superstar. Photographer David Yarrow found the "emotional connection" for the series at the Woody Creek Tavern.
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After a series of positive COVID-19 tests last weekend disrupted two performances, the Aspen Music Festival and School has announced an extension of its mask mandate for Harris Hall.
